Photos: Stanford's Cool Product Expo
The Cool Product Expo, which took place Wednesday at Stanford University, was a showcase for start-ups, university research labs, and design studios.
A nanoscopic phenomena called electron tunneling
Psyleron, a research group based out of Princeton University, focuses on connections between the mind and the physical world.
Inside its color-changing Mind-Lamp is a Random Event Generator, which controls the light, though a nanoscopic phenomena called electron tunneling also makes it sensitive to some outside forces. Thus, the human mind is apparently able to have an effect on the lights.
Chris Dyball using Neuro Sky's mind-controlled headset
AeroPress Coffee Maker
Lunar Design touch screens
Tool designed by Lunar Design
Anybots telepresence robot QA
Telepresence technologies are designed to make operators feel like they are actually present when they are offsite.
Coolirish browser plug-in
Siftables
Siftables are aware of their surroundings and can interact individually or as a group.