Digital Victorian Music Box

Muro Box sounds exactly like a 20-note steel comb music box your great grandmother might have had on her nightstand as a little girl but this isn't a Victorian-era relic. This digital update gives you an infinite playlist that you can program via a smartphone app.

Already a successfully crowdfunded campaign in Taiwan, Muro Box will soon kick off its Indiegogo campaign.

Scientist Put 11 Terabytes on a Credit Card

Financial Times: Scientists in memory advance
English researches claim to have developed new storage technology that allows 10.8 terabytes of data to be stored in an area the size of a credit card, with no conventionally moving parts. They also contend that a production unit might be produced in two years and cost only $50 retail.

Spherical Motor for Dexterous Robots

Spherical motor allows 3D movement for robots, other uses
The prototype is large but so is the potential for omni-directional powered wheels and universal joints for robots.
Johns Hopkins Press Release (w/ pictures)