Galileo

Galileo was the first to think to use a pendulum as a time keeper in 1637. An actual clock using the precise weighted mechanism was patented in 1656 by Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens. Roughly 350 years later, Christian Kim has reinterpreted the classic ticker with the modern Pendulum clock for...

Positioning satellite constellation takes shape The European Space Agency’s Galileo satellite positioning system is soon to enter its “service validation phase”, following the successful launch of the third and fourth satellites in the system.…

Motrr Galileo is another Kicstarter sci-fi dream to come into reality - a robotic rotating stand/dock/platform that can be controlled on iOS…

Perhaps you were discouraged by the uncertainty that comes along with a Kickstarter pledge , or you simply missed your chance to give Motrr's Galileo an $85 kick before the deadline hit. Whatever the reason, you're still in luck -- the iOS-controlled iPhone platform is now available for a proper...

Video communication using an iPhone is tricky since, when mounted, the device usually limits your view to a stationary frame with no context of the elements outside of the shot. That’s where the Galileo robotic stand can help. This Kickstarter success story is an iOS-controlled mount — a product...

The makers of the Joby Gorillapod may have another hit on their hands with a robotic iPhone platform called the Galileo. Under a new venture called Motrr, JoeBen Bevirt and Josh Guyot are the brains behind the Galileo, which has already received $400,000 in Kickstarter funding, surpassing its...

One of the coolest Apple-related Kickstarter projects in the recent past has been the Motrr Galileo, a robotic iPhone platform . The project has definitely been funded -- it's now at US$400,000 with a $100,000 goal -- and it appears that the first devices will be shipped some time in June. There's...

A new gadget from a new startup based in Santa Cruz, CA promises to make videography and photography with Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch products much more versatile. The Motrr Galileo allows for infinite, 360-degree pan and tilt control of Apple's popular iOS devices, providing some very...

I’m starting to build up something of a love/hate relationship with Kickstarter. On one hand, it lets entrepreneurs with crazy ideas find funding when it’s quite possible they wouldn’t have otherwise. On the other, I keep finding things I want to throw all of my money at. That’s money I should be...

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