Gadgetory

hey guys my name is Steven btrim and here's what's happening this week see that's crazy you need the dentist these days when you have a smartphone and a tooth scanner okay okay you probably still need a dentist but this tooth scanner device can sure make you feel like a sci-fi dentist tooth scanner uses spectroscopic to scan your teeth for cavities the device looks like a futuristic toothbrush but instead of bristles it contains a pulse of light that bounces off the enamel of your teeth relaying information back to the scanner that data is then relayed through an app on your smartphone that can evaluate the health of your teeth spectroscopies is the process of evaluating the different colors in a beam of light to determine certain information in this case according to the product video when a light beam reflects from a healthy tooth it has a distinct spectrum when the beam reflects from a problematic area there will be a spectrum deviation indicating poor health in your tooth the overall idea is that if you monitor your teeth regularly you will know where to concentrate brushing and places you may not be brushing properly which may help improve the overall health of your teeth you can pre-order your own tooth scanner on IndieGoGo for $149 since the Star Wars trailer came out recently the Internet has done bonkers with trailered Hannity's artwork and 3d printed toys made for a movie that is not even yet been released what some talented folks at the maker organization like fab shop have put together detailed instructions and uploaded a downloadable file to Instructables for 3d printing your own customizable cross guard lightsaber that has been the topic of some controversy among Star Wars superfans the Handy makers over at left fab shop watched the trailer studied the controversy over the new lightsaber configuration and decided the best way to test the design was to make one the specs for 3d printing your own lightsaber are currently available for download at thingiverse.com so if you have a 3d printer go and get it your 3d printers are so cool while you're printing out your new lightsaber why don't you head over to 3d print comm and learn how to hack MIDI files that you can upload to your 3d printer to play music I'm not kidding it's a thing and it works check it out 2014 will be known as the year of the hoverboard well to me at least we saw a few working hoverboard prototypes but the problem is is that if you want to purchase one of these hoverboards you're looking at a pretty hefty price tag well do-it-yourselfer and inventor Ryan Craven is trying to reverse that trend and has produced an affordable and relatively easy to build DIY hoverboard using four leaf blowers and purchased on Amazon for $200 he built essentially a hovercraft on top of an old water ski he found on the side of the road used other household items like a shower curtain tape and staples to build his first working prototype he is calling mr. hoverboard Craven has been testing the board's agility at local skate parks in Austin Texas and is currently refining the next prototype to be quieter and with improved air flow he wants it to be as quiet and as sneaky as a Prius hybrid if you'd like to build your own mr. hoverboard Ryan Craven has thoughtfully posted instructions on how to make your own hovercraft hoverboard at mr. Hubbard board calm where he is also accepting donations from people who want to support the project go and check it out alright guys that's a show thank you very much for watching as always you can find all these new stories to see that Sprave blog at crave dot cnet.com make sure you follow cream on twitter at crave and she got this week's crave giveaway this week's crib giveaway is the SanDisk I expand flash drive need to expand the storage on your iOS phone or tablet win a gadget that adds space while working as convenient backup device for user-generated content go to the blog and enter to win