Posted on January 31, 2008 by willjfergus
This nifty Kaossilator from ThinkGeek offers "dozens of instruments all controlled with a touch-pad mixed together into your own musical creation.
The Kasossilator is also a great tool for DJs and allows you to tap your finger to the beat of any existing music, this sets the beats per minute and then you can play along [...]
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Posted on January 31, 2008 by willjfergus
Available in 1GB or 2GB models, this USB penguin flash drive has a pop-open head and is made of soft plastic for easy storage. Video after the break.
This is one of the cutest USB keys I’ve seen. A little penguin shaped key in soft plastic able to store from 1 to 2 GB of data. [...]
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Posted on January 29, 2008 by willjfergus
Researchers have developed a robot that comes equipped with omni directional wheels, making driving sideways and/or parallel parking a breeze. Video after the break.
Just imaging the perfectly round donuts you could create with a full-sized version…or how much more fulfilling cutting off that jackass in the other lane at a 90-degree angle would be!
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Posted on January 29, 2008 by willjfergus
Unlike the standard Nintendo 64 controllers, these prototypes (black / gray) have a "smaller shoulder, longer handles, a tiny bottom trigger, Ultra 64 decal slot, bigger and more delicate analog stick, flat non rounded buttons, and a round axis indentation for analog." Video after the break.
As you can see, it’s not radically different from [...]
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Posted on January 29, 2008 by willjfergus
If you’ve got a bored puppy and WowWee’s Roboquad laying around, then why not pit them against each other in a battle for supremacy. Video after the break.
Wonder no longer, friends, as the answer to this age-old question has been captured on video — replete with NES sound effects and 8-bit scorecard.
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Posted on January 27, 2008 by willjfergus
Sleek and stylish, the "CulArt" combines technology with a naturalistic design. It features a large touchscreen display, an external Bluetooth-enabled keypad, and a 3.0-megapixel camera.
The included Bluetooth headset/remote uses a series of knobs to control the phone’s most basic functions. Clearly retro and clearly pre-80s. Flip the phone around and you’ll find a rocky [...]
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Posted on January 27, 2008 by willjfergus
Put simply, "a group of individuals got together to create a physics based demonstration of Natural Motions, Euphoria engine." Video after the break.
This is a significant video due in large part to the fact that Grand Theft Auto IV will be utilizing the exact same engine for itself. From drive-by shootings to running people [...]
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Posted on January 26, 2008 by willjfergus
This Minority Report-style comic book navigator is comprised of "a grid of 28 synchronized video projectors (7168 x 3072 display resolution), 16 cameras and 9 computers detect to process user movements." Video after the break.
Using hand gestures like those used on the iPhone, you can scale, rotate, pan and tilt across the collection almost [...]
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Posted on January 24, 2008 by willjfergus
For just $200,000, you get "three days of training at Spaceport America out in New Mexico before your flight." Video after the break.
Virgin Galactic is on track to start launching commercial space flights in 2009, and they just announced their new spaceship designs. About 5 years after things get underway, the price should drop. [...]
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Posted on January 23, 2008 by willjfergus
Now that you’ve seen a working NES emulator on the iPhone, check out an SNES version (SNES4iPhone) in action after the break. No word yet on availability.
Right now, the project is still in the beta / testing phase, but you can be assured that in the very near future, your sweaty hands will be [...]
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