Archive for February 2011
Little Vader from Super Bowl VW Commercial Unmasked
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The Super Bowl has come and gone and the entire event was a bit of opposite day for me. I generally avoid commercials like algebra homework when I watch TV. During the Super Bowl, I actually want to see the commercials as much as the game. The best one last… |
February 7th, 2011
Crochet Android Figure is Proof that Grandma Really Likes Technology
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My grandmother was a serious crochet fan. She had one of those bags she took with her everywhere, and if she sat long out came the giant spikes and snick, snick she would be making blankets and hats like the wind. I still have some of the blankets today. They… |
February 7th, 2011
AT-AT Made From Recycled Computer Parts: Blue Screen of Hoth
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This awesome-looking AT-AT was created by Sage Werbock. He is an expert welder and blacksmith. Sage put this AT-AT together using scrap parts salvaged from old computers and some sheet metal. I have to say that the result looks pretty impressive.… |
February 7th, 2011
Steampunk CD Player Ready to Play Industrial Tunes
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While this CD player isn’t as hardcore steampunk as the vinyl player we featured a couple of months back, the craftmanship is really great. Steampunker extracted the guts of a plain CD player and speakers and decked them in brass and wood.… |
February 7th, 2011
Motorized LEGO Tank Shoots Bricks at Your Enemies
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This motorized LEGO tank was created by Martijn Hellemans (aka “Dino_Martino”). He hasn’t posted any videos of the thing yet, but this bad-ass build is supposed to be able to fire LEGO bricks at all of your enemies, and even includes laser targeting! That sounds pretty sophisticated. The gun is… |
February 7th, 2011
uTorrent Android App Available, Can Transfer Downloads to Mobile Device
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Bittorrent’s official uTorrent app is now available for Android devices. I don’t have an Android device, but even I know that it’s not the only torrent manager for the OS. Speaking as an iOS device owner, I’m just amazed by the fact that this app is actually in the Android… |
February 7th, 2011
Flamethrower Gloves Ready to Burn Down The House
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All I’m going to say here is “do not try this at home”… The guys at J&M Special Effects put together a set of DIY flamethrowers that are mounted on his gloves, firing intense, scalding flames from the palms of his hands. But who needs words when you can see… |
February 6th, 2011
Piano Lamp: Play With Your Light
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This innovative LED lamp has a touch-sensitive surface which lets you turn segments on and off with a touch of your fingertip.… |
February 6th, 2011
Super Left 4 Dead Bros.: Like Mario, Except With Guns
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YouTube user Chubzdoomer is creating a Super Mario Bros. map for Left4Dead…, and its not for claustrophobic people. I get that this map is a first person view of a side scrolling game, but the design leaves almost no room for evading enemies. And its not like you’ll be |
February 6th, 2011
LEGO Viking Lumber Jacks, Mechs, and Dragons: ‘Nuff Said
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We like our LEGO around here, and a video has turned up that uses LEGO to create a heavy metal stop motion video of glorious righteousness. Be sure to imagine that last bit said in the voice of Jack Black for full effect.… |
February 6th, 2011
