Archive for March 2011
Space Intruder Multi-Tool Invades Your Keychain
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Space Invaders fans, what do you do when your spaceship breaks down? You need a tool. But not just any tool – you need this Invaders-inspired multi-tool.… |
March 17th, 2011
Robonaut 2 Finally Gets Unpacked
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I have talked about our robotic pal from NASA and GM Robonaut 2 or R2 a few times. The last we spoke of R2 NASA and GM were talking up the bots dainty hands as the key to success. Those hands are so important that when R2 was packed away… |
March 17th, 2011
Pentax Outs New Customizable Optio RS1500
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I am a modder by nature. I don’t like my stuff to look like anyone else’s. I like my computers to be customized, my car is far from stock, and I’d mod my house if the tools in the homeowners association would allow it. Pentax has a new digital camera… |
March 17th, 2011
U.S. Army to Deploy Individual Gunshot Detectors with Soldiers
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If you live in an area where people hunt during different times of the year, you know how hard it can be to tell which direction a gunshot comes from. If you are outside for a walk and hear a gunshot it might be nothing more than a curiosity for… |
March 17th, 2011
Celluon Evomouse Turns Any Surface Into a Virtual Trackpad
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While it might look cute, Celluon‘s Evomouse is actually pretty useful. The dog-like device uses an IR sensor to track your finger movements, turning any flat surface into a virtual trackpad, yearning to replace your mouse.… |
March 17th, 2011
RoboTouch Hack Controls iPad Via NES Controller, Adds Squeaky Button Feedback
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YouTube user ProtoDojo wanted a more precise way of controlling his favorite iPad game Reckless Racing.… Fortunately for him, he has the modding chops to actually do something about it. So he came up with RoboTouch, which now allows him to play games on the iPad using a NES controller. |
March 17th, 2011
Green Lantern Movie Power Battery Replica: Snot Too Classy
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Purveyor of all things geek Entertainment Earth is now selling this limited-edition movie version of Green Lantern’s Power Battery. Made of cold-cast porcelain, it was created using the same cast that was used to make the actual prop used in the upcoming film, and also comes with Green Lantern’s power… |
March 17th, 2011
Samsung’s Series 9 Laptop Hits the Streets: MacBook Air Alternative?
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The aluminum- cased Samsung Series 9 has been touted as a serious MacBook Air alternative. Weighing just 2.88 pounds, it’s virtually the same heft as the 13-inch MacBook Air, and at .64″ thick, it’s even slightly thinner. However, The Series 9 comes with the latest Sandy Bridge processors from Intel.… |
March 17th, 2011
Retro Arcade Cake: Baked Invaders
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Looking for a tasty treat, retro game fans? How about a Space Invader cake. Well, you can’t have one, but you can have this pixelated alien cake who looks sort of like the long-lost cousin of a Space Invader, and I bet it’ll taste just as good as a real… |
March 16th, 2011
Bottle Cap Catcher Opens Bottles, then Plays Catch with Caps
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We really like cool and interesting design concepts around here, and this Bottle Cap Catcher from designer Stefano Di Lollo is very cool. The thing is a bottle opener for your frosty adult beverages. I guess it will open that yummy root beer that comes in bottles too.… |
March 16th, 2011
