Archive for July 2011
XCM XFPS Commando PRO Keyboard and Mouse for Serious Console FPS Fragfests
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While most of us have managed to make the adjustment from keyboard and mouse to dual-analog joysticks to play FPSes on our consoles, there’s still nothing quite as accurate the keyboard/mouse combo. This new system from XCM hopes to even improve upon that.… |
July 2nd, 2011
Kinect + Quadrotor = Awesome
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The guys at the ETH – the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have the best jobs on the planet. Not only do they get to play with flying quadrocopters all the time, and have built a special arena just for doing so, they’ve now got them flying using gesture control.… |
July 2nd, 2011
Olasonic Egg Speakers Would Go Over Well on Ork
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When I was really small, my favorite show was Mork and Mindy.… I once almost drowned trying to drink milk upside down on the couch. Looking back, it was a very weird show. I do recall that Mork was hatched from an egg, and his spaceship looked like an egg |
July 2nd, 2011
I Wish These Special Edition Transformers Razer DeathAdder Computer Mice Could Transform
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I’m a huge fan of the Transformers movie franchise. Truth be told, I actually had to be dragged by my sister to the screening of the first movie. I probably said something to this effect then: “I don’t want to see a movie with robots that start out as cars … |
July 2nd, 2011
Vax Ex Cardboard Vacuum: Clean and Green
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Think you’ll be seeing a lot of disposable appliances and tech in the future? Loughborough University student Jake Tyler thinks so. He designed this concept, and it was then picked up by European vacuum maker Vax. Their Vax Ev is a high performance vacuum cleaner made for optimum sustainability –… |
July 2nd, 2011
Sony HDR-PJ50V Camcorder: Projector on Board
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I haven’t seen the use for a dedicated camcorder in a while, but this latest HD Handycam from Sony actually sports a built-in 60-inch projector into the back of its LCD, making it interesting for people wanting to share what they record immediately. The Sony Handycam HDR-PJ50V isn’t the first… |
July 2nd, 2011
Triggertrap Triggers Digital Cameras with Just About Anything You Want
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If you’ve ever had a hankering to create photography that’s based on some sort of automatic trigger, have I got a cool gadget for you. The Triggertrap will let you use just about any electronic signal to make your camera snap a picture on cue.… |
July 1st, 2011
On a Dark Pac-Man Highway, Blue Ghosts in My Hair
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David Lynch and Pac-Man – they go together well, like, um, Pac-Man and David Lynch. At least that’s the impression I get from this short and unusual clip called “Pac-Man Highway”.… |
July 1st, 2011
Elecom ToyBrick USB Hubs Stack Like LEGOs
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These USB hubs are very similar to the ones we featured a couple of years ago – they’re also colorful, stackable, they also have four ports, and they’re also made by a company that is not LEGO. I don’t even think Elecom secured a license to make these, but here… |
July 1st, 2011
Drawing Electronic Circuits with Pen and Ink
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Have you ever thought about creating electrical circuits with a pen? Apparently some engineers have, and came up with this prototype. These electric circuits were drawn using a silver-inked rollerball pen. The circuits can be drawn directly on paper, wood, and other surfaces. Now that’s an amazing pen.… |
July 1st, 2011
