Archive for November 2011
Japanese Robot Helps Humans Clean Offices, No Overtime Needed
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Japan’s Fuji Heavy Industries and Sumitomo have developed a robot that can help human workers clean offices. As a bonus it won’t judge what it saw you doing with your secretary and it won’t comment on that guy drinking himself senseless after hours.… |
November 19th, 2011
Slingplayer Tosses Your Content to Facebook
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The Slingplayer is a very cool way to watch all the content from your local TV stations and networks no matter where you are. Slingbox and Slingplayer work together to place-shift your DVR content to you via the web from anywhere with a connection.… |
November 18th, 2011
Papercraft Blade Runner Police Spinner Perfect for Retiring Paper Replicants
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I always loved the flying vehicles in Blade Runner.… I think it’s the fact that they could drive on the ground like regular cars, but then do the VTOL think and take off and land on a dime. Probably the most iconic vehicle in the film is the police spinner, |
November 18th, 2011
Simraceway SRW-S1 Racing Controller Now Available for Speed Freaks
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Do you feel the need for speed? SteelSeries hears ya and they can help. The Simraceway SRW-S1 racing wheel is now available for all of your racing/bank heist/running people over needs.… |
November 18th, 2011
Nintendo Builds Life-Sized Mario Karts, Turtle Shells Will Fly
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Nintendo has unveiled two full size Mario Karts made by West Coast Customs and you know what that means. Soon we will be tossing bananas and turtle shells at each other while on the way to work.… |
November 18th, 2011
Kindle Fire Costs $202 to Build According to iSuppli
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I like to see people take a new gadget and then tear it apart so we can see what’s on the inside. Sometimes these teardowns are done so we can see if the gadget is easy to repair. Other times it’s to see if the device has hidden features. Sometimes… |
November 18th, 2011
Secret Passageway Switch: Good for Public and Ordinary Purposes Too
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Designer Ben Light has made a brilliantly simple device that lets you pull off the book switch thing that we see in the movies. You’ll have to figure out how to move a whole bookshelf, but if all you need is a way to trigger an electronic device, the Secret… |
November 18th, 2011
Russound AirGo Outdoor Speaker Extends Your Wi-Fi Network to Your Backyard
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The Russound AirGo is a weatherproof and AirPlay compatible outdoor speaker. This 40-watt speaker isn’t just a nice way of pumping out your tunes from your music player, it can also extend your Wi-Fi network wherever you place it.… |
November 18th, 2011
PlayStation Credit Card Awards 10x Points for PSN Purchases, No Word on Trophy Support
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If you’re a frequent customer of Sony, especially the PlayStation Network, here’s a piece of plastic that will help your purchasing habits work in your favor. The electronics giant teamed up with Capital One to release an updated PlayStation credit card. Like other credit cards, you’ll earn points for every… |
November 18th, 2011
8-Bit Heroes: Saving People One Pixel at a Time
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These pixelaterd superheroes designed by Jesus Castaneda remind me of a time when I used to play my Nintendo Entertainment System for hours upon end. Jesus has created a bunch of superheroes, as well as other characters from films and video games. Some of them make me think of Mario… |
November 18th, 2011
