Archive for November 2011
LEGO New York Times Building: “T” is for Fun
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Japanese LEGO artist Sachiko Akinaga created this unique LEGO building that resembles the iconic logo for the New York Times Magazine. It’s set in a fictional Central Park. The sculpture will be used as the cover for the winter travel issue of the magazine.… |
November 26th, 2011
Vstone RPC-S1 Robot Has its Big Googly Eyes on You
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Real robots are far from cheap, and usually they are big and bulky so that they can be used for research and manufacturing. Not all research bots are massive things though, some are small like the new RPC-S1 (JP).… |
November 26th, 2011
Black Friday Madness: Woman Pepper Sprays Shoppers to Grab an Xbox 360. Really?
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Things can get crazy when you’re shopping for stuff on Black Friday. Sites crash, people wrestle each other for spots at the register, and some even think that it’s okay to pepper spray other shoppers to get ahead of the queue. Yes, you read that right: pepper spray.… |
November 26th, 2011
O’Reilly Auto Parts Can Fix Doc Brown’s Ride
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If you happen to be rolling an 81-83 DeLorean and you want to get back to the future, you can get the parts you need to upgrade your DeLorean at O’Reilly auto Parts. The parts place is carrying the Flux Capacitor and Mr. Fusion that Doc Brown used to go… |
November 26th, 2011
Network Tubes: Float One, Float All
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Did I already tell you about that time when I was almost drowned when I was a kid? No? Well, long story short, I almost did, and it took a while for me to want to go back to the beach after that.… |
November 26th, 2011
AT-AT Imperial Walker: Starbucks Edition
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I am not a coffee drinker, but I have been into Starbucks on more than a few occasions with my wife. The drinks and sweets that place sells are so overpriced it’s not even funny. But regardless of how I feel about Starbucks, I really like this thing – it’s… |
November 26th, 2011
Robot Prison Guards Headed to Korean Jails
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South Korea is set to test some new robot prison guards in their jails by as early as next year. The idea is to free up some of the human guards for other duties. The question is, how long will these robo-guards last before they get shived in the circuits… |
November 25th, 2011
Malls Track Users by Their Mobile Phones
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I don’t like the idea of anyone tracking my whereabouts. I’m not militant about it like some folks, but I don’t like the idea of people knowing where I am if it’s none of their business. Two malls operated by Forest City Commercial Management – Promenade Temecula in Southern California… |
November 25th, 2011
Cup Noodle Robotimer is the Most Awesome Thing to Come out of Japan in Years
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Japan is known for numerous technological innovations over the years, but none has ever made such an impact on me as this. This miracle of modern technology is the world’s first fully robotic Cup Noodle timer. Shut up and take my money now.… |
November 25th, 2011
Polarized Privacy Monitor Hack: Now You See It, Now It’s White
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It may sound like an oxymoron, but the Privacy Monitor is actually a very cool and somewhat practical mod by Instructables user dimovi. Only the wearer of a complementary pair of glasses can see what’s being displayed on the Privacy Monitor; everyone else will only see an annoying white screen.… |
November 25th, 2011
