Technabob » dream http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:00:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Evangelion-Themed Hotel Room: Vacation Destination for Anime Geeks http://technabob.com/blog/2011/01/30/evangelion-hotel-room/ http://technabob.com/blog/2011/01/30/evangelion-hotel-room/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 13:23:51 +0000 Range http://technabob.com/blog/?p=48444 Neon Genesis Evangelion …is still quite watchable after all these years. Heck, I watched them as recently as two years ago and they were pretty fun. Now it seems that all of you anime geeks will be able to fulfill your dream of staying in an Evangelion-themed hotel room. The]]> Neon Genesis Evangelion is still quite watchable after all these years. Heck, I watched them as recently as two years ago and they were pretty fun. Now it seems that all of you anime geeks will be able to fulfill your dream of staying in an Evangelion-themed hotel room.

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The hotel room is located in Japan, of course, at the Highland Resort amusement park by Mt. Fuji. It will cost you about $450 per night and it’s available starting March 1st.

Good or bad, and maybe slightly expensive -  if you are in Japan near Mt. Fuji and you are an Evangelion fan, then it’s time to make a reservation. Otherwise, it’s just something fun to read about.

[via Crunchgear]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2011/01/30/evangelion-hotel-room/feed/ 2 Dream With the Petals in Psn’S Flower in February http://technabob.com/blog/2009/01/21/dream-with-the-petals-in-psns-flower-in-february/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/01/21/dream-with-the-petals-in-psns-flower-in-february/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:54:29 +0000 Alisha K. http://technabob.com/blog/?p=7885 flOw…,  predecessor), they just might, especially if they’re stuck on the dull, lifeless windowsill of an apartment. And here you thought it was just guilt-inducing to bring a pet into your apartment; now the flora]]> Do flowers dream of petals dancing on the wind? According to ThatGameCompany (makers of flOw,  predecessor), they just might, especially if they’re stuck on the dull, lifeless windowsill of an apartment. And here you thought it was just guilt-inducing to bring a pet into your apartment; now the flora is fighting back, too.

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flower (lower case “f” preferred) is game-as-art-project (or perhaps vice versa) in which players guide petals through abstract landscapes. Each “level” is a new dream, with its own rules and objectives, and there’s no handy, helpful guide to explain what those are. In dreams, we drift along, struggling to gain a grip; in flower, we do the same. If that doesn’t sound like much of a game to you, that’s okay. As flower is a PlayStation Network release, the downloadable game will be less than $20, and maybe even less than $10 (though that’s unlikely).

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flower has been scheduled for a release in the United States on February 12, though pricing has not yet been determined, and we can expect one more title, at least, from ThatGameCompany on the PlayStation Network.

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The $149 Sleeptracker is a watch-like device that straps to your wrist and monitors how much sleep you get by monitoring for movements while you’re tossing and turning in your sleep. The Sleeptracker records your sleep patterns in an on board database so you can understand if you’re really getting those 8 hours you thought you got.

It also monitors the times when you’re coming out of a sleep cycle and its alarm can be programmed to awaken you only when you’re already in an “almost awake” state, resulting in a gentle wake-up.

[via GearLog]

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