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chinese farmer makes diy helicopter, killjoy government bans him from flying for ’safety reasons’

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As a child, 20-year old Wu Zhongyuan dreamed of owning a flying machine. It seems that in his hometown Luoyang, in central China’s Henan province, some people, including him, had to “climb mountains” to get to their school. Unlike most of us, Wu acted on his childhood wish and made his dream come true: he…

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August 9th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys geek art + craft hacks + mods just plain fun strange + wonderful technology

parajet skycar now available for pre-order, governments may need to prepare driving-flying licences

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Why have I not read about this before? The ParaJet SkyCar, invented by Giles Cardozo, is the world’s first street legal FLYING CAR.

As in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flying Car, except that it uses a nylon “Paramenia Reflex” wing to control its flight. The car is able to fly thanks to its gigantic back-mounted…

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July 26th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys design future tech just plain fun strange + wonderful technology

logitech flight system g940: for serious virtual pilots

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Logitech continue their quest to serve the deep-pocketed hardcore gamers with the upcoming Flight System G940. The G940 is a combination of a force feedback joystick, a dual throttle and foot pedals and has more than 250 programmable button options, giving you easy access and total control of everything, from takeoff to landing to launching…

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June 8th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets technology video games

the sky crawlers: the most beautiful wii game you’ve probably never heard of

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The Sky Crawlers should be beautiful–the combination of Production I.G.’s visuals from the animated film and the Ace Combat team from Namco Bandai should be a home run every time. The problem isn’t the Wii game’s beauty, but the simple reality that, at first, there seemed to be no reason to release it outside of Japan. But late…

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May 4th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: video games

black box server casemod should survive a plane crash

Black Box Casemod by Brett

I’m not sure why nobody ever thought of this before, but I think it’s a cool idea. This clever casemod took the shell from an old flight data recorder (a.k.a. “Black Box”) and transformed it into a Linux server.

A modder going simply by the name of Brett got his hands on an old Black…

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June 12th, 2008 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing hacks + mods

come fly away with wii

Wii Airplane Controller by PEGA

At this point, the Nintendo Wii really only has one flight game available, Wing Island. Anyway, somebody still thought it might be a good idea to take the Wii controls and stick ‘em into a flight control rig.

PEGA’s $12.99 Wii Airplane Controller Stand suction cups onto any flat surface, giving you something that approximates…

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July 29th, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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own your own rocket pack

TAM Rocket Pack

For the low, low price of just $250,000 you can have your very own jet pack that you can strap onto your back.

The TAM Rocket Belt is a complete rocket pack system which is custom fitted to the exact specifications of the pilot. It can lift a person of up to 300lbs., and has…

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March 23rd, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: strange + wonderful