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the brain machine will make your head spin

filed under: gadgets | hacks-mods | strange and wonderful

Brain Machine Kit from MAKE

The guys over at MAKE recently showed visitors how to make a “Brain Machine”, a trippy looking device which reaches into your mind and helps you to chill out. Now, thanks to the miracle of modern science, you can buy one in kit form and try it on for yourself…

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July 13th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

r/c car puts you in the driver’s seat

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

VTS R/C Car with Remote HMD

This cool new remote-controlled car puts you right in the heart of the action, thanks to a tiny wireless camera and a pair of POV goggles.

The VTS (Vision Tracking System) R/C car uses a VGA resolution digital camera to transmit a real-time image from the driver’s perspective to a head-mounted display device…

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May 21st, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

blinky keeps his eyes on your glasses [pac-man]

filed under: geek art & craft | video games

Blinky Ghost Eyeglass Case Pac-Man

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve set my eyeglasses down somewhere really obvious. But, like Mr. Magoo, I completely misplace them anyhow. On the other hand, I’m pretty sure if I kept my glasses in this awesome Blinky ghost eyeglass case, I’d never lose track of them again…

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May 15th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

ezvision video glasses: my eyes-on experience

filed under: gadgets | mobile tech

ezVision Glasses in Box

The folks over at ezGear were kind enough to send me a pair of their $299 ezVision Video Glasses to put them through their paces. The glasses are designed to produce the illusion of a big screen television, but are small enough carry around in your briefcase or purse…

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September 6th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

create 3d images the old school way

filed under: just plain fun | retro

Incredible 3D Doodle Kit

With all the talk about pixel shaders, normal mapping and HDR lighting, sometimes I just wish for a kinder, gentler time when 3D meant watching a bad science fiction movie through a pair of cheap, headache-inducing red and blue glasses.

Now you too can create 3D images using the classic red and blue method using this fun little kit…

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January 19th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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