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frolicat bolt entertains your pets with laser, not lightning bolts

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So pet owners, you don’t have to worry – the FroliCat BOLT is basically a laser pointer for lazy people. Simply turn it on and projects a red dot and moves it in random patterns for 15 minutes, or until your cat (or dog, or baby) realizes what’s going on and attacks the gadget itself.…

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November 16th, 2009 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys gadgets just plain fun

aero spider laser cars drive on walls, follow laser beams, confuse cats

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Takara Tomy’s latest remote-control car is definitely unique. Not only does the Aero Spider Laser drive on walls or ceilings, it goes where you tell it to using a light gun.

The gun-shaped controller projects a bright red light beam (not sure it’s really a laser beam) where you want the car to go, and…

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November 10th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys gadgets just plain fun

the real ghostbusters… halloween costume

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I can’t say whether or not this Proton Pack will actually trap ghosts, but from this brief glimpse, there is one thing I can say for certain: this badass project is sure to score the top prize at Halloween costume contests, and isn’t that worth more than a ghost in a box?

The entire costume–you…

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October 28th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: cool toys hacks + mods just plain fun technology

quad-rotor autonomous helicopter eschews gps in favor of lasers. laz0rz!

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Here’s another one of them MAVs that’ll soon be flying all over the place. A group of MIT students – Abe Bachrach, Anton de Winter, Ruije He, Garrett Hemann and Sam Prentice (I think I got +10 to my IQ after spelling their names) – developed an autonomous flight system that could sweep and analyze…

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October 16th, 2009 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: future tech gps + navigation mobile tech robots strange + wonderful technology

alessi laser shot watch projects time on your wrist, won’t burn holes in your skin

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This offbeat watch design is merely a concept at this point, but I actually kind of like the idea. The Alessi Laser Shot watch is supposed to project the current time on your wrist using (frickin’) laser beams.

Designer Andy Kurovets envisioned this über-modern watch concept that uses a modulated laser scanner to projects the…

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October 2nd, 2009 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design strange + wonderful timepieces

sticky light laser scanner follows your every move

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The Sticky Light is an interactive plaything that’s capable of scanning movements in real time, and following them with a laser light beam.

The tracking technology, developed by the Department of Information Physics at the University of Tokyo’s Komuro Laboratory, Sticky Light uses a laser diode, a photodetector and a pair of beam-steering mirrors to…

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August 22nd, 2009 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: interactive technology

laser airzooka gets precision aim

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If you’ve ever played with an Airzooka, you know how much fun it can be to blow away your office-mates without actually causing any real harm. Now you can have a much better shot at hitting your victims with a perfect blast of air, thanks to a built-in laser pointer.

Just flip on the red…

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July 19th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys just plain fun

laser tag, navy style: us navy wants a 100 kilowatt laser weapon for its warships

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The Office of Naval Research – not to be confused with the Office of Navel Research, a pet project of the previous president – recently awarded defense contractor Raytheon a year-long contract to develop laz0rb33mz. No seriously, the US Navy wants to have a 100-kilowatt Free Electron Laser as a weapon that will be installed…

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June 19th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: future tech strange + wonderful technology

mitsubishi laservue projection tv: yet another expensive “world’s first” gadget

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Mitsubishi’s L65A90 LaserVue 65-inch Rear Projection HDTV is the world’s first laser-powered television, and the company claims that its laser-lit DLP delivers twice as many colors as the now stupid and old LCD and plasma HDTVs. If I may quote the L65A90’s tech specs…  “Twice the Color Over 200% of HDTV.” WOW. Twice and over…

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June 16th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: future tech home entertainment technology video

victorinox targets handyman geeks with presentation pro

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I saw this comic strip where everything that the characters needed for camping – pots, pans, tents, sleeping bags, bonfire, even a fridge – was tucked inside a swiss knife. It’s funny, sure, but it would really be neat if there were Swiss knives like that, ala Dragonball’s capsules. Victorinox‘ Presentation Pro doesn’t have a fridge…

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January 13th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets mobile tech

cosmically cool lamp built with 3D laser printing

Look at this beautiful Quin lamp from California artist Bathsheba Grossman. Notice anything special about it, D & D fans? It’s Bathsheba’s exploration on the dodecahedron. It’s so much more than a twelve-sided die though.

The intricate perforations and curvy undulations are not only are a shining example of the seamless blending of technology and…

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October 23rd, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: thescholar

filed under: design geek art + craft technology

gamer charm necklaces: wear your geek ’round your neck

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Who says geek fashion accessories are only for guys? These necklaces are perfect for the gamer girl in your life.

Created by San Antonio’s NBsCloset, each one of these tech-inspired pendants is custom cut and etched from fiber boards using a (frickin’) laser beam.

It seems that NB has a particular affinity towards Nintendo controllers,…

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October 8th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio design just plain fun retro

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