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Perpetual Motion Machine? Nah. Just a Cool Optical Illusion Courtesy of M.C. Escher
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This machine is claimed to be yet another one of those fabled “perpetual motion machines” that makes its way onto the Interweb every once in a while.… |
February 15th, 2011
Joyride Atomic Motion Simulator: This + 3d Gaming = Awesome (or Vomit)
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I’m not a fan of the current glasses-requiring 3D tech, but I’m sure even I would find it a blast to play a 3D game with the JoyRide Atomic A1 Ultra-Compact Motion Simulator. I know, I know, we’ve been fooled and seduced by epic-sounding product names before, but this one… |
August 27th, 2010
Flailing Around With Project Natal Not Limited to Xbox: It’S Coming to Windows
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Fans of Minority Report, the interfaces in Neal Stephenson’s The Diamond Age…, and other future tech freaks take note: in an interview with CNET, Bill Gates says Microsoft hopes to incorporate Project Natal, revealed at this year’s E3 Expo, into Windows. Dedicated Technabob readers and people who’ve seen |
July 16th, 2009
The Future is Now: DIY Gesture-Controlled Tetris
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If this year’s E3 is any indication (and it’s like, the… indication), then motion controls are the future. If you’re cunning and good with wires, you can even experience the future now. This is pretty basic–as strange as it is to refer to motion controlled gaming as basic–considering this glove |
June 4th, 2009
Vholdr Contourhd: the Helmet Cam Goes High-Def
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If you spend an inordinate amount of time off-road biking, downhill skiing, skydiving or something equally adventurous, here’s a great way to capture those thrilling moments of your life. The new VholdR ContourHD is a wearable HD camcorder that can shoot full 16:9 widescreen video to capture your daredevil moments… |
May 5th, 2009
Ruben & Lullaby Opertoon – Strangest iPhone App (So Far)
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Ok, how’s this for a concept? Take two moody lovers on a park bench. Put them inside your iPhone or iPod Touch. Shake them vigorously. Watch the sparks fly. Yep, that’s the idea behind interactive artist Eric Loyer’s new iPhone app, Ruben & Lullaby…. By jostling your iPhone, you’ll |
January 15th, 2009
Alter Ego 3d Facial Animations Are Really, Really, Real
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This amazing combination of technology and graphical artistry makes for some of the most realistic and precise 3D animated facial expressions I’ve ever seen come out of a computer. Pendulum Studios’, AlterEgo division combines facial expression software, precision motion capture, and good old-fashioned artistry to reproduce the most minute facial… |
August 9th, 2008
Rgb + Xyz = Fun
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I came across this nifty concept for an electronic plaything earlier this week and thought I’d share it with you guys. Steve Gilbertson’s interactive color cube uses a 3-axis accelerometer to detect movements and relays that information to a grid of brightly colored LEDs to create a portable light show… |
May 14th, 2008
Faceapi: 3d Head Tracking With Any Webcam
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Here’s some pretty cool news which could provide entirely new ways to interact with your computer or game console. This new technology will enable automated 3-dimensional tracking of heads and faces using a webcam along with some very special tracking software. Seeing Machines faceAPI is a developers’ toolkit which provides… |
March 19th, 2008
Keynetik Motion Tech Enables One-Handed Interfaces
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Sure, there are lots of devices which are starting to embed motion sensors or touch screens to power new user interface paradigms. But this is the first time I’ve seen a motion-sensitive device which is designed to be operated entirely with one hand. KEYnetik’s motion interface system uses multiple accelerometers… |
February 4th, 2008
