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sparkfun’s autonomous vehicle race: autobots,rollout! no, not there! get back here!

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Modder-friendly electronics company SparkFun Electronics recently held what they hope will be an annual event called the Autonomous Vehicle Competition, which is basically a race of proto-Autobots around one of SparkFun’s buildings.

The contest was initially employees-only, but SparkFun realized it would be much more fun to have their customers join so that was what…

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April 24th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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

formula one race car usb memory: vroom, vroom

Unlike a real race car, you really don’t want to see this one hit the wall and blow up in a fiery crash. That’s because this one could be holding all of your precious digital files.

This 2GB USB memory stick is based (loosely) on on the body of a Formula One race car. Of…

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September 21st, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets just plain fun

burnout 5 looking oh so sweet

Burnout 5 Damage Modeling

The folks over at Destructoid got their hands on some new screens from a recent issue of PSM magazine. From what I understand, these are from the PS3 version of the game.

I especially dig the shot with the car jumping between the train cars. If that’s in the game, I can’t imagine what sort…

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January 5th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: video games

the world’s smallest race track

Slot Car Aluminum Briefcase

Ever wonder what’s inside those “top secret”-looking aluminum briefcases you see in spy movies?

Designed by famous German model maker Faller, this case is filled with a tiny little slot car track, complete with 1/87th scale racers and two remotes for controlling your cars. The track is approximately 2 meters long, and comes appointed with…

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November 17th, 2006 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets just plain fun