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OVO-4 Home Flight Simulator is a $57,000 Nerd Capsule

Are you one of those guys who loves to buy those expensive model planes and then wreck it on the maiden voyage? Maybe it’s time to forget remote control planes and get into the cockpit. Of a simulator of course. I wouldn’t trust you at 100 feet, forget 10,000 feet,…

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November 14th, 2011 by: Conner Flynn

Wappy Dog for Nintendo DS Hits Stores, Poop Bags Not Included

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It has been several months since we talked about the Nintendo DS game Wappy Dog. The game is now officially available to purchase just in time for holiday gift giving. If you have kid that wants a real pet, you might start them with this virtual pet simulation. Rather than…

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November 9th, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

DIY Formula One Simulator Looks More Like the Deadliest Catch Simulator

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Not content to just sit on a couch and play their Formula One racing game with, say, a force-feedback wheel, these guys put together their own homebrew motion sim.

From the looks of the video clip below, they rigged up some servos and hydraulics and tied them together to respond…

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October 15th, 2010 by: Technabob

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…

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August 27th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Cruden Hexatech Car Simulator Costs More Than Most Sports Cars

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This has got to be one of the ultimate car simulators out there. Naturally, all this awesomeness doesn’t come cheap, but hey, it’s the best!

You’ll spend $191,000 (USD) on this device, which is more than quite a few supercars. It’s called the Cruden Hexatech simulator and it kind of…

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December 29th, 2009 by: Range

Utah School Selling Its Old Spaceship Simulator. Wait, Schools have Spaceship Simulators Now?

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You lucky Alpine School District students and your Space Education Center with its spaceship simulators. I hate you. All I had when I was a kid were teachers who liked to gossip and humiliate students who didn’t go to church. I hope you never find a buyer for your fancy…

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November 11th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Enviro-Bear 2010: Best iPhone Driving Game Ever (With Bears)

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Now let me start by saying this. When I say “best”, I really mean “weirdest”, but once you check out Enviro-Bear 2010 …for the iPhone and iPod Touch, you’ll understand why I say that.

Actually, according to Destructoid’s Anthony Burch’s review of the PC version, Enviro-Bear is the “best, and

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July 11th, 2009 by: Technabob

Ski Simulator: Might as Well Go to Vail

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Skiing may be fun, but you’ve got to go to all that trouble of wrapping yourself up like a sausage and then trudge around in snow and cold air, and that’s without considering the risk of those many broken limbs. Why go to all that effort if you can recreate…

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January 6th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

IPhone Smudge Simulator

iPhone Smudge Simulator

Whether you’re holding off on that new iPhone purchase until version 2.0, or you’re already camping out, this fun online plaything should keep you occupied while you’re waiting.

The wonderfully-named iSmudginator is a bit of interactive Flash that lets you simulate what will happen to your shiny new iPhone after…

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June 28th, 2007 by: Technabob

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