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iphone lego-touch: millions of bricks in your pocket

filed under: interactive | mobile tech | video games

LEGO Touch for iPhone

With all the buzz about the new iPhone SDK, all kinds of nifty applications are starting to crawl out of the woodwork. Of all the coming programs, this LEGO construction concept application has to be one of my favorites…

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posted: March 11th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

export to world: virtual objects get real

filed under: interactive | strange and wonderful

Virtual Donut from Export to World

There’s nothing quite like a delicious virtual donut and a hot cup of paper coffee before parking it in front of the fake TV to get my day going.

This off-the-wall creative project takes items seen in the 3D virtual world of Second Life, and transforms them into real-world (paper) objects…

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posted: January 12th, 2008 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

mstation theaterbar: surround slims down

filed under: home entertainment

mStation Theater Bar

I was over on the mStation website recently, when I stumbled across this interesting new sound system buried under “coming soon”. It looks like the mStation TheaterBar will soon join the ranks of one-box home theater sound systems, designed to mesh beautifully with today’s flat-screen televisions…

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posted: December 9th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

pinball tries the digital route once more

filed under: just plain fun | video games

TAB Virtual Pinball

Every once in a while a company takes a stab at trying to resurrect pinball machines using modern technology. The latest entry into the digital pinball genre replaces the old mechanical table with a large flat screen display and interchangeable digital games…

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posted: November 26th, 2007 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

change your clothes, virtually.

filed under: digital imaging | future tech | interactive

Fabric Change Augmented Reality System

This amazing tech demo shows off an augmented reality system which can digitally swap out textures on clothing. While it sounds pretty simple, the ability to exactly mimic the behavior and appearance of cloth is extremely difficult to pull off…

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posted: November 23rd, 2007 stumble it! 4 comments author: technabob

7.1 surround from your headphones

filed under: computing | gadgets

USB Virtual 7.1 Channel Sound

If you’re on the road with your laptop and missing your theater setup at home, here’s a way to capture a bit of that big surround sound feel on the cheap.

The Virtual 7.1 Channel Adapter plugs into your USB port and adds virtual surround to your current PC audio system…

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posted: October 19th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

levelhead: trippy augmented reality game

filed under: digital imaging | interactive | video games

Julian Oliver’s levelHead Interactive Game

New Zealand digital artist Julian Oliver is working on a cool game that blends the electronic universe with the real world. His work-in-progress game called levelHead uses a series of cubes placed on a table top…

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posted: October 14th, 2007 stumble it! 9 comments author: technabob

yamaha ysp-500: virtual surround gets downsized

filed under: home entertainment

Yamaha YSP-500 Digital Sound Projector

The latest in Yamaha’s series of “Digital Sound Projectors” takes the critically-acclaimed virtual surround technology found in their larger YSP series and shrinks it down to a box that’s just 24-inches wide. (The full-sized models are around 40-inches wide)…

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posted: October 5th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment 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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posted: September 6th, 2007 stumble it! 3 comments author: technabob

soundmatters slimstage40: virtual surround slims down

filed under: home entertainment

Soundmatters Slimstage40

Soundmatters is best known for their all-in-one surround sound systems which cram an entire 5.1 home theater into a single small box. Up until now, their designs were still a bit too unwieldy for placement anywhere but on a shelf or on top of rear-projection set…

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posted: September 4th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

fancy watches get the virtual treatment

filed under: timepieces | video games

hublot second life avatar wearing watch

I’ll start out by telling you that I’ve never been a dweller of the Second Life universe, but then again, I’m too busy living three or four lives in the real world. But for those of you who do take up residence in the insanely popular virtual world, you’ll soon have a way to give your avatar a little more style and class…

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posted: September 3rd, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

sony dax-x10 virtual surround home theater offers style and substance

filed under: design | home entertainment

Sony DAX-X10 Home Theater with Virtual Surround

This new home theater system from Sony offers an immersive 3-dimensional surround sound effect using just two satellite speakers and a subwoofer. The system has a striking industrial design that’s very sleek and modern. It even has a cool touch-sensitive control panel hidden in its glass top…

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posted: July 19th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

marantz es7001 virtual surround system

filed under: home entertainment

Marantz ES7001

Bearing more than a passing resemblance to Yamaha’s YSP line of home theater surround systems, this new Marantz ES7001 Sound Bar is designed to produce a fully-immersive home theater experience with a single box.

Like the Yamaha, the ES7001 crams all the amplifiers, speakers and surround processing gear into the same box…

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posted: May 23rd, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

lg home theater claims 10.1 surround sound

filed under: home entertainment

LG HT752TP Home Theater System

LG is showing off their new HT752TP “flat home theater” system which claims the unique distinction of producing “10.1″ virtual surround sound.

The system simulates additional channels in between its standard 5 speaker surround setup, to produce the illusion of 10 individual speaker locations…

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posted: March 12th, 2007 stumble it! 3 comments author: technabob

playstation 3 ‘home’ virtual community confirmed

filed under: video games

PlayStation 3 Home screen preview

At this week’s Game Developer’s Conference (GDC), Sony confirmed plans for a new enhancement to the PS3’s online capabilities, simply called “Home.” The new feature will take a page out of other social networking services, enabling console users to share content and interact in new ways…

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posted: March 7th, 2007 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

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