We have seen the future of skyscrapers, and they look like giant pixel clouds, or so this design wants us to think. This structure is “constructed from 3866 cubes of varying opacity, and serves as a physical manifestation of the intangible: digital information floating above the green landscape.” Click here for first picture in gallery. Embodying [...]
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
When is a SEGA Dreamcast not just a SEGA Dreamcast? When it’s converted into a fully-functional, portable tablet system. Best of all, it “also boasts external A/V connections, so you can always hook it up to a TV should you be so inclined.” Video after the break. Sloppy Ben Heck apostles should take note, as this [...]
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Here’s a first: a ping pong table that doubles as a dining table when not in use. It “features a ‘DuPont Corian surface interjected with Ping-pong iconography filled with gold lacquer, supported by stately hand-lathed timber legs.” Continue reading for one more picture. It’s all regulation size, so simply twist that vase around to make yourself [...]
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
That’s right, artist Patrick Acton has painstakingly recreated “Minas Tirith, the City of Kings from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy,” using just matchsticks. He hopes to finish the build by 2010. Click here for first picture in gallery. Thanks to Tod, who once made a matchstick model of giant matchstick and then used it [...]
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Amazon is offering Wii deals, today only, through their Gold Box. Currently, we’ve got Wii Music and Airport Mania for just $29.98 shipped, originally priced at $49.99, and Ready 2 Rumble at the same price. Product page. [via Amazon]
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
All hail the laggard! With pretty much every other US-based legacy carrier already on board, we were beginning to wonder if American Airlines even got the memo that in-flight WiFi was in serious demand. At long last, the company has made clear that it plans to equip more than 300 MD-80 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft [...]
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
To build your very own USB-powered fan, you’ll need: a motor, USB port (max. 2.5W), two compact discs, a USB cable, paper or a plastic tube. Next, just cut up the disc, prep the USB cable, and then piece everything together. Project page. Video after the break. [via Instructables]
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
If Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. was developed with the Half-Life 2 engine, this is what a first-person version would look like. Yes, the powerups include the HEV suit. Continue reading to see it in-action. (Thanks, Madison)
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
While the publishers can’t reveal much information about Battlefield: Bad Company 2, there will be a snow setting, as portrayed in these new screenshots. Continue reading for one more screenshot and the interview. But hey, at least they offer a glimpse of gameplay from the DICE-developed title, unlike the “all style, no substance” first trailer. [via Joystiq]
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Honda researchers have partnered with ATR and Shimadzu Corporation to achieve “robotic thought control using a sensor cap to measure electrical potential on the scalp and cerebral blood flow.” Continue reading for a video demonstration. Honda claims its technology achieves the world’s highest accuracy at 90% without special training. Impressive, even though it’s clearly R&D work [...]
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
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