Let us salute creative types who are super-brazilliant at hacking MP3 players and have a bit of time on their hands, because this is what they can come up with — a super iPod that is 50 times bigger than the real thing, and that probably won’t break when you drop it. There’s a gallery below, but you can catch all the pics and instructions at Instructables. [Instructables] More »
This is Toyota’s latest toy, a 78-ton driving simulator that recreates situations too wild for real life. Consisting of a 7m dome perched on top of a 4.5m-high gantry, the simulator is at Toyota’s Higashifuji Technical Center in Shizuoka, and will be deployed to improve safety features on Toyota cars. More »
Fresh outta Korea is the Murider (Murder? Moo-rider?), an odd-shaped entertainment robot that you might like. Although not as sexy as either Sony’s Rolly or the Miuro robot speaker, the remote-controlled, light-up ‘Bot still has capabilities. More »
Philips yesterday unveiled their 256-slice scanner that renders 3-D images of the body like never before. The $US2-million Brilliance CT machine can capture the body’s skeleton, organs and blood vessels in the minutest of detail, and was unveiled yesterday in Chicago, at the Radiological Society of North America’s annual meeting. More »
Huzzah for slightly weird gadgets such as this disposable microscope card that, depending on the light source, magnifies things by 500 or 1,000. So what kind of things does it suggest you blow up on the go? More »
Eizo has brought out the SX2461W-U, a 24-inch monitor aimed at the colour-blind. It’s got 1920 x 1200 resolution, and a contrast ratio of 850:1 and brightness of 300 cd/m2. Rather like their previous 19-incher, the Eizo uses Color Universal Design (CUD) technology, which uses different colour schemes and shapes to enable the daltonic to distinguish between colors. Input comes from a pair of HDCP-enabled DVI jacks, and there are a couple of USB 2.0 ports. The Flexscan SX2461W-U, costs ¥136,000 ($A1415) and comes out on December 6. [Cudo and
newVideoPlayer("gh3blended_gizmodo.flv", 475, 376); We know how much you love the Will it blend? series, so here is the latest installment. This edition sees our crazy buddy get a Guitar Hero controller into the blender, but not before going completely ape shit at the device, prepping it for the proper blending treatment. Well, we know the question that is currently residing on your lips, we also know some douche will ask it regardless of the video evidence, but what the hell, jump to get your blendtastic game on. More »
The following gadgets and gimmicks, featured in online shopping magazine Skymall’s Holiday 2007 catalogue, prove without a doubt that the human race is going straight to Hell:
10. Chilled Shot Machine – $170 When it comes to Jäger, I consider myself something of an aficionado, a snob really. I don’t mind spending a little money to ensure that when I sit down to do shots, each and every one will be chilled to the ideal temperature. That way I know whether I’m on my first or my 12th, the experience will be rich and memorable. More »
ToysREvil has the scoop on a limited edition pair of Daft Punk Bearbricks, meant to coincide with the release of Daft Punk’s Alive 2007 CD. Medicom will release 3000 of these toys on December 5, package them with a copy of the CD and sell it for 5250 Yen ($A55), presumably in Japan. The Bearbricks also come housed in a pyramid, not unlike the one Daft Punk used for their epic live shows. The set as a whole looks pretty sweet, but I think I like the earlier Daft Punk/Medicom collaborations better…and now I sound like an obsessive DP fanboy. [Medicom via ToysREvil] More »
Who needs a Wii or Xbox 360 when you can have the “999,999,999 in 1 Super Game?” Just like today’s crop of consoles, you get two controllers packed in. Unlike today’s crop of consoles, you also get a light gun…and if the name is indicative, almost a billion games. I think this thing could really push gaming into new territory. Can you say next gen? [ChinaWholesaleGift] More »
