Monday, January 11, 2010 - Page 2

Impressive RCX-4 Helicopter Will Share The Sad Same Fate As Dak

For many X-Wings in the Star Wars universe, the end came as a spectacular explosion on the field of battle. Not so much for this RCX-4 helicopter. For it, the end will no doubt arrive as a boring ol’ lawsuit.

Gaming

They Just Don’t Make Video Games Like They Used To

By way of Kotaku, we hear about Canadian blogger Rinry, who subjected eight NES cartridges to all manner of video game torture and hell. When the dust settled, seven of the cartridges still worked.

Gadgets

Did Your Company Get Kicked Out Of CES?

DailyTech reports that a number of companies with tiny budgets who resorted to the survival tactic of showing their new gear at hotel suites around Vegas during CES were kicked out of hotel rooms they paid for by CES’s organisers.

A Charged Battery Is But 130 Twirls Away

We’ve seen batteries charged by outlets and by cranks, but this concept from designers Song Teaho and Hyejin Lee is the first that charges with a twirl.

Entertainment

Netflix Voyeur

The New York Times takes an interactive look at what Netflix users are watching in a dozen US cities, including my backyard, Boston. My neighbours are watching what now?

Smart Bowling Ball Searches For The Perfect Technique

The few times I go bowling each year are more about pitchers of cheap beer than they are satiating some desire for the perfect game, but nevertheless I’m intrigued by this “smart ball” from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

Amalgamation

The Westminster Chiming Grandfather clock is an obelisk of discarded toys. At 2.2m tall, it’s also a monstrous, functioning timepiece that now resides in, where else, Dubai.

Microvision Pico-Projector Game Controller Hitting Walls This Year

The Microvision pico-projector video game gun controller we profiled last month might actually see the light of day – and soon. Who’s ready for some murky, awkward angle FPS fun?

Gaming

Saitek X65F ‘stick Requires Only The Subtlest Of Touches

Much like the multi-million dollar jet systems that inspired it, the Saitek Pro Flight X65F joystick/throttle system for PCs doesn’t move at all. That’s right, not an inch, and yet the controls were compared to mind control. [ars technica]

Geek Out

Today’s Date Is Especially Binary

Anyone feeling extra geeky today? Well you should. Today’s date, when written in a six digit format (MMDDYY), is a binary number.

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