pods

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Games

The WoW Pod Brings Porta-Potties to Azeroth

3:40AM Mark Wilson | The saddest part about the WoW Pod isn’t the guy eating, crapping and playing WoW inside. It’s that an MIT Council for the Arts grant made it happen. More »
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Games

Mark III Gaming Pod, For No Girls Allowed…Fun?

12:00AM Mark Wilson | When we first laid eyes on the $US2,500 PodWombats Mark III Pod, we thought that our dream of gaming in a secluded, impenetrable cave-fortress had come true. After all, the convertible top can slide closed to block out all noise and light, creating a pseudo isolation chamber for gaming. But then we took a look inside the chamber: More »
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Games

A US$15,000 Gran Turismo Pod: Still Cheaper Than Ferrari, Lamborghini or Porsche

3:00AM Mark Wilson | We’re not sure where every dollar went in this US$15,000 Gran Turismo Prologue Pod, but we can appreciate the integrated PS3, 40″ screen, surround sound, racing seat, Logitech G25 wheel (which includes those fancy pedals) and stylish Plexiglas window. It’s just a shame that the full version of Gran Turismo 5 isn’t actually out yet, making this ubercabinet the world’s most advanced demo kiosk. Still, here’s another shot from the tech-fantastical cockpit: More »
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Friday, August 15, 2008
Vehicles

MotoPod Solves The Eternal Problem: What Do I Do With My Motorcycle When I’m Flying My Cessna?

1:20AM John Mahoney | Stash it under the belly of the plane for an Indiana-Jones-style getaway once you hit the landing strip, of course. The good folks at MotoPod will mod your light aircraft with one of their aerodynamic moto-carriers, and give you a customised folding motorcycle to cram inside of it for around US$10k. Sure it’ll shave a few knots off of your cruising speed, but when you mount up with a hot blonde (or tiny Asian sidekick) and ride off on your foldable mini-Hog, you’ll know you made the right choice. And judging from the demo video, the MotoPOD looks like it could also serve as an effective canoe, nicely rounding out the land-sea-air transportation trifecta for which every adventuring anthropologist strives. More »
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