I love my nephew’s visits, if only so we can pull the old Scalextric set out and pretend we’re both eight-year-olds. While this special Toy Story edition is only a 1:64 scale, I still really, really want it.
It’s coinciding with the launch of Toy Story 3, so there’s an obvious ploy here for kiddywinks’ affections come Christmas. They can choose from Buzz Lightyear or Woody characters and play on 4m of tracks. On sale now for £40/$US62. [Amazon]
Instead of visiting the Eiffel Tower, eating cheese and taking thé when you visit France next, consider instead a retreat at the exclusive virtual-racing I-WAY building in Lyon, France.
Despite looking like a homemade engineering marvel, there is next to no information about this 4star Formula 1 Simulator. Which sucks, because it looks fantastic.
Every little boy wants to race in the F1 at some point, but does he want to spend $US191,500 on a simulator? Cruden’s Hexatech simulator can be fully customised for the real F1, NASCAR or WRC experience.
From the outside, it looks like a regular truck: Your typical Isuzu chassis with a van on the back. If you drove past it on the road, you’d barely notice it. But when you step inside, it’s a wonderland of dials, knobs, screens and buttons – a technological nerdgasm – and it’s what makes your coverage of live sports events so entertaining. And yesterday at SMPTE09, I got to take a look inside two custom trucks built especially for Thoroughbred Racing Productions (TRP).
This Elite Racer Pro setup, with a 32-inch Sony Bravia, built-in gaming PC, race seat, optional Vuzix Eye-Goggles and built-in audio and vibration effects looks much more entertaining than the latest Vin Diesel vehicle.
I typically find F1 to be as exciting as watching snails mate. However, this clip which virtually unveils the new Red Bull 2009 F1 car actually raised my right eyebrow (that’s the interesting one), especially the brief moment that you see that the driver’s control panel looks like an Xbox 360 controller from hell.
We have seen racing simulators plenty of times in the past, but few can offer a vomit-inducing three degrees of freedom (roll 40°/pitch 25°/yaw 40°) like the Apex SC830.
Guys, I found a great deal for people looking for a last-minute Christmas present! The Virtual GT Racing Simulator, which usually retails for $US19,700, is on sale for a mere $9,800! How can you resist?
