simulators
Entertainment
Own Your Own Starfleet Shuttle Simulator
9:20AM Adam Frucci | A school in Utah is selling off its Star Trek-inspired USS Galileo, which means this is your chance to own your very own spaceship simulator. It’s perfectly practical! [Auction via io9] More »
Vehicles
Who Needs Training Wheels When You Have Ridiculously Elaborate Bicycle Simulators?
12:00PM Sean Fallon | Back in my day, a Huffy and some training wheels were all I needed to learn how to ride a bike. Honda thinks today’s kids need something more—like a ridiculously elaborate and expensive bicycle simulator. More »
Games
Logitech’s Force Feedback Flight System May Also Simulate Airsickness
12:00AM Dan Nosowitz | If you’ve really got to have that authentic panicky feeling you get due to extreme turbulence and testy wind conditions, Logitech’s new Force Feedback Flight System is probably just the controller for you. Make no mistake, this is one hardcore setup. More »
Games
X6 Simulator Is Like Driving a Sports Car Without the Sex Appeal
7:40AM Adam Frucci | The X6 Simulator is one of those driving simulators with a motion unit to make you feel like you’re actually driving. That is to say, it looks awesome. More »
Vehicles
Now You Can Fly a Full-Sized Concorde (Simulator)
4:00AM Jesus Diaz | The Concorde fleet was grounded a long time ago but, if you want to pilot one, now you can thanks to the full simulator just restored at the Brooklands Museum in Surrey, UK. For free: More »
Vehicles
Flight Simulation of the Hudson River Waterlanding
11:08PM John Herrman | The BBC commissioned a flight-sim reproduction of the last week’s near-miraculous US Airways incident. So, in case you were wondering, this is what it looks like to pilot a commercial jet onto a river. More »
Games
SimCraft Apex Racing Simulator Offers Vomit-Covered Thrills
4:00AM Sean Fallon | 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. More »
Deals
Virtual GT Racing System Now 50% Off, Available for Only $US9,800
12:20AM Adam Frucci | 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? More »
Gadgets
iBird Avian Flight Simulator Makes You Feel Like Icarus
12:00PM Adrian Covert | The iBird Flight Simulator was easily the most creative demo at Microsoft’s Research Summit yesterday. Also developed in conjunction with NYU (like the UnMouse Pad), it uses a USB controller with dual retractable, pulley-style cords, the iBird tracks your movement in 3D space.. The iBird then relays that information back to the computer and offers visual feedback in the form of a projected 3D world where you become a bird that flaps, leans and speeds up. More »
Science
