Virtual

Cameras

Six Phones + Panoramic Mount = Trippy Video

1:30PM November 4, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Joergen Geerds, Dan Finkler and Mark Sevenoff got six Sony Ericsson Xperia phones, combined them with a special panoramic mount and then recorded an 360-degree videopanorama of their ride in Moab, Utah. The result is beautiful, especially the Little Planet view. More »


Online

Google Honors Les Paul With A Recordable Guitar Doodle

3:14PM June 9, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Google created an interactive doodle that commemorates legendary guitarist Les Paul who was born on this date (June 9) in 1915. The doodle is a virtual guitar that lets you play a tune and save it for posterity. You can use your keyboard or mouse to compose your ditty. [Google]


Gadgets

Touchscreen Virtual Poker Table Is A Tech Royal Flush

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9:30AM July 10, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Remember that DIY RFID Poker table that Aussie geek Andrew Milner created last year? Well, turns out it wasn’t quite good enough. So he’s gone back to basics and created the Hold ‘Em-1000 Virtual Poker Table, a touchscreen enabled custom poker table that not only does away with the need for a dealer, cards and chips, but is also actually available to buy as well. More »


Software

Windows 7′s Virtual Wi-Fi Turns One Wireless Adaptor Into Many for Easy Sharing, Hotspot Double-Tapping

10:40PM May 18, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Windows 7′s native Virtual Wi-Fi sounds complicated—it virtualises your wireless adapter into as many wireless adapters as you want—but making your machine think it has more than one wireless adapter is pretty useful:

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More Amazing Songs Recorded Through the World (Will Make You Smile Too)

10:20PM April 29, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Many of you asked if you could buy the goosebumping version of Stand By Me that we featured yesterday. Good news: It’s out this month in CD and DVD, along with other amazing songs.

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Mutsugoto Lets Lovers Touch Each Other With Light

8:40AM April 22, 2009 | Sean Fallon

They say long distance relationships don’t work, and a lack of physical intimacy is usually to blame. It’s kind of abstract, but the Mutsugoto allows lovers to draw light on each other’s bodies or beds.

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Software

Virtual Keyboard Confounds Key-logging Bosses, Criminals, and Spouses

7:20AM January 23, 2009 | Mark Wilson

If you’re browsing the web at work or just somewhere insecure, the prospect of key-logging may keep you from typing passwords and/or expletives. This Greasemonkey-compatible script brings up a virtual keyboard for mouseclick typing.

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Gadgets

Hands-In the Virtual Hole: Sex Gets Even More Awkward (NSFW)

12:00PM January 10, 2009 | Mark Wilson

In the rapidly developing area of teledildonics, a variety of Japanese electronics companies are stepping forward to make sure your sex life remains a source of shame and humiliation.

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Software

The Military Wants Virtual Parents For Children of Deployed Soldiers

8:40AM January 8, 2009 | Sean Fallon

You would think that a webcam would be sufficient, but basic teleconferencing solutions to the problem of deployed mums and dads is not enough for the military. They want to go virtual.

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Online

City of Decatur, Georgia Mulling Virtual World Interface

6:00AM December 22, 2008 | Jack Loftus

Not one to be outdone by the likes of PlayStation Home, World of Warcraft, or even that cesspool of flying dildos Second Life, the city of Decatur, Georgia might be going virtual.

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