So you’ve seen the AT-AT boombox , now check out the followup, which is what R2-D2 would look like as a ghetto blaster. Unfortunately, it is a one off piece and not for sale. This R2-D2 sound system is part of the Hype Hustle Rip-Off exhibition by artist Bill McMullen over at LA’s The Constant Gallery. [via Technabob ]
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R2-D2 Boombox
Similar to Namco’s neGcon for the original PlayStation, the DualShock Vortex features an “unusual design in that the left and right halves of the controller [are] connected by a swivel joint and thus the halves can be twisted relative to each other.” Click here for first picture in gallery. You twist the controller, the dude on the screen twists the throttle, things like that. But it seems like it would have pretty limited uses, and would probably get on my nerves quickly. [via Gizmodo - Wiki ]
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PlayStation DualShock Vortex Controller
Similar to Namco’s neGcon for the original PlayStation, the DualShock Vortex features an “unusual design in that the left and right halves of the controller [are] connected by a swivel joint and thus the halves can be twisted relative to each other.” Click here for first picture in gallery. You twist the controller, the dude on the screen twists the throttle, things like that. But it seems like it would have pretty limited uses, and would probably get on my nerves quickly. [via Gizmodo - Wiki ]
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PlayStation DualShock Vortex Controller
Max Wallack, a 12-year-old student, used “plastic, wire, and packing peanuts” to build a home dome, which was inspired by the Mongolian yurt. Video after the break. For this innovative design, Max won $10,000, a Dell laptop powered by Intel and a trip to Boston to see his design meet realism. [via Gizmodo - DesignBlog ]
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Student Uses Plastic, Packing Peanuts to Build Home Dome for Contest
Amazon has the ASUS Eee PC 901 for just $267.99 shipped after rebate, originally priced at $379.99. This netbook comes with the “ASUS Super Hybrid Engine for automatic detection and adjustments of CPU frequency, voltage, and LCD brightness to minimize system noise and power consumption or to maximize system performance according to individual needs.” Product page . An Eee PC costing $550 just 8 months ago is now selling for less than half that price from a trio of major on-line retailers. In an apparent across-the-board price cut, several SSD-based EEE PC 901 models have been slashed with your choice of Linux or XP. [via Amazon - Engadget ]
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Deal of the Day: ASUS Eee PC 901 8.9-Inch Netbook for $267.99 Shipped AR
Amazon has the ASUS Eee PC 901 for just $267.99 shipped after rebate, originally priced at $379.99. This netbook comes with the “ASUS Super Hybrid Engine for automatic detection and adjustments of CPU frequency, voltage, and LCD brightness to minimize system noise and power consumption or to maximize system performance according to individual needs.” Product page . An Eee PC costing $550 just 8 months ago is now selling for less than half that price from a trio of major on-line retailers. In an apparent across-the-board price cut, several SSD-based EEE PC 901 models have been slashed with your choice of Linux or XP. [via Amazon - Engadget ]
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Deal of the Day: ASUS Eee PC 901 8.9-Inch Netbook for $267.99 Shipped AR
VMWare demonstrates a new mobile software that would allow Smartphone users to run two different operating systems — Windows CE and Google Android on a Nokia N800 in this case — simultaneously. Continue reading for a video demonstration. What you’re watching is, admittedly, virtualization. The MVP hypervisor is a small (20KB) “bare metal” virtual machine which runs beneath the phone’s OS(es). [via Gizmodo ]
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VMware Mobile Allows Smartphones to Run Two Operating Systems Simultaneously
The BigDog, built by Boston Dynamics, has set a new world autonomous distance record. At 2.5-miles per hour, it traveled 12.8-miles “autonomously avoiding obstacles and dealing with varied terrain until its fuel ran out.” Continue reading for the BigDog spoof, which is an oldie but goodie. This is pretty impressive, but not good enough for DARPA, who wants a legged robot with a range of 20 miles and a 400 pound payload for its new Legged Squad Support System program. [via BotJunkie ]
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Boston Dynamics’ BigDog Robot Sets New World Record
In this feature, “University of Minnesota physics professor James Kakalios discusses how he was tapped to add a physics perspective to the upcoming Warner Brothers movie, Watchmen.” Continue reading to watch. James Kakalios…walks us through the physics of Dr. Manhattan. Summarized, he’s “not strictly correct from a physics point of view, but very cool nonetheless.” [via Gizmodo ]
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University Professor Explains Science Behind Watchmen
Ryan Cashman and Sean Fau-Burnitz produced this incredible light-paint clip using pre-recorded music, an LED keychain for drawing each individual frame, and a Canon Rebel set at 20-30 second exposure time. All the footage was edited in Adobe After Effects. Continue reading to see the result. (Thanks, Jackson)
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The Finger Song
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