So you might be a decent paintballer, but as a human, your body reacts to being pelted by projectile objects. The Paintball Robot on the other hand, has no nerve endings to speak of. Shoot him all you want. It won’t change the fact that your ass is going down. Created by builder Che Edoga, “Gepetto” is made with wood ...
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CD Player Concept Asks The Question “Does Anyone Still Listen To CDs?”
CD players were the hot item back in the dark ages of the 90’s. These days its all about the iPhone and mobile media. The Pandora CD Player concept attempts to bring a modern ascetic to the compact disk, using a remote control with accelerometer tilt technology. When the remote is held vertically you can control the volume of the ...
Read More »Pedestrian Turn Signal Glasses Makes Black-Rimmed Glasses Jogger Wear
When we saw the Safe Turn wrist blinkers for bicyclists, we thought that the blinking bracelet was a effective way of keeping safe on the road. The Turn Signal Glasses might not be the most practical tool for bikers, but for joggers and cautious jaywalkers, they fit the bill pretty well.
Read More »R/C Rubber Ducky, You’re The One
Much like half of the ambiguously gay duo of Burt and Ernie from Sesame Street loved their rubber ducky, many children still use the classic rubber ducky as a must-have bath toy. How about this awesome R/C Bath Duck toy? Forget about hand play and imagination, we want real mobility! A five minute charge of the duck device will give ...
Read More »Sanyo “Under Floor Inspection” Robot Checks Your Pipes
This robot from Sanyo is designed to maneuver under your floor. Bypassing any obstacles in its way, enabling users to remotely inspect the leakage of their home’s piping, corrosion and deterioration of structures. The robot is operated via remote control, taking photos of the pipes in question, displaying the image to your pipe expert. This means that half of a ...
Read More »Super Smash Bros. Adds Even More Ways To Control The Wii
Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo Wii console is playable with four-different types of controls. The first three are the standard nunchuck, classic controller, and game cube controller, though the new game adds a new method to the mayhem. Super Smash Bros. can also be controlled by turning your Wii Remote on its side, giving it a classic controller feel. ...
Read More »Bird’s Ass View Is The New Bird’s Eye View
Here is another case of birds being tortured by humans in the name of tech. A research team at the University of Oxford is trying to get a better idea of how crows behave in the wild. And what better way to accomplish this than to attach cameras near its ass. The ass camera already discovered that crows use tools, ...
Read More »Mini Mario and Luigi Make Golfing Far Less Boring
Golf may not be your thing, but chances are gaming is right up your alley–and what gamer wouldn’t dig controlling mini Mario and Luigi golfers with a Famicom style wired remote? The objective is to use the A and B buttons on the remote to help the Bros. put the ball into the hole–it’s the most fun you will have ...
Read More »Nerd Auction Exchanges Computer Skills For Makeover, Dates
The Linux Users Group at Washington State University is hoping to bankroll their computer skills in exchange for the possibility, albeit remote, of finally touching a boob. The president of the group writes: “You can buy a nerd and he’ll fix your computer, help you with stats homework, or if you’re really adventurous, take you to dinner!” The group is ...
Read More »Giant Airmagination Inflatable R/C Robot Rules All
The Airmagination Inflatable R/C Robot stands at a whopping 48″ tall – which would undoubtedly scare the hell out of pets, young children, and vertically challenged celebrities (Tom Cruise would piss his pants.) It can also be remotely controlled to move in all directions and speak a variety of prerecorded phrases in a robotic tone. Unless you have a pin ...
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