[ev type=”youtube” data=”ksi4jm_Gkjk”][/ev] There used to be only two major ways to unlock a door. With a key or with a contact card, like used in hotels and high-security areas. You can now add the Wiimote to your list of entry methods. Using a combination of FreeBSD 6.2, an AVIOSYS IP motor, Sony RC-S320, the Wii remote, and some BT ...
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DIY: Copy Camcorder Tapes to your computer
This might be a somewhat unorthodox DIY since you’re not really “making” anything, but it’s as equally useful as other tutorials. Digital camcorders aren’t exactly user-friendly compatible, if you’ve been wanting to transfer old camcorder video to your computer to throw on YouTube you might have a difficult time. This step-by-step tutorial, complete with idiot friendly image instructions, will show ...
Read More »USB Hamster Wheel for the dieting rodent
Do you have a plump hamster? It’s time to get its fat ass out of the cage and onto the USB Hamster Wheel. The Wheel spins faster and faster depending on the speed you are typing. We don’t think it was made to be used with a real hamster, as it includes a fake stuffed rodent, but it can surely ...
Read More »Roy Block: Mixed reality video game concept will blow your mind
[ev type=”youtube” data=”kOpeKBOKXz0″][/ev] Roy Block is one of those things you don’t see very often. A creation that can revolutionize how we look at something, in this case, gaming. Using a tangible interface, the came stands on the edge of a mixed reality, integrating our world, with the game world. If words could do the concept justice, we would describe ...
Read More »Laugh of the Day: A 12-year-old’s sick obsession with vacuums
[ev type=”youtube” data=”ltQNlqo3vmQ”][/ev] The level of excitement 12-year-old Kyle Krichbaum gets from vacuums is simply disturbing. He’s had an obsession of them since he was born and now owns over 150 of them. There’s really no reason anybody should know so much about cleaning machines, which is why we bow down to him in humble envy of his fanatic gizmo-loving. ...
Read More »Fire breathing Jumping Spider Robot does nothing but intimidate
OK, this fire-breathing jumping robot may not be the most productive of the bunch or have any true purpose, but damn it is cool looking. The spider features legs that can be controlled independently of each other with an airbag on its bottom which allows it to jump two feet in the air. If you’re looking for functionality, look somewhere ...
Read More »Rockstar Games ad for countdown until GTA4 trailer release
[ev type=”youtube” data=”kPD_XB2nmHg”][/ev] UPDATE March 29, 2007: Grand Theft Auto IV Trailer released. The Grand Theft Auto IV ad campaign is in full motion. After only days of spotting ad posters along the streets of New York City, this ad was spotted on the F/X channel on the old boob tube. The ad is a running countdown until the Grand ...
Read More »The Super Mario theme has lyrics?
Despite our love for the infectious theme of the Super Mario Bros. game, we never knew the melody had actual lyrics to go along with the tune. The song is actually called “Go Go Mario”. The video above has both the Japanese and English versions. It’s intriguing to us that we are only learning now about these lyrics. What else ...
Read More »Mospeng-kun robot gives out free tissues to all
[ev type=”youtube” data=”hBBCcmw2nnA”][/ev] It might sound pointless, but Mospeng-kun, the tissue dispensing robot, seems to be a friendly addition to the workplace. Why they chose tissues to be the item given away is beyond us, but hey, it is Japan we’re talking about. The friendly Mospeng-kun detects the presence of a human life-form near by and then attacks…with smiles and ...
Read More »Download: Zync plug-in, makes YouTube even more social
NousTube is a cool little plug-in for Yahoo! Messenger that allows you to watch YouTube movies with your friends as you converse through IM simultaneously. This is a nice alternative to sending your friend the URL and waiting for them to watch the movie. This is how YouTube SHOULD be as a social networking tool. You can even pause and ...
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