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Cyberdyne HAL-5

Apr 24 2007 Kommentarfunktion aus  3,234 views

Cyberdyne HAL-5No, they’re not Storm Troopers in training. They’re Hybrid Assistive Leg (HAL) exoskeletons, manufactured by a firm called Cyberdyne. And if that name sounds strangely familiar to you, you’re not alone. The Cyberdyne Systems Corporation is the fictional company that manufactures the Terminator, the killer cyborg portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Terminator trilogy.

The HAL-5 exoskeletons can multiply the user’s strength by a factor of ten, for up to five hours. It was developed at the University of Tsukuba, but it will soon be available to rent in Japan and other countries for US$1,300 to US$3,900 a month.

Source: Cyberdyne Inc.
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Samsung releases Concept Model

Apr 20 2007 Kommentarfunktion aus  514 views

The Samsung Concept PC

Yes ladies and gentlemen, Samsung has released a concept PC based on Orko’s hat, or more likely, given that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows is slated for release this summer, The Sorting Hat. There are no specs or details as of yet, but it sure is fun to look at the pictures and wonder what the hell Samsung is thinking.

Source: Akihabara News

TARDIS MAME

Mar 27 2007 Kommentarfunktion aus  349 views

TARDIS Arcade Console

This may very well be the single coolest Do-It-Yourself project that I have ever heard or read about in my life. It’s an arcade machine emulator built into a replica of Dr. Who’s TARDIS.

M.A.M.E., by the way, is an acronym for “Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator.” A MAME is a piece of software that runs on a PC, allowing you to run thousands of old arcade games. The MAME, unlike a thousand other emulators out there, closely mirrors the original hardware used to run the games in order to give you an experience as realistic as possible.

Simon Jansen, the creator of this fantastic piece of Geek brilliance, walks through the project step-by-step at his website: http://asciimation.co.nz/tardis/index.html

Faster File Transfers

Mar 13 2007 1 Comment  636 views

The TornadoNearly two years ago, I helped my father upgrade the “computer system” he uses in his office. I put the phrase “computer system” in quotes because the system consisted of one computer using an old DOS OS, three decade old computers running Windows 95, and one computer running Windows 98. All of these computers had five and a quarter floppy drives. Re-orienting him to the world of Windows XP was “tons of fun”. Nevermind why that phrase is in quotes. The reason he had let his computers lapse into such obscenely ridiculous obsolescence is that he simply didn’t have the time required to transfer hundreds upon hundreds of business files from one computer to another, one floppy at a time.

The problem is a common one. Transferring files, even the age of portable flash drives and Ethernet networking, is a real pain in the ass. I’ve come across a great gadget that takes the hassle out of data transfers – The Tornado.
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My Little Cthulhu

Feb 26 2007 Kommentarfunktion aus  1,899 views

My Little Cthulhu

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Millennium Falcon Lego Set!

Feb 12 2007 Kommentarfunktion aus  992 views

Millennium Falcon

OMG! Stop tinkering with your new Vista installation, tell you fellow guildies that you won’t be making the weekend raid, and give your girlfriend a rain check for Valentines! Alright, alright, I’m just kidding about that last part. Tell your Mom to start bring your hot pockets downstairs to your desk. Lego has released the Ultimate Collector’s Millennium Falcon!
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Know someone with a blog?

Feb 6 2007 2 Comments  781 views

No one cares about your blogKnow someone with a blog who won’t shut up about it? This is the t-shirt for you.

Personally, I don’t see what’s so funny about it. Everyone cares about my blog… but I guess that still leaves about eighty million blogs to snub. What really cracks me up is that this t-shirt is filed on the site under the “Highbrow” category. I don’t even think I want to see what they file under lowbrow.

I have little doubt that my brother will soon have one of these for himself. You can get yours at One Horse Shy for twenty-five dollars.



Science Fact: Flying Car

Feb 2 2007 Kommentarfunktion aus  440 views

X-Hawk, the flying carAll I can say is, it’s about damn time! After over half a century of empty promises, we’re finally going to have a genuine flying car on the market by 2010.

CNN featured a story about the future rescue vehicle just Wednesday. The design is being called the X-Hawk. What makes the X-Hawk really stand out from past flying car prototypes is the fact that it’s being designed specifically for urban environments. The design is motivated by the need for a new rescue vehicle that was demonstrated on 9/11.
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