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Gracefully done: Tockr x The Wheel of Time watch

December 27, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Well done on Tockr for betting on The Wheel of Time. The American brand’s homepage is currently showcasing this great looking watch.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: mashup, wheel of time

Dragon Map Maker: The promise of gorgeous and quick TTRPG battle maps

December 15, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We may be onto the next generation of cartography tools. The third generation of solutions supports multiple views and is smart enough to auto-populate the maps with sensible and context details.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: cartography, kickstarters, maps, software

Concept artist transforms Ducati Diavel into Kaneda’s motorbike from Akira

December 14, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s hard to name a more famous anime vehicle than Akira’s motorbike. Does the castle count in Howl’s Moving Castle? What about the flyer in Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind?

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: Akira, concept art, motorcycles

Chronos Builder: A Kickstarter map generator pitch that comes with an impressive gallery of free maps

December 3, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This system creates maps, 2.5D rooms and even first-person perspectives by either the traditional way or by asking for a new space in the dungeon, hotel, forest, etc.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: cartography, kickstarters, virtual tabletop

Tolkien keycaps: Transform your keyboard into a relic from Middle-earth

November 11, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Instantly recognizable from writings on legendary items such as the One Ring, the script of Tengwar was created by the ancient Elf Fëanor and eventually replaced the runelike Cirth to become the text of choice for Elvish languages such as Sindarin: the language featured on this set.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: J. R. R. Tolkien, keyboard, lord of the rings, Middle-earth

Craft your own virtual tabletop maps with the return of the Maps Bonanza and software for less than a buck

November 2, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Cartographer’s Collection from ProFantasy is back on the Humble Bundle in the Maps Bonanza.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: bundles, campaign cartographer, cartography, humble bundle

Squid Game security/webcams are creepily perfect

October 21, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Designers Cheon Ryong Choi, Soonook Kwon, and Jaeyeon Nam have hit on gold with this Squid Game home security.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: squid game

VR is virtually booming: Usage up 76%

October 13, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Revenue in 2021 is projected to get near to 1.5 billion, and estimates from Oberlo track a 75% increase in monthly VR users over the last 5 years.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: facebook, oculus, stats, virtual reality

Mario Shells make clever Nintendo Switch cartridge holders

October 2, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The blue shell will hold up to 10 Switch games. The bottom is flat, so you can just put the cartridge collection down wherever you want, and the lid shell comes off.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: 3d printers, Etsy, mario bros, nintendo switch, switch

Ahoy, tech-savvy: Free Captian & Cola drink

September 29, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If you’re in the UK, quick on the draw and tech-savvy, then it’s possible to get yourself a free Captain Morgan’s “Original Spiced Gold & Cola”. It’s booze.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: alexa, amazon, food, robots

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