The World Premiere launch of the eleventh Doctor style Sonic Screwdriver as a Universal Screwdriver will happen at the Forbidden Planet Megastore in London, at 179 Shaftesbury Avenue. The date is Saturday, 25th August. If you want to take one of the TV controlling Sonic Screwdrivers home then pre-orders are highly recommended. The remote control […]
Monstrous Zoid larva
Do you remember Zoids? They were robotic creatures that you had to build yourself by attaching plastic to plastic, screwing in caps and making sure all the hinges and joins worked well. Later on there was a computer game and even an anime series.
Turn your phone into a robot – meet Romo
I think this is a good idea – but let me know if you disagree. Romo was a Kickstarter project that funded last year and raised just just of $115,000. It lets you turn your smartphone into a robot. Romo is still pretty basic but, we’re told, he’s fast learner. This is him messing around […]
The Necronombox
This evil looking creation began life as a Lil’G boombox. The Lil’G is interesting in itself – available for pre-order and backing on the side Ideacious which blends the standard retail experience with Kickstarter. You can buy from it or you can pre-order to support product development and then cash in on the success your pre-order enabled.
7 handcrafted covers for the Nexus 7
Google’s had to stop taking orders on the Nexus 7 16GB for now. The cost effective but powerful Android tablet is selling very well and already Geek Native has learned that Comixology will be making updates to their app to better support the device. The question is – will the Nexus 7 benefit from the […]
Comixology on the Nexus 7
The Nexus 7 is just out – and the 16GB edition is sold out on Google Play. It’s my first tablet and I was looking forward to using it as a comics in bed device. So, how does Comixology Comics app stand up? There are some problems with it. Technical stuff first – the app […]
A robot dancing the Evolution Dance
This video features a Nao from Aldebaran Robotics doing the same routine. What the video shows is just how good robotic motion has become. The little droid gave the Evolution of Dance a pretty good work out. The only catch? He didn’t seem so sure about the edge of the table.
Real life elephant wooden steampunk elephant mecha!
The title of this post is “Real life elephant wooden steampunk elephant mecha” to which my only comment can be; “No! Really!” French artists François Delarozière and Pierre Orefice have built, from wood and metal, a working, elephant shaped mecha that snorts steam. It’s the most surreal and the most artistic mecha you’re likely to […]
A LEGO Turing Machine
Today is Alan Turing’s 100th birthday. He’s seen by many as the father of both computer science and AI. If you’re struggling to solve today’s Google logo then imagine the insight needed to create a working Turing machine out of LEGO. That’s what Jeroen van den Bos and Daby Landman at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica […]
Today is IPv6 Day
Today is IPv6 Day – a day when major internet players enable the IPv6 systems permanently. The old system, IPv4, isn’t getting switched off yet and the two systems will run in parallel for a while. Although IPv4 is still in place, the IANA ran out of IPv4 addresses to asign to devices like smartphones, […]
