This is impressive. Are you a Gears of War fan? You’ll recognise this life-sized War Lancer Assult Rifle. It was built by PLUM B and is awesome This amazing gun as its own clip, a saw blade that moves and shoots elastic bands. Engineering wizardry. As a reminder; here’s the Lego brick weapon.
Ghostbusting? There’s an app for that.
An app for ghostbusting? There actually is an app for detecting ghosts, believe it or not. This decal for your iPhone goes further, though, and turns your entire phone into a ghost collection and containment system. Fine, yeah, okay… so it’s just a decal but would your average ghost want to take the risk? They’ll […]
This is a pocket chainsaw; works against trees but what about zombies?
Geeky retailing power house that is Think Geek are now flogging pocket chainsaw. They’re popular. Geeks like chainsaws. The concept is pretty cool, really, a chain in a tin – except the chain is a series of spiked links; exactly like a chainsaw. You loop it around your intended campsite fire and then ruffle it […]
Dreaming about the Samsung Galaxy Tab
I’ve had an Apple Mac and and iPhone. I’ve had a Windows Mobile phone and I still have an iPod Touch. I don’t regret the iPod Touch; it’s a great device but I do worry about my music being locked away. I’m holding out and not buying an iPad 2. I’m waiting for a good […]
USB coat hanger … charges stuff
At a glance the idea of a USB coat hanger seems like a joke. An extension of all the crazy things we’ve seen adapted into USB devices of some sort or another. I had a USB missile launcher on my desk for a while. However, this USB coat hanger is actually an entry into the […]
Enjoy hentai tentacle sex with your iPad
Thank you Japan. Japan gives us anime and some of the very best tech there is. For example, over at Datacider we have a brand new iPad stand. This iPad stand is so clever that you can position it beside your sofa, next to your PC or even over your bed. It means you can […]
Steampunk Octopus and the fire rampage
This video is from Burning Man. Half of what I see from Burning Man makes me want to go there. I must be there. There are engineering geeks burning things – awesome. The other half of me… well, that’s not my scene. It’s worth noting that this is real. People made this fire and metal […]
Making a Fallout Pip-boy out of an Android Phone
This Pip-boy is pretty cool. It’s pretty advanced – well; it does plenty. It may not do everything but it sure does a lot for a Pip-Boy 3000. I think the most cool aspect of this design is that it makes use of an HTC Desire HD. That’s a good use of Android tech. Could […]
Nihon Buyo dancing robot is the cutest
Okay, this blogger doesn’t really know whether this cute little robot is really dancing Nihon Buyo style – but he is having a go at traditional Japanese dancing. In fact, his routine is described as the Lion dance. I’m going with Nihon Buyo as a style because it was designed for the theatre, involves some […]
Mobile Review: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Sony Ericsson have been among the earliest providers of consumer friendly smartphone technology, long before the term ‘smartphone’ gained widespread traction among today’s increasingly mobile-savvy shoppers. Throughout the early to mid noughties they produced a line of Symbian-driven touchscreen handsets that helped define a vision of what convergence devices had to offer. Over the past […]
