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Continuing the archive of independent Cool Tech reporting (Archive Page 54).

Make your very own Deadspace 2 Plasma Cutter

May 4, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If you ordered the right version of Deadspace 2 – by which I mean the expensive, exclusive one, the one that bricks and motar stores really need people to pay for – you’ll have a toy Plasma Cutter. Toys can be upgraded. That’s exactly what the Amazing Lasers channel has done. It’s a simple walk […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: laser

Mobile Review: Samsung Galaxy Ace

May 2, 2011 by Graham Gibson Leave a Comment

When I was a boy countless books, films and television shows depicted the 21st century as being full of technological innovations such as flying cars and robot servants. So far these haven’t come to pass (to any significant degree anyway) but that’s not to say technology hasn’t been advancing in the right direction. Computers have […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech

The Dreamcatcher: Steampunk Nerf gun

April 28, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

There is very little doubt; this gun is a work of art. It’s also fully functional. The good thing is that you get to shoot this gun without a license as its a modified Nerf Maverick. The gun was built by ProfessorCaTPardus who runs an Etsy Store. Bad news. The gun has already been sold […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: guns, Nerf, steampunk

Gatling slingshot

April 26, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Slingshot Channel has featued on Geek Native before. We’ve had a machette firing slingshot – a video in which Jorg Sprave manages to cut his arm open. There’s no such accidents in this “full auto” slingshot but I notice how bashed up his hands are. Jorg has a dangerous hobby. It’s a dangerous hobby […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: weapons

Sony’s S1 and S2 Android tablets are mondo sexhay!

April 26, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Okay folks! You’ll have seen the news that Sony has finally announced they’ll be doing Android tablets. Both devices are PlayStation certified, use mobile and wifi, run Android 3.0 and can even be used as a remote. The S2, in particular, has my eye. It looks more travel friendly. It can also be used as […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: android, convergence, playstation, sony

Interactive Plush Portal Turret

April 26, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The turrets in Portal are cute. This is known. Hurray to Leigh Nunan (plushie designer) and Jonathan Guberman (electronics dude) for the interactive plushie Portal turret. I think this might send the wrong message. In this video the turret gets knocked over a few times. Who would do that to the poor turrets? You’re supposed […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: plushies, portal, portal 2

Lego Starcraft 2 Siege Tank

April 22, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The siege tanks in Starcraft 2 are pretty cool. I can see why some clever clogs might well decide to build one out of Lego. Here’s the thing; there’s a big difference between building a siege tank in Lego and building a remote controlled, 4 motor, 2 linear actuator and highly complex siege tank in […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: lego, StarCraft II

Samsung supports unboxing movement with extreme unboxing

April 21, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You’ll know all about unboxing. It’s when people film the act of taking their latest shiny thing out of the box. Here’s a simple example with the unboxing of Steve Jackson Games’ Zombie Dice. In recent months there’s been a bit of a backlash against unboxing. People suggest it is naff. People hint that unboxing […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: ads, samsung, Steve Jackson Games

The gun that time forgot: Jarre Double Action Harmonica Pistol

April 20, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Found this picture of this historic pistol design. The intent is clear – a gun that lets you fire bullets quickly with minimal reloading bother. The flaw in the design should be equally as clear – the weight/balance would make aiming with this pistol really tricky. This is the Jarre Double Action Harmonica Pistol and […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: guns, weapons

Lego machine of dooooom!

April 17, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Okay, perhaps “doom” is the wrong word to describe this machine but it does make me wonder whether you could use Lego to build a machine to harvest dangerous materials and drive them into cities through the sewers. This video is just shy of 8 minutes long which helps illustrate just how huge this machine […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: lego

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