I’m not sure any of us will ever experience what it would be like to fly a fighter spaceship with R2D2 as co-pilot in the back. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try. For example, we could boost our cars and build co-pilot control pods for droids in the back. Here’s an example of what I […]
Augmented reality takes shopping to the next level
I’m just back from The Gadget Show Live. It was fun but one of the common observations made was that it seemed to lack on future tech. Future tech is out there though. A good example is Tissot’s Augemented Reality window at Harrods in London. There’s an app too. Check out www.tissot.ch/reality to download the […]
Impressive animatronics
These animatronic creations are really impressive. They were created by John Nolan and I’m pretty sure you’ll recognise some favourite films and some adverts – even if all you get shown are the metal skeletal frames. Well worth a watch.
Can you make a slingshot that fires machetes?
Can you make a slingshot that fires machetes? Yes. Yes you can. Joerg Sprave, who has a whole blog about slingshots, rose to the challenge. He made a slingshot that can fire the heavy and rather sharp weapon. As you can imagine the slingshot is huge. Jorg hurt himself during the video. Don’t worry. You […]
Actual Zelda treasure chest
Have you ever wanted your very own treasure chest? One that was filled with shiny shiny loot! Sorry. Can’t help. What I can do is direct your attention to this Zelda treasure chest that comes complete with its very own Zelda sounds.
Projection mapping gets even better!
Yeah; this is an advert. Yeah; this is an other example of 3D projection mapping. Trust me – it’s worth it. This is projection mapping with a twist and the next two minutes will fly by. I strongly suspect you’ll be impressed. Somewhere in Hyundai’s marketing team there someone is smiling smuggly. They have every […]
Bullet time with 24 digital cameras
I still think the Matrix’s bullet time sequences are pretty cool. I know it’s old hat these days but that doesn’t stop me enoying it. If you have 24 digital cameras and a clever timing system then you can produce your own funky bullet time video. That’s exactly what Claudio Giambusso, Alice Stefani and Ivan […]
Robot and Surgeon fold tiny paper airplane
Dr. James Porter works for the Swedish Seattle hospital where he specialises in robotic surgery. The robot is called da Vinci. In order to demonstrate their combined skill set Porter and da Vinci work on a tiny sheet of paper to fold – and throw – a tiny paper airplane. It’s about the size of […]
Samsung’s Galaxy Ace goes Super Slow-Motion Motion
The creative talents at work helping Samsung promote their Android range have come up with another video. It’s a fun video because you get to see the general look of puzzlement from the curious onlooks. That’s always a bonus. This video is to promote the Galaxy Ace. The phone runs Android 2.2, 150MB + 2GB […]
Brain-powered steampunk mouse
I wonder how many people will see a tweet that says “Brain-powered steampunk mouse”, decide to click and find themselves blinking at this odd and slightly disturbing contraption. It’s a brain-powered steampunk mouse, they’ll think, as if the clue wasn’t in the title of the post. British designer Peter Balch is to “thank” for this […]
