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18 ft Tall Giant Homemade Mech

July 17, 2007 by 1 Comment

Giant Mech

This Mech stands 18 feet tall

A Mecha is a large robotic vehicle which is generally very tall and found in science fiction movies. This one is home made and stands 18 feet tall and has 2 built in flame throwers. This Mech named the NMX04-1A is being created with the idea of practical uses such as construction on land and under water. It is created by a company named Neogentronyx and is only limited by the mind. One of the suggestions is crowd control. I could see a number of people running after this comes stomping towards them.

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TV with no Remote Control – All Seeing Wave Controller

July 14, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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A TV that can change channels by waving your hand at it

If you are used to using a remote control and get devastated when it isnt with in arms reach of you, then this next invention could be for you. It is a box which allows you to control the TV by waving your hand at it. It can control your DVD player, TV and any other device around the TV. A total of 8 gadgets can be controlled by using seven simple hand gestures.

Although it adds to the laziness of the remote control, at least you can never loose the remote control any more because it is not needed. My only thought on this device is what happens when you eat or move, does it know when you are signalling the device or when you are just waving at someone.

The All Seeing Wave Controller was created by two engineers named Dr Prashan Premaratne and Quang Ngyuyen who are based in Australia. Both believe that the remote control wave controller will be on sale in 3 years time.

Various commands to control your gadgets can be found at the link below.

Via: DailyMail

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USB Fondue set

July 13, 2007 by Leave a Comment

USB Fondue Set
For those who spend hours at their PC, the latest and crazy USB gadgets are built just for you. USB devices such as grills and freezers have been built. The next in line is the USB fondue set which allows you to heat up your chocolate and melt it in to liquid with out having to leave your PC. Its real name is the Fundue.

In the box you get 1 Fundue pot with a blue LED regulated heating element. A fundue base with oil guard technology which also has an LCD screen with control panel. You get a blue FureGlow USB device cable and also forks which can be used to play around with the chocolate.

When using the device all the details are put on to screen to help you become even more lazy. The only thing that could top this is a USB chocolate fountain.

Via: Pointlessbutcool

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Pong with Lasers

July 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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Pong that works anywhere

This version of the game pong was created by a senior at Cornell University. It uses a laser that displays the pong ball on any surface. Using the controllers which are attached to an Atmega32 microcontroller you can hit the digital ball back and forth to each other. Each of the controllers for pong has sensors so it can detect where they are and let the processor know when to change the direction of the ball.

A chalk board works best to play this game on as you can draw the boundaries and let the computer know exactly where they are. The system is built in 3 parts. First there is the laser project platform, next is the two hand held paddles and then the microcontroller connecting them all together. The laser beam is projected on to a mirror which is controlled by 2 motors on an x and y axis.

The sensors in the paddle/controller are light sensors which pick up when the laser ball hits it so that the ball can be sent back to the opponent. 3 sensors are in each controller so that the full length of the paddle will actually send the ball back to the opponent.

Overall I am impressed with this and wish the students well with their project.

Project Via: Gearfuse

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Secret Agent Spy Ear – Bionic Ear

July 6, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Secret Agent Spy Ear
If you are the nosey type who like to listen in on conversations then you could go down a couple of routes. First, you could learn to lip read… but that means you have to stand and stare at those who you are stalking. The next option is the Bionic ear which is a small device you put in your ear which has an ultra sensitive microphone in it allowing you to hear crisp and clear audio in your ear. It has a built in volume control allowing you to increase the distance you can hear. Specs after the jump.

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TomTom the SatNav Gurus file Cool Patent

July 3, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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SatNav with real time video of the street ahead

TomTom have been in the SatNav industry for a while now. I owned one of their first navigation pieces of software a few years back for my Cassiopeia EM500 Pocket PC. I was amazed at the 3D maps and how they could rotate as you changed direction. However, thats all old school now as TomTom have filed a cool new patent which allows for actual video footage to be displayed on the screen of the SatNav and then the line of the route you take is superimposed on top of the live video. This is an excellent way to go as you actually will see what you are supposed to rather then a guess at what exit you should be taking when the regular maps are not quite clear.

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Personal Homing Device

July 2, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Personal Homing Device

Stop loosing personal belongings and find them with this homing device

If you tend to loose a lot of things like your keys, books, friends and any other item you can stick a mini tag on then pick up a personal homing device. The homing device comes with tags which you fit to your key ring or stick to objects that you loose frequently. You can then track the object using this device up to 183m away with in 2.5cm of where the object is actually sat. Thats is quite impressive. The personal tracker also has an LED flashing light which helps you to track your stuff in the dark.

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Landscape Lights

June 30, 2007 by Leave a Comment

LED House

LEDs change the colour of your House

If you ever want to illuminate your house then spotlights is one way. Another option is to use LEDs which can switch colours and change the look of your home at night. As well as being able to light up your house, they can also light up the landscape around the home. The LEDs are easy to connect up and are ready to go once positioned in the right place. More pictures after the jump.

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Inflatable Roof Rack

June 25, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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Roof Rack keeps scratches away

This inflatable roof rack is one of those excellent ideas which you are glad someone thought of. It is named the HandiRack and is set to cost around $100. The roof rack as mentioned earlier is inflatable which prevents you scratching or damaging the roof of your car while trying to fit it. Installation is easy as you just put them on your roof and fasten it to the car with straps which are thin enough to fit between the doors. Once inflated they can carry up to 175 pounds of weight.

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LEGO PS2 Memory Card Holder

June 25, 2007 by 2 Comments

LEGO PS2 Memory Card Holder

Keep your PS2 Memory card safe with LEGO

For a fun and simple project you might want to try build a LEGO Playstation 2 Memory card holder. If you have more then 1 memory card then you can just customise the holder to suit your needs. With it being built of LEGO it takes just seconds to allow for another memory card to squeeze in.

What the memory card holder needs

To build the memory card holder you need to get the following LEGO bricks…

* One 8×8 base plate
* Two 1×8 bricks
* One 2×6 brick
* Four 2×8 plates
* At least 1 PS2 memory card

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Intel Chips Allow your Computer to Update while Switched Off

June 19, 2007 by Leave a Comment

What would you think to having an Intel chipset that allowed your computer to still receive updates and maintenance while it is switched off? Its kind of cool in some ways but worrying in other ways if you ask me. This technology was introduced by Intel last year. According to them, it only allows authorised personnel to power up, repair and update switched off PCs with in a corporate network.

Intel are wanting to push this further in to main stream with consumers so that they do not need to worry about their PC being upgraded as it is all done behind the scenes for them. When the user switches on their PC a message pops up saying that their new updates have been installed.

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Home Made Trekkie Cinema Room

June 18, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Startrek Cinema RoomI have seen several pictures of people trying to create their home in to that Star Trek experience. A few months back, some guy in the UK tried to sell his Star Trek Voyager home on eBay for a few hundred K if I remember correctly.

This next Star Trek is a home cinema set up which uses original props from the set. The owner purchased two original bridge consoles at an auction. As can be seen he hasn’t held back at all in creating the full star trek experience. Crazy if you ask me though! [Read more…]

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