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LaCie 5Big is Slightly Less Infamous Than HAL 9000

We doubt that the LaCie 5big Network storage array will one day spontaneously become self-aware and take over your office, but the visual nod to HAL is unmistakable nevertheless. And on purpose. Designer Neil Poulton said he created the array thanks to inspiration from the supercomputer at the heart of 2001: A Space Odyssey. However, aside from that all seeing eye thing on the front, this beast is all about affordable storage, not ending your life. More »

12:30 PM on Sun Oct 12 2008
By Jack Loftus
9,108 views, 42 comments

Latest by mangochutney: I just love the design of that thing. It's simple, damn beautiful, and the back is functional. I bet we'll see a more »

Faster, Better, Stronger

HAL Robot Exoskeletons Available for Rent

The day for you to strap yourself into a robotic exoskeleton and fight crime the way your normally flabby limbs would never have let you has come! Cyberdyne, the Japanese company responsible for the HAL (hybrid assistive limb) prototype robot suit, is starting rentals this week. The price for being superhuman: about $2,200. More »

11:10 PM on Tue Oct 7 2008
By Elaine Chow
9,386 views, 46 comments

Latest by theshizzle: is no one going to mention the expression on the lady's face? da da daaaaa more »

robot suit

Rent Your Own HAL Exoskeleton For The Low, Low Price of $1000!

Are you a feeble, pasty pansy? For the low price of $1000 a month, you could overcome your physical limitations with a HAL exoskeleton from Cyberdyne. While HAL prototypes have been around for a few years now, Cyberdyne has just begun building a lab that will mass produce 400-500 of the suits per year starting this October. More »

2:30 PM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By Sean Fallon
22,668 views, 84 comments

Latest by Ariel_Wollinger: @Lorne: LOL more »

toys

Hal the Robot Hamster Loves Dancing to Styx, Sniffing Stuff

Hal is no ordinary hamster. While other hamsters find themselves confined to the dancing gifs of 1990s novelty websites, Hal has grown into an autonomous force of the entertainment world. Dancing to Styx' Mr. Roboto on command, Hal is recommended as a loyal companion in all environments not including pod bay doors.

For those of you who will now have Mr. Roboto in your head for the rest of the day, enjoy the video after the jump.

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9:41 AM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Mark Wilson
3,958 views, 24 comments

Latest by dasnake: Curse you nightelfmohawk! and your ridicoulus hamster dance. but then again i ahve to get it so i can get more »