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releases

The Phantom Lapboard Is Finally Out

We weren't sure that this day would ever come. Even when we spoke with John Landino (Phantom Development Consultant) at CES, he wasn't sure the day would ever come. Today, I got an email from him.

That's right Mark; we have sold a product:) and booked a dollar...what is the world coming to?

It's good to see the $129 Phantom Lapboard finally released, a tale that started back in 2004 finally finished—expect the sky to fill with winged pigs shortly. [Phantom]

11:43 AM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By Mark Wilson
9,156 views, 33 comments

phantom lapboard

Phantom Lapboard Reviewed (Verdict: Holy Bees They've Shipped It And It's Only Half Bad)

Will Smith over at Maximum PC just reviewed the Phantom Lapboard—that keyboard from the Phantom console guys which we first held for ourselves back at E3 2004. Surprise! They think the keyboard "rocks". Their official position is that the pivoting scheme is comfortable and works great for righties and lefties. The only problem is their mouse. It sucks. Not only does it have signal dropouts, the left click button is "wimpy". Probably not worth your $130 until they can work out the mousing problems. [Maximum PC]

5:30 PM on Fri Apr 25 2008
By Jason Chen
3,205 views, 14 comments

Latest by n/a: just buy a damn Logitech keyboard & mouse.**FROWNS WHILE TYPING** more »

pranks

Phantom Keystroker Sets Makes Working With You Even More Irritating

If you're the "fun" guy in your office (and I'm guessing you are), you'll love the Phantom Keystroker. This little USB device is sure to drive anyone who has it hooked up to their machine insane: it randomly moves the mouse around and types out garbage text at random intervals, making the victim think their computer is busted and making work near-impossible. Sure, it's a little mean-spirited, but you're so good-looking there's no way anyone can stay mad at you. Right? [Product Page]

1:09 PM on Tue Mar 18 2008
By Adam Frucci
13,398 views, 55 comments

Latest by B1663R: Hey guys! what did i miss? let's see... wow what a bizarre thread. so whats with all the cock talk anyway? more »

biological warfare

ScanEagle Sniffs Biological Threats, Tells When You Have to Start Running

Boeing Phantom Works, the guys who get to do all the awesome planes and play with the alien ships at Area 51, have modified and successfully tested ScanEagle unmanned air vehicles to "intercept, detect and fly through simulated biological plumes or clouds to collect airborne agents." This means that the aircraft above will allow troops to locate biological threats faster, all without having to use trebuchets to launch goats into danger areas to test, which is the way they probably did it before (may not be as effective, but it could be a lot funnier. Fetchez la vache!) Full details after the jump. More »

4:20 PM on Mon Mar 10 2008
By Jesus Diaz
6,608 views, 9 comments

Latest by TheCapt: I'm sure the guys don't call these scaneagles... but probes..."Captain says he wants another probe sent out to look for life". Ah, Star Trek. more »

crash

F-15 Eagle Literally Breaking Apart


As part of the ongoing investigation on the accident that has nearly one third of the US F-15 Eagle fleet grounded, Boeing Phantom Works has released this simulation reconstructing the "structural failure of a US Air National Guard F-15C, caused by fatigue cracking of a forward fuselage longeron, slowed down to one-fifth the actual speed of the event!" In other words: "ZOMG! The cockpit broke apart!" Fortunately, the pilot survived the extremely violent accident, which is amazing although not as incredible as the Israeli pilot who managed to land his Eagle after a crash ripped off an entire wing:
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4:30 AM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By Jesus Diaz
26,079 views, 60 comments

Latest by whiteknight89: @middy: I don't think anyone else mentioned this, but Marx wasn't a communist in the way China and Russia were communist. His ideas were so different, that he even said that he was not a Marxist. Look it up, we more »

peripherals

Phantom Lapboard Keyboard (It's Coming) (Maybe)

We got our hands on a final build of the promising lap-ready Phantom Lapboard Keyboard at CES, and what can we say? It appeared every bit as wireless and ambidextrous as we thought. But this is the aptly named Phantom Keyboard we're talking about—the keyboard that Alienware wanted but couldn't secure—the keyboard we've been looking at since 2004. We talked to the Phantom Development Consultant John Landino and he shed some light on the delays.

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4:36 PM on Tue Jan 8 2008
By Mark Wilson
7,382 views, 11 comments

Latest by n/a: This serves as proof that vaporware can be shown at CES too! Big, big message to Art: Gotta hurry up with that other keyboard. more »

going green

Your TV Sucks (Power, Even When It's Not Running)

That TV set of yours still sips power even when it's turned off, to the point that phantom power use can add 10% to your electricity bill. In fact, the average US household consumes about 50 watts of standby power per hour. There's a lot of talk about Energy Star ratings for electronic devices, but plasma and LCD TVs are still sucking up energy when they're doing nothing, and that's why Get with Green tested 50" plasma and 37" LCD displays to see which ones are the hungriest in standby mode. Of the 50" plasma displays, it looks like the 1080p Panasonic TH-50PZ700U (pictured above) is one of the greenest in standby. Let's take a look at the list: More »

10:20 AM on Wed Dec 26 2007
By Charlie White
8,484 views, 39 comments

Latest by n/a: If they are really worried about power consumption, then why are they reading this on the internet? They could easily be reading the newspaper. I think some people need something better to do with their time. Lets see if we more »

hair removal

How to Turn Your Body Into a Hairless Wonderland With Gadgets: Part 2

In our first hairless wonderland feature, we took a look at how you could rid your entire body of hair using three simple gadgets. The Mangroomer, the Flowbee and the Philips Bodygroom allow you to make sure your back, head and crotchular regions are free of any unslightly plumage. But what about the most important part of your body; the part that everyone looks at during a conversation (no, not your jiblets—and the Bodygroom has that covered)? Yes, we're talking about the face. And with the Braun Pulsonic or the Gillette Fusion Power Phantom, you can be sure your mug is as glossy as the top of Patrick Stewart's head. More »

Feature

12:01 PM on Mon Dec 24 2007
By Jason Chen
15,992 views, 31 comments

Latest by n/a: @Meatlocker: dude, that is SO FREAKIN' FUNNY!! I mean, really, sorry 'bout the ball sack and all, but DUDE, that's a story for the ages! 15 minute conversation about your scrotum and balls with a total stranger of more »

peripherals

Phantom Lapboard Ships on Phantom Dates

Phantom Entertainment has certainly got the name right; they provide an excellent source of entertainment based on phantom product releases. The most recent of such products is the long-time-coming Phantom Lapboard, which is apparently available for purchase now. The asking price is $130, and it ships on...wait a minute...when does it ship? More »

6:10 PM on Sat Dec 15 2007
By Haroon Malik
6,303 views, 24 comments

gadgets

Sea Phantom: Helicopter Speed at a Powerboat Price?

The Sea Phantom is a concept from long-time boat designer David Borman, whose James Bond-like vessel is designed to deliver helicopter speed at a powerboat price. Although the five-passenger prototype he's created so far doesn't go 150mph yet, that's the idea of this ominous-looking ghost ship that uses NASA's lifting body airfoil design. More »

9:16 AM on Wed Feb 7 2007
By Charlie White
5,562 views, 20 comments

phantom

Sneak Peek at CBS' High-Def Super Bowl Gear

We know you'll be watching the Super Bowl in HD come February 4th, but ever wonder what it takes to bring you this colossal event in glorious high-def? Well, the folks at CBS wanna tell you as they've hired over 500 staffers, 47 HD cameras, and even went through the trouble of replacing the lights at Miami's Dolphin Stadium all in the name of high-def. But at the top of their tech list this year is a new super-slow motion camera called the Phantom V10 which has the ability to capture 2,000 frames per second. The camera, which is made by Vision Research, will be joined by six of Sony's latest super-slo-mo camera systems and an army of robotic, unmanned cameras. Enough gadgetry to make you a football fan—even if you're not. – Louis Ramirez More »

3:36 PM on Mon Jan 29 2007
By Louis Ramirez
402 views, 10 comments

Latest by Azndude51: Sweet, now I have another reason to watch besides for the commercials. more »

digital cameras

Super Slo-Mo: First Commercial Shot With the Kick-Ass Phantom HD Camera


Serious progress is being made with digital film technology, with extremely high-rez cameras by Thompson, Dalsa and the upcoming Red One rivaling imagery that until recently could only be acquired on film. Now here's the first commercial spot shot with a one of the latest innovations in digital film, the 2K (2048x2048) Phantom HD camera (pictured at right) by Vision Research that can shoot in extremely high speed just like its film-based grandfathers. More »

3:59 PM on Thu Jan 25 2007
By Charlie White
1,232 views, 21 comments

peripherals

Supplies! Phantom Lapboard Delayed 'Til 2007

Just when Phantom's managed to get a modicum of credibility back into their corner with the recent Lapboard news (even though the concept for the keyboard was all but firmed up even back in 2004), they go and blow it all like Charlie Sheen on $450 hookers. Yes, Phantom's just announced that they've found some suckers to manufacture their stuff, but they also say release is delayed until January 2007 for pre-order customers and March 2007 for wide release. More »

6:00 PM on Wed Nov 8 2006
By Jason Chen
317 views, 7 comments

alienware

Phantom Lapboard to Haunt Alienware

The Phantom Lapboard keyboard and mouse keeps coming back to haunt us, and now it's received a shot in the arm from Alienware, vowing to ship the input devices with its Media Center PCs. We've seen the Phantom before, first offered as wireless input devices for a hybrid PC console gaming system nearly 3 years ago. More »

4:16 PM on Wed Oct 25 2006
By Charlie White
1,325 views, 5 comments

lapboard

Phantom Lapboard Gets a Price And a Date: $129 in November

The Phantom Lapboard, the keyboard and mouse combination left over from the doomed Phantom console, finally has a price and a ship date. It's going to be $129.95 in November, but if you order now you can get $30 off. More »

6:35 PM on Thu Oct 5 2006
By Jason Chen
829 views, 10 comments

robots

Invisible Boomerang Reconnaissance Robot

The defense industry is taking a page from the Batman School of War and making products with more of a boomerang shape. In this case, the Phantom Sentinel, an unmanned aerial vehicle that's not only shaped like a boomerang, but "is in constant motion" and "has a uniquely minimal cross section allowing it to 'slice' through even the most adverse weather conditions". More »

4:45 PM on Fri Sep 29 2006
By Jason Chen
461 views, 6 comments

home entertainment

Phantom Console Truly Disappears

Phantom, the "makers" of the Phantom Console, have removed all references to the never-released gaming system on their official site. The only items left under their products page are for the Phantom Lapboard, which is actually pretty cool, and the Phantom Game Service. More »

5:10 PM on Wed Aug 16 2006
By Jason Chen
1,714 views, 7 comments

pcs

The Infinium Phantom Lives On

Hey, hey, my, my, Infinium Labs' Phantom just won't die. First offered as a hybrid PC-console gaming system some two years ago, the Phantom has been delayed, beset by lawsuits, and has not even been able to fire a warning shot over the bow in the current generation of console wars. The innards of this machine were never too impressive, but the eye-catching hardware design lives on. And now it appears that Infinium has decided to un-bundle the Phantom's wireless keyboard and mouse, and sell it as an accessory starting in the second quarter of 2006. Called the Phantom Lapboard (okey dokey, then), its main coup is its intuitive interface, with a keyboard that can rotate for both right- and left-handed players. Two sets of inverted T-directional keys further the ambidextrous functionality. The Lapboard has a range of 30 feet, includes full-size keys and an extended spacebar. The mouse sits under the keyboard in order to keep your hands closer together and save desktop space. No price yet, but we'll keep you posted on The Phantom (I love saying that) for sure. More »

7:46 AM on Thu Dec 29 2005
By tgrumet
944 views, 3 comments

Latest by paulg: Where is this so called Phantom? This is going to be the only console that becomes outdated before it ever gets released. It's nice to hear than Infinium is dedicated to providing accessories for it. Infinium should also be more »

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