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Abandoned NASA Trailer Found Roadside, Full of Retro NASA Awesomeness

John Mahoney — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDT

Since it came about in the 1930s as the Army's rocket research lab, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory has been a part of just about every major unmanned U.S. space mission to date. JPL also has a somewhat surprising history of running major missions out of modular trailers scattered around their Pasadena HQ, which are packed with all of the stuff you need to, oh, I don't know, monitor a spacecraft on its way to Mars. Photographer Richard Harrington stumbled upon one of these trailers, abandoned on a dusty lot somewhere between L.A. and Las Vegas, and as you would expect, it's a retro space-tech dream inside.

It's a little puzzling as to how something like this could find its way to a derelict desert in the middle of nowhere, but with NASA's budgetary fluctuations, I guess sometimes you have to rip and run. The whole thing has a definite abandoned-seconds-before-the-apocalypse kind of vibe.

If anyone has any idea what kind of machines we're seeing here, fill me in. More pics: [Richard Harrington via FFFFOUND]

All Star Tailgating Trailer Is Dream Bachelor Flat on Wheels

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:49:00 EDT

This is the All Star Tailgating Trailer. Or as I like to call it, the The Get-Drunk-n-Stuffed Out of the Stadium Party BBQ Trailer. This thing—which you can order with custom paint, I'll take naked women in naughty positions and flames on a black background, thank you very much—has all the stuff you need to have a party anywhere, from a beer tap to a giant 60" LCD projection TV with surround sound to a full barbecue and grill, all in a compact 6 x 12-foot space:

- BBQ/Grill
- Two-burner stove.
- One-burner stove.
- Refrigerator/freezer.
- Beer tap.
- Soft drink taps
- Kegerator.
- 160 quart ice chest.
- 2,800-watt power generator.
- Three TVs, one the 60" projection model.
- Surround sound.
- Gaming system.
- Satellite recorder.
- Satellite receiver.

For $19,995, I'm considering buying one to install it in my living room. [All Star Tailgating via Born Rich]

HULK LIKES TONY STARK

Jesus Diaz — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:15:00 EDT

HRRMMMM. WHAT IS THIS AGAIN? ANOTHER NEW HULK TV TRAILER!? HULK IS TIRED! THIS MOVIE WILL SUCK! Or maybe not, Hulk see again... hrrmmm. Bright light. Door. Chairs. HULK DON'T LIKE GENERAL ROSS! PUNY ROSS AND HIS PUNY TANKS! Oh! WAIT! IS THAT TONY STARK? HULK LIKES TONY STARK AND HIS GREEN MARTINI COCKTAILS AND HIS LITTLE PRETZELS AND RITZ COOKIES! Maybe this movie will not suck after all.

[Moviebox]

Sony's New Ad Campaign Teaser: Crazy Stuff With Cameras

Wilson Rothman — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:15:00 EDT

Sony's launching a new ad campaign on April 22, following up all those other spots we're crazy about. We got our hands on the teaser, entitled "Nothing," and it is both very cool and totally irritating at the same time, because "Nothing" is exactly what happens. Kind of. It's a bunch of smug film dudes talking with British accents about explosions and special effects, while doing increasingly crazy things with their cameras. If I was one of those cameras in the video, I'd be praying for a stunt double—look for the one that gets tossed off a bungee platform, and the other that gets rolled down a friggin' mountain. But all of this build-up is for what, Sony? WHAT ARE THEY SHOOTING!!??! [Sony]

Iron Man's First Flight Shows Jet-Like HUD, Every Boy's Fantasy

Jason Chen — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:01:56 EDT

Just like every man under the age of 30 still believes that with enough discipline, training, and working out there's the possibility that he could in fact become the Batman, every man thinks that with the right suit he could fly up and shoot rockets at tanks.

There's a certain truth to that, as evidenced by this clip from the Iron Man movie where Tony takes his first flight in a medieval knight-inspired suit. However, if you look at the HUD that the suit throws in his face, you can tell that flying around isn't quite as simple as pointing your hands and feet in the same direction and praying you don't poop your pants this time. You'll have to have at least played Microsoft Flight Simulator or Ace Combat 6. [Apple Trailers]

Iron Monger Looks Like Badass Old Italian Espresso Machine

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:30:00 EDT

Yeah. New Iron Man trailer. Shorter than the amazing full trailer, but with a few new seconds. Tony "Iron Man, it's kind of catchy" Stark still looks like a billion dollars. And Virginia "Pepper" Potts looks like a trillion. Iron Monger, however, looks like a gigantabolous vintage Italian espresso machine, as you can see in this new brightly-lit and sharp beautiful shot:

Steampunkish? You bet. Still, I bet he can kick Hulk's ass. At least for two minutes. Iron Monger, un cappuccino, prego? [io9 and Toysrevil]

Duke Nukem Forever Teaser Leaves Us Unimpressed

Jason Chen — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:45:19 EST

When we last played the Duke Nukem series, it ran exclusively on German Enigma machines, which means that unless this teaser trailer showed graphics so far ahead of its league that it makes Crysis look like stick figure drawings, there's no way that anybody will be impressed. It's not that the graphics are horrible, but we've seen similar from Gears of War—and that was last year. At least the voice actor and dialogue are still the same, which means 15-year-old Jason would love it.

We're not sure what engine this is using (Wikipedia says it uses Unreal 2.0), but whatever it is, it's been changed a bunch of times, including the Unreal 1 engine for a time. Did you know that the top of the line gaming PC back when it was supposed to be released was a Pentium II? And it probably would have run on an NVIDIA TNT? Jeez. [Shacknews]

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Posters, Trailer Are Mildly Sexy

Charlie White — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:45:00 EST

After years of production and planning, coming on January 13, 2008 is the TV version of the venerable Terminator series, entitled Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Depending on your point of view, it's either going to bring a fresh new Terminator into your home every week or completely ruin the entire franchise. Nevertheless, on the next page check out the trailer and arty new posters released by Fox to hype the series, featuring the tough babe cast as Sarah Connor, Brit actress Lena Headey. That gallery is SFW unless you're toiling your life away in the midst of the Amish (and Mennonite) community.

If we get to look at her every week, this show has potential.
[Fox, via Sarah Connor Chronicles]

Sony PSP Trailer Plays Like a Good/Bad Dream

Charlie White — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:01:00 EST

Still groggy from a kickass pre-holiday kickoff weekend, at first we thought this trailer for the newer and slimmer Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) was part of a bad fever dream we were having. But no, this longish (4:15) piece of video art made us laugh, made us cry, it was better than Cats. While we probably would have picked different theme music, this animated tour de force shows a tremendous amount of creativity. If this is a sign of things to come from Sony's marketing flacks, it looks like the company's finally on to something. [Techeblog]

The Hipster - A Personal Trailer

Jason Chen — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:00:08 EDT

Slightly less embarrassing than carrying a fanny pack, this hipster lets you carry around your stuff in a little personal trailer. The hipster's tied to your body, making you a half mule half, half rickshaw driving man with a trailer on your ass.

We suppose this is useful for, uh, long...walks...with stuff? Yeah, I got nothin. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Elseware via Hipster - Personal Trailer]