Liquid-proof HPR-3 Robot Doesn’t Run on Olde Fortran
Here’s HPR-3 Promet Mark II, a 160cm-tall robot that can probably snap your spine if you don’t get him a beer case every day. The new 149-pound robot from Kawada is liquid-proof and it will be used in construction until someone realizes that “liquid-proof robot” really means “potential sex-bot.” BBC Image of the day [BBC…
Brace Yourself, Sheila, Playboy Rumored to be Launching Branded Cell Phone
Whispers abound that Playboy is about to launch itself into the mobile phone market, with LG, Motorola and Siemens (well, whaddaya know?) most likely front-runners to carry the iconic bunny badge on their mobiles. Anyone have any questions? I know I do… 1. Is the Playboy phone aimed at anyone else apart from tweenagers and…
Technonia Slimline (Eek) MP3 Player Launched in Korea
Korean company Technonia has launched this rather sexy MP3 player (if you ignore the hideous typeface they chose to emblazon “Slimline” on the front of it). And the fact that it’s called Slimline, obviously. Just 7.4mm thick, the Slimline (ugh) has 1GB-worth of memory, a 1.5-inch OLED screen, FM radio, portable data storage and six…
CTX Imaging Shows 3D Bones In Fast Motion, Total Recall Style
Dr. Elizabeth Brainerd and her colleagues in the vertebrate morphology group at Brown University have just developed CTX Imaging, a technique that combines computed-tomography, x-ray video and computing post-processing to let you see bones in rapid motion. Like Mr. Crocodile here doing the Jane Fonda on the treadmill. The process and the results are quite…
Juice Bag Now Available for Us Chicks
Unless, of course, you are a chick that likes backpacks, which I think are too manly by half, then you might be interested in this, a Juice Bag for Lay-deez. It’s a large tote which, apart from being capacious enough for your towel, three bikinis, bonkbuster book and SPF lotion, can recharge your phone, iPod…
Atari Memorabilia to Go Under the Hammer in NYC Today
Sotheby’s is holding a sale of Americana at its auction house in New York today. One of the lots on offer is described as “an extensive archive of original marketing materials from the ‘Golden Age’ of Atari.” So, if you want 135 large file folders stuffed full of original sketches, early designs and proofs of…
Samsung Shows Off an 82-Inch HD LCD Monitor at SEK 2007
Samsung have just announced news of an 82-inch monitor which will go on sale in Korea in November of this year. The 820DXn’s integrated wireless system solutions mean that you can control it via your PC, and its price will probably be too much for mere gamers to dream about. Contrast ratio is 1200:1, brightness…
Quick News: MySpace Goes a Courtin’?
Looks like it only took a little while for Yahoo to get their game on after dropping Terry Semel. The word is that they have been in talks with News Corp. for a possible trade. MySpace for a 25% stake in Yahoo ($9.5 billion). Want another reason to install Safari for Windows? better color management.…
LapDeck: No Table, No Problem (If You’re Filthy Rich)
Seeing as Forza 2 just came out, we bet a lot of you have been pulling your wireless 360 steering wheels out of retirement. In comes LapDesk, a nice little device that lets you secure a steering wheel to your legs. Using only a piece of wood, a strap and a glass shelf. That way…
OS X 10.4.10 is Out Now
Mac users, Apple’s first double digit OS X update (.10) is officially out, so go and hit the software update button and enjoy. But for the detail oriented readers out there, here’s what they fixed. Bluetooth •Addresses an issue in which a Bluetooth headset may show up as an available device for sound output in…
Hot “Dog” Cooker, Barks When Ready
Just what I need to piss off my dog even more, a barking puppy shaped hot dog steamer. She already gets mad when I’m making hot dogs since they smell so good to her puppy nose. But now, when they are done steaming, it will bark loud taunting woofs at her. They’re going for $35.00,…