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Cat Takes a Ride on Roomba

by Lee Bains, posted Nov 20th 2008 at 1:49PM



Our dear friends at Engadget posted this video of a kitty taking a joy ride on a Roomba, the world's finest vacuuming robot. As we all know, cats and technology have long been embattled opponents, so we find a lot of hope in this instance of feline-robot cooperation.

In the interest of perpetuating cuteness, we encourage you to introduce your kitty to a Roomba. Just keep him away from this Roomba. [From: Engadget]

10 Classic Game Clones for the iPhone

by Dan Reilly, posted Nov 19th 2008 at 9:22AM


If we've learned anything from the demise of Scrabulous, it's that programs that are obvious copies of classic games can survive until they're too popular for their own good. So, that means that this list of 10 rip-off games for the iPhone, compiled by our bros over at Asylum, might be the death knell of your favorite time wasters.

But hey, we're not here to drag you down. You'll probably have plenty of time left with subtly-titled 'Space Invasion' and 'Tris,' until somebody puts two and two together and realizes what they're infringing on. Then again, whoever owns the rights to 'Arkanoid' and 'Marble Madness' might not even remember those games existed, so everything might just turn out fine. Fingers crossed, right? [From: Asylum]

Designer Creates LEGO Fashion Show. Seriously.

by Terrence O'Brien, posted Nov 12th 2008 at 1:25PM


Ok, we get it. Everything is just more fun when you make it out of LEGO bricks. Even computer animated ones. There are three, count 'em, three LEGO Star Wars video games, a LEGO Indiana Jones game, LEGO Harry Potter and Lego Batman titles, as well. LEGO bricks make great music videos and even help geeks pour beer. But, even with all of that, we're still baffled by this.

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac (AKA JC/DC), a world renowned fashion designer with a flair for the whimsical, designed "outfits" for a four minute LEGO fashion show (see the video above). The video features the iconic LEGO "people" strutting down a multi-colored catwalk to the strains of 'Hollow Out' by The Aspirins for my Children.

The video features no punch line, joke, or anything else. It's a straight faced runway show... just made from LEGO blocks. We guess the entertainment value is supposed to be in the whimsy of it all, but it's kind of lost on us. But, what else do you expect from a guy who accompanies a slide show on his Web site with dogs barking 'I Want to Hold Your Hand.' [From: GeekSugar]

iPhone-Controlled LEGO Robot Pours Beer

by Terrence O'Brien, posted Oct 28th 2008 at 5:52PM


There is something about ingenious, geeky, DIY projects that sets our hearts aflutter, especially when they involve beer.

An intrepid geek has combined Lego building bricks, the iPhone, and Pownce (a Twitter competitor), to construct an automatic, beer-pouring robot. The Lego arm monitors a Pownce RSS feed for the instruction "pour." That word triggers the robot's arm, tilts the beer bottle, and pours a frothy brew into a glass.

Of course, the contraption needs to be loaded with a beer manually and a glass must be placed in front of it before activating the machine. It's pretty cool, but not particularly useful. We'll be sticking with our RC Cooler, which doesn't pour a beer for us, but it can deliver one from across your apartment. [From: CrunchGear, Via: Textually.org]
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Hallowindow Rig Turns Your Home Into a Haunted House

by Darren Murph, posted Oct 17th 2008 at 2:01PM


With Halloween just around the bend, Mark Gervais' creation is just too timely too ignore. Originally conceived around this time last year, the Hallowindow projector rig turns your peaceful, totally plain home into a nightmarish haunted house with just a beamer, a white sheet, a source, some speakers and Mark's own animation DVD. All's that left for you to do is hop on past the break for a pictorial setup guide and pick up the Hallowindow DVD from the read link. Oh, and before you pass this off as just a gimmick, give the video (also waiting after the break) a look. It's spooky, we tell ya.

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R2-D2's Got Your Back (Like a Back Pack)

by Kaiser Hwang, posted Oct 16th 2008 at 11:33AM



Unlike good ol' George, the licensing department at Lucas knows how to take the 'Star Wars' brand and make things we actually like. Take, for instance, this insanely adorable R2-D2 backpack by online retailer fredflare.com.

While it's questionable whether we'd actually wear it in public (we're not that nerdy... or are we?), we can't deny how soft, cushy, and charming the thing is. And while it may not be quite the chick magnet, it's definitely quite the dude magnet. Now where's our Yoda pack? [From: geeksugar]

High Heel Phone: Antiquated and H-O-T!

by Peter Mychalcewycz, posted Oct 14th 2008 at 12:15PM


We didn't realize that people still used used regular phones, but dang are we happy there is a market for them.

If there weren't, none of us would be able to enjoy this delightfully trashy blast from the '80s. We might even get one just so friends can come over and feel inspired to reminisce about those hot, sweaty polyester nights when the music was bad and the hair was, well, worse! The High Heel Phone costs $22, and, in our opinion, is worth every penny.

This is a guilt-free impulse buy, assuming you still have a home to keep it in... [From: GeekSugar]

The Mind-Reading Controller for Video Games

by Evan Shamoon, posted Oct 12th 2008 at 9:12AM



Those who love video games but are hampered by poor hand-eye coordination will be happy to hear that biofeedback is on its way to the living room. A California-based company called NeuroSky showed off the newest version of its headset (called Mindset) at this week's Tokyo Game Show, and the response has been positive.

Essentially, the device is hooked up to a PC (playing a custom-made game) and can tell whether the player is focused or relaxed. It moves the on-screen character accordingly, as your brain waves prescribe.

"We brought this to the game show as a new interface, a new platform for game creators," NeuroSky managing director Kikuo Ito told AFP. "Once people get used to the idea of using brain waves for various applications, I hope we will see various products using this technology," he said.

In long-distance learning courses, for example, teachers could monitor whether students were attentive, he said, adding that train drivers and motorists could use it to judge their stress levels and alertness. And girlfriends could tell whether or not their boyfriend was listening to them.

Wait, maybe this is a bad idea. [From: SMH]
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Rideable Robotic Triceratops Yours for Only $300

by Engadget Staff, posted Oct 11th 2008 at 3:22PM


Playskool's Kota the Triceratops is a robot dinosaur that uses 11 sensors to respond to touch and sound by wiggling its horns, wagging its tail and turning its head. It also plays a few "adventure themed songs." Best of all, it can't stampede or impale anyone; like the animatronic Triceratops in 'Jurassic Park,' Kota can't get up and move around. That won't stop kids from adoring it though. Like Pleo before it, Kota's cuteness overpowers all. Don't believe us? Shipments have begun, so you can buy the cuddly robot and see for yourself. All you need is 300 bucks. Or you could just check out the video beyond the cut.

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Sega Releases Plant That Nods to Your Voice

by Blake Besharian, posted Oct 9th 2008 at 9:30AM



Move over Aibo, take a seat, creepy humanoid robot doll, Pekoppa has arrived! Sega's eagerly anticipated nodding robotic plant is finally here, at least in Japan, though we expect that it will soon be turning up in children's bedrooms and on the window sills of retirement homes stateside, delighting the immature and the elderly with its fantastic capacity to acknowledge that it is listening/ Garden-variety sound sensors, presumably, enable the doodad to move its leaves as you sing or speak to it.

Only in the high pressure society of Japan, where 1 in 5 people have considered suicide, would a robotic plant that nods be billed as a good listener (we're basing this claim on a translation of the promo song in this video). In fact, we'd like to say that if you're talking to a robotic plant because that's the only thing that will listen to your problems, you might need to seek more professional help. [From OhGizmo!]

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