Robot Chicken Spoofs Castlevania
When it comes to spoofing sci-fi movies and game franchises, you have to admit that there’s no one better than the folks from Robot Chicken. These guys are simply brilliant!
Monthly Archives: August 2009
This Guy is Crazy: Giant Water Slide Jump
Ok, either this guy has some of the biggest balls on the planet, or something is just not right in his head… unless the video is faked somehow, which is definitely a possibility. But you have to admit, the stunt does look real! [Via Today’s Big Thing]
Nikon Coolpix S1000pj camera offers truly cinematic experience
Many, if not most, pocket gadgets that people invent are largely needless as they simply combine two existing tools for no particularly useful reason. But every so often somebody comes up with a “twofer” that genuinely solves a problem. Here’s a problem you may well have experienced (though you might need the marketing men to […]
Wednesday Geeky Pics: Edible Pacman
One of my favorite things about Flickr is that you discover the strange yet common things that people photograph. In this case, it turns out that a popular subject is Pacman-inspired food. Understandable, perhaps; haven’t you ever looked at a pizza with a single slice out of it and wanted to see it run off […]
Sticky Light: The Smart Laser Scanner Revisited
Invented by students from The University of Tokyo, this smart laser tracking system uses a laser diode, a pair of steering mirrors, and a single non-imaging photodetector to allow a laser spot to bounce on a figure being drawn on a piece of paper. You could even use it to play a pong game with […]
Laser-Guided Doberman Attack
Question: Who needs laser-guided missiles when you can have laser-guided dobermans?
FCC boss tackling broadband shortfall and mobile competition
The new head of the Federal Communications Commission says broadband provision will be the agency’s top priority under his leadership. He also confirmed the commission will examine exclusivity agreements with cellphone handsets. Julius Genachowski (pictured), who had not previously served as a commissioner, took office as chairman on 29 June. He’s now given his first […]
The Circle of No Life (Pic)
Ok, step aside Lion King. There’s nothing left for you here! [Via Flickr]
PSP: OMG! Girlz play too!
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] When I read about the new PSP Girlz Play Too campaign at Game Life this morning, for a second I actually thought it was a spoof. But no, it’s very real, and now all I can think is: OMG WTF were you, like, totally thinking, Sony? It’s not as […]
Revolt of the Mouses
The war between pencils and computer mouses has finally begun… “Revolt of the Mouses” takes us to an imaginary battle field, in which computer mouses confront the all time traditional pencils, erasers and sharpeners. At the end it will all turn into a nonsensical parody about how the present technology, in the hands of advertisement, […]