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NTT RedTacton turns you into a giant card for swiping

, Feb 25th 2008 Discuss [0]

Basically what this little card does is transmit its signal through your body, clothing, whatever it has direct contact with. That means you could open doors, use printers, and other such tasks without actually having to pull out your card and swipe it. Read The Full Story

Innovation First selling ROBOTC programming kits for VEX robots

, Jan 16th 2008 Discuss [0]

I have no idea what these VEX robots are, but ROBOTC is the language that was developed at Carnegie-Mellon. The goal of the language was to make a language that was easy to use to program robots. Read The Full Story

Make your own Mech practically

, Dec 3rd 2007 Discuss [0]

Well, the practicality of it might be a bit exaggerated, but its by far more practical than an 8 story tall mech standing in your back yard as you build it. Basically this guy gave his computer chair working legs. Read The Full Story

LG Zenith DTT900 converter

, Nov 14th 2007 Discuss [6]

So just about everyone knows that next year they are switching to digital television signals, it’s the reason this whole 700MHz auction is such a big deal. Anyways, when they do, you more or less have 2 choices, buy a new TV or get a box much like this one. The boxes are set-top boxes that convert the digital signal back to analog. Those of you resistant to change can get a $40 coupon to go towards one such box like these. Read The Full Story

Robo Hopper looks like ASIMO with helicopter attachment

, Oct 21st 2007 Discuss [0]

No really, it does. In fact, I like the idea, so get to work Honda. It comes pre-built and sits at 15.9cm tall. Its controlled by a 2.4GHz band controller that kind of resembles an Xbox (the original one) controller, but with just the two joysticks on it. Read The Full Story

Helicopters that would make Dr. Evil Proud

, Oct 7th 2007 Discuss [1]

Mainly because they have frickin’ lasers. So, laser tag is fun. Flying RC helicopters is fun. Combining the two with RC helicopters that shoot, and receive, laser beams just like laser tag, well that’s Head-Explodingly fun. The fun is only compounded by the fact that a laser hit makes the copter spin out of control and crash. Read The Full Story

Amazingly small Robots from Sandia National Labs

, Sep 28th 2007 Discuss [0]

Just imagine a swarm of robots attacking you, each of them on your own, you could stop with two fingers, but a whole swarm, and you’re done. Well they aren’t quite attack robots, but they are small, less than an ounce in weight and under a quarter-inch cubed in volume. Is it just me, or do those “treads” look like small rubber bands? Anyways, they are really small and only run off three really small watch batteries. And the whole swarming thing, yeah, that’s how they are supposed to work, but its to accomplish various tasks, not to eat you alive. Read The Full Story

WowWee Dragonfly takes flight again

, Dec 23rd 2006 Discuss [2]

If the last video of the WowWee Dragonfly Robot got you salivating, how about another from the makers themselves? Taking off from a meeting table and then fluttering around a selection of their other robots, it's hard to believe that this is going to be a commercially-available toy. [youtube MY5yOJ_-Z3s] It turns out that credit for the original design must go to a high-school student - and now part of the WowWee team - Sean Frawley, who will in fact sell you the plans for his elastic-band powered Ornithopter kit for a mere twenty bucks. I can't wait to have a go of this myself! Robots Rule [via Street Tech]

Take Off and Landing Flight Trainer RC Plane

, Dec 13th 2006 Discuss [0]

We’ve been paying a lot of attention lately to RC toys, so here goes another one worth a look. The “Take Off and Landing Flight Trainer Plane” from Hammacher Schlemmer, is a 1/10th scale electric plane that can taxi and take off under the power of its twin engines instead of hand-launching like with other beginner RC planes. The twin engines provide double the power for take-off, propel the plane up to 20mph (200 mph scale speed), and allows easier steering for first-time flyers. A two-channel transmitter controls climbing and descending while the thrust-vector steering guides the plane through turns by adjusting the amount of power to each engine. Read The Full Story

Doraemon RC Toy

, Dec 9th 2006 Discuss [0]

Since we’re on an RC frenzy ever since the Micro Mosquito, I’ve decided to bring some attention to this must-have item for any manga-hording-geek’s treasure trove. Why have anything flying around your room besides the classic Doraemon, our beloved robotic cat with the fourth-dimensional pocket and the suction cup propellers. This RC Doraemon measures about 6 inches tall and is controlled via a remote that resembles a wand. Not much other information is provided on the site. And being priced at $74.63, it is definitely for just the extreme Doraemon cultists. Flying Doraemon RC Toy [Via: I4U]

Limited Edition RC Porsche Cayenne with onboard Camera

, Dec 8th 2006 Discuss [0]

Remote controlled toys seem to top some holiday gift lists this season. So, another such toy to watch out for is this limited edition miniature Porsche Cayenne with an on-board camera. So even if you’re not too stoked about the Cayenne, at least you’ll derive some perverse joy driving this thing into the uncharted territories of the ladies room.

The camera is capable of shooting at 129,000 pixels while the car cruises around. The images are transmited to the 2.2-inch LCD on the remote controller. The model car also features sturdy suspension good for traversing rough terrain, headlights that light-up, and two speed settings. Priced under $200 with a 3-year warranty, this roadster will be available starting December 20 at Tchibo.co.uk.

Tchibo sells limited-edition Porsche Cayenne model with on-board camera [Via: Pocket-lint]

H2 Hummer RC Toy

, Dec 7th 2006 Discuss [0]

If RC toys get you excited, then take a look at the RC H2 Hummer. This two and a half feet long beast can take on the streets with speeds up to 10-15 mph. Ok, so its not furiously fast compared to some other RCs, but it is a monster-sized 1:6 replica of the real thing and the extra touch of spinning rims and flashing lights really lets you cruise in ghetto style.

It comes with a 9.6v rechargeable battery and charger. You have to just hope this thing doesn’t guzzle your batteries the same way the real thing guzzles your gas. Priced at $99.

RC Hummer H2 is sooo cool! [Via: NewLaunches]
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