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Star Wars Stormtrooper-ized My Little Ponies

By Brenda Stokes on Friday, Oct 3rd 2008 No Comments

What a mash up this is! Someone has taken those sweet little girly figurines, My Little Ponies, have been turned them into Star Wars Stormtroopers. So fans of the epic saga should listen up!

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Falcon Radio Controlled Helicopter provides ammo

By Brenda Stokes on Tuesday, Sep 30th 2008 No Comments

We’ve been covering a lot of these radio-controlled helicopters lately, but this Falcon model is rather interesting. In fact, it offers more functionality than just flying around.

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Sega Toys’ Handheld Aquarium is a fun diversion

By Brenda Stokes on Monday, Sep 29th 2008 No Comments

Who doesn’t like a little bit of useless tech once in awhile? That’s exactly what the Handheld Aquarium from Sega Toys offers users in its Wiimote-crossed-with-iPod form.

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Infrared Tracker Remote Control Car is guided by light

By Brenda Stokes on Friday, Sep 26th 2008 1 Comment

Who needs fancy remote controls for a remote control car? I mean, all those joysticks and buttons and stuff can get confusing. So, to take the guesswork out of the play process, the Infrared Tracker Remote Control Car was developed.

Instead of fiddling with controls, all you have to do is point the controller where you would like the toy car to go and it will go there. Sounds simple enough. The controller is, in essence, a laser pointer and the car will follow the point of light by using an infrared tracking system.

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Robotic Junkyard Dog is more than a scrap heap on wheels

By Brenda Stokes on Tuesday, Sep 23rd 2008 1 Comment

I’m all for random, seemingly useless gadgets and the Robotic Junkyard Dog fits right in since it has no real purpose than to entertain and possibly annoy. But that’s okay. It’s a robot dog, after all and there’s something to be said about that, right?

This little robot is seemingly made from scrap parts and can perform a bunch of tricks and various moves, when he wants to, of course. It can cock its head, wag its tail, run around, sit and stand. The robot is affixed with infrared sensors that make it easier for it to react to its surroundings such as obstacles, movement and even steps.

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Epidermits toy concept is beyond frightening

By Brenda Stokes on Thursday, Sep 18th 2008 1 Comment

Karten Design has been coming up with all sorts of weird toy concepts lately as a part of their Cautionary Visions project. The idea is that not all gadget design is created equal and when the real human aspect of tech and why we use it is forgotten, we’re bound to end up with gizmo abominations like the Epidermits.

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Bandai Luminodot is Lite-Brite of the future

By Brenda Stokes on Tuesday, Sep 16th 2008 1 Comment

Oh, how I loved my Lite-Brite as a kid. I mean, I could kill hours with that thing and still find it fun. And though the light toy has since faded, Bandai has come out with the Luminodot, which very much captures the essence of my old beloved possession.

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StellarWindows turns your PC into a portal for viewing space

By Brenda Stokes on Friday, Sep 5th 2008 No Comments

Japanese company, Fairy Devices, have developed a new toy called StellarWindows that works with your PC to let you take a look at outer space. The toy includes CD software and a USB dongle and is intended for use on either a tablet or notebook PC.

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DIY Indoor Mini Helicopter tutorial with wireless spy-cam

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 4th 2008 No Comments

We love remote control helicopters here at SlashGear, and we love DIY projects too. So imagine the unbridled glee at seeing this tutorial for building your own R/C helicopter, complete with parts salvaged from CD drives, hand-crafted blades and a wireless spy-camera mod.

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Heart Robot brings emotions to robotics

By Brenda Stokes on Tuesday, Aug 12th 2008 No Comments

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Bristol UK researchers have created a new robot that can display emotions and apparently, bring about emotional reactions from humans. Heart Robot looks rather pale, but people seem to really react to his lifelike features and movements.

This puppet-like robot responds to sound, light and movement and shows this by means of eye movement, a heartbeat and breathing. He’s made of a soft plastic and wrapped in Egyptian cotton. The bot’s “nervous system” is made up of five computers and motors to move his hands and eyelids and make his heart beat faster or slower depending on his stress level.

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