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Carlos Owens wanted a giant metal robot that would mimic his movements while he sat inside it. And since no one was about to build him one, he built it himself. This 18-foot-tall, one-ton prototype is his second stab at the project, the first being made of wood. This version was started in 2004, and [...]

Mimoco’s getting more clever with their latest Star Wars mimobot flash drives—Darth Vader and Clone Rex have removeable masks, and one out of six Vaders will have the Uncle Fester face underneath, not the NOOOOO one. [Mimoco] Click To Go to Source

This is the HD World, an amazing ultra-high definition military F-16 simulator that runs on 120 Intel Dual Core PCs with $400 graphic cards inside a special industrial casing. Looking at the video, I want one in my living room. L-3 Link says that their simulator gives you 20-40 visual acuity—current sims do 20-80—which it [...]

The conversation about Snow Leopard‘s compatibility with older hardware has been dominated by complaints that it won’t support PowerPC—something we’ve all known for months. But Snow Leopard will have some mixed implications for more recent hardware, too. First, we have a possible bonus feature for last-gen MacBook users. According to Snow Leopard’s “Enhancements and Refinements” [...]

The Gadget: Today Eye-Fi Wi-Fi-enabled SD cards have been upgraded with a 4GB Pro version with new features like support for RAW files, selective uploading and the ability to send files straight to your computer with via an ad-hoc network. The Price: $150 The Verdict: The best keeps getting better. We already knew that Eye-Fi [...]

Digitimes has it from one of their annoyingly anonymous, sometimes accurate “industry insiders” that the N450 Pineview, one of Intel’s next-gen Pine Trail Atoms, which boast built-in GPUs and memory controllers for slightly improved graphics performance and massively improved battery life, will ship in Q4—October at the earliest. [Digitimes] Click To Go to Source

Back in April, when the ITC ordered Vizio to stop US imports of HDTVs that infringed on a patent held by Funai, President Obama was given 60 days to intervene. He didn’t! Nor did he need to, it seems. The best, and really, only source of information on the status of the legal conflict comes [...]

Within hours of a leaked WebOS root image spilling onto the internet, would-be developers have coaxed a respectable number of hacks and tweaks out of their Pres—including the phone’s first homebrew app. Their accomplishments are modest in the scheme of things, but this is an auspicious start: My first application works!! I’m so excited! It’s [...]

Remember when Leeloo painted her nails in many colors at the touch of a button in The Fifth Element? Yeah, me neither, I was too busy falling in love with Milla Jovovich. This invention, however, will make that possible. What you are seeing in this image is a cellphone that has changed its color from [...]

Nothing beats combining your fears into one, absolutely terrifying object. This is a robotic snake that, when necessary, can blow itself up. Yes, a suicide-bombing robosnake. Developed by the Israeli army, this robot is primarily intended to be used for surveillance, slithering around with a camera on its front. But if need be, it can [...]