Bipedal Cycling Robot
You might remember the pictures and video I shot of muRata Boy and Girl at CES earlier this year. If you liked those robots you will love the robot that Masahiko Yamaguchi built. This Bipedal Cycling Robot is quite small but when it comes to robotics small is usually more challenging. This tiny robot drives [...]
Cobra iHelicopters go on the offensive with iOS launch-able missiles
We mentioned the iHelicopter back in August and it looked like one of the better iOS controlled flying devices out there. Today, it got a significant update.
The $69.99 Cobra iHelicopters now get to go on the offensive. The Cobra is armed with two missiles that can take out targets over 6 feet away.
The older version (without missiles) [...]
Sony renames NGP as PS Vita, starts from $249
Sony has revealed more details of its NGP gaming console at the E3 expo. Henceforth, the handheld console will be known as PS Vita and will be released at the end of 2011 (presumably, in time for holidays). Sony will release two variants of the PS Vita – Wi-Fi priced at 24,980 yen in Japan, [...]
iFixit Tears Apart The PlayBook
It’s the newest tradition in gadget journalism: get the latest device and break it to pieces on camera neatly and systematically, then arrange all the pieces in a little display, noting the most interesting bits. The PlayBook has just gotten the iFixit treatment.
What’s been learned? Well, the usual components are there — radio, cameras, and [...]
Panorama 4D turns your iPhone into a 3D camera with bullet-time gyro mode
Don’t hold you breath for a glasses-free 3D screen on the next iPhone, it would be very unlike-Apple to go with the tech many folks suspect is just a fad. If you’re a fan of 3D imagery, this nifty app will have you covered.
Panorama4D by OWLAB is a photography app that lets you take stereoscopic [...]
DIY Your Camera Into A Radiation Detector
Here’s an interesting little project that anybody with some foil, gaffing tape, and a scintillator can do. It’ll let you see for yourself the natural radiation associated with elements like 40K Potassium, and of course any radiation coming off things like reactors or Godzillas.
The project is really simple; I suppose the hard part is getting [...]
Is HDMI Mirroring the next step to Apple home gaming?
Apple showed its HDMI mirroring product with little fanfare yesterday but more than one commenter has us thinking that this might be an interesting gaming option. Obviously Angry birds mirrored onto an HDTV won’t change the world, but perhaps playing some of the more hard core games over a wire might be something special.
Think about [...]
Sony unveils PSP2, codenamed NGP
Sony has finally unveiled the PSP successor. Codenamed as NGP (or Next Generation Portable), the PSP2 boasts some interesting specs. On the design front, the new PSP comes with a “Super Oval” design that is claimed to be created for long play sessions and has added the much-needed dual analog sticks as well as front [...]
Samsung Busts Out New Full HD HMX-Q10 Camcorder
If you like Samsung; and you like camcorders, then check out this fella. Samsung kinda admits that their old interface wasn’t too great by simply saying; the HMX-Q10 has an “Easy Operation and Smart Access” UI, hopefully easing the headaches of amateur tech users all over (no need for a users manual here).
It’s basically a really [...]
PIC18F452 based Rover Robot called GUI Bot
Rustic Engineering has some good posts about the GUI Bot build, it’s a robot that is based on the PIC18F452 microcontroller. The robot looks great with two large drive wheels and one coaster wheel under the front. You can also find a large writeup of the project over at Lets Make Robots.
“Feature List
Move, turn and [...]