Getting a ticket for speeding is a fear that most drivers face every day. For 16 percent of drivers this year, that fear will become a reality. Of those, only 5 percent of people will not contest their ticket, costing them an average of 150 dollars. While many drivers do get pulled over for speeding,… Continue reading “The Man” vs. machine
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Street Fighter stop motion: Ryu vs Ken as you’ve never seen before
There have been many renditions of fights between Street Fighter primary characters Ken and Ryu. Cartoons, CGI, even real-life movies have been used to portray the fight between the two evenly-matched combatants. The one below may be the most creative one yet. Using a Nikon D5100 sent as a sponsorship tool, YouTube user counter656 uploaded… Continue reading Street Fighter stop motion: Ryu vs Ken as you’ve never seen before
Photography past meets present – best iPhone accessory ever?
It doesn’t get more awesome than this. It does not get more awesome than this. I don’t think anyone can argue that the iPhone already takes pretty swell pictures, as far as phones are concerned – but this is something new entirely. Black Design Associates have dreamed up this inarguably awesome iPhone/Leica i9 combo that… Continue reading Photography past meets present – best iPhone accessory ever?
Location-based album launches musical elitism to new heights
Do you exist? Do you like music? If you answered yes to both questions, you’ll likely find this pretty neat. Bluebrain, a band based out of Washington DC, have just released a new album – but not as a disc, or even as an iTunes download. The album is a location-aware app that tracks you… Continue reading Location-based album launches musical elitism to new heights
Lego Super-8 camera only further proof that Lego really can solve every problem
I dream of a world wherein we’ve built everything out of Lego, simply because we can. A post-apocalyptic future after which we’ve rebuilt humanity from the ground up with naught but our wits and Lego. I have yet to see a task that can’t be handled with a few cogs of Lego Technic and a… Continue reading Lego Super-8 camera only further proof that Lego really can solve every problem
And you were never without internets again
In the market for a new computer? How does 25 bucks fetch ya? Cooked up by game developer David Braben, ‘Raspberry Pi‘ is a PC he’s hoping to market to teaching children the joys (or horrors, depending on which camp you’re in) of programming. So, what do you get for $25? Well, howsabout a 700MHz… Continue reading And you were never without internets again
The console you never knew you wanted
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPr3PS2RqDQ[/youtube] YouTubist EdsJunk wants to build you an Xbox Slim laptop – and he’s not above charging you hard-earned sweetcoin to do it. For $1600, Ed will build you a rough-n-tumble unit, perfect for playing Streeet Fighter 4 on the road. That might seem pretty expensive, but just look at this thing. A thing of… Continue reading The console you never knew you wanted
Kinect armchair takes laziness to its logical conclusion
Sit back, and relax. For the rest of your life. Quite possibly the coolest Kinect hack yet has come from Microsoft itself – in the form of this Kinect-powered motorized armchair, built using the soon-to-be-released Kinect PC SDK. With a flick of the wrist, the chair reclines, adjusts, and even becomes mobile, all while you… Continue reading Kinect armchair takes laziness to its logical conclusion
Rolltop – A Flexible Laptop May Be Closer Than We Think
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3txQs7jEJ4[/youtube] You’re already watching the video, so let me break it down: this is Rolltop. It’s a laptop that rolls out. Pretty simple. And probably not the first one of these you’ve ever seen – but as the technology actually exists to make this a possibility now, it serves to make something like Rolltop all… Continue reading Rolltop – A Flexible Laptop May Be Closer Than We Think
Guys… We Just Broke Science
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v2xnl6LwJE[/youtube] And here is a visual riddle to help ferry you into the weekend – Escher’s Waterfall, come to life. I’ve been sitting here for longer than I should trying to figure this one out. Any insights, Techi readers? Or did we really just kick science in the teeth? Before some humourless troll decides to… Continue reading Guys… We Just Broke Science