Who hand closes curtains these days? A guy from the Netherlands was able to program a Nintendo Wii controller to open and close his curtains. To close the curtains, he simply motions the Wii-mote to the left. To open, he points the controller to the right. He can even stop the curtains by pointing directly forward. By using a curtain control system from Goelst (G-Rail 6200), a Bluetooth dongle, and GlovePIE, he was able to program his Wii-mote to control his drapes. How pimp is that?
The “hand assembled by ninjas” Nissan GT-R got reviewed by UK’s Fifth Gear’s Jason Plato. If you don’t know what the Nissan GT-R is…shame on you. Check out this, this, this too, and here. Otherwise, this needs no introduction, enjoy the vid.
Gameplay videos of Army of Two, from EA, has emerged online. Army of Two is a third-person shooter and as the name suggests, puts you on a team of two. The game is co-op enabled, so you can play with a friend over Xbox Live. Army of Two seems to promote team work and coordinated movements. As seen in the videos, you’ll need to use your teammate to reach certain areas and strategically take out the enemy. The game itself looks very good, however, I’m not too sure about the enemy AI. They just seem to run and take cover. It feels like it could get old real fast.
Anyways, enjoy the vids.
Watch more Army of Two gameplay vids after the jump.
The Bow Shooting Boy Robot is a mechanized toy archer that grabs an arrow from a quiver, loads it on the bow, and fires at the target. It does this like clockwork, literally. The Bow Shooting Boy Robot consists of a pedestal, the boy, and a hanging target for it to peg with an arrow. The arrow shooting robot comes in a kit, that must be assembled. The kit includes: all the internal gears and mechanisms and everything to build the doll, including the bows and arrows.
Caterham, UK based car company known for making fast race cars, has teamed up with RS Performance to create the Caterham RS Seven. Sporting a 40-valve, 500 horsepower 2.4L supercharged V8 and weighing only 520 kg (1,146 lbs), the RS Seven sprints to 60mph from a standstill in under 3 seconds. The weight is saved by using carbon fiber materials and Kevlar seats. The power-to-weight ratio is over 1000 horsepower per ton, that’s double the Bugatti Veyron’s. Top speed for the Caterham RS Seven is limited to 150 mph. Its fancy launch and traction control ensures the car’s power is delivered to the ground.
For those less thrill seeking, Caterham is making a more modest version, sporting a natually aspirated V8 pumping 380 horsepower and 190 ft-lbs of torque.
For the Caterham RS Seven is £115,000 (about $227,000).
You can protect your high-tech goodies with the Biometric Fingerprint Door Lock. You’ll only need your finger to unlock the door. It is also auto-locking, so you don’t have to use a key to lock the door, simply close the door and it is locked. The Biometric Fingerprint Door Lock comes all contained in one unit so it can be easily and quickly installed. Featuring a solid construction, the lock is PCB sealed with epoxy, preventing moisture, corrosion, and loosening.
Biometric Fingerprint Door Lock can be opened by three ways: a pin number + fingerprint scan, pin number only, or by a key. The Door Lock can handle up to 120 different fingerprints. Fingerprints can be added or removed easily via the Door Lock itself. No need for a computer.
The Biometric Fingerprint Door Lock is powered by 4 AA batteries and costs $199.00 at Home Security Store. For that price, it might just be worth it to protect my toys. Plus, it ain’t that bad looking.
No one likes getting ’static shocked’. If you’ve ever been in a heavily carpeted area (e.g. shopping malls) only to be ’static shocking’ your friends, you know how awesome the Static Electricity Eliminator would be. It’s a rather simple device. Whenever you feel statically charged, simply hold the Static Electricity Eliminator in your hand and touch the rubber tip of the device to a grounded object. A smiling face will appear on the screen, indicating that you are static free. No more painful shocks. You can get the Static Electricity Eliminator for $9.99 via ThinkGeek.
Being tested in Singapore, is the MediaCarts, a new high-tech shopping cart capable of displaying advertisements as a shopper strolls around the store. The MediaCarts are currently being pilot tested in a Singapore supermarket, Tesco. The carts are equipped with an LCD display and can sense their location within the store. Depending on the cart’s location, it will display promotional ads for nearby products. Interestingly, the MediaCart can also inform shoppers of the location of any item within the store. Simply input the product you are looking for and it’ll show you a map of the store with the location of the product. The MediaCart also tracks the movement of shoppers and their purchasing behavior.
Update: Apparently, the carts were first tested in the U.S. with Microsoft and Wakefern Food Corporation at ShopRite stores on the east coast.
