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This projector is Texas Instruments Pico Projector and it looks quite cool. It can project a 15 inch screen on to a wall and also in to a well lit room. It works by shining tiny red, green and blue lasers on to a micro mirror in a similar way to how DLP works. To save on power, the later versions will use LEDs. The good news is that this technology is not far away and we could expect to see some mobile phones with built in projectors sometime next year.
Via: PopSci
The Scimitar is created with Foam and has LEDs embedded in to it. This allows some cool light effects to be created when throwing the boomerang around. The image above is of Eric Darnell who has been building boomerangs for a long time.
Via: Popular Mechanics
If you do not want to fork out cash for an iPod dock then check out the Lego version. Most people will have lego kicking around their home and will be easy enough to make. instructables show you how it is done.
The good thing about a Lego iPod dock is that you can design it any way you want, change colours and basically do what ever you like.
This cool looking star wars theatre was built to look like the death star control deck. The design includes C3PO and Bobafett. It took 36 months to build. Two entrances can be found which have back lit floors to either the left or right followed by automatic sliding doors. A secret door can be found behind Han Solo who is stuck in carbonite. In that room you will find an extensive video and audio collection. All the equipment is kept out of the main room next to the media room. In the cinema its self there are 3 rows of seats, a fiber optic star field, and 22 feet of space from the back wall to the screen.
Via: Electronic House and SlashGear
These cool iPod Nano cases are built from old reclaimed cassette tapes. The inner parts, ie the tape and spools are taken out and the iPod sits in there nicely. All they need now to do is hook up the tape sensors and shove it in the front of your stereo and you have an all in one iPod to cassette deck player. We can only hope 😉 Each case costs $45 CAD plus shipping. I guess it wouldnt be too hard to make your own if you wanted though.
Via: 45ipodcases
The Hasselblad H3D II Digital SLR is a mean looking camera. The range boast 22, 31 or 39 megapixel CCDs with prices starting at 17900 Euros. The display is a bright 3 inch screen which allows for better viewing of images, but also uses less power consumption allowing you to get more pictures taken. Many features on the camera are controlled via menus on screen by using a thumb control. Just looking at the pictures of the camera make it look amazing. It would be interesting to see some pictures taken at the full 39 megapixels resolution.
Via: Letsgodigital
The LP player has been around for a long time now. A new one has been created by Transrotor and is named Artus. It weighs 250 kilos and costs $150k. Apparently weight is everything when it comes to audio quality. For some reason I cannot imagine a mobile DJ wanting one of these to carry around too soon. The Artus has a contact less magnetic field drive, a balanced arm and new electronics.
Via: poandpo
This video shows a brief run down of what the iPod Touch can do with its browsing capabilities over to its nice multi touch screen.
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This video shows a cool way to get rid of pigeons from your pool in your garden which will prevent them from leaving a mess. A motion sensor is needed as well as water. I guess it would really prevent anyone from trying anything in your pool.
Via: Geeks
It was announced that the iPhone is coming to the UK and O2 will be given exclusive rights to sell it. The price of the iPhone will be 269 pounds including VAT which I must say is not bad at all. As well as paying out for the iPhone you will need to sign up for an 18 month contract with O2 which again, is not too bad. When signing up you will get free use of 7500 wi-fi hotspots across the UK and also unlimited mobile data usage. Tariffs will be 35 – 55 pounds a month for the 18 month contract. Maybe they will also have a 12 month contract for more.
I have to admit that I am fairly impressed that they made it an affordable price. I was half expecting to see it go up to the 400 – 500 pound mark for just the phone. It will still be nice to see it even cheaper as the UK is quite competitive in the mobile phone market.
Via: BBC
The Airmagination is a cool robot which is remote controlled. It is quite massive at 4 feet tall. On the base of the robot are wheels which allow it to move around in any direction. Also a speaker inside allows it to talk in a robotic tone. The inflatable robot costs $39.97 from WalMart. I think they should make it twice the size, give it a huge speaker and motion sensors to shout at those who are trespassing in your home.
Duracell has announced some new batteries which will be coming out soon. They are pre charged rechargeable batteries which are NiMH (nickel metal hydride). A cool thing about the batteries is the ability to store power for a year when not used. Most rechargeable batteries go flat after a while if not charged. The batteries will cost $12.99 for a pack of 4.
Via: Coolest-Gadgets
