Mar 14 2009 MacBook Modded With Screen In Apple Logo
Some guy went and modded a MacBook with a fully functional LCD screen in place of the traditional glowing Apple logo on the back. It's set up as a second monitor too so he can precisely control whatever appears on the thing. But mostly he uses it to display his webcam or iTunes Visualizer. Impressive, guy, but not nearly as impressive as my Apple logo mod, which is -- wait for it, wait for it....a saltwater fish tank! Boom-shacka-lacka!
Mar 4 2009 Fully Automated, Computer Controlled Shower Will Kill You While You Bathe, I'm Sure Of It
The Aquapeutics (now to be known as AquaPEWtics) luxury steam shower has everything a person could want, plus a whole bunch of other crap, and a $4,300 pricetag.
This spaceship-worthy shower is loaded up with two handheld showers, a waterproof LCD TV, a radio, massage jets, a steam box, overhead lights, an alarm, and other crazy crap. The whirlpool and steamshower are computerized, letting you set your program to run when you get in, and it's all very fancy.
I WANT IT! I heard it even washes your balls and polishes them to a shine. Which, I think we can all agree, while painful, would be well worth the shellacking. QUICK -- LOOKIE HERE! Haha, blinded you.
Aquapeutics shower is just a little bit over the top [dvice]
Feb 26 2009 It's A Little Early: Hole-y Halloween Costume
It's never too early to start planning your next Halloween costume. In fact, I've got my costumes planned through 2016: Link, Link, Link, a Goron, a Zora, Link, a pirate, Dracula. Awh yeah, baby. But if you want to go as a guy with a wig on and a hole through his gut, go for it. All you need is a little LCD screen and video camera.
By using a travel DVD player strapped to my stomach, with video coming from a digital camera strapped to my back, it creates the illusion that I have a very large hole in my stomach.
Flickr user 'evanbooth', the creator, calls the costume the 'The Gaping Hole'. Which, ironically, is what I call the ex. *swish* Count it!
Hit the jump for a picture of the actual setup.
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Dec 16 2008 Well, That Made My Day: A Wii Accident
I love the way he starts crying for his mommy and slapping the TV like that'll magically make the screen uncrack. Remember: they give you wrist straps for a reason -- they make pretty bracelets!
What a Wiimote to the TV Actually Looks Like [gizmodo]
Thanks to Julian, who doesn't break TVs playing Wii because he has a HD projector -- that comes out of his penis. It's true, he plays movies for people on the subway. Also, thanks to Richthegringo, who caught a showing of the Dark Knight.
Oct 13 2008 Sony Unveils Ultra-Thin 40" LCD Television
The Sony Bravia ZX1 is not only 9.9mm thin, but "40% more efficient per panel inch compared to conventional flat panel technology" and allegedly uses less power than a light bulb. I'm not sure what kind of lightbulb, but probably not the 5-watt nightlight in the bathroom I use to prevent pissing on the floor. You know, I was just thinking the other day, "self, this LCD flat panel just isn't thin enough -- I really need something in the 9-10mm range." Thanks Sony, I'll take a 40". $6,055? No prob....wait, problem. Huge freaking problem.
Hit the jump for a video of the mother.
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Jul 15 2008 Magic 3-D Box Displays Images In 3-D
The gCubik is a little 10cm (~4 inch) cube designed by Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) that can display 3-D images via integrated imaging technology and its multiple sides.
The NICT wants to significantly improve the display quality within 3 years. A wireless version is in the works as well. The institute aims at commercializing the gCubik for use in business and science. They say their invention could be used by video game companies, too, for example.
Sure, video games, that would be fun. But let's face it: the box was designed for 3-D porn. Can you imagine what a boob would look like on that thing? Yeah, pretty shitty. Still, it's a step.
UPDATE: I've decide the box looks like a ghost containment trap from Ghostbusters.
Amazing mini 3D-display cube developed in Japan [crunchgear]
Thanks Romeo, just imagine how awesome Portal would be on that thing.
Jun 11 2008 HP's New Monitor Rocks Out With Its Color Out, Can Produce Over A Billion Of Them
The HP DreamColor LP2480xz is a 24-inch LED backlit monitor that can display over a billion colors (~64x what a typical LCD monitor can do). Unfortunately they cost $3,499. But if you're an artist or someone who really values accurate color display, maybe it's the monitor for you. And speaking of art, I bet this thing can display the hell out of some porno. Am I right? Hells yeah. *high fives* This old CRT can't replicate a natural nipple hue to save it's tube. Nipples aside though, vagina. Bet it looks good on that thing.
Hit the jump for another questionable comparison vs. regular LCD and a couple other product shots.
May 7 2008 The Naturmobil Is A One-Horsepower Vehicle
The Naturmobil is the brainchild of Dubai (you know, the United Arab Emirate that's always building crazy stuff) resident Abdolhadi Mirhejazi. It's a one-horsepower vehicle. Literally! Can you see the horse in there? He walks on that treadmill, which both powers the vehicle and charges a battery. I don't know if they have to dangle a carrot over his head or not.
Mirhejazi also discovered the horse can power two LCD advertising screens mounted on the sides of the Naturmobil."Bearing in mind the originality and uniqueness of the idea, Naturmobil was designed and built to achieve the maximum level of attention from its audiences," said his marketing manager, F. Minooeifar.
Wait a minute. This Mirhenjazi character has a marketing manager? I don't have a damn marketing manager. Of course, I don't have a one-horsepower eco-vehicle either. What I do have is a wicked magic act that features two mind-blowing card tricks. I'm seeking representation. Anybody interested? Come on, I can even work a pigeon into the act.
Several more pictures, including one of the device that catches the horse's crap while he's walking (I know I was curious), after the jump.
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Apr 11 2008 My Childhood Sucked Without The NapTV
NapTV is a little stool with a flatscreen built into the underside you can lie underneath it and watch cartoons before your afternoon nap. It is pretty much the awesomest damn thing I've ever set my eyes on. I love how in the picture they show a kid sitting on top reading a book. Ha, good one -- kids these days don't know how to read. Anyway, the NapTV is still just a concept, but if there's enough interest I'll beat up Sung-kyu Nam (the designer) and start manufacturing them. I already made one, and I must say -- it was freaking awesome. I say it was awesome because my roommate sat on it when I was watching Dora The Explorer and it broke. Into my face. So there I was, lying supine on the living room floor with a 320 lb man crushing broken glass into my eyes with his ass. And you know what? The audio still worked.
NapTV So Wrong that it Just Might be Right [uberreview]
Apr 11 2008 Sony Making Picture Frame-Looking TV's
Sony's new line of E4000 LCD's were designed with wall aesthetics in mind.
Sony's pushing its new Picture Frame Mode and four "blend in frame colors" hard as its looks to differentiate the 32- and 40-inch Full HD LCDs (and a wee 26 inch of unspecified, sub-1080p resolution) from the competition. As such, the TVs will display one of six, pre-installed images like Van Gogh's Wheatfield with Cypresses.
Or if pre-loaded pictures aren't your scene you can upload whatever you want. So yeah, pretty looking televisions that blend into the background. Awesome. Just look at the picture, you hardly even notice the TV, right? Actually, where is it? Oh shit -- spotted it. There on the left, next to that chair. Woody looking, nice design.
Sony's Bravia E4000 series is pretty as a picture [engadget]
Mar 20 2008 Under-bed Flat Panel Television System
You may have already seen this awesome television raising system before because it's been out for awhile, but if not, check it out. Made by MK-1 Studio, the system stores a 50" LCD or plasma television under the bed, and then whips it out for your viewing pleasure in 35 seconds. Unfortunately I heard the damn thing costs $14,000, which may or not be true. I did hear it from a reliable source though. And by reliable source I mean someone on another website's comments section who posts under the alias Sketchyjack.
A MUST SEE VIDEO of the lift in action after the jump.
Feb 20 2008 Guitar Hero Loses Something During The Move To Pocket Sized Playability
Now I'm not saying this 7 ¾” X 3" pocket-sized Guitar Hero game isn't going to be any fun, it's just that, well, damnit, it's not. Okay maybe a little. For a minute. The questionable device has a number of songs from the first two video games and the neck of the guitar (which serves no purpose) folds into the body, so you don't have to worry about it poking a hole in your jewels. They hit shelves early next month for around $15. Just imagine -- how funny will it be when you can ask people if that's a Guitar Hero in their pocket or are they just happy to see you? If you answered not funny at all you're correct.
guitar hero: get in my pocket [technabob]
Dec 3 2007 VRX Mach 4 Racing Simulator Seems Legit
Typically I question the merit of racing/flight simulators, but the VRX Mach 4 actually seems legitimate. Granted it probably costs more than my house, but that's beside the point. It's powered by 4 Xbox 360's -- one for each of the 3 Sharp Aquos LCDs, and one for the 7" LCD rear view mirror. It even has a "Virtual Wind System", consisting of 2 dual Honeywell fans, so you can feel the wind in your face when you're burning rubber. Yeah, it's pretty nasty. But if you've got the money to blow on this system, chances are you've got the money for a real damn sports car and the tickets associated with racing it. In which case you should stick to that -- because while driving simulators are cool, they only come with one seat. See what I'm getting at here? Sports cars get you laid, racing simulators get you bad grades in college and a string of failed relationships.
A full list of the system's features and a few more pictures after the burn-out.
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Oct 31 2007 Happy Halloween From Two Major Dorks
So these two guys dressed up as iPhones for some Halloween party, complete with LCD displays.
LOL People on digg think we stole these displays from apple LOL. But we didn't it's just an LCD tv hooked into a video ipod. We edited the display video and cut out all the zoom out shots. We don't work for apple or anything. I'm a DJ and Bobby is in a rock band. That's part of the ponytail thing LOL.
Damn that guy finds everything funny doesn't he, with all his LOLing. You might think I called them dorks in the headline because I'm jealous I don't have an LCD screen lying around to incorporate into a f'ing Halloween costume. Well you're wrong. I called them dorks because they can't dance worth shit. Notice how they don't have any candy? That's because they suck.
iPhone sez Happy Halloween [core77]
Oct 18 2007 Round LCD Screens Designed For Vehicles
After years of development, Toshiba just unveiled their new circular LCD panels. They're approximately 2.5-inches in diameter, sport a 240 x 240 resolution (on the longest lines) and 600:1 contrast ratio. Toshiba believes they'll be utilized for instrument panels in vehicles, along with other mobile devices. "Why?" you ask. "Why not?" Toshiba replies. It looks like a paperweight superimposed on a makeup mirror if you ask me. Not that I know what a makeup mirror is, because I'm all man. I don't wear makeup, I rub my face in pig's blood and eat raw meat. *grunt, grunt* Okay, I'm gay.
Toshiba's new circular LCDs: because your eyes are round [engadget]
Oct 18 2007 Lunchbox Has Lots Of Screen Real Estate
Acme, a company best known for selling a stupid coyote products that almost always kill him, unveiled a 3-LCD foldout "laptop" at Taiwan's Taitronics Autumn 2007 show. Each screen is 17", providing sufficient real estate for whatever your needs. It goes on sale next year, but no word on price. Just be careful trying to use this thing as a laptop -- it will probably crush your privates if you set it on your lap. I'd still try though. Who needs privates anyways when you can watch massive amounts at porno at once. Wait a minute.
Portable Computer Has Three 17-Inch LCDs [therawfeed]
Oct 17 2007 Samsung 1,152 Person Commercial
If you haven't seen this already it's a video made in South Korea for Samsung featuring 1,152 people coordinating their moves to make images (like a monster LCD screen). They're not using cards, but clothes with different colors to make the changes. It's pretty mesmerizing, particularly if you've been doing drugs. In addition, at 1:05 in the video a cameraman almost gets trampled on the left side of the screen. Sweet. I particularly like the dancer they make at the 3:00 mark -- I think I saw her muff.
Youtube [thanks to ultra-cool tz for the tip]
Oct 4 2007 Multimedia Ring Box Pops The Question Why?
The Euricase Multimedia Ring Box costs $200 ($250 for gold or silver plated), and includes a tiny LCD screen and illuminated ring bed. You can upload a slide show with up to 500 pictures, or an hour of video, that starts playing when the box is opened. Hopefully you don't accidentally include the footage of you banging/doing drugs off the hooker you spent the night with last week. I feel like this thing might detract from the actual proposal, which is supposed to be romantic, not goofy. Of course, if I can provide any useful advice, the next time you're about to pop the question -- don't. Run like hell in the opposite direction. Stay young. Live your life. Stick with hookers.
Euricase Multimedia Ring Box [newlaunches]
Sep 25 2007 Colorlight DVD Sets The Mood
Huge flatscreens are okay for watching movies and all, but who needs a movie when you can have slowly rotating colors? For $25 you can pick up the Color Light DVD from Charles & Marie, and then drive off a cliff for being stupid.
This DVD softly rotates through a series of wonderful colors in all sorts of hues and creates a wonderfully pleasant mood...If you fancy a particular color, you can simply pause the DVD there and savor hmmm maybe some soft green or a little hot pink - all depending on what your mood is like that moment...So, for the next cocktail eve you've got planned, you might want to throw on the telly for a little - mood enhancing...
Jesus, what in the hell is going on? A mood color DVD for cocktail eves? What the hell is a cocktail eve anyway? Is that when you go downtown and get so drunk you pee into the Golden Tee golf game? Because if so then I've hosted those before.
Colorlight DVD Sets The Mood [ohgizmo]
Sep 21 2007 Museum Guide Robots Have Eyeball Heads
Enon is a robot created by Fujitsu that meets visitors to Kyotaro Nishimura's museum and then guides them through the exhibits. It uses arm gestures and a chest embedded LCD screen to get the job done, along with a robotic voice. The company plans to roll other service robots out in the coming years, including security and package transport models. One time my 4th grade teacher grabbed my junk when we were in the mummy exhibit at the museum. I'm not complaining or anything. Actually, I think I'm bragging. High five! Up high. Down low. Damnit, he was a dude :/
Museum Guide Robots Have Eyeball Heads [engadget]
