Laser Command relies on laser pointer for control
Eliji Hayashi came up with a Laser Command game as his project for a class at Carnegie Mellon University. Why Laser Command? The reply is pretty obvious, since it uses a laser pointer as its primary gaming controller. An 8×8 LED matrix will operate as the display, where it will rapidly switch among producing light [...]
VW Scirocco transformed into virtual simulator
A couple of gaming nerds managed to take a standard VW Scirocco and weaved some engineering magic into it, transforming it into a virtual simulator. All major controls in the car such as the steering wheel, gas and brake pedals, and gear stick have been attached to the in-game controls for that added touch of [...]
LG XD6 Jewelry external hard drive
LG has introduced its XD6 Jewelry external hard drive in South Korea, where it will target women who want to tote their details around in style. Coming in a 2.5″ style factor, you can choose from Titan and Violet colors to adorn its aluminum case, complete with Swarovski crystals located right in front. Each purchase [...]
Hornby digital sound locomotives
When steam locomotives were first introduced, many society gave it the thumbs down considering they believed that it could never beat horses but fast forward in day and you will see more horses on the race course than helping us humans get from point A to point B. Well, Hornby has kept up with the [...]
Vertu Constellation Ayxta ready for Valentine’s Day
This Valentine’s Day, whether you’re feeling particularly flush and want to impress your girlfriend with something much more than standard issue bling, why not fork out a good-looking amount of dough for the Vertu Constellation Ayxta? After all, that late-2009 release sports the same features alongside coming in pink leather, although we would love to [...]
USB Train hub for the kid in you
Want to spice up your work area with a useful piece of USB gear? You can’t go too far off tangent with the USB Train Hub, where it comes in the design factor of a much shorter high-speed bullet train, featuring an LED indicator light located on top of the hub. What you see here [...]