Join I’m sure you can find a good use for this Real Life NO Sign
This NO Sign somehow manages to merge two fads of the early eighties into something that is still contemporary.
The fads I am referring to is that negation sign that was already on a lot of road signs before it made Ghostbusters the most recognizable logos in all of movie history. That film came out in 1984, and, during that time, there was a small fad of 3D. Yes, there was a lot of 3D movies that came out then, just like there are now. I remember most of these 3D films getting a lot of bad press like Jaws 3D, Space Hunter, Amityville 3D, and Metalstorm.
This NO sign is a sign of the a former time, but it is downright useful for our time. After all, we have areas where cameras and cell phones are not allowed, and that one with the cigarettes could apply to any time except the boardrooms on Mad Men.
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Augmented reality helmet shows you bad weather on a sunny day
There’s nothing I like more than the application of augmented reality, especially when mixed with a healthy doses of VR.
What you are seeing here in the picture and the video after the jump is an Augmented Reality Weather helmet from Magic Vision Lab. Using a head tracker and some particle graphics, the user can see what inclement weather would look like in real-time on clear and sunny day.
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The Machete Slingshot, sure to be in a movie soon!
The moment that I saw this Machete Slingshot, all I could think about was all the movies that it could be in. Slasher movie villains now have a new weapon. I can just see the helpless victims running as machetes are hurled at them with deadly accuracy.
I have a video available after the jump if you want to see some serious sharp-shooting. An obvious pun, I know. I admire that simplicity of the mechanism as all this thing does is hold the strung up machete in place while a lever pushes it over the edge. With a special hook built into the machete melee, it launches it through the slingshot.
Apparently, it takes something this long to shoot a machete. I wish I had a figure on the range for this guy. Let’s just say that if David had one of these in the Valley of Elah, Goliath would have been crying for his mother.
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Neutral Power Drill combines screwdriver, laser level, and stud finder in one
I am definitely in need of a new electronic screwdriver, as this old Wal-Mart one seems to have out-lasted its short life.
If I waited long enough, perhaps this Neutral Power Drill designed by Tim Bennett will become a reality. Not only is it an electronic screwdriver, but it also includes a stud finder and a laser level.
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Hyper Touch Guitar has no strings
Some of you might remember when we reported on the Misa Digital Kitara, a guitar that has no strings. As I recall, it exchanged the literal guitar strings for a touchscreen. I’m not certain what this Hyper Touch Guitar has replaced the strings with a touchscreen, and it is also the guitar without any strings, just like Pinocchio.
The design of the Hyper Touch Guitar is one that enables the user to change the setup of the instrument at the touch of a button, so one can go from six-string to twelve-string. I’m sure you all remember those guitars from seventies and eighties bands with the two necks, and it Hyper Touch makes certain you can have that sound and still travel light.
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Popcornflix.com – 1000‘s of Free Movies Online
Popcornflix.com launched a few days ago and I already had a chance to check it out. Popcornflix is a new online digital platform that allows movie lovers to watch ton of fun movies for free online, anywhere in the U.S. The service will expand internationally in the coming months, and eventually almost everywhere movie viewing platforms are available, including web-enabled TVs, DVD players and set-top boxes.
Popcornflix.com made it easy to browse and select from hundreds of movies, including Comedy, Family, Drama, Horror, Spanish-language films, documentaries and more, all with a pretty easy user interface. Movie lovers can choose a movie by type, the name of an actor or director or simply by selecting a title from the latest in new arrivals, or you can search for all the films featuring your favorite star, but best of all, Popcornflix allows users to share films with friends and family by posting a link instantly to their Facebook or Twitter account. Cool. Continue reading » Popcornflix.com – 1000‘s of Free Movies Online
MARTUS – Paramilitary Protection for Activists
There’s a panic button included in MARTUS, a software program designed by a California based nonprofit called Benetech. The actual program is designed to covertly store data about human rights abuses in countries around the world, were talking serious abuses, like murder and torture. It was ultimately designed to assist human rights workers worldwide who are collecting just such information and using it to document human injustice in nations run by vicious dictators in the hopes that someday they will be held accountable for their actions.
MARTUS is easy to use, you simply download the program on a laptop and fill in the blanks to provide a database. Then it’s all automatically encrypted and stored in the cloud on remote servers away from the very people that would want to harm you if you got caught with such information. The panic button feature is to use in emergencies only, like if you’ve collected sensitive data and youre about to be taken into custody by paramilitaries and your computer and its contents are going to be examined. You can then delete all the data, and even the program itself with one keystroke and recover it later, from the cloud with a password and a secret key. Sounds just like the movies.
With an International Criminal Court now investigating possible crimes against humanity committed in Libya, Benetech believes its scientific analysis of data will be in high demand throughout the Middle East. Amazing.
Source: www.pbs.org
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7 Puts Makeup on for You, Seriously
Okay, so first the regular stuff, the camera looks cool, it’s very slim, has a shiny front panel and easily fits in a pocket or purse. It enjoys 16 megapixel resolution. It comes packed with a four-times zoom for a little up close action and a pretty responsive 3.5-inch LCD touchscreen to page through your photos and change your camera settings. But, purchase the new Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7 digital camera, and you’ll find that it makes you look better, literally.
Using built-in Beauty Retouch modes, this camera actually has the ability to soften some wrinkles, reduce shine, whiten your teeth and give you a rosy glow all with the touch of a button. The DMC-FP7‘s make-up mode gives you color options such as foundation, eye-shadow or coloring for the lips and cheeks. Seriously? Will this sucker make me 10 pounds thinner too? Continue reading » The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7 Puts Makeup on for You, Seriously
