I’ll be the first to admit that guns make me nervous. I am not a fan. But this cubic sculpture dismantles into 135 pieces, which in another configuration create a working .45 caliber muzzle-loading pistol—that’s pretty awesome. To be clear, not every part of the puzzle is a component of the finished gun assembly. However, […]
While court cases from hostile governments have always been the biggest obstacle to Google’s Street View project, it has faced a couple of other limitations: covering private land and accessing places without a road. But both of those have proven surmountable. After two years of work, the company has now unveiled a host of locations […]
Check out this really cool and creepy USB Flash Drive Finger by Etsy user jasonscreations. Unfortunately, the drive isn’t for sale anymore, but I guess it wouldn’t be too difficult to re-create one by cutting a finger off from a old latex hand. [Jasonscreations]
A combination of official announcements and leaks has brought further details about the games available for the Nintendo 3DS, which launches this weekend in Japan and next month in other markets. There’ll be five games preloaded on the console, which look to be mini-games designed mainly to show off the technology. The line-up includes a […]
Currently priced at $1500, the Solowheel is a self-balancing unicycle which is composed of gyro sensors, two foldable foot platforms, a battery, and a 1000 watt motor. The vehicle weighs around 20 pounds and can reach a top speed of 12 mph, with a 12 miles autonomy on a single charge. [Via Toxel]
“It’s a cross between a beeper and a car phone.” Oh my grok. And it’s only $3300!! [via]
T-Mobile and LG are releasing what’s almost the ultimate in futuristic tablet devices, complete with 3D video recording. Almost, that is, because there’s a very old-school catch. The G-Slate comes with a total of three cameras: one on the front for video chatting and two on the back. These are 5-megapixel affairs and can either […]
Comedian KassemG and sketch-comedy troupe Good Neighbors poke seriously geeky fun at all the pseudo-technology Hollyweird is deploying these days. Take THAT CSI!
Imagine, for only $456,000 (3 million yuan) you could build a squirt gun so powerful it could blast the skinny jeans off an army of hipsters before they could even say ‘Belle & Sebastian’. Now you know the awesome power that China’s Luoyang City’s fire department has at its command (insert maniacal laughter). Made from […]
If you’re a modder and have an iPhone 4, check out this video about Apple’s insidious new plan to keep you from tinkering with the innards of your precious phone. Edit: After watching this, be sure to read Bobcooley’s interesting comment below! [Source]