According to a Channel Flip journalist, the Asahi beer robot may possibly be the greatest invention ever known to man. The robot, known as Mr. Asahi, uses a combination of robotics and animatronics, making him not only fast and agile, but also fun to look at. It took 8 engineers over 200 man hours to […]
By JR Raphael Contributing Writer, [GAS] We may not be GQ, but we’ve tracked down some new fashion items that we think will be a bit more exciting than the latest trendy threads. See if you agree. The Stink-Free Socks Scientists are close to creating a kind of clothing that’ll keep you smelling a little […]
Featuring a built-in MP3 / Video player / photo album, the sleek and sexy Infinity concept watch from Swatch will make you the envy of your fellow geek friends. Unfortunately, the Infinity is just a concept and is not available for purchase right now, but if it would, I’m sure it would cost a pretty […]
Melinda Seckington and Karl Gechlik! Melinda won the TokyoFlash Tibida and Karl the S-Mode Oberon. Congratulations to you both! I will be sending the watches via snailmail in the following week, so I guess you can expect them at your door in 5 to 10 days. If you still want one of the many cool […]
Now this guy is totally, and I do mean *TOTALLY*, nuts. I’ll let you watch the clip so you can see for yourself how much balls this Chinese farmer really has. It’s kind of hard to tell what’s truly going on because the only view we get is from a camera located on the front […]
By JR Raphael Contributing Writer, [GAS] The road trip is about to be revolutionized. Chrysler has just introduced an in-car WiFi system that’ll let you surf the net while on the go. Uconnect Web — unveiled at a company event in Detroit today — will be available for all Chrysler, Jeep, and Dodge models by […]
Coming in R2-D2 and Darth Vader flavor, these official Star Wars USB hubs will be the perfect companions for Star Wars fans looking for extra USB connectivity for their PC. Both models emit genuine Star Wars sound effects, are animated, and feature 4 USB 2.0 ports. Expect them on the streets of Tokyo somewhere in […]
Priced at $98,000, the Magni Gyro M-22 Voyager may look like a standard helicopter, but it’s not. The M-22 is actually a gyroplane, and unlike a helicopter, it is pushed forward by a single rotor located behind the pilot. As the gyroplane takes off, the top rotor starts spinning by itself, acting like a wing, […]
Frequent flyers, prepare to be dazzled: This week, the world’s first power-assisted luggage is rolling into our lives. A company called Live Luggage will unveil its motorized bags tomorrow. The bags have a handle-based sensor that powers up when you tilt the handle, then gives you an added push when you need it. The system […]
We’ve presented some of Johnny Lee’s Wiimote hacking projects in the past, but what you’re about to see is what impressed me the most so far. Using a Wiimote, a projector, and an infrared emitter, Johnny is able to transform almost any surface, from a standard sheet of paper to an umbrella, into an interactive […]