Dave Niewinski, the engineer behind Dave’s Armoury, turned a Kuka robotic arm into a full motion roller coaster simulator that brings the theme park experience home. First, an ultra sturdy chair frame made from solid steel had to be fabricated, along with a monitor mount for a curved ASUS ROG screen.
Disney’s HoloTile floor demo at D23 shows the future of augmented reality gaming, and it’s basically a high-tech omni-directional treadmill. Put simply, it simulates the feeling of movement without actually having to move, and it can also detect real-world objects for an even more immersive experience.
The Lenovo Legion Go handheld gaming PC can be used for much more than just games, and you can get one for $550.11 shipped, originally $699.99. Featuring an 8.8″ Lenovo PureSight Gaming WQXGA touchscreen display that can also be used to navigate Windows or any other operating system installed. Product page.
A 28-year-old Steve Jobs may have predicted the iPad during his ‘The Objects of Our Life’ speech in 1983 at the International Design Conference. In addition to the tablet, he also believed that by 1986 sales of the PC would exceed sales of cars, and that in the following decade, people would be spending more time with a PC than in a car.
Let’s face it, most Mercedes-Benz Sprinter camper vans consist of a small sleeping area and possibly some additional seating, but Serena takes living off the grid to a whole new level. Created by UK-based Van Life Builds, this luxurious home on wheels has sliding doors that open to reveal a corner sofa-like seating area that converts into a bed.
Nintendo VirtualBoy fans rejoice! Those with an Apple Vision Pro can now relive some of the VR console’s classic games in mixed reality with VirtualFriend. This app lets you explore the entire official library of Virtual Boy titles as well as the most popular homebrew, complete with provided metadata and 3D title screen previews.
It’s not everyday that you see a LEGO submarine, much less one with a motor and a somewhat functional inner hull. Riley Scott of Brick Science managed to build one with three goals in mind: make it waterproof, an inner hull large enough to fit minifigures, camera, etc., and a functional ballast to help it rise back up to the surface.
Priced at $2,500 ($5,153 in 2024) with matching 14″ CRT monitor, the very first Acer Aspire desktop PC (575LB) from 1995 that runs Windows 95 was much sleeker than the competition with its rounded case. It featured a Creative Labs Sound Blaster Vibra 16 sound card, Cirrus Logic GD5440 integrated graphics with 1MB of onboard memory, and more.
