Standing 18-feet tall, this Bumblee bee creation was made from a real Volkswagen Beetle. To complete this Transformers robot, “a crane had to hoist the 1200 lb robot onto its feet after the welding was completed.” Click here for first picture in gallery.
A Lemoore man decided he liked the Transformers so much that he built a life size replica of the cartoon version of Bumblebee in his front yard.
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Thought not as stylish as the carbon fiber joystick, Namco’s Tekken 6 Wireless Fight Stick bundle includes “an art book and a wireless stick made by HORI.” Best of all, it’s priced at just $150. Continue reading to see the Xbox 360 version. Click here to view some new screenshots.
If you haven’t spent all your money buying Street Fighter IV controllers, Namco Bandai has a new arcade stick for you to invest in.
[via Joystiq]
Motorola’s followup to the S9, the MOTOROKR S9-HD, “is now enhanced with high-definition audio and ear buds that reduce background noise and improve comfort” — including integrated SRS WOW technology for enhanced sound. Continue reading for a video review. Product page.
Aesthetically, this iPhone 3G knockoff is spot on, and it even has an OS X-inspired interface. On the inside, you’ll find a 400-MHz Samsung CPU, 4GB of memory, and a 3.5-inch touch screen. Video after the break.
Sure, we’ve seen plenty of iPhone clones in our day, but we’ll say this: this is the clome to beat all clomes. It really takes the KIRF standard up a notch, running the best fake OS X we’ve seen to date.
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Currently at $4451 on eBay, the Vertu Signature M may not have an app store or QWERTY keypad, but it does however, feature a front casing that is composed of “69 carats of scratch resistant sapphire crystal.” Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.
The back plate of the Vertu Signature uses a scratch-resistant fusion of zirconia ceramic and titanium, which is partly translucent to emulates the luster of lacquered wood.
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Looking for the ultimate Xbox 360 setup? Look no further than the Cowboys Stadium LED Wall. Considering the size, the picture quality is very good to say the least. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
Jonas Brothers video director Steve Fatone somehow pulled himself away from concert preparations to do just that earlier this week, and apparently became the first person to ever play Xbox 360 on the display in the process.
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Alarm clocks keep innovating. Yet, despite the innovation, very few designs think outside the box. More creative than ever, these alarm clock mods might become commonplace in homes everywhere. Continue reading to see more.
A fully-functional, licensed Commodore 64 emulator for the iPhone has been unveiled. Unfortunately, Apple rejected the app “based on the SDK clause specifically prohibiting interpreted or executable code.” Continue reading to see it in-action.
It all came to a head last week, however, when Manomio confidently submitted C64 for iPhone along with 3 individual gamepacks (officially licensed) to use along with the emulator.
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Called the VR Gamegun, this input device uses an electromagnetic transducer design along with a “single etched beam structure utilizing the Coriolis effect to sense rotation in two axes simultaneously.” Video after the break.
Some features include low-cost, dual-axis miniature rate gyroscope that is fully self-contained for easy integration into human input devices such as the PC VR Gamegun.
[via Gossipgamers]
