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(Video) Cylo 3Style 3D Mouse Demo

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Cylotech has just released a new demo video of its upcoming 3Style 3D mouse. Just to recap, this gadget was “designed to let you work in 3D — it has left and right click buttons along with a jog dial that you can twist left or right (like a rotary phone).” Video after the jump.

From the looks of it, the folks at Cylo are close to releasing the mouse, putting it through a few final tests before going into production, which is good news considering the mouse worked flawlessly when I used it

[via Gizmodo]

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Gamer Busted for Using Library Wi-Fi

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Yes, 21-year old Brian Tanner had his laptop confiscated by police after he was caught in the parking lot of a library, “illegally” using their Wi-Fi connection to play WoW.

..he now faces possible criminal charges for illegally accessing WiFi at the Palmer, Alaska library after hours. While the library could thwart such wardrivers by simply disabling the dang signal at closing, they continue to enforce some usage rules that Mr. Tanner may or may not have been aware of

[via Engadget]

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Pussy Cat: Robot Meets Mobile PC

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The “Pussy Cat” mobile PC “can be a good home monitor and would have fun in role play with distant friends. A self-feeding system, automatically charges the device.” More pictures after the jump.

As a Personal Computer, all basic tasks: watching video, listening music, playing game, surfing internet, instant messaging, email, reminder, alarm, etc. As a Pussy Cat, an A.I. 4-legged robotic cat can move around home. It has face recognition technology that let it remember who is master

[via YankoDesign]

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eBay Watch: Robotic Arm Ride

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That’s right, the robotic arm ride we covered a while back, is selling for a whopping $9,999 on eBay. For those who haven’t seen, check out a video of this device in action, after the jump. Auction page.

This auction is for a used 1997 FANUC S420iW Industrial robot with RJ-2 Controls in a remote “B” cabinet. This robot has a capacity rating of 346 pounds and was at one time used in a Nissan Motor Plant. It is NOT intended to be a “RIDE” and I do not recommend doing so. Fanuc also does NOT support the use of this machine as a “JOY RIDE”

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Futuristic BP Gas Station Lands in LA

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We have seen the future of gas stations, and it’s very artistic. Now if only more buildings in Los Angeles looked like this… Additional pictures after the jump.

What had once been a decaying, dingy, low-rent gas station and more recently a white-tented behemoth was today unsheathed to reveal a slick, brand new, stunningly designed… gas station. But not just any gas station. With its slick metallic surfaces and geometric angles, this is the gas station of the future. A Frank Gehry-inspired silver ogre dominating the corner of Olympic & Robertson

[via LAist]

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(Video) Honda ASIMO Dancing Demo

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Our friends over at Gizmodo pointed us to this interesting Honda ASIMO dancing demo, in which the robot performs quite well. Video after the jump.

The latest cast of the breakthrough hit, Dancing with the Stars, was recently announced and we are sad to see that our favorite dancing robot, Honda’s ASIMO, did not make the cut

[via Gizmodo]

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