Ok, we’ve seen strange “Zune” ads before — Monster and Pixel Dancers — but definitely nothing like this one, titled “Eyes”. What are your thoughts? Video after the jump.
Our editors have compiled a list of seven high-tech watches you can’t buy, or at least anytime soon. If we happened to miss any, please leave us a comment. “Continue reading” for the entire list.
Apparently this “fire-fighter” flower contains a special chemical that extinguishes “oil fires”. Put simply, a “film forms over the surface of the oil and prevents air getting into the fire, extinguishing it.” Best of all, this gadget doubles as a fridge magnet when not in use. Pricing and availability have not yet been announced. Here’s what Paul Miller of Engadget has to say:
Look, we don’t come up with this stuff, so don’t look our way when that magnetic, fridge-mounted Fire Fighter Flower you bought ends up catching on fire and then destroying all of your 2nd grade pictures on the fridge — it’s your own dang fault
[via engadget – Uber-Review]
You’ve seen some of the strangest Japanese gadgets, now check out seven high-tech gadgets you can’t buy just yet. If we happened to miss any, you’ll probably see it in our next installment. “Continue reading” for the list.
Engadget recently announced the winners of their 2006 Halloween Contest. Some of the entries were downright impressive, like the Pac Man costume above, which not only looks cool, but is fully-functional. We’ve selected a few more of our favorites for your viewing enjoyment after the jump. [via Destructoid]
Nick Brutal of Destructoid recently asked an employee at a local EB store why the system would always lock up when playing MotorStorm, and this was the rep’s response:
“So over there,” I said pointing to the busy clerk, “says he keeps the kiosk off because it keeps freezing up.”
“Nope. No it doesn’t.”
“Well, actually, yeah. It does. I’ve seen it happen myself.”
“No. It doesn’t. We did that on purpose,” he said.
“You make the entire console lock up on purpose because … why?”
“We do that so that people won’t play it all day long,” he explained. “Specifically during Motorstorm, we made it freeze up a lot.
This is almost as bad as the $1075 PS3 picture or $485 PS3 controller. What are your thoughts? [via Kotaku – Slashdot]
That’s right, to prove it’s not fake, one of our readers sent in a clip of the PlayStation 3 grill in action — cooking up a steak. What are your thoughts? Video after the jump.
If Tesla owned a power drill, this would definitely be it. Created by “AxisTarGit”, it’s basically “a flyback oscillator running a high voltage transformer into a voltage multiplier, the drill makes it look cool though, and its a handy case & battery.” Video after the jump. [via HackedGadgets]
So you’ve seen the Wiimote-controlled Smarthome and R/C car, now check out the WiiRoomba. Video demonstration after the jump. Here’s what Travis Hudson of Gizmodo has to say:
Skip to about a minute into the clip to see the WiiRoomba in action. Awesome—my two favorite devices coming together as one
[via Gizmodo]
That’s right, a PlayStation 3 controller sold for a whopping $485 on eBay. We think the pictured PS3 bundle may have threw the bidder off a bit, but then again, the auction clearly stated it was “just” a controller. What are your thoughts? Auction page.