Latest Portable Gaming Console Launched

In a bid to get ahead of the competition Sony launches the successor to its PlayStation Portable, claiming it offers the quality of a home console in an on-the-go device. (Jan. 27) LINK: Youtube

Incredible Sonovox - Kay Kyser - 1940 film "You'll Find Out"

Amazing device that gives voice to musical instruments. The Sonovox consists of one or two louspeakers placed on the throat that play the source sound. The performer whispers the words while the speakers stand in for the voice box. Used for the talking train in Disney's Dumbo, uncountable radio promos, a tube-in-the-mouth version "Talk Box" was used by Frampton to make his guitar sing, and all-electronic "Vocoder" versions are still used in current pop music. LINK: Youtube

Creating 3D Holographic Videos with Microsoft Kinect

"YouTube user okreylos has managed to get inside a Kinect and extract the bits that allow him to create 3D video captures of what the device sees."


The camera obviously cannot see all the way around the various physical objects in the room, but when okreylos starts spinning the image on its axis, things get pretty cool! Fun starts about 40 seconds in... [YouTube, Oliver Kreylos], Via: Gizmodo

Kinect EXCLUSIVE Preview! Dtoid Roundtable Edition - Destructoid 0011

The motion sensing, body-judging device formerly known as Project Natal has finally hit the market for the whopping price of $150, and with a smattering of launch titles ranging from Biggest Loser to Sonic Freebase--er, Sonic Free Riders. Is it worth it?

Jonathan and Tara are joined by former co-hosts Max Scoville and Jon Carnage as they share their feelings on the device and the initial batch of titles. LINK: Youtube

Tracked Skateboard/ Segway

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The Shredder is a new military vehicle by a start-up company called DTV. It’s an individual transportation device that can go up to 30 MPH and haul 1,200 lbs. The machine is powered by a 200cc four-stroke engine and can tackle slopes up to 40 degrees.

Link (warning: self-starting audio), Via: Glenn Reynolds, Via: Neatorama

LED PAIN RELIEVER

“Using technology developed by NASA to heal astronauts’ injuries, this device’s 60 LEDs produce safe infrared heat to stimulate blood circulation, relieve swelling in joints, and loosen tight muscles. A study at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee showed the LED technology reduced painful inflammation by up to 37%. Unlike heating pads that only treat just below the skin’s surface, the LED light penetrates deep into tissue for lasting relief from muscle aches. The device begins to relieve pain when placed 1/4″ from the skin. The lightweight, brush-shaped design is easy to move around the body and hold in place.” LINK

HOW GUN SILENCERS WORK

“A silencer is a device attached to the barrel of a gun, either part of the integral design or as an after-market addition. The purpose of this device is to quiet the sound of the gun firing. Silencers were developed at the beginning of the 20th century by several scientists who were actually working on developing mufflers for motor vehicles and realized the device they had invented had other applications. The term silencer is a misnomer and is not used by the firearms industry for several reasons. Silencers received some very bad publicity as they were used in many spy and gangster films, giving the suggestion that their only purpose was crime and murder. It is also an inaccurate term as very few silencers effectively stop all the sound of a gun firing. The purpose of the device is to instead quiet the sound and render it unrecognizable as gunfire. For that reason, these devices are more commonly referred to as suppressors… Now, find out how gun silencers work.” w/ photos. LINK

Unusual Photo Made With a Pinhole Camera

A pinhole camera is the ultimate in simple photographic devices – a lightproof box with a small aperture (often literally a pinhole) and a bit of film or photo paper. The image above was made with such a camera.

In the foreground is the pointed roof of a house or small building. Behind that is… what???

The surprising answer is at the link, with further explanation here.

Link, Via: Kottke, Via: Neatorama

Potato Chips Hand

Japanese hand device meant to protect your fingers from getting greasy every time you eat chips. LINK, Via: Youtube

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The Most Useless Machine EVER!

And yet everybody wants one!!! Complete instructions for building this device: http://www.instructables.co... Inspired by Claude E. Shannon's Ultimate Machine. Royalty free music by Kevin MacLeod. LINK: Youtube

The Pen de Touch, for Driving Light Cycles

The Pen de Touch provides haptic feedback while interacting with virtual objects. It also looks like Jeff Bridges could streak across the interface any second.

If the device "senses" contact with a virtual boundary, it reacts accordingly. For example, If you're drawing on a virtual surface, the pen pulls in the opposite direction to represent friction. LINK, Via: Youtube

Legs-on with Honda's walking-assist devices

Helps with correct stride and assistance for forward movement, and the other which is meant for supporting your weight while doing tasks that require lots of bending at the knee. The former is intended to help the elderly, the disabled and those suffering from muscle or joint weakness walk more easily, and the latter is geared towards workers who are constantly performing leg and knee movements that can cause strain or injury. LINK



The Engadget team goes legs-on to see what Honda's new assistive devices feel like. Verdict? Powerful. LINK: Youtube