Team Black Sheep flying in New York, over the Brooklyn and Verrazano Bridge, around Downtown Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty. Enjoy! New York City from trappy : TeamBlackSheep on Vimeo. [via]
Category Archives: geek-toys
Mint Robot Hard Floor Cleaner
If you’re sick of back-breaking broom and mop work, but still to need to get your floor clean before the parental units arrive for the holidays, get your hands on a Mint Robo Hard Floor Cleaner ($200). This minuscule, rectangular robotic helper can either mop or sweep your hardwood, tile, or laminate floors using microfiber …
senseFly – swinglet CAM takes autonomous pictures
The swinglet CAM, is a safe and easy-to-use flying camera. It takes high-resolution pictures automatically based on user-defined GPS waypoints. It will be your eyes in the sky. With help of the software ”e-mo-tion” you can define a whole flight path for the swinglet CAM and direct it where to take the pictures. Once the …
Ubuntu Gutsy on my Asus R2H
I today finally finished setting up Ubuntu on my Asus R2H. It was quite a challenge since the R2H uses some hardware that is not really mainstream and requires some manual work to set it up. I did not really cover everything: GPS, Webcam and Fingerprint reader are not configured yet (I just did not …
Smart heating? Anyone?
We have a lot of dumb radiators in Germany. And I bet everyone else in Europe and the US, too. They all look the same: They have a thing you turn to make it warmer or colder. But they depend on you, and they don’t do anything when you are not at home. We don’t …
HANNSpree 32-Inch 720p HDTV Doesn’t Look Weird At All
HANNSpree, maker of TV sets in the shape of baseballs, French fry containers and worse, is now shipping its line of HDTVs that actually look normal. This 32-inch HANNSvibewhite widescreen LCD, first teased late last year, gives you 720p goodness at a price that’s not entirely unreasonable: $1,150.
Those two speakers can either cling to the bottom or be removed, so you can lift and separate them just like a Playtex living bra. Hmm, a bra-shaped TV—are you reading this, HANNSpree?
Maybe that $1,150 price tag is a rip, though. Hey, if you want a great deal on a HANNSpree set, you’ll like this one better, a 32-incher without the fancy speakers for $500. – Charlie White
HANNSpree 32-inch LCD HDTV With Removable Speakers [Born Rich]
Radio-Controlled Car Goes Full Size, Man Inside
Radio-controlled cars are toys, right? Well, not this one, where the crew of the Brit TV series TopGear runs a full-sized radio-controlled car through a muddy obstacle course. Looks like it’s not easy to control, as the two guys try it out on each other. Must be a weird feeling! – Charlie White
The Man-Sized Remote Control Car [Born Rich]
The SelectorMug
The SelectorMug – an easy way to indicate your drink choice and explain how you like it by twisting the stainless steel bands ezstyle.co.uk : SUCK UK : Selector Mug
Killer Rabbit
Could someone buy me that one for christmas? ThinkGeek :: Monty Python Killer Rabbit Plush
