All posts by Scott Meisner

Wired is coming to the iPad, looking suh-weet

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So this is what Wired is going to look like on the iPad.  Pretty cool, huh?  Wired teamed up with Adobe to create Wired Reader, a digital version of the real-life magazine.  The UI looks stunning and the back-and-forth between pages, images, and video is very fluid.  It runs on top of Adobe’s AIR app, allowing developers to easily convert the Reader to run on other mobile devices and even the PC or Mac.  Will the iPad revolutionize the print media industry?  Hard evidence like this points towards a resounding “yes.”

[Via Wired]

PS3 Slim gets the chrome treatment

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After going gold, it’s only proper for the Playstation 3 Slim to receive the chrome treatment.  The XCM Cyberchrome case is not a cover, it’s a complete shell casing that fits over the Slim’s body.  It’s on sale at TotalConsole for $79.99 if you’re looking to get your PS3 a-shinin’.

[Via Technabob; Gizmodo]

Nintendo DSi uses camera & motion tracking to produce a 3D image

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Finally, the Nintendo DSi’s camera is being put to exciting use.  An upcoming Japanese-only game called Rittai Kakushi e Attakoreda will utilize the DSi’s (inner) camera and motion tracking software to follow your eyes and create a 3D illusion that you are looking behind or in front of certain objects in the virtual world.  The tech being used here is not so different from Johnny Chung Lee’s Wii head-tracking experiments.  Watch the demo above and it’ll all make sense.  Magical, isn’t it?

[Via BoingBoing; Gizmodo; Nintendo Japan]

Early demonstration of Samsung’s 3D TVs

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Yeah it’s around seven minutes long, but if you are even slightly interested in 3D TVs and the forthcoming slew of them entering the market this year it’s worth a viewing.  In the video preview a Samsung rep details the Samsung C7000 LED TV, giving us an early peek into the brand new 3D tech that’s embedded inside.  There’s SD/HD modes, a 3D mode (duh), a 2D to 3D converter, a sleek remote, and the sporty 3D shades.  Man I wish I had a British accent.

[Via Which?; Engadget]

Customize your home page with Fav4

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The concept is simple, really, but the value is great.  Fav4 was created to give you the ability to customize your browser’s home page with the top four websites you visit most often.  The default is Facebook, Flickr, Gmail, and Twitter, but you can easily pick from a long list of other sites.  The setup and interface couldn’t be simpler.  Head over to Fav4.org, choose your top four sites and arrange their order, and click save.  Once that’s done, go to your Internet options and make Fav4.org your start-up home page.  Now every time you open your browser your top four Internet destinations will be waiting for you as large, visually snazzy icons.  You’re welcome.

[Via NYTimes Bits Twitter; Gizmodo]

kidrobot x Tremonto MUNNY Lightbot

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Designer Marcus Tremonto has teamed up with designer toy store and apparel manufacturer kidrobot to create a collection of MUNNY Lightbots.  MUNNYs are kidrobot’s customizable collectible dolls.  By adding colorful materials to the dolls Tremonto has managed to customize the MUNNYs in a variety of ways.  Some are puking rainbows (see above), while others are peeing concentric circles and donned with eye shields and laser swords.  Check ’em all out in the gallery below.  The MUNNY Lightbots are on sale at the kidrobot store in Soho, NYC.  Each doll is signed by Tremonto, numbered, and is packaged in a custom box.  kidrobot is well known for exclusives that ran out fast and are gone forever.  So if you’re interested in one of these guys, I’d make it to the store on the double.  (Tremonto is the same guy behind the carbon fiber lamp.)

[Via InventorSpot; Gizmodo]

Robot sculptures

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These impressive robot sculptures are designed by artist Michael Rivamonte.  The majority of them stand three feet tall, are made from materials like steel, clay, and wood, and much detail is given to each body structure.  Rivamonte is a collector of antique and vintage objects and he uses them to create his robots.  As you can see from the gallery of photos, they are composed of random mechanical parts like old movie cameras, tube radios, hair dryers, binoculars, staplers, and drive-in movie speaker boxes.  Exposed wiring adds to the mechanical aesthetic.

[Via Gizmodo; DinosaursandRobots]

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A kick to the groin results in no pain, but how?

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What exactly happens when you get kicked in the groin?  Better question: How come this guy Kirby Roy does not fall over into the fetal position when American Gladiator Justice kicks him square in the balls?  I am writhing in pain for this guy and he feels nothing!  Sports Science has the answer.  Watch it all play out in the video above.

[Via Gizmodo]