Friday, February 22, 2008

Star Wars R2 D2 unit now Projects DVD's

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R2-D2 DVD Projector


Whoa I wonder if these cute Star Wars Robot replicas will ever make it to our homes someday? The hefty price sure makes it tough for us normal consumers to have a try doesn't it? Remember Apple? iPods? They were so costly in the days but nowadays they cost a dime, hehehe I know I'm overreacting, anyways Enjoy the R2D2 DVD projector from a distance at the moment

The R2-D2 DVD Projector is up for pre-order right now for a stiff $4,114, and while that's most definitely bread, it's probably better than waiting for all 1,000 to run out and being forced to pay "market price." The 1/2 scale DLP projector features a slot-loading DVD player, 1,800:1 contrast, 1,500 lumen brightness, and resolution of 1,024 x 768 pixels. But you're not buying this based on specs alone now are you? Limited production run of 1,000 units makes this a truly exclusive buy.

Monday, February 18, 2008

My list of Movie Gadgets that I wish were real

My list of Movie Gadgets that I wish were real

hoverboard.gif It’s been ages since any new movie has caught our imagination, earlier movies would excite us because we knew those things couldn't be done, & that fact alone would at least make us wonder as to how it was done visually. Its unlikely that today you would find anything that isn’t touched by some digital graphics application. Perhaps its part of growing up that makes us love our fantasies of childhood or the knowledge that now-a-days computers do all the work. Regardless we thought we would make a list of ‘NEW’ technologies presented to us from the Technicolor period to the awesomely cool Digital films & that still stick in our hearts.

No 10 - Hover board (Back to the Future 2 & 3)
This device is for those of us who hate the traffic jams & want to break free of driving an SUV to work when for the most time it’s sitting at the parking lot. A hover board is a skate board but like its name suggests hovers above the ground at a short height. This would specially be useful when there’s too much rush at the elevator when returning home, you can just drop your hover board and jump right out your window. Anti gravity will cushion the fall and you can just go hovering over traffic back home.


minority_report.jpgNo 9 - The Sick Stick (Minority Report) Pepper spray has its advantages for women who are being pestered, but simply spraying some hooligans isn’t enough. Sometimes they should also know how SICK women feel after an incident. The sick stick is a device that when zapped with instantly makes the opponents vomit and also feel sickeningly ill for some amount of time, enough to cuff them at least.


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No 8 - The Deloreon (Back to the Future1-2-3)
Well back to the future was a monumental film of its time not because of the science that it so easily managed to fictionalize, but rather for the amount of fan following the ugly Deloreon got after the movie. Anyways it features in this list simply because of the fact that when we do get back in the past we sure would need something better than a horse ride to go about, some nitrous would be lovely with that. What Say DOC??!!


No 7 - Sonic Gun (Minority report)
sonic_gun.jpegThis gun was used to help save Tom Cruise as he fought his own pre crime colleagues without actually hurting them. The sonic gun uses sound waves to momentarily incapacitate opponents without causing any fatal damage. This gun has uses in the real world to put thugs in line, or a really cool way of crowd control.


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No 6 - The Universal Remote (Click)
Yep! This device is on my list of personal gadget bag from GOD! This device lets you control time, watch special features in life among other very cool stuff. I’d certainly like to use my Freud cap to analyze why some people behave the way they do.


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No 5 - The Marauder's Map (Harry Potter)
This unique map not just charted out the Hogwarts campus, it actually showed where each of the wizards were at any given time. This sort of tool is any employer’s dream come true. Just knowing where their precious resources are can help them juice out utility. On the other had could help in knowing if your girlfriend’s parents are home & how far away are they..!!


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No 4 - UHF Single-Digit Sonic Agitator (Die Another Day)
This one was used by bond yes James Bond in Die another Day to escape a tight situation. It basically a ring which when twisted would send a sharp irritating sound to instantly shatter various surfaces. A great handy tool to fire fighters, not for home use as it may smash that precious 54 inch LCD of yours in a blink.


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No 3 - The Neuralizer (Men in Black)
This device makes anyone facing its bright white light forget minutes, hours, days, or if you like even years of his memory. I would like to call it is a life saving gadget with unlimited uses from flashing the cop who pulled you over for jumping a light to flashing your girlfriend whose birthday you conveniently forgot to flashing the guy who stood in the line for hours to get the much awaited gadget or game. The possibilities are endless.

star_trek_communicator2.jpg No 2 The Communicator - Star Trek The name may have been borrowed by Nokia generously for its mobile range but it was originally used by Captain Kirk of star Trek series and his peers to keep in touch and to teleport himself back to the mother ship. Well someday I hope to travel to work by teleportation, would save me billions on fuel and time; not to mention help the environment.


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No 1 - The Light Saber Star Wars.
The most fun gadget used in movies for that time. It consisted of nothing but a bright volumetric light that had a short range of just a few feet and gave a cool glow on the surroundings. It was just a new age sword that chopped off enemy limbs, bore through layers of metal and bounced off lasers as well. I cant think of any practical use for the Light Saber other than a personal weapon.


Honorable Mention
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Full scale remote control cars (Tomorrow never dies)
This simple little BMW was one of few times Bond drove a BMW instead of a the usual Austin Martin, it was time for Erricson to show off its latest mobile phone. Which as the movie showcased could seriously control Bond's car, the car had theft protection like nothing you have seen. It zaps thugs from the door handles had rocket launchers, spike dispensers, unbreakable glass and best of all was remotely controlled by a mobile phone. Who wouldn't wanna own a car that was impossible to get mugged.


Laser watch (Golden eye)
omega.jpgThis nifty little gadget had a Laser powerful enough to cut through steel. Bond uses this to cut a steel fibre cable to escape from a tight security prison or something like it. Well its daily uses may be limited but what if this laser is modified to make the laser read DVDs/Cd's in close proximity & copy them on the portable memory card embedded in the watch. Kinda neat for the most times we don't wanna tag along our laptops.


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The Emergency Pop out driver (Men in Black 2)
You end up in a mall on a Sunday and have some serious parking issues at hand, those wont be much of a problem if u posses this neat little Mercedes that has a Fully suited chauffeur who pops out of the steering wheel & takes care of the car, heck it may even drive you home if your drunk. Its unclear if this was a genuine gadget or just another alien that helps out every now and then.

Friday, February 15, 2008

Dark Knight and Speed Racer Cool Toys for 2008



We've got Mattel's entire line of Batman and Speed Racer cars for 2008, and we hope the movies are as geekgasmic as the toys. The Batman lineup punches all of my little fanboy buttons—not only the entire squadron from The Dark Knight, but the two best Batmobiles ever: from the animated series AND Adam Batwest. Speed Racer's got the Mach 5, its sleeker, zippier successor the Mach 6, plus a battle bus!

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Top 10 Most Hottest Movies ever made that turns you on

Top 10 Most Hottest Movies ever made that turns you on

Ten Movies That Make You Hot (in no particular order):

Last Tango in Paris. Two words—butter scene.


9-1/2 Weeks. In high school, my girlfriends and I watched this film religiously in our ongoing attempts to perfectly reenact the strip scene. We hoped that our mastery would inspire a man to squirt honey all over us when we hit our sexual prime.


Lolita. The 1997 version with Jeremy Irons and Dominque Swain was hot; the original 1962 version was not.


Shortbus. Although this movie’s title brought to my mind some impolite slang from high school, my girlfriend begged to differ. “[It’s] an artistic, beautiful movie with just the right lighting, colors, textures, and hot women. The movie follows the love drama of several different people, couples, [and] groups, while covering a thematic range including all kinds of sexuality, deep neuroses, and pleasure.” I’m renting it.


Y Tu Mamá También. Older woman with two younger men—now that’s a fantasy worth renting.


Chocolat. A quaint village in France, hands moving through lots of chocolate, and Johnny Depp; what’s not to love?


Unfaithful. Here’s the older woman/younger man thing again except this time they’re in a stairwell tearing each other’s clothes off—very hot. My favorite scene is the one on the train, as Diane Lane (with a post-coital grin on her face) replays every minute of her afternoon tryst in her head. That’s half the fun of sex, replaying the memories of each encounter until you act out the next fantasy.


The Dreamers. A male friend said, “It was something—basically beautiful youths prancing around naked under Bertolucci’s direction. The plot was really just a backdrop providing him with an excuse to watch Michael Pitt frolic with an extremely hot Eva Green.” Another friend also noted Eva’s hotness factor: “That scene where the Eva Green stands in the doorway as Venus De Milo, and the threeway tension.” Men do love those threeways … so do I.


Exotica. The title gives the whole premise away, but as I read the description of a woman doing a striptease in the film, I got hot. I appreciated my male friend’s attempt at an artful review, but was happier to see him skip immediately to the good ol’ down and dirty. “I remember [it] being both sexy and a good piece of cinema. The complex plot unfolded through flashbacks and by following the story lines of multiple characters whose lives converge around something awful and tragic. But the movie’s central location is a seedy strip club, and there’s a lot of hot, lusty lap dancing.” Men do love those strip clubs … so do I. Men who strip … sigh


The Virgin Suicides and Marie Antoinette. Kirsten Dunst is, as a male friend noted, “the unattainable virgin—high school boys’ wet dream well represented.” And while I personally think Kirsten Dunst plays mostly dippy roles, the same friend quoted previously gave her a second shout out. “Yeah, Kirsten Dunst, again. I mean come on, that scene with those stockings and the fan when she’s in bed waiting for her affair? Seriously.”

Thursday, February 7, 2008

weird Star Wars-inspired hovering chair coming

Star Wars-inspired hovering chair coming




Luke I need a chair




Star Wars-inspired hovering chair coming
LONDON (UPI) -- The Lounger, a hovering chair inspired by the land speeders from the "Star Wars" science fiction movies, is set to go on sale in Britain in March.

The furniture hovers above the ground using three strong magnets to give a feeling of weightlessness, the Sunday Times of London reported.

Keith Dixon, 40, of Middleton said he has already gotten response about his invention from around the world.

"Sitting on it is an incredible sensation," he said. "You are defying gravity."

The chair is comprised of a base and a see-through acrylic seat all with magnets repelling each other, forcing the seat to float up to 14 inches above the base. A pair of connecting rods stops the seat shooting off sideways but allows it to move up and down.

"The lounger moves when you sit down, but then it finds its own level," said Dixon, adding that it can hold up to 266 pounds.



Copyright 2008 by United Press International

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Best Home Theaters Money Can Buy

Just as time goes by there seems to be a growing trend amongst those people lucky enough to afford it / mental enough to spend all available cash on it: home cinemas. huge screens, incredible sound systems and luxurious seats are popping up in seemingly spare rooms and basements larger than my entire flat.

however this is also giving a few movie geeks a real chance to shine and it seems they’re not content with a simple in-home movie theatre decent enough to hold a premiere in - they clearly want to be fully immersed in the worlds created by their favourite films.

so, in no particular order, here are 10 of the best themed home cinemas on earth…

1. indiana jones cinema

this amazing indy-themed room was designed by home theatre expert doug charrois for larry and colleen halliday in canada. the room even features ‘replicas of the holy grail, a jacket, hat, whips, torches and more—including the idol from the opening of the original movie’.


2. the batcave

above is possibly the sleekest home theatre i’ve ever seen. it was created by canadian-based experts ‘elite home theater seating’, who, as the name suggests, specialize in hand-made, custom home theater furniture for ‘high-end’ clientele. and bruce wayne.

3. the enterprise ncc-1701d cinema

based on starship enterprise ncc-1701d, this stunner consists of a cinema, bar area and apparently ‘one of the largest kaleidoscope hard-drive based storage systems (..) in a residential installation. at last count, there were eight servers with 3,816 dvds’. there’s even a red alert button which brings on red flashing lights and appropriately tense music.


4. the bridge

trekkie gary reighn decided to cut out the middle man and design & build his home cinema himself on a relatively small budget of $15′000. his basement was cleared to make way for the creation and from start to finish took 2 years.

5. evergreen ultimate theater

apparently ‘one of the most technically and structurally advanced private theaters in the united states’, this phenomenal star trek home cinema even contains motorised sliding doors, as requested by the unbelievably rich client who paid around $3′000′000 in total for the transformation.


6. titanic

the ceiling dome in this titanic themed set-up contains 1′230 fiber optic light strands in order to provide the artificial night sky and entry to the luxurious bar next door can be found behind a motorised bookcase. the whole project was designed by donny hackett of ‘casa cinema design’.

7. the death star

it doesn’t get much cooler than this. the 10-seat death star home cinema was designed for vic wertz and lisa stevens and includes, amongst other things: automatic doors, a twinkling fiber optic star field and a thx sound system. the best fact? the room was designed by doug chiang, lead designer on episodes I & II.

8. the nautilus

this beauty was built as a result of film geek randy moran’s love of the nautilus submarine from the film 20′000 leagues under the sea. he hired ‘dillon works inc’ to build and fabricate all the trusses, wall panels, screen frames, and portholes and ‘acoustic innovations’ to supply the plush red seating.

9. the pirate cove

the pirate cove was created as a result of avs forum user pkonold’s love of the pirates of the carribean disney ride and movies. to make the atmosphere as authentic as possible he and his wife ensured that when seated ‘you feel like you are floating down “the bayou” at night. to accomplish this we have built a star field in the ceiling, complete with real constellations and shooting stars!’.


10. the sci-fi cinema






Great isn't it? now go put that money of yours in a bank trust or better yet donate to charity

Friday, February 1, 2008

Man's simpliest gadget found dead in a sidewalk


The Death of a bicycle




Here's a picture of one the best Gadgets Man has ever invented in it's own existence, the bicycle. Park at a sidewalk after both of it's tires went potato chips because of a road accident. Well I don't know about the driver and all but the scene kinda makes me giggle and smile.

Yes the bicycle has been used in countless movies and is considered a simple gadget, yet many people around the globe lived with it, travel with it and make a living with it.

Here are just a few reactions the supposedly death of a bicycle picture above generated.

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EricaHastings says:

That's fantastic! Much better than drawing flowers round dog poo.
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marphot Pro User says:

That was someone with a heart!

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livhouse, the paronomeister™ Pro User says:

... just as long as it wasn't someone with a scrap metal business and a bad sense of humour!

No, I agree it is pretty admirable.
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lkurnarsky Pro User says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called MAGIC IN THE MUNDANE, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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kerilu* says:

hehe. very nice :)

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yvoluna Pro User says:

Definitely a fave
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MyArt101 Pro User says:

awesome
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diamonddog1 says:

Can he draw a wanted poster?
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Rustybuckets Pro User says:

That's so cool.
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carlisledecorator Pro User says:

yea its so fasinating.
adore streetart !
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Pelipe Pro User says:

:)
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chlywhite Pro User says:

A ghost bike.
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olivepix Pro User says:

Amazing. We see a lot of skeletons like this in Toronto, sadly.
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muich Pro User says:

Great idea on this pic!! Love it!!
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Shmoovio (Jarrett) Pro User says:

That is unreasonably cool! Great find!
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TruPhotog Pro User says:

HAHA cool photo and scene :-)
Tony
www.truphotog.com
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aneye4apicture Pro User says:

Someone with a a sense of humour and a few minutes to spare :)
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mannü says:

soooo funny!! :D
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omalingue Pro User says:

That's really great.
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atanas Pro User says:

You mean the dude who stole the wheels?
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JLA Kliché says:

Let's go to the "tour de France" ...


:D :D
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greenspandex Pro User says:

hahah someone else took a photo of this and it landed it explore too!!

www.flickr.com/photos/55121683@N00/
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San Diego Shooter Pro User says:

haha nice! this happened to me before...someone stole my front tire but left the bike. If you are going to take the effort, finish the job and take the whole thing!
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Jazmin$Million Pro User says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called *****CLIMATE CHANGE*****, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

I just saw this on DIGG, can you join my pool and post this one that would be right on!
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vfr_superfreak says:

sorry but i dont see the magic anywhere
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sleaziep Pro User says:

More positive than the bike I came across last week. This was the lamest act of vengeance ever.

- "TP"ed bike

www.flickr.com/photos/doublerespect/2217474445/
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Public Education says:

Art!
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hdc. Pro User says:

Genius!
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ecchong says:

You may wan to check out Ellis G.

www.nytimes.com/2005/12/10/nyregion/10chalk.html
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mattsonster Pro User says:

that was banksy.
)))
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XDViPeR says:

Brooklyn ny?
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Mike Seliske says:

wow, you see the bike with no wheels all the time, but i have never seen anything like that.
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xankriz says:

Someone should fix that bike up.
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mrwizard14 says:

Clever.
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CasaDeQueso Pro User says:

love the chalk-drawn seat way in the background, too ... hahaha
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Sheriff of Nothing Pro User says:

Maybe he should've drawn a corpse chalkline around it.....
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Jenny LA Pro User says:

haha, this is classic!
What a fun find!
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m0dded says:

yeah, those are all over portland, or.
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showna Pro User says:

awesome.
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hive says:

it was the thief who drew that, trying to cover her tracks
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hive says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called sadbikes, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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Miles_78 Pro User says:

hehe.
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Jeniffita says:

so original
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ben.bibikov Pro User says:

Creative thief. He steals the wheels and draws them on the pavement so that no one would notice.
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videos de humor says:

Eso es una obra de arte. Esos ladrones se merecen un premio y esto debería estar en una galería de arte moderno.
Para ver humor voy a www.doivol.com
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arcaderr says:

look at the digg effect
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Iangreen says:

que increible la burla del tipo XD
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Crystal Saybounkham says:

that's exactly why you have to use a u-lock as well as cable locks woven through the spokes
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linoeldelapuch says:

se sale, jeje. Pero vaya putada
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selyfriday Pro User says:

awesome
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paulx8 says:

Nice work of art.

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RobertFrancis Pro User says:

This is awesome. Functional graffiti.
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naiarais Pro User says:

jajajajajajajajajajajajajajajaja
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raithesoft says:

One word... awesome.

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Geoff Penn Pro User says:

So do I !!

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dudeinwrens says:

That's hillarious.... Lol.

And this was on "Church Street" in Brighton.

Hahaha...