This was a video that I made with a friend of mine a while ago. The camera I used wasn’t really the best on the market, and the sound quality is poor.
I’ll let you judge on whether or not the humor is bad.
Yes, more augmented reality fun as Esquire’s December 2009 issue will have lots of augmented reality.
Here’s a cute little concept device known as the AIDA. It is a cute robot head that can give directions.
Those of you who remember the Lite Brite might appreciate this Sketch Art. Same concept, but with actual LEDs.
Those who have iPhones might appreciate the Timelapser, a way to make time-lapse movies form photos. Another new iPhone app is the QuickReader, an e-reader program designed for those speed-readers out there.
Speaking (again) of the iPhone, it would appear that someone launched a class action suit against AT&T and Apple, saying that they “misrepresented the iPhone’s MMS capabilities”.
Considering that Google Android 2.0 has a new navigation app, Telmap’s NAVTEQ iPhone app seems a little…late.
Here is a USB stick made of recycled materials. Say hello to Boardy. I’m serious, that’s it’s name, Boardy.
Nyko has made a Zoom Lens for the DSi camera.
Approximately two days ago, Cricket and LG announced the Helix. This guy is LG’s first AWS-capable handset, and it is a basic phone with nothing really fancy.
It does have a 2 inch color display with an external display, as well as Bluetooth, speaker phone, and a 1.3 megapixel camera.
The Helix will be available in silver and pink for about $139.99.
For those who need some more power for their iPod or iPhone should consider the PowerDuo Reserve.
I’ve covered augmented reality before, and here is some more. Ghostwire: Link to the Paranormal is a little augmented reality game from Majesco.
Sony is showing off a 10.1 inch color epaper at the Panel Display show this year.
Some of you have never heard of the Readius, a device that didn’t get to be made. It would appear to be getting a new lease on life.
Nokia is teaming up with Elmo the Muppet to create StoryPlay, a way to read a story to someone from a distance.
I think I might have discussed that the Nintendo DSi might be getting a larger screen. As it turns out, it is true. A new version of the DSi will have a 4.25 screen.
The Labyrinth Fishtank has to be the coolest I have ever seen.
Check out this Air Board. Looks like a lot of fun.
You should check out Sony Ericsson’s spider computer concept.
I’ve been hearing a lot about Android 2.0, and I thought I should let you all know about it. Right now, it has been sweeping the nation, even though it has only been commercially available for a few days.
Android is a mobile operating system that incorporates Linux kernel, and was initially developed by Google. Motorola just released the Droid, the first phone to use Android 2.0, and it is making quite an imprint on the mobile marketplace.
Here is what is making a real splash: Google Maps Navigation. This is a free turn-by-turn navigation that is only available on Android 2.0. It is possible that it could replace a traditional GPS.
Rest assured, we have not heard the last of Google’s Android.
I’m not familiar with the original Astro Boy mythos, but I will say the movie was interesting, and deeper than it would admit.
The film begins in a classroom of the future, where a Charlize Theron narrator explains about “our friends the robots”. It explains that some event happened that caused people to create a floating city, and they could care less about the people on the surface. Yes, the people of Metro City are very elitist, and treat their robots worse than slaves. Essentially, they are disposable servants, and when they break down or become obsolete, they just throw them over the edge of the city.
Metro City is clearly a dictatorship, but for some reason, they have presidential elections. It’s so tyrannical that the citizens are just used to it. In once scene, the current president walks into a professor’s classroom, and swipes his experimental energy sources without any complaint.
This energy was way simplified as blue “good energy” and red “bad energy”. When the president decides to put the red energy into an experimental Peacekeeper robot, bad stuff happens and an innocent boy gets killed. This scene is done as non-violently as possible, so much so that it doesn’t even make sense.
Now, Dr. Tenma, the deceased boy’s father, decides to recreate his son as a robot. Since he doesn’t want his son to ever be harmed again, he equips it with the “blue energy” to make it the ultimate defensive weapon. That actually does make sense if you’re willing to suspend your disbelief.
The experiment is both a success and a failure, and Tenma begins to bond with his robotic son. However, Tenma’s shortcomings as a father come to the surface as he realize that he cannot control his son as much as he would like. In fact, he eventually wants to deactivate him.
Eventually, Astro retreats to the surface where he discovers a different world. At first he believes the surface is more accepting of robots, but soon sees that they share Metro City’s view that robots are just junk waiting to happen.
The film had a lot more plot twists than I would have thought, and had a final battle that was quite epic in scale. Woven in to Astro Boy is an interesting sense of humor as well.
Astro boy has an interesting take on how we, as human beings, must do our best, even in a fallen and prejudiced world. It isn’t really an animated classic as last summer’s Up, but it is worth seeing.
I’ll start with the QOOQ. It is pronounced “cook”, and it is a computer for the kitchen.
Here’s a Radar System made for an Army Helmet. It is experimental technology, but it could help soldiers in a war.
This is Ropid Robot, a concept toy robot that can run and jump.
Google has a new free application for Android that is a turn-by-turn navigation, but it has caused Garmin and TomTom stock to drop.
Nokia’s N900 has been delayed until November.
Here is a transparent display at the Flat Display Panel in Japan.
MSI reader is rumored to have Tegra graphics.
Check out the jetBook-Lite, the cheapest e-reader to hit the market.
Check out the GlideTV Navigator, a very interesting remote for the Mac, PC, or home theater.
Get a Peek at Blockbuster, and you could get a great deal.
Check this iPhone backup battery from Meritline.
For those who want to use their iPhone to take some advanced video shots, you should consider the Zgrip iPhone Pro.
Layar’s augmented reality app will show you something you don’t want to see: government bailout money.
Microsoft apparently has this Muscle-Computer Interface group that was able to make an “Air Guitar Hero”.
Here’s something that might interest concerned parents: the Kids Online Guard USB Stick.
Here is some new card readers from Elecom.
Here is an interesting item, an ARider that uses the iPhone 3GS for some realtime maps.
Bridgestone is developing a flexible ebook reader that is in color.
Can’t afford an iPhone? Me neither. Fortunately, there is the iPhone dummy for just $20.
New rumor going around that has yet to be crushed: the DSi may be getting a bigger screen.
Some of you might like Settlers of Catan, the board game. Now you can get the Settlers of Catan iPhone app.
Check out one of the most expensive in-ear headphones that I’ve ever seen: the JH 13 Pro.
Have you ever wanted to download several programs on your computer all at the same time? You can now with Ninite.
Griffin Technology has the Simplifi, an iPod dock, card reader, and USB port all-in-one.
Those who still have cassette tapes and want to convert them to MP3 files should check out the ION Audio Tape Express.
Here is a new business card of the future, the Meloncard.
A while ago, Microsoft announced that it would be sponsoring a Family Guy episode that would air commercial-free, but would contain some obvious Windows 7 plugs.
This announcement appeared the day after I wrote my article about shows Christian people probably shouldn’t watch based on general principle. The one where I named Family Guy as a show that should be avoided.
It would appear that Microsoft mirrors my opinion. After discovering that the show contains “riffs on deaf people, the Holocaust, feminine hygiene, and incest”, they have pulled out as the advertiser for this episode.
We’ll start off with a new way of charging an iPod or iPhone with solar power. Enter the Regen ReNu.
Sprint is probably rejoicing that they have exclusive rights to the new Palm Pixi.
There’s a new camera in town with the Vivitar DVR 150, and it is looking good!
There’s some pretty expensive cellular phones out there now. Check out the Motorola Aura Diamond Edition as well as the Mobiado 350 Pioneer.
I realize that most Christians might not be interested in this, but Stephen King’s Pet Sematary is an iPhone app/game now. Boycott it if you must.
Palm owners have a new way of doing Twitter with an app simply known as Twee.
I really like the Sony’s digital picture frame/printer of 4×6 photos. Check out the S-Frame DPP-F700.
Here’s a new-looking experimental phone known as the Else Institution.
Those of you who appreciate MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices) should love the SmartQ V5.
Check out the Adesso WKB-4000BB, a very cool Bluetooth Keyboard.
A new camera set up for the iPhone 3GS is available for pre-order soon called the OWLE Bubo.
Check out this very cool concept of the Media Vehicle on display at the Digital Contents Expo in Tokyo.
That’s all for today, and much, much, more. Be sure to enter in our contest, ending at the end of this week!
