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Build a supercharged eAT-6 "Texan" paper airplane
Yes, you can send a paper airplane 30 meters — if it has a battery-powered motor on it. Popular Science has a supercharged eAT-6 paper airplane DIY that uses bristol board and a salvaged capacitor to make a paper airplane that leaves the rubber-band blasted variety in the dust. Their total cost is £7, but that assumes £2 for 4 AA batteries and you can probably just steal those from your boss’s pager. [GT]
supercharged eAT-6 paper airplane DIY
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Tokyoflash 1000100101 binary watch
Somewhat resembling a prop from Venture Bros., the Tokyoflash 1000100101 binary watch uses a combination of coloured LEDs to represent the date, hours and minutes. Green and red show the hours, and green and yellow show the minutes. The strap is carbon fibre with a leather back. ¥13,900. [GT]
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TurboFlame designer household lighter
Apparently, the Turboflame Arc Lighter is the first “designer” household lighter to combine cutting-edge technology with “contemporary living style.”
This means it’s made out of metal and looks a bit shiny…
Speed camera warnings for your sat-nav
TrafCam is a subscription service that works with your in-car navigation system, letting you know when to furiously apply the brakes in the outside lane to avoid getting a speeding ticket.
Motorola launches M-Lab – the "role-playing theme park for kids"
The Motorola M-Lab is designed to make learning fun. Good luck with that.
The new American educational theme park concentrates on showing kids what it’s like to work in a career like fireman, doctor or aeroplane pilot…
P2P file sharing now includes voting
Thanks to MP3 Rocket, a tweaked version of the Limewire P2P piracy solution.
Version 5.0 of MP3 Rocket lets users vote on which they like the most…
There's going to be an Xbox 360 game about crisps :(
Crisps! Frito-Lay, the American potato-reconstituter known for such excellent sandwich accompaning crisp brands as Doritos, is asking people to submit designs for an Xbox Live Arcade game.
The Doritos-maker is demanding all concepts should “take the spirit of the Doritos tortilla chips brand and bring it to life on the Xbox 360”.
Zen Stone Plus – now with TravelSound speakers
Yesterday’s Zen Stone Plus announcement also mentioned there’d be an accompanying speaker set for the mini player – and here it is. The Creative TravelSound ZEN Stone docking speaker thing.
Jetpack International powers up the turbines
One constant cry we hear in our jobs looking at all the new technology coming down the pike is “Where’s my jetpack?” We told you about the TAM Rocket Belt and now Jetpack International is getting into the game. Their project: a turbine powered jet pack with an estimated flight time of 19 minutes, with a range of 27 miles at a max altitude of 250 ft. Cost is $200,000, or a little under $8,000 per mile. See it in action after the jump. [GT]
Jetpack International (via Oh Gizmo!)
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HRP-3 Promet Mk-II blue-collar robot
The HRP-3 Promet Mk-II is the result of a 5-year joint effort by Kawada Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) to develop a humanoid robot with sufficient skills to enter the workforce (unlike most college graduates). The 1.6 meter tall, 68 kilo robot is made of tougher hardware to enable it to function in tough enviroments. Watch it in action after the jump. [GT]