Translation This concept is inspired by the samurai sword, the Odachi Folding Bike designed by Nick Domanski can fold into itself and be worn on the user’s back the same way a katana would be worn. Alternatively, it can also be pulled on the ground alongside the user. Made from bamboo fiberboard, the bike is both extremely strong and relatively [...]
Translation Japan is again ahead in the game of technology. Asahi Soft Drinks have revealed a new type of vending machine that offers Wi-Fi. The vending machines will also dispense your standard soft drink, hamburgers, eggs, and underwear. As of 2012, Asahi hopes to set up 1,000 new vending machines throughout five regions of Japan. The Wi-Fi service will be [...]
TranslationTim & Joe created this video for New Look’s new video for the song “Nap on the Bow.” It’s actually created with Kinect data—the depth information from the laser. Here are some production shots. For more info about how they did it, click here. [Via The Atlantic]
TranslationWhile it’s still not clear who the perpetrators were of the first Stratfor hack, that same group is now claiming responsibility for a system breach of Special Forces Gear, a somewhat, um, intense website, founded by a Special Forces veteran, that sells military and law enforcement gear as well as stupid T-shirts. The website describes the business this way: Ltc [...]
TranslationIt would seem that sexism exists even in the world of robotics. Though most robots don’t have a true gender, as the notion of gender is typically defined by reproductive organs, it’s not unheard of to use “he” when talking about Asimo or similar boy-like robots. There’s nothing inherently male about them, but nothing inherently female either. Which raises the [...]
TranslationThree guys from Dallas, Brad Alesi, Stu Hill, and Wes Hendrix, want to build an app that publishes reviews of restaurants and bars in haiku form. They’re using Kickstarter to fund the project. Haiku Review uses actual traditional Haiku guidelines – reviews cannot be longer than 17 syllables. The developers say that Haiku Review sets itself apart from other similar [...]
Translation Just flew from Philadelphia to Los Angeles and was, of course, doing what everyone does when they fly US Air: reading SkyMall. I have to say, there is nothing like SkyMall to get you through the long, boring hours, especially when you’re a gadget geek. Here are the things I found that I have never seen before on Gizmodo [...]
TranslationThis is the second trailer for Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ “The Dark Knight Rises”, the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. Okay, so the geek in me gave me got chills while watching this trailer. Watch the trailer and see if it lives up to your expectations.
TranslationIf you had plans to spend time with the family this holiday season, think again. Before you open a present, light a candle, bake a cookie, or spin a dreidel, Bioware and EA would like a word with you. You see, there’s this game. Nothing major, just an MMORPG nearly four years and $135 million in the making that stands [...]
Translation Yes, it’s true, we haven’t been around for a while, and for that we apologize. If you miss your Tek Lado friends, here’s where to find some of them: Follow Nick Lohr on Twitter here. Follow Liz Spikol at the new site she’s editing, Curbed Philly. Contact Mel Gomez via email. Follow Samer Kalef on Twitter here. As for [...]
Translation I’ve never been much of a sports fans. While I can appreciate people being attached to their teams and cheering them on, the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA finals, and all the other big sporting events pass me by. That’s not to say I’m unable to get wrapped up in competition. The awards season for the year’s best work [...]
Translation When learning about a new fad from Asia, it’s easy to almost instinctively think, “Argh! What?! That’s so weird!” But a lot of these trends are pretty banal, when we take a step back and realize, for instance, that America actually has cat fashion shows. Take Japan’s foodie culture surrounding B-grade cuisine, which has been dubbed crazy by numerous [...]
Translation2011 has come and gone, leaving a stack of backlogged games and discarded Christmas trees in its wake. Despite our need to finally spend some quality time with Skyrim, there’s no stopping the video game release schedule. It seems like every year is purported by someone to be “the best ever” and we’re sure 2012 will be no exception. This [...]
Translation If you love Blizzard Entertainment’s StarCraft series, then you’re going to love this. Sven Junga has been very busy the last few months. He’s constructed a 15,000 piece Lego project that took him six months to build. The ship is a Lego replica of the StarCraft 2 ship, the Hyperion. He even as little LEGO Marines to go with [...]
TranslationRegresamos a nuestros raices y hablamos un poco en español. Hace un rato, ¿no? Pero esta mañana parece buen tiempo para hacerlo porque estamos crusheando en el arte de Femka Hiemstra, una artista de Amsterdam. Tal vez su nacionalidad explica su punto de vista extraño y singular, una mezcla de fantasia, sueños de juventud, realismo mágico y el secreto mundo [...]
Translation Lots of people have tried to find a way to profit off of Steve Jobs’ death, Apple probably being the biggest example. (I’m surprised there hasn’t been a commemorative Steve Jobs iPod released.) But one of the more creative ways thus far to pay homage to the late Apple genius has to be the Steve Jobs action figure. In [...]
Translation This headline from cnet gave me the shivers: Comcast installs roach-infested cable box, customer claims Apparently, Antonio Munoz of Aurora, Illinois, recently installed cable service from Comcast. After the cable guy left, roaches crawled out of the box. Here’s more: Munoz made several calls to the customer service line, and stopped in the Lake Street location, and no one [...]