A hefty $300 from ThinkGeek. A 53cm tall Barad-dûr desklamp with a roving eye that turns toward anything it deems worth watching.
Caution: its gaze pierces cloud, shadow, earth, and flesh.
Maybe keep it away from the cat.
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Jane Ruffino writes:
I know you don’t normally do this, but. I’m off to London on Monday with this software startup I’m working with.
We’re going to pitch to VCs, in the hope that they will give us a pile of money to build out our product (i.e., buy luxury yachts*) and hire a team and keep making stuff that keeps the Hardy Bucks off the streets.
So we had a Hardy Buck and friends help explain exactly what it is we do. Only one person got hurt in the making of it, and it wasn’t a lot of blood at all, and was nothing to do with us anyway.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntZPeosma2c
2500 frames per second destructo-pr0n from the Danish TV show Dumt & Farligt (Stupid & Dangerous).
Here’s one they did earlier.
Music: Rangleklods – Young and Dumb
Behold BMW’s new e-bike: the Cruise (top speed 25km/h, weight 24kg, range 85km).
The bike has a 250W electric motor powered by a lithium ion battery under the bottom bracket. There’s also an onboard computer and a choice of cycling ‘modes’ including ‘eco’, ‘tour’, ‘sport’ and (ahem) ‘speed/turbo’.
No word on price or release date as yet, but the first 1000 units will be sold only in Germany.
The bike’s non-electric 2009 predecessor is currently on special offer at €700.
The Jump is set in Monopolis, a dark futuristic city, cut off from the rest of the world after a mysterious worldwide earthquake. The city is now controlled by World Corp who have outlawed fun and sent their evil mob to break up parties…
Irish software boffins Gone Gaming have released their first computer game – The Jump: Escape The City.
Free to download on iPhone and Android it’s a fun take on the classic post-apocalyptic drivey/jumpy/collecty format.
Also, apparently this sort of thing counts towards the knowledge economy, so anyone who doesn’t play it is an economic traitor.
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A few months ago we featured a sledding video from the guys at Soundwave, one of the current crop of Irish start ups that’s driving the real Smart Economy and not the one our Government bangs on about (and doesn’t understand).
They’re at South By Southwest in Austin pitching to everyone that’ll listen to them about their music discovery app.
To get a bit of notice, they hired some dancers to dance with headphones in and wearing t-shirts with #SXDancingGuy on them.
All standard market guff until a local street cleaner decided to instigate a dance-off. Now you’ve got marketing gold.
From the product description:
Envelope X-RAY Spray ($16) turns opaque paper temporarily translucent, allowing the user to view the contents of an envelope without ever opening it. 30 seconds after the application, the envelope will return to its original state, leaving absolutely no markings, discoloration, or other indications of use.
Whoa – it’s the property tax thing. I’m not opening that.
Result.
Dapper code god Karl Monaghan gave his pin-striped presentation of the new app at the Science Gallery, Pearse Street, Dublin, last night.
If you missed the show you can view the slides at Karl’s blog (below).
Thanks to everyone who came along. We hope you could all understand Karl’s rural drawl and impenetrable tech jargon. He is available to answer any queries in the comments section.
Slide From The Broadsheet App Talk For Xcake:labs (Karl Monaghan)
(Pic: Xcake:labs)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al5RhaJgxxU
Nigel Ackland and his bebionic3 prosthetic, which has 14 precise positions and grips, helping amputees to do everything from using a pen to cracking an egg..
Previously: Nigel’s Bionic Arm