November 4, 2005 | In: Home Entertainment, Peripherals, Remote Control
The Remote Microsoft Media Center Keyboard pictured above, for Windows XP Media Center edition got an excellent review by the folks over at Trusted Reviews yesterday. Here's a snippit: In fact the chief benefit is not the interface, great as it is, but...
October 25, 2005 | In: Remote Control, Robots Cyborgs, Toys and Pranks
This R/C Tarantula Spider would make an excellent stocking stuffer for your arachniphobic loved ones this Christmas. Nothing itsy-bitsy about this spider! Send shivers down the spines of your family and neighbors when they see this giant, hairy...
September 2, 2005 | In: Remote Control, Robots Cyborgs, Toys and Pranks
You know you're a nerd when...something really silly like this comes out and you get way too excited about it. Due out sometime this month, may I present the Dr Who Dalek Battle Pack. Yes, you heard correctly. The Dalek Battle Pack, with which you...
August 10, 2005 | In: Laptops Notebooks, Remote Control
Gateway recently announced that they're installing security and tracking devices in some models of their laptop computers. From the ZDNet news article: Gateway is plugging two security devices into its machines, including a LoJack-style technology to...
August 10, 2005 | In: Artificial Intelligence, Remote Control, Robots Cyborgs
To boldly go where no kids wagon has gone before. It appears NASA is readying their next generation robot to search for life on the red planet. A 3-year NASA project to test a "search-for-life" robot will soon come to an end, but not before one last...
August 10, 2005 | In: Cars Trucks, Remote Control, Toys and Pranks
Check this out! A Mini Cooper racer (1:32 scale) that you control with your fancy new remote control watch. The watch itself features the standard digital time and date display and control of the racer is achieved via infra-red. The Cooper has got...
July 23, 2005 | In: Kitchen Appliances, Remote Control, Robots Cyborgs
Nasty, creepy crawly critters beware, RoboRoach is on the loose! According to this News.Com.com story : Insect "extermination" may soon involve mini robots that can befriend and lure cockroaches from their dens. Scientists in Lausanne, Switzerland,...
July 21, 2005 | In: Aircraft Aviation, Remote Control, Robots Cyborgs, Space Travel
If freaking out your permanently stoned, Project Bluebook/Area 51/Trekkie obsessed neighbors is on your list of favorite things to do on a sunday night, you need to take a serious look at the X-UFO. Firebox.com says: A stabilising gyroscope and four...
