The WT-7 Talker Robot basically “makes those strange vowel sounds not through a loudspeaker, but a biomechanical simulation of the way we humans speak.” Video after the break. More pics after the jump.
To that end, it’s got a 19 degrees-of-freedom motorized system that replicates lungs, vocal cords, tongue, lips: basically the whole deal.
This could quite possibly be the strangest bicycle we’ve ever come across, in which “the upper wheel is generating all the momentum - transferring the energy like a set of gears.”
At any rate, you would have time to think about how stupid this all is as you hit a pebble in the road and fall.
A new attraction at Crocosaurus Cove, located in Australia, lets guests swim with crocodiles “using nothing but 4cm of acrylic plastic to keep them safe.” More pics after the jump.
As the croc gnashes its teeth against the cage, you piss your pants, the wife takes some pics, and we once again reaffirm why dolphins are actually the dominant species on the planet.
At $6232 on Amazon, this Nuclear Energy book for the Amazon Kindle is the most expensive ever. It’s basically “a three-volume compendium of technical essays on energy.” Product page.
It is 602 pages long, but since the Kindle edition of James Joyce’s Ulysses, clocking in at 816 pages, costs less than a buck, that’s not much of an excuse.
Microsoft China has equipped their company bus with a host of workstations to ensure that no productivity is lost when employees go on company-sponsored trips. More pics after the jump.
In what seems to be an attempt at greater productivity, Microsoft China executives are now being driven to work in busses that are equipped with computers that clock you in the moment you log in.
Unlike other fire extinguishers, the Fire Flower from Japantrendshop “looks just like a decorative silk flower, but can be used to put out oil and grease fires with ease.” Available now, priced at $37. Video after the break.
To use the Fire Flowers, just keep them attached to a nearby surface using the included magnets. In the case of an oil/grease fire, simply place the flowers into the pan and they will instantly take over, covering the oil with a film that stops the burning.
At $168, the DIY MSR-H101 Hexapod robot sports “a built-in HexEngine with plenty of pre-loaded settings, and built-in PS2 controller suppport, which’ll let you parade your creation about without having to mess around with it too much beforehand.” Video after the break.
Of course, there’s also plenty of room for more experienced robot builders to get their hands dirty, and Micromagic is more than happy to sell you a whole slew of optional add-ons for the kit.
Here’s a first: an iPhone-controlled beer machine that’s set to “pour every time it sees the word ‘pour’ in a Pownce RSS feed.” Video after the break.
..this product, made from Legos, run by the iPhone, and designed to pour an entire bottle of beer into a glass is aimed squarely at your target demographic.
Bandai’s Tutttuki Bako “requires you to twiddle your finger around inside the orifice to play with a variety of virtual characters on an LCD screen on the front of the device.” Continue reading to see the finger game in-action. One more picture after the jump.
There are six play modes ranging from pushing around a tiny little person, to ticking someone’s nose, to petting a pint-size panda bear.
Keep your trackpad safe with the Finger Trap, which “is applied to a Kensington lock when the laptop is not in use and a simple screensaver is started.” More pics after the jump.
Tino Dobra designs the only true clicker-happy jerk deterrent: “The Finger Trap as an analog extension is used for deterrence of unsolicited use of your own Laptop.”