Archive for March, 2008

New Spy in the Sky

Monday, March 31st, 2008


Conduct yourself in Miami, since the eyes-in-the-sky may almost immediately be watching. With still some doubt about all those gossips concerning insect-sized flying vehicles keeping watch over cities, but larger versions certainly seem to be on the way.

Develop by Honeywell International’s Micro Air Vehicle, or MAV, a 16 pound, 14-inch-wide hovering craft, could become the Miami’s police department’s latest tool in the fight against crime. And although it does look frighteningly similar to the Interrogator Droid in Star Wars, there’s no proof that it’s capable of extracting information from rebel princesses. Or anyone else, for that matter.

The tiny vehicle is able of vertical take-offs and landings and, more importantly, capturing visual information from overhead. The MAV is waiting for FAA approval, but if it passes, the Miami-Dade Police Department figures to start using it as an extra set of eyes in emergency situations

New Box to Play Battlestar Galactica

Monday, March 31st, 2008


If you completely maniac to Battlestar Galactica. You could bank and spin a Viper, the show’s signature spaceship, like a pro. So to prove it, some people built a full-cockpit flight simulator to enable total immersion in the BSG universe.

The key for our team was to make a structure that would truly give the feeling of being at the fighter’s helm. Started by MIG-welding a steel frame to position the controls and enclose the player, who sits in a leather seat recycled from a junked Mazda 929. Sealed and painted plywood covers the frame, while a yellow steel “gantry” provides a step to simplify entry—and holds a 42-inch Vizio LCD television.

A separate box houses a PC running Beyond the Red Line, a simulation game designed by BSG fans that lets you pilot the Viper. Since the game accepts only one input device, we had to use extra software to make it read the joystick, throttle and pedals as a single controller. Now it easily handles all the ship’s crazy X-, Y- and Z-axis twists and turns. It’s a joy to fly, but wannabe hot dogs take note: It turns out blasting Cylon raiders is a lot harder than it looks on TV.

Mouse of future

Sunday, March 30th, 2008


Great product recently by simtrix called “The mouse of the future”. This mouse can be used easily with by fingers only to move the cursor, you can use it to draw by it with any graphics program .
The new mouse comes into two versions the first is “Slider” and the second is ” TriPed”

Excels at all functions without compromise:

  • Fast and accurate pointing and clicking (mousing mode)
  • Drawing and writing (Digital ink mode)
  • Dynamic document navigation via Nib Point Perpetual Scrolling

The versatile nature of the device allows optimum operation in a diverse set of environments.

Security Camera with Blinking LED

Sunday, March 30th, 2008


Someday security is designed to be barely noticeable, so as not to detract from the main event or draw any attention. The other times, it is deliberately obvious to tell would-be wrongdoers “don’t even think about it”. The Dummy Security Camera with Blinking LED lets any hooligans know that someone could be watching their every move or at least taking some video footage of their devious deeds.

With changeable point of view bracket, authentic cable and included “warning” decals give the dummy camera with LED a realistic appearance. Its weatherproof anodized aluminum housing is rust proof and lasts for decades. Five times smaller than most simulated cameras, the unit will not detract from your property’s appearance. The flashing LED operates for 2 years on a set of batteries.

Virtual Keyboard

Sunday, March 30th, 2008


An amazing glimpse of this promised future has just arrived.Its called the Bluetooth Laser Virtual Keyboard. These small device laser-projects a keyboard on any flat surface. With this tool you can then type away accompanied by simulated key click sounds. It really is true future magic at its best. You’ll be turning heads the moment you pull this baby from your pocket and use it to compose an e-mail on your bluetooth enabled PDA or Cell Phone. With 63 keys and and full size QWERTY layout the Laser Virtual Keyboard can approach typing speeds of a standard keyboard.