Gadgets and Toys

Saturday, September 18th, 2010

Denon 100th Anniversary Headphones

A special addition to the Anniversary Collection is the AH-A100 Headphones. Strikingly housed in a piano mahogany finish, the AH-A100 includes a high-grade driver unit for superior sound quality, newly designed skin-soft ear pads and headband, a luxurious storage case and wiping cloth.

Friday, September 17th, 2010

size? x Sole Provider Limited Edition Book

Inside the book, you will find photos, behind the scenes footages, facts and interviews with big players in the game to satisfy any Nike head’s appetite. Forward is written by none other than Michael Jordan and words by Slam magazine editor Robert ‘Scoop’ Jackson.

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

HRP-4: Humanoid Robot

Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST) has developed a humanoid robot, the HRP-4 is designed for use at R&D facilities at universities and companies. It stands 151cm tall, weighs 39kg, and boasts a total of 34 degrees of freedom. The robot can strike poses in response to voice commands, and it can also detect and track human faces and certain objects. Users can mount a laptop on its bag to add further functionality. AIST and co-developer Kawada Industries plan to sell the HRP-4 in January next year for $325,000.

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

NBA 2K11 – Michael Jordan’s Greatest Moments

What do you get when you have Derrick Rose, Rajon Rondo, Andre Iguodala, Russell Westbrook and Josh Smith all in one rooming playing the new NBA 2K11? This.

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

Gamers Line Up For: HALO

After waiting 55 hours in line Delio Gautreaux of Harlem, purchases the first copy of the science fiction video game “Halo: Reach” at a launch event in New York, September 14, 2010.
Cot damn son. 55 hours? don’t ya’ll got something better to do? Actually, by the looks of the dude probably not.

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

PlayStation Move – PlayStation MoveMen

Here’s a web-commercial for the Norwegian launch of PlayStation Move. The film is a part of a bigger campaign which involves both numerous web-films and real life-events. Check out facebook.com/playstationmovenorge for more info.

Monday, September 13th, 2010

Nous Sommes Jewelry

Parisian design duo Nous Sommes have hit the ground running with their unique pendants, each taking on the personality of a pop culture icon and immortalizing them in a jewelry piece.

Monday, September 13th, 2010

Sinn 900 Pilot S Chronograph

Dark, handsome, and beautifully complex, Sinn’s 900 Pilot S Chronograph is wrapped in the company’s Tegimented black coating and features a GMT function and a five conversion scale for American and European units on the caseback.

Sunday, September 12th, 2010

HDR Video Demonstration

This video highlights several clips used to create a new High Dynamic Range (HDR) process. Video is captured on two Canon 5D mark II DSLRs, each capturing the exact same subject via a beam splitter. The cameras are configured so that they record different exposure values, e.g., one camera is overexposed, the other underexposed.

Saturday, September 11th, 2010

Halo Reach Extended Game Trailer

A follow up to the sick Halo ODST trailer, them boys over at Microsoft present a exclusive extended teaser for Halo Reach: Deliver Hope. Someone over there should think about making this game into a feature film. “Get B. Gates on the phone!”
Developer: Bungie
Release: 9/14/2010
Genre: Shooter
Platform: X360
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Website: www.bungie.net