Army tests James Bond style tank that is ‘invisible’ | the Daily Mail

I’ve covered a few of these pages before, but this one comes from the Daily Mail. In principle, stealth cloaks are possible by using a camera on one side and a projector on the other. This story says it’s been done and demonstrated on a tank, and that they’re expecting to be able to do Read more about Army tests James Bond style tank that is ‘invisible’ | the Daily Mail[…]

Canon Snap concept design offers peek into the digital camera future

Although Canon still rules the day when it comes to digital cameras the company shouldn’t rest on its laurels. New from the concept lab of independent designer David Munscher comes the Canon Snap camera. Able to fit snugly on your finger the idea is to merge the high-powered functionality of Canon’s larger product line with Read more about Canon Snap concept design offers peek into the digital camera future[…]

iShoes motorized skates: cruise at 15 mph without moving your legs

While iShoes certainly will push you along at a leisurely 15 miles per hour, you might look a little silly wearing them. iShoes are an invention designed by brothers Ilya and Boris Kaganovich from Minnesota, and work a lot like roller skates, except they are motorized and controlled with a hand unit. Weighing eight pounds Read more about iShoes motorized skates: cruise at 15 mph without moving your legs[…]

NEC SX-9 supercomputer is world’s fastest at 839 TFLOPS

NEC has a new supercomputer it’s touting as the world’s fastest. The SX-9 is capable of processing a peak 839 teraFLOPS, and a peak vector performance of 102.4 gigaFLOPS per individual core. Well hey, that’s a lot of FLOPS. The picture above might be a little misleading, but each SX-9 is actually a little taller Read more about NEC SX-9 supercomputer is world’s fastest at 839 TFLOPS[…]

Senjo No Kizuna: a glorious panoramic Gundam simulator

Giant robot lovers, rejoice! And then buy plane tickets to Japan. Japanese game purveyors Banpresto and Bandai joined forces to release Senjo No Kizuna, which features mechs from the ultra-popular Gundam universe blowing each other up. Sitting inside a simulator, the player controls her mech with both dual joysticks and foot pedals. Each pod is Read more about Senjo No Kizuna: a glorious panoramic Gundam simulator[…]

D-Box GP-200 chair adds motion to your games

Hey racing buffs, do you find it’s just not as satisfying to pull off hair-raising turns with your average controller? If you’re looking for the off-screen action to match your gameplay, the D-Box GP-200 gaming chair might do nicely. Picture a padded bucket seat propped up on three hydraulic legs and fitted with five speakers. Read more about D-Box GP-200 chair adds motion to your games[…]

Aviation enthusiast replaces his bedroom with $30,000 simulator

Love planes? So do we, but it’s probably a safe bet that John Davis loves them more. Rather than go for a bedroom built into a plane, he turned his own into a fully functional, professional-grade simulator. Now 47 years old, it took Davis eight years and over $30,000 to complete his working replica of Read more about Aviation enthusiast replaces his bedroom with $30,000 simulator[…]

M61 “Counter-Rocket” gatling gun-on-a-truck shoots down mortars like skeet

Mortars pose a significant threat to infantry as even if they aren’t always lethal, they drop out of the sky and can effectively pin a squad down. Well, some crazy military engineers decided to take the Phalanx M61 (pictured above) that protects naval vessels from anti-ship missiles and toss it on the back of a Read more about M61 “Counter-Rocket” gatling gun-on-a-truck shoots down mortars like skeet[…]

Samsung to show 10mm-thick HDTVs, thin LCD race intensifies

We were surprised at Hitachi’s 32-inch HDTV whose thickness was just 0.74 inches. Now it looks like Samsung has topped that, creating a flat-panel HDTV that’s half that thick. Imagine a TV that’s just 10mm thin — just over a third of an inch. That’s the depth of this 40-inch 1080p LCD TV (pictured at Read more about Samsung to show 10mm-thick HDTVs, thin LCD race intensifies[…]

Suzuki Biplane is a motorcycle, but looks like it could fly

Let’s hope the Biplane didn’t get its name from something that happened during test runs — motorcycles tend to be at their best with at least one wheel on the ground. The Biplane is a concept motorcycle design that Suzuki is showing off at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. Details are scarce, but it looks Read more about Suzuki Biplane is a motorcycle, but looks like it could fly[…]