Posted by on under halloween sound effects, red butt, car horn, jack o lantern, pumpkin, stab, gadgets, possibilities, nbsp, halloween | 
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Pumpkins outfitted with LEDs are certainly all
well and good, but the ever-versatile
Arduino platform has now upped the Jack O' Lantern modding possibilities considerably, and MAKE's Marc de Vinck looks to have made a decent stab at things with this immodestly dubbed "scariest pumpkin ever." To help it snag that title, de Vinck did away with the usual spooky halloween sound effects and instead opted for a
car horn, which lets out a blast whenever someone presses the impossible to resist red button. That, obviously, presents a number of problems, and MAKE warns not to leave the pumpkin unattended, or let someone press their ear up against it. Or, if you're not quite ready to tackle the project yourself, you can simply get a taste of it at a slightly more tolerable level by checking out the video after the break.
Continue reading Arduino-based pumpkin promises to scare off trick-or-treaters
Arduino-based pumpkin promises to scare off trick-or-treaters originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted by on under power management system, atta boy, newegg, sdhc, dream machine, cowon, pmp, flash memory, tailers, user interface, o2, cow, soil, nbsp |
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Atta boy,
Cowon. Before we Americans even had a chance to forget about the O2's
Korean introduction and the overseas
hands-on, the outfit is going ahead and bringing the unit to US soil. Hailed as the company's first flash memory-based PMP with a 4.3-inch widescreen display, this simple-yet-classy media player packs an SDHC expansion slot and a Power Management System that helps it eek out 18-hours of audio playback and 8-hours with video; you'll also find a revamped user interface and world class codec support. Those who've discovered their dream machine can snap one up now from JetMall, Amazon, NewEgg or a variety of other e-tailers for $219.99 (8GB), $249.99 (16GB) or $299.99 (32GB).
Cowon brings the flash-based O2 PMP stateside: starts at $219.99 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted by on under internet radios, stereo speakers, entertainment internet, daps, auxiliary input, recepti, statis, caa, sanyo, wifi, podcasts, home entertainment, tunes, genre, nbsp, radio |
Filed under: Home Entertainment
Internet radios aren't
anything new, but Sanyo's putting its own spin on things with the WiFi-packin' R227. Aside from offering standard FM reception, this tabletop device also tunes into thousands of internet stations / podcasts, and it enables listeners to search by country or genre. You'll also find a pair of stereo speakers, one-button on / off, a bundled remote, an Ethernet jack, auxiliary input for DAPs and an audio output for connecting to larger, more robust sound systems. For now, it seems the unit will be exclusive to Canada where it will be offered in a black wood gloss finish for $219.99.
Sanyo introduces WiFi-enabled R227 tabletop radio originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted by on under lithium battery pack, open source game, blank slate, zero games, game kit, arduino, acti, real fun, game boy, new game, lithium, stealth, butt, nbsp |
Filed under: Gaming
The
Arduino-based,
DIY GamePack is sort of like the
Mignon Game Kit we saw in 2005
, but it definitely looks much, much radder. For a mere $249.93, all the necessary parts -- CPU, "Inputshield" customizable, vibrating controller / button component (say, for right or left-handed configurations), "TouchShield Stealth" OLED display unit, and "MeCap" lithium battery pack -- can be yours. Once you've cobbled it together, of course, the real fun begins -- it's pretty much a blank slate with little more than code for a color-changing dot to start with, so if you want to play any "games" on that new "Game Boy" of yours, you're going to have to write them yourself. See a video of the device in action after the break.
[Via
technabob]
Continue reading Open source "Game Boy" has five awesome parts, zero games
Open source "Game Boy" has five awesome parts, zero games originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted by on under mitsubhi, retinas, hdtv, home entertainment, nbsp, critique, mitsubishi, lt |
Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Just in time for your holiday wish list, Mitsubishi has announced that its stunning 65-inch
LaserVue HDTV is now on sale at select specialty retailers nationwide. From what we've personally seen and from what we've
gathered from those lucky enough to
critique it in detail, this here set is a
real winner. Of course, coming up with the
$6,999 in order to bring one home is another matter entirely, but those who feel like stimulating the economy
and their retinas can absolutely do so starting today.
Mitsubishi's $6,999 65-inch LaserVue HDTV now hitting retailers originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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