Posts Tagged ‘ Technology ’

PS3 Yellow Light of Death Got Me

Maybe  I made one two many comments about the Xbox 360 and its reliability issues. Maybe I made one two many anti-Xbox wallpapers. Or maybe I was just one of the very fortunate few who got to experience the Yellow Light of Death. So my roommate was on my PS3 playing the Wet demo, when suddenly Related posts:

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  3. Audi Travolution - Hit a Green Light Every Time
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3D Virtual Environment Created Using Wii Remote

  • November 9th, 2009
  • Posted in News

Johnny Lee, from Carnegie Mellon University, has developed a 3D Environment using the infrared camera in the Wii Remote, and two head mounted infrared LED’s. This essentially transforms your screen into a virtual world that reacts to your head and body movements. The result is pretty neat, check out the video below to see it Related posts:

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  3. Bionic Vision Now A Reality
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Guys Turn Office Building Lights Into Giant Space Invaders Game

  • November 8th, 2009
  • Posted in Hacking

I saw this video on Youtube a while back, and recently saw it again on youritronics. It’s a pretty interesting video, even though it is likely fake. Its supposed to show how two guys hack into an office buildings light controls and turn it into a giant Space Invaders game. I thought you would enjoy Related posts:

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  3. Prank with Desktop Computers at Starbucks
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Two Ways to Boost Your Wireless Signal, Up to 30 dB!

Due to the popularity of my boosting wifi signal strength posts, I thought I would bring you guys another. I will be discussing two methods in this post. The first of these solutions won’t cost you anything (a plus if you are a poor university student like I am). On the other hand, if you are Related posts:

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  3. JetBlue’s BetaBlue - Wireless Internet at 10,000 feet.
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0.25 mm Thick, Flexible Speakers in Development

  • April 4th, 2009
  • Posted in Gadgets

We have all been a part of this recent hype on OLED and 0.1 mm thick TVs, however, we should also turn our attention to the audio side. A 0.25 mm thick loudspeaker – looks like fancy tinfoil - has recently been designed by the University of Warwick. The technology is supposedly lightweight and cheap to Related posts:

  1. Speakers you can dine with
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