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Life-Size Replica of HAL 9000 Interface From 2001: A Space Odyssey
The HAL 9000 Life-Size Replica by ThinkGeek is an impressively accurate, voice-activated recreation of HAL 9000, the AI computer villain from the 1968 sci-fi film…
New Year’s Resolution
New Year’s Resolution on Bizarro
Giant Fully-Operational LEGO NES Video Game Controller
New York designer and custom LEGO builder Julius von Brunk (aka “Baron von Brunk“) has created an impressive fully-operational 5 foot replication of an original…
Wonderful View of Trombone Playing As Seen From the Perspective of a GoPro Camera Mounted on the Slide
David Finlayson, second trombonist for the New York Philharmonic, recorded a great up close view video of him playing music on his trombone by attaching…
A Dollhouse Built Inside of an Acoustic Guitar
Lorraine Robinson of Fairy Meadow Miniatures in Australia created this beautiful dollhouse inside of an acoustic guitar as a thoughtful birthday gift for daughter Cathryn…
BBC Cameraman Has a Very Close Encounter with a Polar Bear
While filming The Polar Bear Family & Me in Svalbard, Norway, BBC cameraman Gordon Buchanan had a close encounter with a female polar bear .
CLOUDS Interactive Documentary on Digital Art
The CLOUDS project is a documentary by James George and Jonathan Minard about current hacker-art practices. It features interviews with thirty artists, curators, designers, &…
Electronic System Turns a Human Face Into an Instrument and an Involuntary Performer
In 2008, Japanese artist Daito Manabe began work on an experimental music performance system that hooks up a performer’s face to electrical sensors. The system…
Robot Band Compressorhead Performs Ace of Spades by Motörhead
The robot band Compressorhead performs a rocking version of “Ace of Spades” by Motörhead. via Pewpewpew
Classic Episode of The Screen Savers Featuring Patrick Norton and Kevin Rose Rappelling Into The Studio With Hacker Gear
Kevin Rose posted a classic episode (I think it is from 2003) of The Screen Savers on Tech TV hosted by Leo Laporte and…