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Minecraft creator announces hardcore space simulator as next project
Minecraft creator announces hardcore space simulator as next project:
The well-known creator of the PC hit Minecraft, Markus "Notch" Persson, announced today that his next game project will be an ambitious multiplayer space travel simulation game that sounds somewhat similar to EVE Online.
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The well-known creator of the PC hit Minecraft, Markus "Notch" Persson, announced today that his next game project will be an ambitious multiplayer space travel simulation game that sounds somewhat similar to EVE Online.
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Shoes That Leave Animal Tracks
Shoes That Leave Animal Tracks:
A very old idea, of course, but nonetheless awesome, and very well executed, in this case, by Canadian artist Maskull Lasserre, whose Outriders series includes deer, moose, hare, sasquatch, kodiak bear, and barefoot homo sapiens shoes. [via nerdstink]
Maskull Lasserre – Outliers
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Werewolf Stilts
A very old idea, of course, but nonetheless awesome, and very well executed, in this case, by Canadian artist Maskull Lasserre, whose Outriders series includes deer, moose, hare, sasquatch, kodiak bear, and barefoot homo sapiens shoes. [via nerdstink]
Maskull Lasserre – Outliers
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11/26/2011
News From The Future – Lightest Material On Earth
News From The Future – Lightest Material On Earth:
Scientists invent lightest material on Earth. What now? @ latimes.com.
Scientists have invented a new material that is so lightweight it can sit atop a fluffy dandelion without crushing the little fuzzy seeds. It’s so lightweight, styrofoam is 100 times heavier.
It is so lightweight, in fact, that the research team consisting of scientists at UC Irvine, HRL Laboratories and Caltech say in the peer-reviewed Nov. 18 issue of Science that it is the lightest material on Earth, and no one has asked them to run a correction yet.
That’s light!
The material has been dubbed “ultralight metallic microlattice,” and according to a news release sent out by UC Irvine, it consists of 99.99% air thanks to its “microlattice” cellular architecture.
Ok makers, what would you do with this material?
Water Cooler Bottle Blaster
Water Cooler Bottle Blaster:
Welsh company BCB has developed what is essentially a potato cannon on steroids. Called the Wall Breaker, this pneumatically charged cannon launches water cooler bottles at 984 feet per second.
Need to break through concrete in a hostage situation? No problem. Want to rip a giant hole through a cargo van? They have you covered.
This was developed for the British military, so I’m not sure we’ll be seeing a consumer version available anytime soon. Impressive all the same.
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11/23/2011
Help Has Arrived
Help Has Arrived: 
Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing perform a water rescue demonstration using an HH-60G Pave Hawk Nov. 5, 2011, during the Cocoa Beach Air Show 2011 in Cocoa Beach, Fla. U.S. Air Force photo by staff Sgt. Anna-Marie Wyant.
11/17/2011
Amazingly Immersive 360-Degree FPS Simulator
Amazingly Immersive 360-Degree FPS Simulator:
Personally, I find The Gadget Show’s breathless production values (and forced hipster-geek wardrobe) to be really annoying, but the results of this build are undeniably impressive. It even has live (paintball) ammo fired by the adversaries in the game!
A unique FPS simulator that turns gaming into reality as you move, aim, fire and get shot within a 360-degree immersive environment. Using a pre-release copy of Battlefield 3 and a team of top technology experts from across Europe we’ve built a truly one of a kind simulator.
Centred on the world’s first, portable omni-directional treadmill (designed by Swedish company MSE Weibull) the simulator lets you control the movements of a Battlefield 3 character with your own body. Other key technology employed includes: an Igloo Vision projection dome; 12 paintball markers that allow the player, in real time, to feel the enemy gunfire experienced in the game; a wireless gun system; ambient LED lighting; and an Xbox Kinect camera hack.
Ultimate Battlefield 3 Simulator – Build & Test – The Gadget Show
11/14/2011
iPhone Acoustic Ruler
iPhone Acoustic Ruler:
Here’s a novel way to take measurements using sound waves with an iPhone. German developer Florian Student’s Acoustic Ruler Pro for iOS will measure distances up to 25 meters by clocking the time delay of emitted sound waves. You can use the app with either a pair of headphones or with another iPhone to measure the distance between the two handsets. [via /.]
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