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Motion-Sim 4DOF racing simulator

Motion-Sim has rolled out its 4DOF racing simulator that offers pitch, roll, yaw and heave to what would deem to be perfection, coming with a harness of its own that will prevent you from flying ahead like a crash test dummy during the more intense in-game moments. Unfortunately, the 4DOF plays nice with PC sims only at the moment. This is definitely a rich man’s toy since the home version will retail for €18,450. Heck, at that price point, we might as well buy a real car, eh?

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I got my first real six-string/ Bought it to play Guitar Hero

The original complaint about music games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band is that they convinced kids that playing the guitar was actually easy. A few taps, a few strums and you sounded like Jack White or Ozzy, right? Well Powergig wants to change that perception by offering a real six-string guitar that you can really play and, with the flip of a switch, you can dampen the strings and strum along to your favorite tunes on the XBox 360 or PS3.

The company, Seven45, is also making a guitar game with its own downloadable content that will be something like Brutal Legend, and the guitars are made by their parent company, First Act makers of “entry level” AKA toy guitars and instruments. Nice synergy, eh?

Music Planet waterproof speaker ball makes bath time more melodic

Remember that waterproof Bluetooth speaker that you picked up last summer after none other than Billy Corgan endorsed it? Here’s comes round two. Available exclusively in the Land of the Rising Sun (surprised?), the Music Planet speaker ball is IPX7-certified to shrug off water damage for up to 30 minutes at a depth of one meter, and it’s designed so that the speaker itself sits just above the water line. Internally, you’ll find an FM radio tuner, an SD / SDHC card slot for loading up MP3 files, a USB socket (good luck with that non-waterproof thumb drive) and an alarm clock. You know, in case you fall asleep underneath two feet of soapy water. Power comes from six AA cells, which provides enough juice for 13 straight hours of your own jams or 28 hours of whatever’s on the radio; it’s up for order right now at ¥10,500 ($117), but sadly, no fancy shower gels are bundled in. Opportunity, missed.

Music Planet waterproof speaker ball makes bath time more melodic originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hexbug Shrinks With The Hexbug Nano

You might have seen the Hexbug that we brought to your attention some time back, and now you’re able to get your hands on an updated version of it – the Hexbug Nano. It still functions like the original model, so it will run around randomly, changing directions when it runs into an obstacle. If the name didn’t already give it away, this Hexbug Nano is a smaller version of the original Hexbug. It’s currently going for £8.99 ($13), and if you’re flush, you could always pick up a dozen or so of these and unleash them in your friend’s room. Imagine all the pranks you could play on people with this toy.

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Review: Bubble Talk

At the Toy Fair this year I picked up a game from TechnoSource called Bubble Talk. I rarely write about many board games mostly because I always equate them with a story my buddy Lou told us about his ex-girlfriend. Regardless, a good boardgame like Settlers of Catan or Carcassonne are always fun to play [...]

Panasonic ToughBook C1 Convertible Tablet PC Video

Editor’s note; this is an updateof the article published yesterday, we added the video

2010 is touted to be the year of the tablet , thanks to the iPad launch; but, the latest Apple luxury toy has nothing in common with the new Panasonic ToughBook C1, the “world’s lightest 12,1″ convertible tablet PC“*, which will provide good computing performances far away from your couch, in bad weather conditions and tough environments. Panasonic launched the ToughBook H1 Field tablet at MWC, and the C1 is introduced for the HIMSS conference (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) since the ToughBook C1 is mostly targeted to the healthcare market.

According to Panasonic, the company has been building rugged PCs since 1993 with integrated wireless since 1996, and they test the wireless connectivity in one of the world’s largest anechoic chambers, to ensure the best possible quality. The ToughBook is a surprisingly very light and bulky business rugged tablet built in a magnesium alloy case for durability, and is equipped with a strap and a dome for comfortable hand support (see video and pictures).

Read the full specifications and pricing in the complete article, the video will come soon.

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Intel’s new convertible Classmate PC hands-on

Score one for the kids! We just got to toy around with the new convertible Classmate PC and, boy, does it feel solid. Though it feels quite heavy in hand, it definitely feels like it can take a beating in a backpack and, as you can see in the video below, survive a decent fall. We’re less impressed, however, with the resistive touchscreen performance. Though we’re keeping in mind that these were pre-production units, the resistive touchscreen was quite unresponsive to the pen input when we tried to draw on the screen. Can’t you hear the youngins, Intel? They want multitouch! We still appreciate that rotating webcam and the improvements made to the expanded the keyboard and touchpad. You’ll have to hang tight on getting one of these for little Jimmy — Intel tells us these will be brought to you by OEMs sometime in April.

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Intel’s new convertible Classmate PC hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Japanese ‘age prediction machine’ is really just a mosquito tone test

And this, folks, is yet another reason why the Land of the Rising Sun is truly one of the world’s greatest places. Japan, which is famous for having ridiculously polite citizens and some of the zaniest toys known to man, has just delivered its latest gem: the Age Prediction Machine. As you might expect, the device simply emits the now-famed “mosquito tone,” which is an exceptionally high pitched frequency that can’t typically be heard by older humans. Depending on the intensity of the sound, you’re able to determine where the cutoff is between hearing it and not, thus discovering the age of whoever would be gullible enough to stand around and actually engage in this sort of lunacy. But seriously, don’t use this the day before your mother’s birthday — just ask pops which number she’s about to celebrate / not celebrate, cool?

Japanese ‘age prediction machine’ is really just a mosquito tone test originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Rilakkuma Edition: Casio unveils ultra-cute Exilim

Casio is no stranger to teaming up with major toy makers, licensing super-cute cartoon characters, using them on existing digital camera models and offering up super-cute limited editions to a fanatic fan base. After cartoon cats Doraemon and Hello Kitty, it’s now time for Rilakkuma, an adorable teddy bear.

The result is the Casio Exilim Rilakkuma edition that was announced [JP] today.

HexaKopter offers new form factor

Just when you thought that you’ve seen all the remote controlled helicopters in town, along comes the HexaKopter – a 1.2kg, six-rotor device which is capable of staying in flight for slightly more than half an hour, toting around another 1kg of cargo with a high-definition camera to shoot amazing images from above. According to creator Holger Buss, the HexaKopter is a snap to fly, and is able to fulfill a wide array of applications including aerial photography, environmental measuring and as a toy. What we like most about this is its unique design, but the HexaKopter’s in-flight recording will most probably have any sound drowned up by the din of its rotors and engine.

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Custom Skullcandy headphones look, sound great

Skullcandy headphones sound good, that’s pretty much a given. And while the styling is cool and everything, they seem a bit.. generic. Don’t worry though, you can get your awesome cans and be individual too. One crafty DIY person is selling customized Skullcandy SK-Pro headphones – but you better hurry, she/he is only making three pairs.

Hornby digital sound locomotives

When steam locomotives were first introduced, many people gave it the thumbs down because they believed that it could never beat horses but fast forward in time and you will see more horses on the race course than helping us humans get from point A to point B. Well, Hornby has kept up with the times by releasing toy locomotives that boast digital sound effects through their speaker, where it will dynamically change depending on where the train is (for example, passing through a tunnel has a more muffled sound). All samples used were recorded in real life environments, so expect to fork out up to $400 for that added touch of realism.

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