I wonder if it has JARVIS integration?
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Misc. Gadgets
This T-800 bust would be cool enough if it was just a statue for display. It’s so much more though. It has glowing eyes, it moves, and it looks way too realistic. To be honest, it creeps me right out. I wouldn’t want a toy that looks like it will go full on Terminator and slaughter me in my sleep. That said, I can’t deny the craftsmanship Animatronics Works Japan put into this model.
See more photos and some videos of the Terminator bust in action after the break.
After reading the graphic novel The Five Fists of Science, which pits Nikola Tesla and Mark Twain against Thomas Edison and Guglielmo Marconi, Rob Flickenger was inspired to create a functional Tesla gun similar to the example used in the novel. The result is a cast aluminum NERF gun equipped with a spark gap Tesla coil and powered by an 18 volt drill battery.
The housing for the primary coil and high voltage switch is made out of porcelain, and was 3D printed–it’s a pretty custom switch after all. All the power supply is housed in silicone.
The gun is capable of firing over 20k volts of electricity, which is just as deadly as it sounds. That means that any copycat projects must have a properly designed case to prevent electrical current from grounding itself through the user’s body—though it’s best to never attempt anything like this ever.
Check out a photo of the gun in action after the jump.
As a final project for his Advanced Mechatronics class, student “kss5095″ created a functional Portal turret programmed using MATLAB and Arduino. The device is equipped with a laser sight, turret voice clips and a webcam that track targets so they can be bombarded with NERF darts.
He plans to add an exterior shell to complete the look.
Hit the jump to see it in action.
We all know that lasers hold tremendous potential for all kinds of useful gadgetry. However, they can also be used for dangerous weapons and bizarre, pointless devices – and few are more pointlessly dangerous than ones featured in this list.
New in our Nerd Approved Shop—Captain America, Thor and Hulk Statue Lamps!
These awesomely nerdy lamps measure around 16-inches tall and feature a detailed resin statue and a paper lamp shade with comic book scenes.
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The Panic Button has long been an device used to get characters out of horrible situations, so chances are you’ve fantasized about having one for your own life. ThinkGeek is now offering this “Big Red Button” that has all the looks of the real thing, but none of the functionality – instead acting as a US light-switch replacement kit / dimmer switch. That means it will only give you the gift of darkness next time you’re busted in your bedroom doing something you shouldn’t. However, in that case, this would probably be even more valuable.
Product Page: ($25)
I know Luke took out a few of these on Hoth, but this is one that even he’d think twice about attacking. I mean, it has glowy lights and stuff so it’s clearly much cooler. This casemod is actually a Hasbro AT-AT with a Zotax Z68 Mini ITX mobo with an Intel Core i7-2600K CPU, a Sapphire 6870 GPU and 8GB of RAM stuffed inside. I’m going to be honest, I’m not really a spec geek so I have absolutely no idea what that means, but it’s a PC that looks like an AT-AT and it’s awesome!
See more photos after the jump…
We may not have jet packs yet, but we do have working lightsabers. Really.
Wicked Lasers has made a “LaserSaber” that looks and functions like the weapons in the films. Obviously, the term “LaserSaber” is designed to avoid lawsuits from Lucasfilm, but it’s still a ballsy move considering that the company received a C&D letter from LucasFilm after the introduction of the Spyder Arctic III. Unfortunately for them, that letter appears to have had the opposite effect, serving only to put all kinds of ideas into WickedLaser’s heads.
The lightsaber-lookalike has a polycarbonate blade with an aluminum base that attaches to the company’s Spyder 3 laser, which as they point out, is the most powerful laser you can legally own. Wow. The guys in the picture aren’t wearing glasses while fighting because it’s cool, they’re protecting their eyes.
LaserSabers are energized by the light of Wicked Lasers, harnessing the power of the force. The LaserSaber features an ultra smooth magnetic gravity system that can “power up” and “power down” the blade.
I love the heck out of the idea of a real lightsaber; what Star Wars fan wouldn’t? I just hope people buying these wear the safety glasses necessary to avoid eye damage.
Check out a video of the LaserSabers in action after the break.
Here’s what happens when a Fallout fan uses his powers for good. Aleator777 of Instructables created this prototype PIP-Boy and it actually works. He wanted to do something a little different than the usual replicas that use iPhones so he used a 4.3″ LCD and wrote the code to make it all work.
It includes basic GPS navigation, an RFID reader and even a Geiger counter—but it’s far from complete. He hopes to build a fully functional PIP-Boy 3000 and has included a how-to in hopes that others will contribute to the project and help him realize his dream.
