Slingshot enthusiast Joerg Sprave is back with a combination spear/slingshot based on the one used by Usopp in the Manga/Anime series One Piece. The weapon features a four-point slingshot mounted on a staff which is equipped with a sharp point on the end which can be used as a weapon or to hold the staff in the ground.
Hit the jump to check out the slingshot spear in action.
If you stop and think about it, the progress we’ve made in technology over the last 20 years or so has been staggering. It really wasn’t that long ago that we were all using landline phones playing Atari games. Maybe things have moved a little too fast and you miss the days when you actually wrote things down and could hang up on a telemarketer with authority thanks to a thick rotary receiver. If so, the following gadgets might make you feel a little nostalgic.
Armed with a desire to deprive corporations of secrecy, artist Julian Oliver created this “transparency grenade” which is equipped with a computer, microphone and powerful wireless antenna. When the pin is pulled, the device captures network traffic and audio in a location and anonymously streams it to an external server that mines it for information — including e-mail excerpts, web pages, images and voice, before uploading the data to a public website along with a map position.
“The volatility of information in networked, digital contexts itself frames a precedent for clamoring (and often unrealistic) attempts to contain it. One could even say it’s this desperate fear of the leak that produces images like my grenade, images that will continue to take violent forms in popular culture, journalism and presidential speeches in time.”
Oliver is also working on providing the same functionality to a rooted Android phone, stating that users will be able to “send the data over an encrypted channel via their GSM provider to a publicly available map, displaying the detonation as data from that site”.
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Artist Rodrigo Alonso has found a new use for old tech by turning it into some awesome looking stools. The process involves dumping the obsolete technology into square molds, filling them with resin, and creating a stool that will provide a unique look to your home or office while serving as a not so subtle reminder of where your current gadgets will eventually wind up.
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After their convenience store quest went south, the Grosjean Bros. are back to steal Gregethor’s guns and cats.
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This modified Mossberg 500 shogun had some impressive features, but it doesn’t hold a candle to the Zombie X from Doublestar. Features include a working chainsaw and a Holographic Sight that projects a biohazard symbol on your undead target. But the most interesting news is that Doublestar might actually sell this thing in the near future.
Check out a demo of the gun after the break.
Etsy seller Amber Whitney is offering these 8″ Timey Wimey Tardis Clocks which feature laser-cut designs and are painted and assembled by hand. Check out some additional photos after the break.
Spinning Hat dropped us a line to let us know that they have a fun Tool Tank coming out this February. It’s an adorable little keychain tank with three screw heads stored in the tracks. When you need to fix something on the go, simply lock and load.
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Mimoco has announced a new line of MIMOMICRO flash drives with Star Wars and DC Character themes. Unlike their previous MIMOBOT collection, these new drives are smaller and feature a microSD card reader.
The first two MIMOMICRO collections include a crop of designs from Star Wars, including Darth Vader, Yoda, C-3PO, Chewbacca, and the Millennium Falcon along with characters from DC Comics including Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman.The drives are expected to launch in March.
Check out the DC Comics series after the break.
If your current GPS voice isn’t friendly enough, how about installing GLaDOS to give you a hard time all the way to your destination? Thanks to a Portal fan, you can download a custom voice pack on Reddit. The files are compatible with Garmin Nuvi and Garmin Mobile XT units. Even better? It’s free.
(via Joystiq)
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