A company that sells microcontrollers and supporting software has created this slingshot that interfaces with Angry Birds over a USB connection. The device uses mbed (a tool for rapid prototyping with microcontrollers) and is recognized by a PC as a mouse – so when the slingshot is pulled back, a stretch sensor translates the motion into mouse input. The angle of the shot is handled by an accelerometer.
Although the device isn’t available for sale, the main components are. Plus mbed is offering instructions and code for creating their prototype, which is great news for those looking for a DIY project—and a way to make the vastly over-hyped Angry Birds seem fresh again.
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Ric Turner, a former Disney Imagineer, may have topped his previous interactive Guitar Hero Christmas display with this incredible Angry Birds light show which is “playable”:
Running on two computers and 10 Light-o-rama 16 channel controllers, uses more than 20,000 lights and less than one cent of electricity per game. Audio is broadcast on 99.1FM, and the controller has a long enough cord for people to play in their cars on the street. Easier than the iPhone version, and bigger too.
Unfortunately for Ric, all of his neighbors are now addicted to his house.
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Haven’t had enough Angry Birds yet? I’m sure a backlash is on the horizon, but in the meantime a speaker series is on the way from gear4.
Despite the red bird having a reputation for being useless, the speaker is actually quite functional. Both the red bird and bomber bird versions have the ability to connect to a mobile device with an auxiliary cable. It also comes with a separate iPhone/iPod/iPad dock. The green pig version, on the other hand, has a built-in helmet dock for the iPod/iPhone.
Look for the speakers to be released later this fall for $79.99-$99.99.
(gear4 via Mashable)
As it turns out, Angry Birds is a lot like sex. Just don’t call your partner a pig, because their power to put up a barrier of abstinence is like that level that frustrates you to no end.
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Angry birds are exactly the right shape for cute little round toys or hacky sacks. This crafter decided to go the stuffed toy route. The little guys are so cute that I almost want to download the game. Almost.
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