Posts Filed Under — Wired Madness

[ July 9th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

World’s Largest RC Chopper May or May Not Be Biggest, But is Huge Nonetheless

Whether or not this is the world’s actual largest RC helicopter I can’t tell you, but the 1/8 scale Soviet Mi-24 Assault helicopter is big enough to do some damage if it landed on you, or if you were unlucky to fall into the path of one of its rotors. Seriously, this probably has more [...]

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[ June 16th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Ants Watch Looks Infuriatingly Interesting

The ant watch from Seahope is, without a doubt, the most confusing watch I have ever set eyes upon. Seahope takes the ordered madness of the average Tokyo Flash number and amplifies it by a factor of ten. You will need to be good at math to figure out what is going on here, and [...]

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[ June 15th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Gundam Lights Up The Tokyo Skyline

Where other than Japan could you find a life-size Gundam replica? Or perhaps the question should be: where other than Japan would anyone want a life-size Gundam replica?
This imposing reproduction on the outskirts of Tokyo really comes to life after the sun goes down.

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[ October 14th, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Rock Band Stage Kit May Be Taking the Whole Wannabe Rockstar Thing a Little Too Far

The Rockband Stage Kit is an X-box 360 compatible accessory that is supposed to add a little atmosphere to your gaming session with the inclusion of a smoke machine and a strobe light. Maybe I am missing something here, but this really does seem a little over the top.
Price: $99 [Slippery Brick via Slashgear]

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[ October 6th, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

DIY Pink Pedal-Powered Tank Shoots Hotdogs and Water

This pink camouflage monstrosity that you before you is truly a work of DIY art. For one thing, it is constructed from junkyard parts, for another it is pedal-powered and uses nitrous oxide to pepper onlookers with vaporized hotdogs, or water for that matter. It is almost too much awesomeness for one package. The man [...]

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