Year: 2006

DIY PC Virtual impact suit

DIY PC Virtual impact suit

Spook8000 writes – “The PC Virtual Impact Suit takes in-game bullet hit events into real life physical impacts on player’s body. It currently supports the popular Half-Life 3D first-person-shooter game, and connects to the PC via a USB port. “ – Link. No idea if anyone built this, but an impact vest looks like a […]

Power Tool Drag Racing

Power Tool Drag Racing

Scott writes – “The date and registration info for this year’s The Power Tool Drag Races has been announced” – When: Sunday, May 7th, 2006, 12:00 Noon Until We’re Done! Where: The Ace International Speedway! HOW MUCH: $10 kids 7-17, $15 adults, kids 6 and under have to do a silly dance. Blown Big-Block Belt […]

I Am 8-Bit contest winners

I Am 8-Bit contest winners

The ten winners of the first annual retro art contest from IGN are up! – “April 10, 2006 – On March 14th, we issued a challenge to all of the aspiring artists reading IGN: create a piece of art inspired by the 8-bit era of videogaming, and you’ll have a shot at getting your creation […]

Alan Baker’s Bar Monkey

Alan Baker’s Bar Monkey

Jon writes – “Here is some information on a Bar Monkey that I helped Alan Baker build this winter. The Bar Monkey is a device for automatically mixing drinks. The concept comes from BarMonkey.net where you can see several other versions of bar monkeys. Almost all of Alan’s Bar Monkey, including the software, was designed […]