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  • iPhone 4 launch day line watch (update: Woz in action)

    iPhone 4 launch day line watch (update: Woz in action)

    Posted on June 24, 2010 | No Comments

    From the London store
    Welcome to the latest installment of our annual tradition: the iPhone launch day queue experience in pictorial form. London's getting the party started early (not as early as some, admittedly) with a sizable crowd turning the corner from the Apple Store at Regent Street, but we'll keep this post updated with imagery from all over the place. Wouldn't mind if you helped us out with a few of your own pics, either. You know where to send them in by now, and once you've done that, feel free to slide past the break to see how everyone else is doing it.

    Update: Now with reports from San Francisco!

    Update 2:     NY joins the fray!

    Update 3: We added some of the more interesting reader-submitted stories.

    Update 4: Reports from Palo Alto and San Jose, California!

    Update 5: London's doors have swung open and we're now busy activating our brand new Apple phones.

    Update 6: Woz and his Segway make their regular appearance at the San Jose Valley Fair Apple Store.

    Update 7: We're adding a bunch of reader reports. Even as Apple opens its doors to pre-orderers in the US, the lines remain crazy.

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  • Videos: Mobile robot RODEM

    Videos: Mobile robot RODEM

    Posted on June 24, 2010 | No Comments
    There's certainly no shortage of so-called mobility robots, but major Japanese robot maker tmsuk's offering seems to be quite cool. In fact, the RODEM (short for "Robot De Enjoy Mobility") is being pitched as a mix between robot, wheelchair and ultra-small vehicle (or "Universal Vehicle" [JP, PDF], in tmsuk's marketing language).

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  • New video shows Honda’s U3-X Personal Mobility Robot in its full prototype glory

    New video shows Honda’s U3-X Personal Mobility Robot in its full prototype glory

    Posted on March 31, 2010 | No Comments
    Remember the U3-X Mobility Robot from Honda we blogged about last year? Well, the auto-unicycle is still a prototype, but Honda has just released a new (and pretty interesting) promo video on its official YouTube channel. The company says the U3-X can run continuously for one hour on a single (lithium-ion) battery charge and can be recharged via a conventional 120-volt power outlet.

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  • DIY Segway skateboard. Yeah, you read that right: DIY

    DIY Segway skateboard. Yeah, you read that right: DIY

    Posted on March 25, 2010 | No Comments
    I know of only one person who would be able to build this thing - my buddy Paul - but I would totally grab a beer and watch him solder everything together and then ride around on this thing like a little freak. Heck, if you try to build this, tell me and we'll come by and film you riding it. Seriously. The instructions are pretty complex and you need quite a few parts, including a powerful motor and a go kart wheel.

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  • DIY balancing scooter will make you the envy of geeks everywhere

    DIY balancing scooter will make you the envy of geeks everywhere

    Posted on August 3, 2009 | No Comments
    diy-balancing-scooterI admit it: I would love to have a Segway. Yes, I realize they're not really all that practical for everyday life in Columbus, OH. Yes, I realize they make you look like a total nerd. I'm prepared to reconcile both of those facts against what I perceive as the unadulterated fun of riding such a contraption. Unfortunately, I don't have the cash to buy a Segway. If I had bothered to take shop class in high school, though, maybe I could make this DIY balancing scooter to fulfill my Segway lust.

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