Slow Motion Archive

  • Videos: Mini robot performing a perfect back flip

    Videos: Mini robot performing a perfect back flip

    Posted on May 17, 2010 | No Comments
    Most of the robots out there have one common problem: They can only move in a slow, mechanical and chopping motion. In other words, the vast majority of robots lacks "elegance" and basic maneuverability. But not so this unnamed, fan made mini robot from Japan.

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  • CrunchGear Week in Review: Pro-Am Edition

    CrunchGear Week in Review: Pro-Am Edition

    Posted on April 12, 2010 | No Comments
    Slow-motion RC cars look shockingly awesome Laser beam clock tells time with mirrors Magnetic communicator could help rescuers talk through solid rock Hands-on with Honda’s U3-X, the amazing people mover Going It Alone: How to Make Your Stuff In China

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  • Battlefield: Earth writer says sorry to all of Planet Earth

    Battlefield: Earth writer says sorry to all of Planet Earth

    Posted on March 31, 2010 | No Comments
    Contrition is a wonderful thing. Now, I'm not the biggest sci-fi guy here, but even I know that Battlefield: Earth ranks among the worst films ever created—some would even say that it is the single worst movie in the history of cinema. That may well be, but the gentleman who penned the original script has now, on the record, officially apologized to mankind for helping to create the movie. That's called integrity, folks.

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  • FIFA explains why it’s so anti-technology: Wants to keep things equal, maintain human element

    FIFA explains why it’s so anti-technology: Wants to keep things equal, maintain human element

    Posted on March 11, 2010 | No Comments
    Sepp Blatter (left), the FIFA president, has explained why there won't be goal-line technology at this year's World Cup, saying he wants the sport to maintain a "human element" and that all levels of soccer, from 6-year-old kids to open-goal-missing Gonzalo Higuaín of Real Madrid, need to be played with the same rules. Whatever you say, Sepp. I hope for your sake a Spain or Italy or Brazil don't get knocked out of the tournament because of a controversial coal; you won't hear the end of it.

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  • STMicroelectronics’ 3-axis MEMS gyroscope gives a new level of control to your mobile

    STMicroelectronics’ 3-axis MEMS gyroscope gives a new level of control to your mobile

    Posted on November 16, 2009 | No Comments

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    Man, talk about timely. We heard right around 11 months ago that MEMS gyroscopes would be hitting an array of handsets in 2009, and while it's looking like that estimate will be just a touch off, you won't catch us kvetching with "early 2010." STMicroelectronics has just announced its new 3-axis MEMS gyroscope, which promises 360 degree "angular-rate detection for high-precision 3D gesture and motion recognition in mobile phones, game controllers, personal navigation systems and other portable devices." The gyro is said to provide two separate outputs for each of the three axes at the same time: a 400dps full-scale value for slow motion, and a 1,600dps full-scale value to detect and measure speedy gestures and movements. We're told that samples of the tech are available now with mass production scheduled for Q1 2010; and yeah PSP, it's totally cool if you keep sweating. NGage is about to be back... with a vengeance!

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  • Bethesda dates WET For September 15

    Bethesda dates WET For September 15

    Posted on July 31, 2009 | No Comments
    Bethesda’s third-person shooter, WET, is slated for a September 15 launch on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It’s voiced over by the lovely Eliza Dushku, if that makes a difference to you. On a mission to find the man that left you for dead, you’ll master the controls that will allow you to create [...]

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  • Review: JVC Everio X GZ-X900

    Review: JVC Everio X GZ-X900

    Posted on July 31, 2009 | No Comments
    What is the Everio X GZ-X900? Is it a pocket camcorder like a Flip? Is it a fully-fledged video camera? Is it a YouTube-uploading device? Is it a hybrid of all of these - and more? This new Everio is basically a compact video camera that records at full 1920×1080 1080i resolution at 24Mbps in its [...]

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  • Finally: Time-release caffeine capsules

    Finally: Time-release caffeine capsules

    Posted on July 14, 2009 | No Comments
    capsulesIf you find that the arduous task of keeping yourself sufficiently caffeinated all day long has gotten to be too much for you to handle, help is in sight. ThinkGeek is now selling "Time Release Caffeine Capsules" -- each of which slowly dole out 200 milligrams of caffeine over the course of an eight hour day.

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  • Video: iPhone time lapse video

    Video: iPhone time lapse video

    Posted on July 6, 2009 | No Comments
    By using the Timelapse iPhone App, a Tyrolean photographer took a time-lapse video of the Wattens near Innsbruck.

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