Behind The Scenes Look At Portal’s Aperture Science Labs (video)
If you are a fan of Valve’s Portal game this 20 minute documentary showing a behind the scenes look at the Aperture Science Labs is definitely worth a look. The humorous documentary takes you behind the doors to meet the staff and even archive footage of Cave Johnson. Watch the documentary after the jump. Enjoy!.
Portal iPad Decals
We have featured a number of great iPad and Macbook decals here on Geeky Gadgets over the years but these unique decals will definitely be a great addition to your iPad if you are a fan of the Portal games. The cool Portal decals have been created by Reddit user ‘rootyb’, who posted them on Reddit [...]
Scary Stuff: Harnessing Twitter Data Allows Mass Emotional Mapping
A report from a Cornell University research team has revealed that across the world, a standardized emotional rhythm runs our daily lives. So what kind of methodology did they use? Tweets, lots and lots of tweets, somewhere in the neighborhood of two million people across several dozen countries. The end result was published in the journal Science.
The Guy Behind The Flip Camera Is Now Into Grilled Cheese Franchises
Several years ago, the Flip video camera became such a huge hit it was acquired by Cisco for half a billion dollars. Sure, it made the guy who first marketed and founded the company behind the Flip rich, but it also guaranteed he had no more say in his product. Thus, the Flip isn’t as [...]
AlphaDog Pack Robot Can Carry Enormous Loads
The story goes that in the early stages of the protracted Afghan war, U.S. special forces rented a donkey from a nearby village. Rather than carry them across steep mountain passes, the donkey was supposed to haul their extra gear. The problem was, when they got to the mountain, they realized they needed another one. [...]
For Some Reason, Google Goes Into Beer (Video)
Apparently, Google isn’t satisfied being the most diverse internet company in the face of the earth. Out of all the new ventures it could possibly embark upon (like finding a habitable planet in a galaxy somewhere), it decides to partner with a distinguished brewery and produce beer. Whoa, what?
Webcam Installed Near Mount Everest Summit
Hooray! Now anyone can check out a frigid mountain top in their off time. This extraordinary project was undertaken by a German camera firm with the help of some sherpas, who put much effort into its setup. More than a live streaming attraction, the camera near the Everest summit is a joint scientific effort.
GhostGuitar iPad App Provides Magical Augmented Self Reality To Air Guitarists (video)
The GhostGuitar iPad App is an innovative application that allows you to play the guitar without actually holding one, using augmented self reality as its creators say. The innovative application uses Realtime Mobile Machine Vision (REMMVi) technology which allow you to play air guitar using your left hand to fret a chord and your right hand to strum or [...]
Star Wars Imperial March Played Using Floppy Disk Drives (Video)
As it’s Friday we thought it was time for a fun video to get everyone in a good mood for the weekend, and whilst searching for something fun to put up on the site we came across this cool video from Silent. The video below shows the Star Wars Imperial march being played on two [...]
Lego Gears of War Lancer Replica Shoots Rubber Bands (video)
Even though it doesn’t look like a Lego creation the Gear of War Lancer pictured below is made entirely from Lego bricks and will even shoot rubber bands. The mechanism with the Lego design allows you to cock the rifle and then shoot rubber bands and even use its motorised chainsaw blade for close encounters. Watch the video after [...]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Billets 9mm Special Edition Earphones
If you are looking forwad to hte launch of the highly anticipated MW3 game you might also like to feat your eyes on these MW3 earbuds that have been subtly branded with MW3 logos and would be the perfect match to the MW3 game when its released on November 8th. The new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 [...]
Swatch Touch, Touchscreen Watch Announced
Swatch, who make a wide range of funky timepieces have announced their first touchscreen watch, the Swatch Touch, and instead of buttons to controls the watches functions, everything is done using the Swatch Touch’s LCD display. The Swatch Touch comes with six digital functions, which can all be controlled by the touchscreen display, and you [...]
