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dreamGEAR Wii GameBlaster Looks Better Than Nintendo’s

PaulNovember 9, 2007

Unlike the official Nintendo Wii lightgun accessory that has the trigger up in the front hand—which is more awkward than Frankenstein dancing—the dreamGEAR Wii GameBlaster has only one trigger, and it’s in the back. Also unlike the official gun, it takes in both the Wiimote and the Nunchuk controller and connects the two without visible wires. This actually looks better than the real thing, and if you can somehow reprogram the trigger button in-game to be on the Nunchuk instead of on the Wiimote, you’ve got yourself the optimal zombie shooting experience. [Dreamgear via Uber Gizmo]

Nice little Gun, Probably will be used with COD4 and others like it!!

PaulNovember 9, 2007

Blu-Ray Laser Phaser! – video powered by Metacafe

Warning: you will not learn how to build a Blu-ray phaser in this video. Oh, you will see someone building one, but only in the, “look how cool I am” kind of way. Still, the prospect is just geek heaven enough to set our hearts aflutter. And when we say “aflutter,” we mean providing us precisely 15 seconds of interest before we move on to the next piece of the Internet. Because while Warhol predicted our 15 minutes of fame, we’ve easily cracked a minute with the rise of embedded video. [blogmond]

Nice I want one!! 😉 I will have to find out how to build one!!

First screenshots of application running on Google’s Android platform?

PaulNovember 9, 2007

It’s just a rumor, but if true, you’re looking at screenshots of the first leaked application running on Google’s new mobile Android OS. The app from upstart Whatsopen does just what you might think; it tells you what’s open nearby your location. Of course, those mockups could be final or just prototypes. Whatever they are, we’re underwhelmed. Still, let’s wait for the SDK before getting too far ahead of ourselves. More pics just beyond that read link.

[Via Textually]

I hope the cell phone companies come out with it soon, I can’t wait!!

Better Gmail 2 Firefox Extension for New Gmail

PaulNovember 9, 2007

Google updated Gmail, and now we’re following up with Better Gmail 2, a Firefox extension that adds features to the new Gmail interface. Like its predecessor, Better Gmail 2 is a compilation of Greasemonkey user scripts that add features to Gmail, but Better Gmail 2 works with Gmail’s overhauled interface. We’ll maintain the original Better Gmail extension separately from Better Gmail 2, for users still rocking the older version. However, if you’ve got the snappier Gmail interface enabled and you’re ready for some tweaks courtesy of scripters far and wide, hit the jump for the Better Gmail 2 Firefox extension download.

Nice little Extension for Firefox, and Gmail go check out the full article for the download!!

Turn Your Webcam into a Motion-Sensing Security Camera with Yawcam

PaulNovember 9, 20073 Replies

Windows only: Got a webcam bundled with your last computer but don’t know what to do with it? Turn it into a motion-sensing security camera with freeware application Yawcam. All you need is a webcam to get started, but after spending a little time in the Yawcam settings you can set automatic FTP uploading, emailing, or just saving captured images to your hard drive. You can even set a schedule for when Yawcam is enabled to capture images so your security camera isn’t constantly snapping pics while you’re sitting in front of your computer. We’ve seen similar motion detecting software, but Yawcam looks like an excellent and simple alternative. I don’t have a webcam on my Windows PC, so if you give it a try, let’s hear how it worked for you in the comments. Yawcam is freeware, Windows only.

Yawcam [via SkatterTech]