The monstrously giant mechs of Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim are controlled by two different people at the same time. The two pilots interact with the computer in Drift Space to control the giant mech and this featurette explains a little about how that works. It basically looks like the funnest video game ever (also [...]
from Gizmodo UK http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/behind-the-scenes-of-how-man-works-with-machine-in-pacific-rim/
When Kaiba Gionfriddo was born, his parents never expected to have to look on, helpless, as his windpipe collapsed daily and stopped him from breathing. They were desperate—so when a team of researchers suggested that a 3D printer could help, they leapt at the chance. So a team from the University of Michigan set about [...]
from Gizmodo UK http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/how-a-3d-printer-helped-a-child-breathe-again/
This is truly unbelievable: Lego has built a 1:1 scale model of the X-Wing fighter using an astounding 5,335,200 bricks! It’s as big as the real thing, capable of fitting the real Luke Skywalker — and Porkins. As you can see in these exclusive Gizmodo images and video, it reproduces the official £40-odd Lego 9493 [...]
from Gizmodo UK http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/this-incredible-full-scale-lego-x-wing-is-the-largest-model-in-history/
Microsoft’s Kinect provided gamers with a hands-free way to play their favourite titles. But when the controller was removed from the situation, so was the haptic force feedback that can enhance gameplay. Most of us were ok with the tradeoff, but not the Imagineers at Disney Research who’ve come up with a way to provide [...]
from Gizmodo UK http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/air-powered-force-feedback-could-make-kinect-even-more-immersive/
You can finally pre-order GTA V in standard, special, and the all-singing, all-dancing collectors edition, complete with blueprint map, cap, a key, bag, fancy steelbook case and box, plus oodles of extra in-game stuff, including the keys to the Atomic Blip so you can fly that sucker over Los Santos. Not that it’ll make the [...]
from Gizmodo UK http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/you-can-now-pre-order-gta-v-and-bag-yourself-the-keys-to-a-blimp/
When you search for something on Google, it knows what you’re looking for even if you’re not saying it exactly. Google search is smart like that. Like if you search for ‘hilarious videos’, Google will also show you results for ‘funny videos’ too (words that Google equates as synonyms pop up in bold in Google [...]
from Gizmodo UK http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/google-thinks-gayest-and-worst-mean-the-same-thing/
They hear it through the entire movie, but most theatre goers don’t pay close attention to one of the most important supporting players in a film: the soundtrack. It’s as important for building tension and excitement as the actors’ performances, and the Soundworks Collection took a closer look at what went into the music behind Star Trek [...]
from Gizmodo UK http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/how-star-trek-into-darkness-epic-score-came-to-life/
Hot on the heels of the all-powerful Titan’s release just a few months ago, Nvidia is now plowing forward into its 700 series with the sweet new GTX 780. It’s a Titan-esque bad-boy that’s a little bit cheaper. The 780 is starting that final push of 700-series cards that will take Kepler to its limits [...]
from Gizmodo UK http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/nvidia-geforce-gtx-780-titanic-power-at-a-less-ludicrous-price/
Google’s been logging data about hot trends ever since you started tip-tapping search terms into its front page, but now it’s gone and made it look damn pretty with it. The new full-screen visualisation shows off the data that’s been available as a staid list for a long time, but in glorious technicolour. Not hugely [...]
from Gizmodo UK http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/googles-new-trend-visualiser-is-a-truly-beautiful-thing/
Okay, we’re not going to beat around the bush — today we’re shoving you in the direction of a hundred quid, free of charge and in exchange for you having to do very little. It’s an offer from First Direct bank and it’s unfeasibly easy. Switch your current account to them and they’ll bung you [...]
from Gizmodo UK http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/100-in-cold-hard-cash-is-your-i-love-free-money-deal-of-the-day/
