Archive for the ‘fo’ real?’ Category

Microsoft Project Natal: The Future, Now

Musical Tesla Coils at Burning Flipside

Robotron at Robot Ninja introduced to the masses the tesla coil; here they go again with a not-as gangsterish DJ tesla coil sound system..

Even FOX News is Scared

Well, some of FOX News, anyways. But still - the fact that even these ninjas here are getting worried about the vitriolic nonsense people are spitting is a testament to how out of control people are getting.

.:via Huffington Post->

Escalade on the C Train

These photos are just killin’ me - they HAD to be on myninjaplease!

My favorite part? This little girl isn’t even happy that she’s driving her SUV through the subway. I mean, if I had a car that nice I’d be happier…

.:via -> 12ozPROPHET

MC Hammer Flashmob

My friend John says to me "I love flashmobs."AA Well, I love THIS flashmob.AA This is even better than the old funiiest-flashmob-ever post.

Japan’s Illegal Legal Prostitution

I will be the first to admit that I spent a little too much time on Matador last week, reading all types of irrelevant BS.AA But, think, my ninjas:AA If I did not do this, you would never know about how freaky the Japanese red light district is - in all its themed sexual glory.AA The picture above is apparently depicting stewardesses from the "flight-themed" club.AA I encourage you to follow the link.

Prostitution is illegal in Japan, which may be one of the reasons for so many creative a€oealternatives.a€A Whatever the reasons, the commercial sex industry in Japan is bold, ubiquitous, and incredibly diverse - a magical hall of mirrors for the die-hard pervert.

Consider this: Japana€™s largest red-light district, Kabukicho, is a convenient two minute walk from Shinjuku, the largest train station in the world, teeming with over 3.64 million daily commuters.

Here is a short list of a few of the more interesting club themes and services available to the paying public. [Link below]

I’m going to go ahead and tell you that this article is well worth it.AA Service offerings include, but are not limited to:

• "Image" Clubs
• "Doll" Clubs
• "Touch" Pubs
• "Soaplands"
• and… the ever elusive "Panty Service"

::[ NSFW article via Matador ]::

Obama Orders Colbert’s Haircut

Who else would go to Iraq to perform for the troops and never break character [at least on camera]? He even went so far as to declare ‘victory’ - based on the fact that the media in the US no longer discuss the war, so we must have won. But the sitting President ordering that a general cut your hair? That’s feckin’ hilarious…

Your Business Card is Crap!

This is the most impressive business car I’ve ever seen - it’s mine. It took me 25 years to design this.

My ninjas, please. Dude needs take a deep breath or something.

.:via core77->

Eyeglass Display + Wearable Tech

German researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems have created a head-mounted microdisplay - embedded in a pair of glasses. The setup will allow users to access and manipulate data with simple eye movements.

The [CMOS] chip measuring 19.3 by 17 millimeters is fitted on the prototype eyeglasses behind the hinge on the temple. From the temple the image on the microdisplay is projected onto the retina of the user so that it appears to be viewed from a distance of about one meter. The image has to outshine the ambient light to ensure that it can be seen clearly against changing and highly contrasting backgrounds. For this reason the research scientists use OLEDs, organic light-emitting diodes, to produce microdisplays of particularly high luminance.

Scroll around and manipulate menus and data with a flick of the eye, by focusing on a word or image? Sounds siiick to me…

.:via->Gizmodo

Now, imagine something like the glasses, combined somehow with the wearable gestural interface being developed by MIT’s Media Lab [shown in video, below].

More on this technology being developed by MIT - SixthSense: Wearable Gestural Interface at AMNP.