Augmented reality (AR), which literally reflects a perfect blend of virtual world and reality is a cool concept that directs to constructive relevance in routing arrangement, medication, construction and other diverse areas. Geisha Tokyo Entertainment Inc. [JP] lately discovered a way to assist all solo otaku conquer their tribulations in identifying a real girl friend. Their substitute to cure solitude 2.0 is called Dennou Figure ARis, and in English lingual it is known as Cyber Figure Alice. If curious to know how it works, read further. Shoppers obtain the AR software, 2 cyber sticks and 2 cyber cubes and place one these cubes before their PC pointing a webcam towards it. And the interesting outcome would be a screen exhibiting a 3D image of Alice footing on apex of the chop. With the help of cyber sticks, you can then feel, cuddle and (obviously) peer at your novel girl friend.

For the naughty geeks, it is also doable to strip off Alice and vary her attire. Word is around that this incredible offering of otaku madness is set to be sold off in Japan early this fall. With no language barriers involved, it is overt that Cyber Figure Alice can also be picked by American and European web shops focused in Otaku products as well.




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Accidents are not the result of mere ignorance or carelessness but chances are they may happen with your growing age when it becomes difficult to have a control on your body stability. If figures do make a difference to you then here you go. Around 300,000 hip fractures have been witnessed per year plus 24% over 50 die within one year with a reasonable cause of balance instability. Also, for astronauts who are still young may become prone to this illness (thanks to frothiness of space). Realizing this, iShoe concept has been devised by Erez Lieberman, a graduate from Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. He claims that iShoe has a potential to enter into the kit of doctors and would be a must-pick by NASA scientists to notice steadiness troubles before a fall transpires. At present, the iShoe is only restricted to spot balance concerns, but Lieberman posits that futuristic editions (iShoe 3G) will vigorously rectify bad balance with sensory stimulus.

The spark of life was injected into the iShoe prototype during an experiment conducted by Lieberman as a part of his internship at NASA. The iShoe crew developed a new algorithm that is competent of analyzing the weight distribution of proprioceptors (sensory receptors) on the feet and the significance of the data. During a family tragedy, Lieberman’s iShoe disclosed corollary ahead of just a few drunken astronauts. The device’s super-sensitive insole enabled doctors measure the pressure of the foot of Lieberman’s grandmother and produced a report, which was of much help to the doctor and in crisis situation; the integrated alarm can alert family about the upcoming fall.
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If that fender bender has done some harm to your parked coupe and realizing your absence has absconded from the place without leaving a note then it won’t result in hue and cry but the possibility is he can be traced via the Car Camera Voyager Pro. Developed by Brickhouse Security, the car camera voyager pro along with GPS logger would make your job of extracting the insurance claim from the alleged harsh driver. The kit comprises of a G-sensor that perceives the incident happened in your absence and the dear camera is capable of capturing footage (360 degree video recording) from around 10 seconds before until the 30 seconds after the mishap has occurred. GPS reflects the location of the accident whilst the tag of $445 is an invitation to grab it and install it in your car, once it gets launched during next week.

Well, the revolutionary device is accessible during various situations. Likewise, if you are afraid of the singular presence of your difficult kids inside the car the product would relieve you from this unnecessary anxiety as the Car Camera Voyager Pro can function physically or mechanically, and sports a slick realistic user interface compatible with Google Earth that offers you a visual evidence of their gestures.
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Get, Set and Go! Those who reckon that spilling few $$$$ over steering wheel and pedals can make them a racing god shall excuse me. It might not be the case but the possibilities are matchless. All you need to do is to accompany a Simulator and enjoy the power of wheels. Simulation connotes imitation of some real thing, product or process. Realizing the power of the word and the desire in you, manufacturers gear up to assemble and deliver diverse form of simulators i.e. Sports simulators, Driving Simulators, Flight simulators or shooting simulators. The idea is to rejuvenate you without moving out. The existence of these simulators takes away all your fears by making you hone your driving or racing skills over it.

And respecting the amount of inclination our contemporaries have, here I have made an effort to dig out the top 11 realistic and stimulated simulators that may force you to take a deep breath.

11) $6,500 Sports Simulator from VST

The creation declares aloud that its time to revamp one’s gaming den. You may have desire for tennis or baseball against other members of family who rejuvenate themselves by getting engaged in bowling or fishing.no worries as VST considers all. Retailed at $6,500, each simulator comprise of a complex kit including PC, projector system with projection screen plus, playing court, hence delivering the prerequisites required. The variety of simulators detailing here include the VST Tennis Simulator, The VST Bowling Simulator, The VST Baseball Simulator and the VST Fishing Simulator. Without compromising the thrill of gaming, these devices behave as stand-alone mechanism offering a realistic fun that enables you burn stress.

10) Force Dynamics 301 Driving Simulator

Beware: A ride on Force Dynamics 301 Driving Simulator doesn’t expect you to practice Gran Turismo on your sofa as chances are you may find yourself close to a rough spell of glum.The 301 Driving Simulation System sports a wild motive racing sim cockpit that mirrors your in-game faction with connected actions externally. It’s overt that must have heard about or seen it over online but here you get a chance to enjoy the youtube video.

9) £12,500 VRX MACH 4 Racing Simulator

Tagged as the world’s most premium racing and entertainment simulator, the VRX Mach 4 aims at addressing a new meaning to the world of gaming. It features four Xbox 360s that offers power to three Sharp Aquos 37-inch 1080p LCD screens along with a 7in LCD screen, which is a rear-view mirror. Running on Microsoft Force Feedback Steering wheel, the racing simulator features 1500 Watt Tactile Vibration Feedback System, 1900 Watt Tactile Power Amplifier, Sparco automotive seat slider, an erected polished aluminium speaker, LED lighting effects and above all a beverage containment system. Compatible with the Wii, Windows PC and the PS3 too, the racing simulator is not for easy pockets and would surely dig a deep pocket by making you shell out £12,500.

Duck Hunt Shooting Simulator From Marksman Training Systems

Real hunters can never accept the gesture of holding a bogus gun facing a miniature TV. Rather they take it as an insult to the name of real hunters. But however, I am hopeful that you stay happy in your world of fantasies. For other lot, who aspires to face the real hunting shall build buoyancy to face the ST-2 Shooting Simulator. Designed and developed by Marksman Training Systems, this gigantic arrangement allows you grasp real guns to envisage hunting phony animals. After affixing a camera on the crest of the gun, you may feel as if you are pointing a deadly bludgeon towards a fateful alive, upholding a vigilance that you don’t drip over valuable bullets by chopping the existence of a bird. Little do I wonder for the possibility of a day when even ducks would have an access to the weapon?

7) DaVinci Driving Simulator from Mirage 3D

Yes, you heard it right. The DaVinci simulator can walk on its wheels. The offering by Mirage3D features passenger seat, 5 channel Dolby digital 5.1 surround or 2.1 system and customizing the steering and pedals needs it can be installed for a left or right hand drive. If you have an appetite for racing then it’s to familiarize yourself with the roll bars, ultra-realistic working gauges observed by an occupied “Smart Box” PC. The Da Vinci Rig can be seen as an over opportunity to flaunt racing guts with an integrated seat belt that revere your safety concern.

6) Eball In-House Golf Simulator

Our packed work-schedules don’t allow us to stay fit and at times expect us to compromise our passion for gaming. But not all are open for such deal. Supporting the latter lot, here is a blessing for golf-lovers. Not it’s not a portable golf-club rather a composite golf simulator that is easy to be installed in your underground room or turf. Available in two editions (an inflatable al fresco version and a stable edition), the EBall’s Golf Simulator appeals no less than a masterpiece. Featuring a huge screen, it imitates pragmatic imagery of golf courses and comes outfitted with ball sensors that assess your tee even as you swing your real golf club, and then offer the golf ball nautical across the effective golf course.

5) Full Motion Helicopter/Airplane Simulator
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Popularly known as the full motion flight simulator, it was seen at eBay facing a tug of war inviting the fat bidder. Capable to simulate airplane or helicopter flight, its controls are functional for helicopters with a felicity to be easily accessed by airplane controls. With a 3 to 4 feet screen installed on the face of the occupants, it is likely to offer a being in action feel. The simulator is accessible using Microsoft flight sim and battle flight software. The airplanes here details WWII aircraft and the helicopters include the Apache, Comanche, Little Bird and Huey. Well, you make you mentally prepare, it managed to arouse a starting bid of $100,000.

4) Motion-Pro II Simulator from CXC Simulations

If you don’t have time and space to venture into real sports but wish to enjoy the similar pleasure then its time to ink a neat deal with the Motion-Pro II Simulator from CXC Simulations. Developed to proffer a realistic racing experience within the four boundaries, the simulator comes integrated with full-motion technologies, force feedback and high-tech control systems. It also features incorporated PC hardware, CXC Racing software, AV technology, 505 watt true 5.1 surround sound system along with a colossal subwoofer en suite with four high-tech tremor transducers. The 46-inch full HD screen is preferred chiefly for terrific contrast ratios, brilliance and color dispersal. Its F1-style row shifter and the force-feedback navigation scheme augment the rider with absolutely receptive routing confrontation and tactile pointer. Easy to be configured independently, the handcrafted appeal adds to the beauty of the Motion Pro II Simulator.

3) $55,000 Full Swing Golf Simulator

Now Golfing cannot be restricted to the precincts of an outdoor sport. With money enabling them purchase time, they are able to reap the fitness benefits whilst staying at home. But you ought to reside in a palace and not den to accommodate this colossal Simulator. Measuring 13 feet (W) x 20 feet (L) x 10.5 feet (H), the $55,000 Full Swing Golf Simulator features a windows-based PC, video projector with a distinctness of owning two infrared beams curtains that are displayed on the face of the screen. It releases 60,000 pulses per second, and the PC software inside takes no time to calculate the route the minute golf ball surpasses through them.

2) Dreamflyer Flight Simulator Costs $3000

Agreed the prospective customers for flight simulation comprise of very few numbers but their determined nature augments the production of contemporary models. Realizing this, the DreamFlyer has unveiled the motion simulator chassis that features a figure-hugging sports style seat, a Saitek X-52 pro flight system with rudder pedals with chair floating in two-dimensions. In absence of motors or power supply, the simulator is mechanically driven by a joystick. Capable to hold 120Kg, all you are expected to do is to balance your chair as per your weight and posture. It is available on a drop of $3000 and to make it complete, you are expected to plug in PC and screen(s).

1) $105,000 Flyit Professional Helicopter Simulator

Time to feel high without any alcoholic impressions!
Those who categorize themselves as an utter beginner or a expert pro with a desire to test their pilot abilities, here is an offering developed considering your safety and disgruntled requirements. Christened as Flyit’s awfully pragmatic Professional Helicopter Simulators, it allows you log inestimable hours of airtime in a cosseted and cost-efficient mechanism. This two-person personalized field offers access to a PC-controlled screen, mechanized to summon up 24,000 airdromes and their climatic conditions. Priced at $105,000, the software offers a specific voyage model including translational lift, floor effect, torque and auto-rotation.

To check out our previous compilation of Elite Scan: Top11 thingamajigs, click here.

You may have noticed me capturing geeks, technophiles in a significant %age against other niche. But before you apply your judgment, let me tell you it’s not purposeful. The presence of elitebloggers here is governed by their hard-earned popularity of blogs, technorati ranking and above all the choice of elitebloggers themselves. And today we have with us William Barnes, founder, GearCrave who is geared up to carve a new level of success for his blog along with its editor Mike Payne. Lately, I happened to reach William and got the chance to scan the success secrets and future plans about his Mens Buying and Lifestyle Guide.

Here you go:

William, introduce yourself to my readers and take us through your daily flow at work.

My name is William Barnes; I am 28 years old and was born in London. I read Mechanical Engineering at University and now live in Santa Monica Los Angeles. My daily work flow normally involves trying to balance the overload of emails I get and getting to the tasks I have in TO-DO-LIST.

GearCrave doesn’t have any tagline. If asked to produce one, what would that be?

The Mens Buying and Lifestyle Guide.

Time Magazine handpicked iPhone as the invention of the year 2007. What according to you are the prospective candidates for 2008 award in the same category?

Hopefully something like the Tesla the more exposure that gets the better.

With the evolution of green houses and hybrid cars, do you think is technology really becoming green or is it a steep PR exercise?

Some are some aren’t, as with all innovation the price premium it carries is eroded over time. Hopefully mainstream acceptance is possible; VC money certainly seems to think so.

Tell us about WPBGroup. Are you the editor for all the four-sites falling under this group?

Not at all, I have trouble writing the address on a letter, Mike Payne edits GearCrave, Myke Armstrong runs Nerdyshirts and Mali Elfman is the editor for LA.CityZine. There are all-great at what they do and I am very lucky to work with them.

Japan seems to breed robots in huge numbers. Can you imagine a day when robots are efficient enough to substitute humans for all major tasks? Would you depute one to blog for you?

I can imagine a day when robots dream of electric sheep.

What do you count as one factor that attracts readers to your blog besides gamut of gadget-related blogs?

GearCrave; Mike strikes a great balance between finding really cool products every day with, insane editorials, like the GearCrave guide to buying your own missile silo, you combine that with the amazing competitions we run and I am not surprised people come back.

Nerdyshirts: Myke is always releasing sweet t-shirts, they always seem to be conversation pieces. My favorite shirt is “Too Many muth’ uckers“ I am a big Flight of the Conchords fan and every bar I go to people talk to me about the shirt.

LA.CityZine: Mali and her enormous team of writers are constantly finding the cool and quirky of LA, the amount of music and movie coverage on that site is amazing.

What are your other interests besides your work?

Football as in with your feet.

Tell us about your ‘must-read’ or favorites blogs?

Calacanis, Techcrunch, NerdyShirts, Afrojacks, HolyTaco, FluidApp, Twit.tv, Thebachelorguy, todolist.

Provide us with your five favorite posts you have written to date.

How to buy your own missile silo

Family tree T-Shirt

How to buy your own private island

Thalbach wooden USB drives

Flight of the conchords T-Shirts

You’re marooned on a desert island: What gadget you wish to have?

A teleporter?

How would you like to be known as?

Entrepreneur

Quick bites:

Hours you invest digging net: Too many

Biggest blogging mistake you did: I don’t blog

One hidden truth: Not telling

Advice you would have given yourself five years ago? Here is the internet, get on with it.

If not a blogger, then Someone like J.Calacanis or Mark Cuban

Life without Internet: Probably work either in a IT start up in London or in the movie business in LA.

First gadget you kept your fingers upon: Tabletop Donkey Kong

One thing you hate about GearCrave: I don’t hate anything about it, I have ambitions for it that are not fulfilled and we are working towards making them happen.

If asked for giving three tips to a greenhorn blogger, what would that be?

Don’t ask me, email Peter Rojas, Ryan Block or Brian Lam, those guys seem to have it down.

What new features can your savvy readers expect in coming months from GearCrave?

Big changes, by Xmas GearCrave won’t be alone, it would have changed significantly.

Besides content generation, networking comes as a part and parcel of a blogging. What are you doing at this front to maintain the popularity of your blog?

Not as much as I should, two years ago I knew nothing about the commercial side of the internet, much less about web publishing, it has been a great learning curve. The downside though of not having worked in the industry and I am very short on contacts so over the next 12 months I am going to make a concerted effort to attend more conferences and events like the techcrunch meet ups etc.

Beyond the human side GearCrave has a lot of the social networking options covered: we have a page summarizing all the ways you can follow gearcrave at.

Do you think blogs are or can be as popular as NYTimes, Time, NewsWeek are?

They already are and in some cases more so.

Where do you see the future of Blogosphere?

Consolidation of commercial blogs and the development of tools to process the second tier of sites.

Whom would you recommend as my next EliteBlogger and Why?

Definitely Cory Jones at HolyTaco, Mike at AfroJacks, or Eric at TheBachelorguy. I don’t know if they have the time, but I always love reading what they write.

Give us your views on EliteChoice.

I like the redesign, I am not sure the interview with bloggers necessarily matches the consumer female demographic that your ads are aimed at, but then I am guessing they are good for link building.

You can ask me one question.

Why do cats hate me?

Possibly, you may have lately developed a soft corner for dogs as well-:)

Here i thank William for giving us an insight about his blog and wish him luck for its upcoming features.

Parrot, an established brand known for its production of Bluetooth accessories is all set to expand its niche by adding Bluetooth-enabled digital picture frame. Designed by celebrated French designer Andrée Putman, the new Parrot Digital Photo Frame is the first-ever in a line of new, designer-style products offered by the company. Prided at $450, it features a seven-inch screen and uses Bluetooth wireless technology in order to let you transfer photos unswervingly from an appliance i.e. mobile phone. The elite digital photo frame also sports uploading of photos via a SD card or USB and its internal memory can stock up over 400 photos and picture slideshows. Anticipated to be available by the end of this month, it is competent against Kodak easyshare w1020 and w820 internet enabled wireless digital photo frames and DSM-210 digital frame.
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Lately, Toshiba unveiled its revolutionary series of laptops that incorporates Garmin GPS technology into the crease. Known as the Toshiba Qosmio F55, the laptop features 15.4-inch screen and is power-driven by the Intel Core 2 Duo CPU and NVIDIA GPUs. Priced at $1,400, the incorporated GPS technology by Garmin enables you access to all those things that atypical free-standing GPS system would offer. Equipped with a face recognition technology, the detailed configuration of laptop include two Harman Kardon speakers, a subwoofer, HDMI, three sleep-and-charge USB ports and a DVD SuperMulti drive.

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For attending a nature’s call, we all make efforts to install the personality toilets starting from designer, geeky and gilded one. But what about those installed at public places and are in clear juxtaposition to one reached at eBay, demanding a whooping sum of $89,000 each. The sophisticated public toilet features graffiti, impact-resistant stalls, programmed doors, faucets, dryers, soap dispensers, and also an integrated emergency 9-1-1 button. It is the result of initiative taken by Seattle officials to set right their gaffe (that’s what they feel) of having spent $5 million of city’s cash on self-cleaning community toilets around 5 years ago.

Neighbors disclose that these communal facilities are inviting drug users and prostitutes. Five of these cost-effective German-made structures are all set to undergo auction at eBay with a starting bid of $89,000 each, which undoubtedly is a constipated sum. Another nine days left to ink this neat deal.

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There is no dearth of coupe concepts but only few aims to meet the needs of middle class gentry. As China persists to slope up its grade as a developed worldwide authority, lately it has designed a revolutionary auto solution concept targeting the middle class. Hailing from Beijing, the nameless car enables the coupe’s body to rotate with the course of travel in the same way as a motorbike does when rounding a curve to compensate centrifugal strength. Designed and developed by Huiwen Ji, the diamond exterior and Bat-Pod-esque wheels declare it aloud that only nerdy car aficionados can afford to burn the road by taking a tough ride over it.

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