The Official AHTO "Cool Stuff" Thread :) (56k warning)

[Boba Rhett]

What the hell, dude. PM how you're doing this.

[Negative Sun]

Five finger discount maybe?

[Jason Skywalker]

It's quite simple actually. I also tried but, seems like i couldn't because of country problems. >_<

[tk102]

Brainwave glasses are all done.

So what we have here is some slightly modified safety goggles. On right temple is a battery pack that is connected to the little circuit board on the left temple. The PCB has an Atmel microcontroller, a couple LEDs, and a stereo jack, and a serial port for programming. The Atmel has two internal oscillators that drive the LEDs and the stereo headphones at various frequencies. The idea here is to flash the lights in sync with biaural beats to induce various brainwave patterns.

This little toy was inspired by Make magazine Issue #10.



AUM!

[stingerhs]

tk now officially wins the Nerd of the Year award by no contest. all other entries denied.



XP

[Jeff]

tk have my babies

[Boba Rhett]

It's too late, he's already having my babies.

[Jeff]

no wai i saw him first

anyways



I only got it for the cosplay hair ribbon.

[Rogue Nine]

Yes, you'll look absolutely adorable in that, Moel. xD

And tk has reached almost -caliber levels of nerdiness, complete with awesome glasses.

[Darth333]

Aww...man...tk...those are some scary geek glasses


I don't even dare to offer you my classic geek prize: the Taped Eyeglasses...

Yours beat them hands down lol

[ChAiNz.2da]

Originally Posted by tk102

Brainwave glasses are all done.

Dude! You finally got them made!

Sexay shades.. you need some tint on'em though

[tk102]

Thanks for feedback on the glasses. @stingerhs, 9er, and D3: It's an honor to be nerdy among Star Wars fans. @Moel/Rhett: No intent on having babies with guys sry. @Cz: I know I need to download those zany decals.


Nerds at Makezine.com making/using these glasses

[Darth333]

Originally Posted by tk102

@Cz: I know I need to download those zany decals.

Don't forget to add some tape on the nose part as well

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by tk102

Thanks for feedback on the glasses. @stingerhs, 9er, and D3: It's an honor to be nerdy among Star Wars fans. @Moel/Rhett: No intent on having babies with guys sry. @Cz: I know I need to download those zany decals.

;_;

[Astrotoy7]

lolz... .i'd last about 0.2 secs in those glasses and then proceed to have a seizure ...

Light sensitivity test done for diagnosing epilespy can involve wearing something not too disimilar, but a bit less wacky.

anyway, I hope someone gets back to showing off COOL stuff... not heart stoppingly geeky stuff

mtfbwya

[REDJOHNNYMIKE]

Hey TK, now you have to start reprogramming yourself with them!
Install an OS
DL some pronz
Duel yourself in some Quake
Play minesweeper until you loose and have a stroke
Barage yourself with all your favorite senses 24/7

[Negative Sun]

After recent events I was in serious need of some retail therapy:



Vice City has been replaced with NFSU because of a slight case of non-workage...




I had never seen the Godfather till recently, and it's not overrated at all, awesome movie!




280 pages of Surfer goodness, yeah baby!

[Pavlos]

Originally Posted by tk102

Brainwave glasses are all done.

Where are they for sale? I need a pair... now.



Don Quixote is the best novel ever written - period. Don't try to contradict me because you'll be wrong. Wrong.

[Astrotoy7]

Originally Posted by Pavlos

Where are they for sale? I need a pair... now.



Don Quixote is the best novel ever written - period. Don't try to contradict me because you'll be wrong. Wrong.

pfft...if you aint read it in spanish you aint read it. It's like trying to read the Kuran(Quran etc) in a language other than arabic... it just doesnt gel right.

habla espanol mi amigo ??

mtfbwya

[Pavlos]

Originally Posted by Astrotoy7

pfft...if you aint read it in spanish you aint read it. It's like trying to read the Kuran(Quran etc) in a language other than arabic... it just doesnt gel right.

habla espanol mi amigo ??

Yeah but the only language I could think of read something in, aside from English, is French. I've never studied Spanish but hopefully, the translation doesn't butcher the elegance of the original language too much. Anyway, the humour of the tales is still strong (I think so, anyway).

Edit: Though looking back on it; regardless of the quality it's never as good as the actual thing. I shudder to think what Henry V's rousing speech at Agincourt would sound like in a translation. How can another person capture the genius of the original? I use Shakespeare because he and Cervantes are often drawn as analogues.

How could any translation equal: "And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by, / From this day to the ending of the world, / But we in it shall be rememberéd; / We few, we happy few, we band of brothers: / For he to-day that sheds his blood with me / Shall be my brother: be he ne'er so vile, / This day shall gentle his condition. / And gentlemen in England, now a-bed, / Shall think themselves accursed they were not here; / And hold their manhoods cheap, whiles any speaks / That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day!"

Incidently, Kenneth Branagh's version is cool enough to be in this thread . His particular brand of melodrama actually works in this play .

[Rogue Nine]

oyea

[Commander Obi-Wan]

Cool enough?

[stoffe]

Originally Posted by Commander Obi-Wan

Cool enough?

Bioshock!

Mine looks a bit rustier. Figures they try to sell a slightly worn version of the game in Europe, game publishers tend to give us less for a higher cost

[Samuel Dravis]

Originally Posted by Rogue Nine

oyea

x2, good b&inator! Haven't had much chance to play it yet, but some of the pve skills are killer.

stoffe, you must inform me of the quality of your latest purchase when you have time to evaluate it!

[Commander Obi-Wan]

Originally Posted by stoffe

Mine looks a bit rustier. Figures they try to sell a slightly worn version of the game in Europe, game publishers tend to give us less for a higher cost
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/1922/bioshsq1.jpg

Well, that's what the limited edition looks like here, if I remember correctly. So, maybe you got the superior version for once.

[Negative Sun]

Me thinks that was sarcasm to begin with...

[REDJOHNNYMIKE]

Bioshock. Been there done that took the money shot of the big daddy and then killed him to get at the little sister

Awesome game though.

[Jeff]

Pretty awesome so far, graphics and controls are sweet.

[HerbieZ]

Can't be flarged throwing up a picture but i finally bought my X-Box 360. Spidey 3, Superman, Potc, Saints Row and Perfect Dark. Looks like im not gonna be on for a while :P

[Gargoyle King]

Originally Posted by stoffe

Mine looks a bit rustier. Figures they try to sell a slightly worn version of the game in Europe, game publishers tend to give us less for a higher cost

figures, one of the many gripes of mine about the UK. In terms of media, i import usually from America or Japan for my DVDs Games & Music as the UK (or Europe for that matter) tends to get the lesser deal. It annoys me somewhat that a lot of products don't reach European shores (like Parasite Eve or Xenogears, but importing sorted that problem out! ). I recently imported a Studio Ghibli boxset as there isn't one available in the UK, so instead of paying a ridiculuous price of about £180 buying each film separate i got them all for about £40. The same was with the Ghost In The Shell first and second gig series boxsets, i picked them up for about £50 cheaper through importing.

@Stoffe, what's BioShock like on the PC, i'm thinking of getting a Dell XPS laptop with Vista so i was wondering if it would run on a Vista laptop (i'll make sure i meet the requirements). I was thinking of getting Half Life 2 aswell, (i know, WOW i haven't played it yet, i've just recently completed the original for about the 50 billionth time on me dreamcast ) especially with the very impressive looking Episode 2 Expansion pack on the horizon.

[Negative Sun]

Originally Posted by Darth Moeller

Pretty awesome so far, graphics and controls are sweet.

I didn't know it was out yet...must be ye olde UK running behind again, boo!

[Negative Sun]

Originally Posted by Gargoyle_King

Yep it is annoying! Does anyone know if the Wii is universal in terms of Wii games as i have just got a Wii about a month and a half ago and if there is no region locking on the games i will start importing my Wii games, if there is region locking then it looks like i'll have to be patient for MP III (i'm praying for a UK release, better not be another Xenogears! )

It's just been previewed in the official Nintendo mag (UK), but I don't think there's an official date yet...

Edit: Oct 26th says Wikipedia, boo!

[Fredi]

Originally Posted by Pavlos

Where are they for sale? I need a pair... now.



Don Quixote is the best novel ever written - period. Don't try to contradict me because you'll be wrong. Wrong.

Si! … Don Quijote or Don Quixote in English is provably the best novel ever written, Miguel De Cervantes made a great job… VIVA ESPA~A!!!! y Don Quijote De La Mancha!!!

I just like El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha

[Jeff]

Wii games are region locked so you can't import them.

[ChAiNz.2da]

Went to Best Buy today and had a momentary lapse of my l337 penny-pinching skillz



Doom3 & Scratches are marked down to $20, not too bad and well, 50 all-time horror classics for $20.. can't beat that for nostalgia

Oh.. and really old news but I don't think I ever posted about it... I won more Telly Award(s)
2 Bronzes that year ('06-'07) "Here's to Focus, Wrap Up the Holidays"
I'm a bone-ified multi-award winning editor (2 bronzes, 1 silver Telly)
Cross your fingers for this year's entries.. we're shooting for more silvers this time and eventually I *will* win an Addy

[Gargoyle King]

Originally Posted by Darth Moeller

Wii games are region locked so you can't import them.

Damn! Oh well, that's quite annoying. I'll either have to sit and wait for games to be released in the UK, get an American Wii or hope some wonderful regionless device thingy arises for the Wii. Thanks for telling me that DM, atleast this has saved me money from importing Metroid Prime 3!

[Astrotoy7]

good stuff chainz...let us know when you get the gig editing the SW Live Action TV series !!

mtfbwya

[Gargoyle King]

Originally Posted by Negative Sun

I had never seen the Godfather till recently, and it's not overrated at all, awesome movie!

Yep arguebly (imo) the best mafia film ever made, it shows Francis Ford Coppola to be a gifted director and Mario Puzo (the original author of the novel with which the film is based upon) as a gifted novelist. You should watch Part 2, the best one out of the three IMO but i'd recommend you watch Part 3 last, one because it makes sense that way and two as it is the weakest of the trilogy IMO. However in The Godfather 3 the grown up Vincent Mancini (aka Vincenzo Corleone, Santino's son) certainly follows in his Uncle's footsteps as he takes over from Michael Coreleone as Don of the family, Andy Garcia arguebly playing as equally a good role as the infamous Al Pacino. So therefore Part 3 is still worth the look, in fact you can pick up the 5-disc boxset on DVD for around £15-£20, it's definately worth the price the pay if not more.

[Astrotoy7]

Originally Posted by Gargoyle_King

...Since this is a "COOL STUFF THREAD" i thought i'd post these pics: ...

Um, no. The cool stuff thread is all about stuff that you have bought that you would like to show other members, see page 1.

Im sure if you were paying attention you would have noticed that everyone else was doing that for the last several pages

please dont spam it with gag pics most of us have already seen

mtfbwya

[tk102]

Originally Posted by ChAiNz.2da

Oh.. and really old news but I don't think I ever posted about it... I won more Telly Award(s)
2 Bronzes that year ('06-'07) "Here's to Focus, Wrap Up the Holidays"
...and eventually I *will* win an Addy

Congratulations ChAiNz.2da! That's awesome. Let us know when you make your submissions for the Addy.