This laptop comes from Eurocom. Eurocom is a company that I do not recall ever hearing about before, but from this offering of Laptop I find my self interested in what they have to offer. The D90XC comes with a 17.1? WUXGA widescreen display running at an impressive 1920 x 1200 resolution. It can also run at 1680 x 1050 (WSXGA+) if needed.

As well as having a nice screen the specs are very impressive. For starters, it is aimed at a market of 3D modeling, CAD, graphics professionals as well as gamers. Inside you will find the space for three physical drives (3Gb/Sec SATA 300 drives) which can be configured in RAID 0,1 or 5. The processor powering the beast is a Quad Core 8 or 12MB L2 Cache or a few variations of Core 2 Duo processors can be chosen if needed. For a full run down of specs, check out the feature list below. You will be amazed at how much stuff is crammed in there.

Just for laughs I configured a fully loaded version of this laptop with all the software and most expensive parts listed. The price went in to the 5 figure range… wow. Did I mention that was with server software too? Crazy but cool. The lowest model comes in at about 2700 USD.

Features

# SDD (Solid State Drives) available
# up to 8GB DDR2-800 PC2-6400 superfast memory; 200pin; SODIMM; 2 RAM sockets
# Modular VGA Technology: 512MB DDR3 Nvidia GeForce Go 7950GTX, 8700GT, 8800M GTX, 9800GTX or Quadro FX1600; 1GB DDR3 7950GTX, 8700GT or 8800M GTX with Dual (SLI) VGA operation
# Choice of optical drives: Multi DVD+-RW/-RAM, Blu Ray or HD DVD
# DirectX10 support with Nvidia 8700GT, 8800M GTX and FX1600
# High Definition TV Support: HD Audio interface; HDTV S-Video 7-wire output with optional TV tuner
# Supports two External Displays: one DVI Dual Link port with HDCP support and one CRT port
# Wireless LAN: SuperG 108Mbps or 802.11agn
# Operating Systems: Windows XP Pro, VISTA 64-bit; LINUX; Server 2008
# Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader; MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC

The NES Coffee table was created as a cool home made project. The huge table actually does function as a working NES controller and connects up a controller port on an original NES 8-bit console.

Under the controller you can find storage space to put your games, console boxes and what ever else junk you need to store away. To access it you just flip the controller lid over the top and the insides are revealed. With the buttons actually fully working the table comes with a protective glass cover which is slightly raised to clear the controller buttons and prevent damage.

Connected up to an LCD projector this makes for one of the bigger games machines and screens you would come across. It looks great fun to play although some serious technical skills would be needed to build such a device your self.

For instructions and more details check out the link below. For fun, check out the video of the controller being actually used to play one of the Mario games.

I came across the Rush Action Camera today which is a project by a guy named Martin Ruegg. The Rush Camera is being designed to capture unlimited action for all kinds of sports. Various mounting brackets are being built which allow you to connect the waterproof/shock proof camera to many items such as a bike, snowboard, you even your own body.

The Rush Action camera comes in three parts. The first is the trigger which is a simple ring shaped device you wear on your finger which has a simple start stop button to start and stop the video recording.

This ring controls the camera which mounts to a number of surfaces and objects which include yourself, your bike or even your dog.

The final part is the infoscreen which is a watch type device which displays information on what is being recorded and also has a colour small screen to allow you to watch the footage you just recorded.

Currently much of this project is just being developed, but I like the design and the potential it has. I wish Martin good luck with finishing this device.

Video showing what can be achieved with this camera:

Since the day I first saw the multi touch screen on an iPhone I thought that multi touch was simply amazing. It still is! It just got better though with the introduction of a massive 8? x 4? multi touch wall capable of playing Missile Command.

The clone of this game was created by Steve Mason from Obscure Digital Production Studios. As gizmodo mention, it looks like a good work out and a good time!

Universal remote controls are not a new invention as they have been around before. Even the iPhone can be configured to control everything in your home. This one is still worthy of a mention though as it uses a large touch screen on the front of the device which is used to control most aspects of your home. It is designed by David Chacon and is described by DVice as a “Nerve Centre right in your pocket”.

The Universal Remote control if made, would be able to control your lights, curtains, oven, TV, music etc… all from it’s graphical interface. If you do not like the design of the interface then the option is there to design your own front end.

Of course, if you want to switch on and control your oven, you will need a compatible oven… but if you want that lazy boy type life then no doubt you have remote controls for everything already and now you just need a Universal Remote to mix them all in to 1 device. It looks great though and something I could see my self using