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Friday, November 12, 2010

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PDP’s Epic Mickey Peripherals for the Wii
Lego Factory Project (2.0) is the last Lego project you will need to build
Hands on with the AirCurve Play from Griffin Technology
Cobra iRadar – Cobra Marries the iPhone
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PDP’s Epic Mickey Peripherals for the Wii

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 04:04 PM PST

While I was at E3 in Los Angeles last summer, Disney Interactive had their best game-face on with several of their holiday games on display, including Epic Mickey.

Epic Mickey is kind of a dark game from the Mouse House. It stars the big mouse himself as he ventures into a Wasteland with a magical paintbrush. In the game, Mickey must “break free from the Mad Doctor’s clutches, set out in pursuit of the mysterious rabbit Oswald, and defeat the Evil Blot.

PDP (Performance Designed Products) is prepared for this game with Epic Mickey video game accessories. You might notice the Evil Blot in the top left photo. This is a Wiimote Controller charger, and it has a collectible design along with a removable Mickey Mouse Figure. The head lights up, and it has its batteries included for giving the Wiimote some added juice.

Of course, what use is a collectible Wiimote if you don’t have a Nunchuk? That is what that paintbrush is. It was designed to look like Epic Mickey’s weapon of choice as he brings color to an otherwise dark world. I got a chance to use it, and it is real wood with a plastic tip. It is a definitely unique shape for a Nunchuk.

Both products are available at the PDP website. The Epic Mickey Remote Charging System costs $49.99, and the Paintbrush Secondary Controller is $19.99. As for the Epic Mickey game for the Wii, it should be out before the end of this month.

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Lego Factory Project (2.0) is the last Lego project you will need to build

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 03:32 PM PST

This is a Lego factory from Legoland, but after the jump, you can see a video of an amazing Lego factory.

This Lego factory is very similar to the MakerLegoBot, a Lego creation that we reported on a while ago that has the ability to make individual Lego projects.

If you watch the video, you will see that this is the MakerLegoBot on crack. In fact, the Lego Factory Project (version 2.) is a downright Lego warehouse designed for some serious building.

You will see the Lego arms going for a Lego brick, and then putting it in its proper place. You might notice how long the process takes. The video is two minutes long, and that is for one single brick. However, if you want something that will build your Lego structures as you sleep, this Lego Factory is probably the best way.

There are Five Mindstorms computers in this thing, and it took four and a half months of planning to make this creation of 25,000 elements. The Factory has 90 different bricks that can presumably make anything that the user programs into it by downloading plans from LDD.

Yes, this Lego factory can take the building element out of your favorite hobby, unless you like the process of going hands-on with your Lego. This is one of those times where you have to choose what you value the most: product or process.

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Hands on with the AirCurve Play from Griffin Technology

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 03:04 PM PST

It has been a while since we covered the AirCurve iPhone dock from Griffin Technologies, and I just had a chance to try out the company’s update for the iPhone 4, the AirCurve Play.

The AirCurve Play works like the Horn Stand. It is a device designed to increase the volume of the iPhone 4, but without any electronics that are found within most iPod/iPhone speaker docks.

The AirCurve Play states that it can increase the external volume by about 10 decibels. At first I wondered if that was going to make a difference, because the Horn Stand says it increases sound by 13 db. I barely heard the difference in that device.

In this AirCurve Play, I heard a significant difference, and I don’t even own an iPhone 4. My second generation iPod Touch didn’t fit in the place made for the iPhone 4, but fortunately, there was a rubber cradle thing that could be removed in order to accommodate more thicker iDevices than the iPhone 4.

In addition to having a place for an amplified iDevice, the AirCurve Play serves as a stand. This is good for watching movies, listening to music, and making video calls using FaceTime.

You should be able to get the AirCurve Play on the Griffin Technology website for about $19.99.

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Cobra iRadar – Cobra Marries the iPhone

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 05:24 AM PST

I have always used a radar detector, not that I'm a big speeder or anything, it's more that I am always late, and to be honest, usually in a bit of a hurry. I find that how much of a hurry I can allow myself to be in, weighs quite heavily on the reputation and reliability of the radar detector I have at the time.

Well, let's just set the alarm clock for a half hour later as Cobra introduces iRadar, the cool new detector that works in tandem with your iPhone giving you 360 degree protection against speed and red light camera violations.

This new technology allows the detector to communicate with your iPhone via a bluetooth connection and app, the system provides you with audio alerts via speaker and visual alerts on your iPhone .

The free app syncs your iPhone with the detector and offers up a compass and real time speedometer, radar and laser detection, speed and red light camera warnings, as well as known speed traps and dangerous intersection alerts. Your iPhone display will show you what kind of alert is being issued and how far away it is. The iRadar will even keep a history of your alerts so you can identify danger zones or false alerts.

The Cobra iRadar is one neat device and for $129.99 its sure to save you some money in the long run.

What time is it? Geez.. I gotta be somewhere!

Source: cobrairadar.com