newVideoPlayer(“LEGO_falcon_teaser_gizmodo.flv”, 463, 367);
We got the LEGO Ultimate Collector’s Millenium Falcon and here’s a video of me getting all dorky and excited about this awesome 24-pound, 5,159-block LEGO masterpiece. This is just a teaser of what’s coming later this week: the time-lapse video of its construction by only one single dork, and the review (and in case there are still any doubts about it, this is the most amazing LEGO set—and to me, the best toy—Imperial Santa can get you this holiday season.) [LEGO]
Original post by Jesus Diaz
According to reader reports, the PlayStation 3 firmware 2.1 is now available, complete with DivX support, WMVs, enhanced audio bitmapping and a voice changer to make you sound like Sean Connery even if your voice is like Mickey Mouse. [Thanks Joel]
Original post by Jesus Diaz
Artist Aram Bartholl’s “Chat” concept enables users to engage in a conversation via brief text messages that are typed on a keyboard and projected onto a comic strip-like voice bubble overhead —not unlike the Voice Bubble Mirror from earlier this year. Even though the keyboard is wireless, a technician is needed to secure the bubble behind the speaker, so the whole project falls short of greatness. A video of Chat in action is available after the break.
On the other hand, if the bubble could be mounted on a hat and the text could be punched in using a cellphone or something similarly compact, it could be a fun way to engage in a conversation. Until you were tired of looking like an idiot that is. [Project Page via Make]
Original post by Sean Fallon