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By fear Liszewski

Forget most artefact to the Serengeti, or add your topical zoo, if you were hoping to impart some participate photographing disorderly animals to affect the editors at National Geographic. This Safari Photo Shoot simulator is as nearby as you crapper impart to the perils of wildlife imagery without ever effort up hard the couch.

You don’t add domain to pay the money on an pricey DSLR since it includes an frequence camera that keeps reason of how some animals you shoot. Now actual photographers who’ve been chased by elephants or attacked by cobras capableness disregard at the demand of some actual danger in this simulator, but the warning on Buy.com (”CHOKING HAZARD Small Parts. Not for children low 3 years. CHOKING HAZARD”) makes it pretty belongings the Safari Photo Shoot is not every activity and games. $28.47 from Stupid.com.

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Crazy us, we thought that a remote control was meant to keep you on the couch — it does seem rather counter-intuitive to build one that makes you leave your seat and jump around within arm’s reach of the TV set. But when this guy saw an over-sized novelty remote at Brookstone, he knew that he had to have it. Not only that, but he had to best it — by fashioning a controller for Windows Media Center so large that one would need an entire appendage to get any use out of the thing. Our intrepid modder achieved his goal by stitching together two PS2 Dance Dance Revolution mats, a PS2-to-PC controller converter box, and some homebrew source code. What can we say about this one? Well, it certainly does seem to work… but we’ll be sticking to the tried and true, thank you very much. Video after the break.

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By Andrew Liszewski

Were these life-sized replicas of real dinosaur bones made from soft rubber-coated foam actually available for sale, my living room couch and other furniture would be out on the curb faster than the dinosaurs went extinct. Imagine curling up on a T-Rex tail with a good book, or precariously propping your flat-screen TV up on the horns of a Triceratops skull. Sadly though the foam dino bones which were created by Sayaka Yamamoto are not available for sale, nor will they ever be.

[ Sayaka Yamamoto - Living With Dinosaurs ] VIA [ PAN-DAN ]

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By Andrew Liszewski

I’m proud to say that I’ve found a way to play even the most physically demanding of Wii games while slumped on my couch. Even Wii fit is convinced I’m an Olympic-caliber athlete. (Sucker!) But the ME2 handheld game takes a different approach to physical fitness and video games. Before you can play any titles on the device or the accompanying website, you have to accumulate points by carrying the device with you when you’re out walking, jogging or running. The built-in pedometer keeps track of your steps, and points are awarded depending on how long or how far you traveled.

The ME2 connects to your PC via USB, and your points are uploaded to the website allowing you to play around in their 3D interactive world, or download new titles to the handheld device. At first I wondered if this is something kids would really be into, since they’re essentially being rewarded for going outside and playing, but the price slash on eToys from $34.99 to just $17.50 tells me otherwise. And if any kids happen to have one of these but have lost interest in the whole ‘exercise’ ploy, I have two words for you; paint mixer. Head down to your local Home Depot, have one of the employees tape the ME2 to the outside of the paint mixer, and in just a few minutes you’ll have accumulated enough points to last you a couple of months.

[ ME2 ] VIA [ 7Gadgets ]

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By Andrew Liszewski

I’m proud to say that I’ve found a way to play even the most physically demanding of Wii games while slumped on my couch. Even Wii fit is convinced I’m an Olympic-caliber athlete. (Sucker!) But the ME2 handheld game takes a different approach to physical fitness and video games. Before you can play any titles on the device or the accompanying website, you have to accumulate points by carrying the device with you when you’re out walking, jogging or running. The built-in pedometer keeps track of your steps, and points are awarded depending on how long or how far you traveled.

The ME2 connects to your PC via USB, and your points are uploaded to the website allowing you to play around in their 3D interactive world, or download new titles to the handheld device. At first I wondered if this is something kids would really be into, since they’re essentially being rewarded for going outside and playing, but the price slash on eToys from $34.99 to just $17.50 tells me otherwise. And if any kids happen to have one of these but have lost interest in the whole ‘exercise’ ploy, I have two words for you; paint mixer. Head down to your local Home Depot, have one of the employees tape the ME2 to the outside of the paint mixer, and in just a few minutes you’ll have accumulated enough points to last you a couple of months.

[ ME2 ] VIA [ 7Gadgets ]

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As we’re confident that you know, one of the biggest downsides to catching an event in-stadium is the inability to see instant replays. Oh sure, a few venues play back sequences for the fanatics in attendance, but you’ll still get a much better angle from the comfort of your own couch. English soccer club Arsenal is hoping to remove that obstacle from fans’ minds by testing out an instant replay system with Sony’s PSP. In theory, at least, a Sony-developed application would enable patrons to “watch live streaming video of a game, along with data and statistics, and provide the ability to watch near-instant replays.” ‘Course, we’ve already seen Bluetooth added to venues and a similar system as this installed at Safeco Field, but we still envision this being a hit if it’s really rolled out within 18 months as planned.

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Gamers have largely gotten a bad rep for being lazy, slothful people who spend their hours mindlessly pressing buttons. The Wii changed that a bit by getting kids (and their parents… and their parents) up off the couch, but what about giving their brains a workout too? For your family’s little mind freak to-be Mattel is introducing the Mind Flex, a brain-powered game that relies on your mental activity to control the height of a ball suspended in a column of air. Don the headset then start concentrating to make the purple orb rise; relax and it lowers. There are six total game types but all entail getting a ball over, under, and through a variety of hoops and the like, sometimes against a clock so that you can challenge your friends. Sadly you have to actually reach up and turn the dial to move the ball around the course, but in our heads on trial we found the thing to be impressively responsive, gently sinking down when we thought about getting some sleep — then shooting back up again when we pondered the number of posts left to write tonight. It was challenging for sure, and definitely turned a lot of heads, but we’re a little concerned that extended sessions could be headache inducing. Its $80 price tag might cause some temple pain too when the thing releases this fall, but we’ve certainly spent more money on things that were less fun — and mentally stimulating. Video of floaty balls and squinting players below.

Gallery: Mattel Mind Flex

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Remember that Body Trainer headset unveiled by Sega Toys earlier this year? If not, there’s hardly a better time to refresh your memory given that it’s coming to US soil via ITAMI. The rebadged FiTrainer comes equipped with a heart sensor and built-in one-liners to keep you going when your muscles are just dying to return to the couch. ITAMI also has the nerve to claim that “Wii Fit is history, while the FiTrainer is the future.” At any rate, the headset packs a trio of exercise modes — walking, jogging and aerobics — and by utilizing proprietary algorithms and subliminal encouragement from a variety of Pokémons, it tells you exactly how to exercise in order to “achieve maximum results.” We’re only told that the device is “coming soon,” but you can certainly procrastinate signing up to hear more so that you completely avoid ever bringing this nuisance / assistant into your life.

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Flipping on a light switch usually doesn’t require much in the way of cranial fortitude, but mount three or four of the things in a row and it’s Concentration time whenever you try to flick the right one. Japanese graphic designer Mac Funamizu feels your shame, imagining a conceptual wall-mounted touchpad to end the confusion and inadvertent light shows. With his invention you’d simply drag your finger toward the light you want to turn on, do it again to turn it off, or make a circular sweep to illuminate the whole room. It certainly seems a bit more useful than other switches we’ve covered in the past, but until we see a version that will register our gestures from the couch we’ll stick with our Clappers, thank you very much.

Update: Taku commented to point out a strangely similar though seemingly completely unrelated prototype from London-based designer Edward Horsford. It offers the same functionality plus adds ridges.

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