The nicest street machine ever?

The key design features of Bob Johnson's 1971 Plymouth Cuda were maintained, but the wheelbase was stretched three inches, and the windshield and backlight were moved rearwards by two inches. To my eyes, these changes serve to amplify the low-and-wide look of the original. Tucked under the carbon-fiber front body panels and sitting entirely behind the front axle is an aluminum 572-cube Hemi that produces an enormous 870 HP. A Corvette transaxle and suspension parts are used to route the power to the ground, where it reacts against a curb weight of only 2800 lbs. Consider that this vehicle is lighter than a Honda S2000 and has nearly four times the power, and one struggles to comprehend what it must be like to drop the hammer. Popular Hot Rodding believes that this cuda is the "best ever".

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NESZapper + GyroMouse = Duck Hunt emulation heaven

Not content with his gyroscopic PowerGlove hack, leadingzero has decided to turn a NES Zapper into a gyration mouse for some authentic Duck Hunt emulation action. He writes, "I wired the [gyration] mouse to the NES Zapper, allowing for both free range motion sensing and trigger happy left-click action. This is a very easy hack, as long as you are comfortable soldering on a $30 gyration mouse, and will give you a fully functional (yet ugly) motion sensing mouse gun fashioned out of the old-school NES Zapper..."

Of course, he's posted pictures of the entire process so, if you're feeling adventurous, or just have a burning desire to put a dusty old Zapper to good use, you can hack-by-numbers here.








And for those who missed it here's the power glove hack pics.

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Pirkus-R Bluetooth bot gains facial recognition

Haven't seen much of the Pirkus-R Type-01 bot being developed by KDDI and I Bee over in Japan, but lately it just got a facial recognition upgrade. Pirkus-R is a Bluetooth enabled bipedal robot that can be controlled from your phone and walk around of its own volition. If it spots a face it wants to identify, the bot can track its target until it's close enough to match the face with its registry. The little humanoid is set to make an appearance as a contender in the Robo-One fights this weekend at Panasonic Center Tokyo.

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Strange Palm apps

Here's a list of nine bizarre Palm applications. There's a little something for everyone, the cheapskate, the doggy, even the poor space marine trapped in Doom. I love the app that pretends you have a call on your Treo, but I've never tried the flashlight app because I've never owned a color Palm (monochrome is the new black). Anyway, these are nice, and there's even a link to some comparable PocketPC versions.

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Next Halo project revealed! Graphic novel?

Bungie's next project is the Halo Graphic Novel, not Forerunner, Pimps at Sea or Halo 3. Described as "a 128 page, full color, high quality hardcover graphic novel, featuring an anthology of original stories, including one big story, and three shorter tales," the HGN is a collaboration between Bungie, Marvel comics, and an impressive roster of comic-book artists and writers.

In addition to the four main stories, there will be original gallery pieces by some two-dozen comic artists and Bungie artists. There's plenty more information at Bungie.net, or jump below to check out some details on the original stories.



The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor
Art by Simon Bisley
Story by Lee Hammock


Armor Testing
Pencils by Andrew Robinson
Colors by Ed Lee
Story by Jay Faerber


Breaking Quarantine
Art and story by Tsutomu Nihei


Second Sunrise Over New Mombasa
Art by Jean "Moebius" Giraud
Story by Brett Lewis

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Gold-Plated Kawasaki Motorcycle

The attention-getter shown here is a 24K gold-plated Kawasaki ZX-636 which was created by Two Brothers Racing and presented to racer James "Bubba" Stewart at the Anaheim One Supercross. The bike isn't meant to be a racing bike, it's more for fun and with all that gold it's probably going to spend most of its life as a track bike. The bike also grace the April 2006 cover of Cycle World.

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Dolce & Gabbana Miss Ruches Small Bag

Dolce & Gabbana has solved that dilemma for a feminine, flirty yet sophisticated handbag, with their Miss Ruches Small Bag. The double top handle leather bag features a ruffle trim and a coin purse for easy access. The wrinkled leather look is pretty cool too. It has a double magnetic closure, an interior zip pocket and is lined with canvas. Bag dimensions: 10"H X 13"L X 4%uFFFD"W. Price: $1395.

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Giuseppe Zanotti Jeweled Metallic Slide

Giuseppe Zanotti's Jeweled Metallic Slides are simply beautiful. It reminds me of something that would be worn at an extravagant gala - even though it is accented with amber hued faux-jewels. These 4" stacked heels are made of metallic gold snake embossed leather and has a double ankle strap with golden buckles. Price: $650.

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Sound Pet rockin' teddy speakers

This teddy bear product is actually just another stuffed bear embedded with an amp and speakers that shakes its furry booty when you switch on the tunes. Targeted towards the younger set, the not-all-that-happy-looking Sound Pet seems to sport a standard 1/8-inch stereo plug for streaming music from any number of devices, and will be getting its freak on in Japan next month.

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