Famicom 3D System

In two days the 3DS comes out so I thought I would post how Nintendo got started with 3D. This is called the Famicon 3D system. It came out in 1987. It was a pair of goggles that you attached to an adapter that made compatible games look 3D. Unfortunately a lot of people got motion sickness from it and it never got sold outside Japan.

evoMouse

I have shown a few different computer mice on here and now I've found one that you don't even have to move. This device that looks like a dog watches your hand and moves the arrow according to your hand gestures. You can buy one here:

http://www.celluon.com/products/laserkey1_4.htm?sm=2_1

R2D2 XBOX 360 Projector

In 1977 hundreds of people watched R2D2 show Obi Wan Kenobi a message from Princess Leia in Star Wars. Now you can play video games with him. Mark Bongo is the creator of this. You can use the projector to play XBOX 360 games on a wall instead of a tv or if you don't want an XBOX 360 you can connect the Wii or PS3 to it instead. You can buy one here:

http://marksmods.webs.com/

Geminoid DK

A while ago I showed Geminoid F the robot actress on here and now I have found Geminoid DK that is being used to to research emotional affordances in human-robot interaction. Unlike some of the robots I've seen, this one can simulate breathing, blinking and a few other things. And he's also the first robot I've seen that has facial hair and hasn't been made in Japan. He was made in Denmark. He's made to look like Henrik Scharfe of Alborg University in Denmark.

Elfoid

Elfoid is a humanoid cellphone that was made by people at Osaka University. It isn't for sale yet but they hope it will be within 5 years. This phone has a camera and a motion capture system inside so the head can make the same facial expressions as you. The buttons are inside it's chest and they glow green so you can see them.