RC Formula 1 Car via Blackberry Storm

This is about the coolest thing I've seen in a long time! These guys made a program for their Blackberry Storm using the accelerometer data inside to drive their little RC racecar. They posted the video on Youtube and someone in the Formula 1 racing community saw the video and asked for them to consider running the program for a real F1 supercar!

This is a must watch!

ArcAttack Tesla Coil - Star Wars Imperial March

Here's a video of another huge tesla coil being used along with an audio digitizer to play the imperial march from Star Wars. The different tones and sounds are produced by changing the duration and power output of the electrical arcs that dissipate in the surrounding air. Very high voltage stuff!

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Cool T-Mobile UK Commercial

Crazy. Now that's how you make a commercial. Apparently this was filmed at 11am on January 15th at Liverpool Street Station. Probably a pretty big budget and a logistical nightmare to get this one recorded.

Solar Furnace Melts Steel

Looking for the best way to feed the world's hunger for energy, James May visited a solar furnace to see how powerful they really are. Usually, solar furnaces are used to boil water into steam to generate electricity or make hydrogen fuel. But May thought that the best way to make people understand their insane power is to do something equally as insane: Melt steel almost instantly.

A solar furnace is a mirror structure used to concentrate sun rays into a small area called the focal point. As you can expect, the concentrated rays produce extremely high temperatures: At the focal point, solar furnaces can achieve temperatures of 5,430 ºF (3,000 ºC). The idea is not new—coming from ancient Greece—but their potential is starting to become more relevant now as we try to cut dependency on fossil fuels.

2009 DTV Transition

This "PSA" on the upcoming switch to digital broadcasting that requires anyone who watches TV via an antenna to get a converter box is one of the funniest gadget-related videos I've seen in a long, long time. In it, Mae LaBorde, a 99-year-old grandmother, tries to figure out how to acquire and then set up a digital converter box. Man, do I love this video. What are you still reading these stupid words for? Just watch the video.

Airborne Ultrasound Tactile Display

Here's the video of the Airborne Ultrasound Tactile Display, one of those technologies that will probably change entertainment forever: A high-fidelity 3D force field on the air that allows you to actually touch virtual objects with your bare hands. Initially, this technology could find its way into virtual keyboards, but in the future—as the size and resolution increases—there are endless possibilities.