Filed under: Robots, Transportation

Just in case the i-unit and i-swing concepts weren’t enough to satisfy your imagination, Toyota is giving the whole personal mobility gig one more go with the i-REAL. Granted, we aren’t sure if the name is insinuating that this thing is anywhere near commercialization, but nevertheless, this body mover sports three wheels, one of which can extend upwards and back depending on speed. Additionally, it employs “perimeter monitoring sensors to detect when a collision with a person or object is imminent and alerts the driver by emitting a noise and vibrating.” Still, we’re not exactly sure there’s a market for Segway-wheelchair mashups just yet, but feel free to check out lots more pictures over at AutoblogGreen if you’re digging the design.
[Via AutoblogGreen]
 
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Video

Users clamoring for alternate (read: easier) ways to transport commercial DVD footage to portable media players will likely enjoy knowing that the next Harry Potter DVD will reportedly feature “two downloadable digital files” for easy viewing on devices other than a vanilla DVD player. According to Jim Wuthrich, Warner senior VP of digital distribution, users can “buy the DVD and have the option of the digital copy,” and apparently, he also suggested that “another studio was preparing to launch digital copies of a film tied to its DVD release.” Unfortunately, details about the actual formats and whatnot weren’t disclosed, so barring any unforeseen announcements, it looks like we’ll be waiting for the December 11th release of Order of the Phoenix to find out exactly what this disc contains.
[Via ArsTechnica]
 
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs [...]

Original post by Darren Murph