The world has been crying out for a unicycle-riding robot, and now Japanese maker Murata Manufacturing Company has obliged. The boffins at Murata clearly have a thing for robots on wheels, having previously engineered a bycling ‘bot called Murata Boy (pictured below).
The company describes its new model (right) as a female cousin of the former […]
Entries from September 2008
Unicycling fembot unveiled in Japan
September 24th, 2008 · Comments Off
Tags: Robots · Aliens & weird stuff
London hi-fi show lands at Heathrow
September 19th, 2008 · Comments Off
London’s annual hi-fi show lands at Heathrow this weekend. Few of the big names in AV appear to be participating at the Park Inn this year, but it might still be worth a visit.
Probably the key attraction is the area run by high-end distributor Absolute Sounds, which is exhibiting in four separate suites in […]
No masterplan for The Avengers admits Iron Man director, Hulk’s future unclear
September 16th, 2008 · No Comments
It looks like Marvel still isn’t sure how to develop The Hulk for the big-screen, and there seems no consensus on the development of an Avengers franchise. While The Incredible Hulk didn’t exactly flop, it looks like the jury is still out on future projects.
Talking on MTV, star Edward Norton said: “The minds of Marvel […]
Tags: Trade · HD DVD & Blu-ray · Comic books · Cinema
Battlestar and Lost win Tech Emmy Awards
September 16th, 2008 · Comments Off
This year’s technical Emmy’s have proved good news for the team’s behind genre shows, with the announcement of a brace of awards. Battlestar Galactica scored an Emmy for the special effects work on the season four opener He That Believeth In Me. Its spin-off TV movie Razor was also honoured.
Other genre wins this year include […]
Tags: Trade · Broadcasting
