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Sensor-clad shirt directs wheelchair sans use of arms, hands
If you think playing tennis (or pwning your television) with a Wiimote is revolutionary, how'd you feel about wheeling through downtown sidewalks without ever moving your fingers, hands, or arms? Doctors and researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Pisa have crafted a sensor-laden shirt "that could help seriously paralyzed individuals steer their wheelchairs." The garment is printed with "52 flexible, piezoresistive sensors made of electroactive polymers that change voltage depending on the angle at which they are stretched." By dynamically sensing the direction and intentions of the user, it can channel the signals to motorized chairs in order to perspicaciously propel severely handicapped individuals who have lost the use of their arms. The team has tested the unit on a paralyzed individual (pictured) in a virtual training maze, where the shirt "learned and adapted" to his specific notions to guide him successfully through the course. While the team envisions the shirt becoming even more useful by possibly adding shoulder sensors for other types of disabilities, they haven't ruled out its use in "other applications" -- and hey, we've got no digs with adding even more motion-sensing goodness to our games.[Via MedGadget]
Play Guitar Hero with your shirt (on)
Australian scientists have sewn together a shirt capable of transforming your air guitar techniques into real music. Both elbows are equipped with motion sensors that detect chord picking and strumming movements. The data is then sent wirelessly to a computer, which outputs your fevered thrashing into sweet riffs.The applications for this new technology are practically limitless, but we'd be satisfied if it made its way into the next Guitar Hero. Did we mention there are tambourine and percussion shirts too?[Thanks, Jose]
Joyswag: A Castle Crashers tee for your thoughts ... the revenge! [update 1]
On Sunday we asked you to leave a comment with your feedback on Castle Crashers for a chance to win an adorable Castle Crashers tee. 210 of you did and, after running the numbers at random.org, our first result was #76. The seventy-sixth comment was posted by one Mr. Franky Digital, who wrote, "This could very well resurrect the side-scrolling beat-'em-up genre for a new generation. Every generation should have a Turtles in Time."That got us thinking. We have another Castle Crashers tee to hand out (size XL), but who to give it to? All you have to do is leave a comment telling us what your favorite side-scrolling beat-'em-up is/was and why. Hate side-scrolling beat-'em-ups? We'd like to know that also (but you better have a good reason why). We'll select one at random and award them the final tee. Good luck![Upate: A quick roll of the random.org die and we've got comment 96, in which Kiey chose Konami's classic Genesis beat 'em up Sunset Riders. Congrats Kiey, you won the tee!]
WTF? A free shirt
WTF? You don't know about this game? Then check out www.wtfisthisgame.com (awesome URL) to get a free WTF shirt. It looks pretty cool, and will definately grab people's attention. It's sure to look nice in your wardrobe, next to your Loco Roco shirt.[Via 1UP Boards]
Love Loco Roco? Buy the shirt
Hmm... what to wear? You could wear a t-shirt from Saved by the Bell's Screech... OR you could buy one of these totally awesome Loco Roco shirts. They proudly feature our blubbery friend against a maroon background, and is available for both men and women (but not six year old girls). They may be a bit pricey ($22), but that's a hell of a lot cheaper than those insanely expensive (and cool) King of Games shirts.Also available is a shirt for you Silent Hill fans. Now go watch that Origins footage again, and again.[Via DS Fanboy]
Score a free PSP t-shirt at these events
Be one of the first ten people each day to stop by the PlayStation® Experience OR PlayStation® Locker Room Challenge Tour and show them your PSP system to get a free "limited edition" PSP t-shirt. The PlayStation® Experience Schedule Date Event City, State Venue Aug 3-6 ESPN Summer X-Games Los Angeles, CA Staples Center/Home Depot Center Aug 17-20 Vans Invitational: Dew Action Sports Tour Portland, OR Rose Quarter Aug 25-27 IRL Grand Prix of Sonoma Sonoma, CA Infineon Raceway PlayStation Locker Room Challenge Tour Schedule Date Market Retailer Address Time Aug 4-6 Hartford, CT Wal-Mart 155 Parkway North, Waterford, CT 06385 Aug 11-13 Manchester, NH Wal-Mart 300 Keller Street, Manchester, NH 03103 Friday, 2pm – 8pm Aug 18-20 Queensbury, NY Wal-Mart 591 Route 9, Queensbury, NY 12804 Sunday, 11am – 7pm Aug 25-27 Buffalo, NY Wal-Mart 4255 McKinley Pkwy, Hamburg, NY 14075 Sunday, 11am – 7pm Sep 1-3 Cleveland, OH Wal-Mart 8303 West Ridgewood Drive, Parma, Ohio 44129
Pirate Baby t-shirt re-ignites our love affair
As a service to readers of this blog, we're going to begin reminding you to watch Paul Robertson's frekinetic (yup, just made that word right up) Pirate Baby's Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006 daily. Every morning, you'll get a nice, friendly reminder to watch it NOW and bask in its glee-filled depravity. Not a good idea? Alright, we'll settle for wearing this awesome t-shirt. Sure, they're a little pricey -- alright, they're really pricey -- but you'll be part of an elite club of savvy benefactors.If you have no idea what I'm talking about (poor, poor fool) then check out the embedded video after the break ... but I warn you! You'll hunger for the video game counterpart daily. You'll question your faith, stop eating properly, scribble drawings on your walls, and wear this t-shirt, waiting for this little Pinocchio of an animation to become a real boy.
