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The Springtime Carpet’s unusually beautiful macro weave makes it a visual and tactile treat!

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Designed to make you curious, confused, and then fill you with childish joy, Dilara Yesilova & Paul Ketz’s Springtime Carpet looks and feels like nothing we’ve seen before. Think of it as a scaled-up version of a carpet’s weave, with tiny cylindrical upholstered foam pieces that almost look like experiencing a carpet from a gerbil’s point of view. The cylindrical units are created with undulating heights and are crafted from merino felt, cotton-viscose fabric, and polyurethane foam, looking both unusual and inviting at the same time. Step onto the carpet and it’s an absolute tactile experience that completely complements the carpet’s quirky construction… like laying on a mat of tennis-balls, only a whole lot softer! Disclaimer: Keep away from enthusiastic dogs!

Designers: Dilara Yesilova & Paul Ketz

Laowa 24mm f/14 Relay Macro Lens Lets You Get Really up Close and Personal

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If you are insecure with your manhood, you probably shouldn’t purchase the Laowa 24mm f/14 Relay 2x Macro lens. After all, it looks like a rearly long penis. I mean it truly is the most phallic of all photography products ever made. The manufacturer says that the odd shape is to allow you to get closer to shy subjects without scaring them.

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I think it could also work quite nicely as a sword if you should ever need to defend your honor on location. “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You photographed my father. Prepare to die.” Lord help any six-fingered photographers in the area.

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Also, if Darth Vader were to take up photography, he would use this macro lens.

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This is a real product, and will hit stores next year. It will be offered in Canon or Nikon mounts, and is full-frame compatible. Pricing is unannounced at this point.

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ICYMI: Soon flying UAVs could pick stuff up; carry it away

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Today on In Case You Missed It: A large format hexacopter with mechanical gripper arms is all set to swoop in on your backyard and move some chairs around. Going by the Prodrone's YouTube video, it can carry 10 kilograms.

Mad Genius’ Motion Capture System brings Sony’s break-apart controller idea to life, and then some

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Mad Genius' Motion Capture System Sony's breakapart DualShock 3

Remember that break-apart DualShock 3 idea for motion control Sony had five years ago? A new company named Mad Genius Controllers has surfaced with a working prototype that shows such a contraption working in spades. The setup uses a splittable controller and a processing unit to enable seamless motion control and spacial tracking on any title and system. Because Mad Genius doesn't use any accelerometers or cameras like the current consoles, its creator notes that accuracy of up to 1/100th of an inch is possible.

In a video demo with an Xbox 360 version of Skyrim and a modified Xbox gamepad, certain gestures and movements even automate menu selections like a macro. One instance shows the controller being split and held like bow and arrow, highlighting that both sides are tracked in relation to each other -- not to mention that the in-game character's weapon automatically changes without any menu-digging by the user. The current version is merely a wired proof-of-concept, but Mad Genius plans to eventually make it wireless and hit Kickstarter for funding. In the meantime, you can build up anticipation for yourself by checking out the nearly 10-minute long video demo after the break. All that's left is the inevitable Oculus Rift tie-in (like we've just done with this post).

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Source: Mad Genius Controllers (YouTube)

SteelSeries Apex Gaming Keyboard Supports Lots of Colors and Lots of Macros

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If you're in the market for a backlit gaming keyboard, SteelSeries as a new offering that is highly customizable called the Apex. The keyboard has a LED backlighting capable of reproducing 16.8...

Insert Coin: Emukey EK1 runs mouse, keyboard macros purely from hardware (video)

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Insert Coin Emukey EK1 puts mouse, keyboard macros in open hardware video

Software testers don't have it easy these days. While it's been possible for ages to record keyboard and mouse commands as macros, quality assurance teams sometimes can't have any tracking software running -- a real pain when trying to recreate a bug in an online RPG or other input-heavy apps. Emukey's proposed EK1 box could save testers from manual troubleshooting by running those macros from hardware. By taking scripts pushed out from a host Windows PC, the EK1 can run pre-recorded keyboard and mouse instructions on a slave PC without any software interference. The script-based approach makes it easy to reproduce a glitch on other machines by sharing files, and the use of PS/2 peripherals (with USB adapters if needed) prevents lag from skewing the results.

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Source: Emukey (Indiegogo)