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Sony unveiled their ultimate weapon gaming headset along with unique surround technology. The DR-GA500 gamer specific headset was developed with the best possible sound for those playing on a PC or console. Equipped with 7.1Ch audio and a a mic, this is the piece for gamers. via
Some engineers at Waterloo Labs have come up with a way of playing NES with your eyes! By using electrodes placed around the eyes to track the movement of a players eyeballs, they were able to jury rig a Nintendo to accept eye movement as controller input. via
Here is a beautiful piece on Shinya Kimura’s motorcycle craft. Witness the focus that goes into every sense of the build of a bike.

This 47 inch touch screen panel vending machine was just installed at the Tokyo Shinagawa station. Not only does it have a nice aesthetic with the cool touch screen, the machine remembers your beverage preference. The machine also has a camera installed which recognizes your age and gender to give you some suggestions. There are plans for 200 of these WiMAX equipped machines to be installed in Tokyo over the next 2 years. via

There’s a bit of a following with the Fujifilm Instax series with the cool kids. Before Polaroid decided to bring back the OG instant print camera, several hopped on the Instax series to satisfy their instant photo needs. Instax does instant in their own way. This fall, Fujifilm releases the Instax mini50s Cheki camera. Fujifilm smartened up and enlisted Yasumasa Yonehara to help promote the line. via

Sony has announced the development of a “blue-violet ultrafast pulsed semiconductor laser” that drastically increases the capacity of a disc. The laser is said read media that is 20x the capacity of the current Blu-ray. 50 movies or entire series on a disc is not too far away. via