September 20, 2009 @ 1:42 am
Obscura CueLight from Gizmodo on Vimeo.
The Obscura CueLight pool table is located at Esquire’s NYC bachelor pad and features a projector with smart sensors that indicate where a pool ball is on the table. When a pool ball rolls over any portion of the table, the projected image shows ripples as if the real-life pool balls were affecting the projected surface image. How much does something like this cost? About $200,000 according to CrunchGear. Yikes.
September 6, 2009 @ 10:00 pm
Here is Halo, a very smart dog who has mastered the art of shooting a ball into a pocket. [via]
August 27, 2009 @ 12:16 am
I have never seen such beautiful sports and athletic equipment as the ones available at Lineaus Athletic Company. Their football and rugby ball (shown above) are absolutely amazing because they’re made from the same kind of tanned leather that you’ll find on a baseball glove. I’m sure these are good to use in the sport but if I owned one I’d keep it on my shelf forever just as a visual trophy. [via]
The football is $275 and the rugby ball is $325.
May 14, 2009 @ 1:48 pm
I’ve seen so many videos of accidents involving exercise balls that it really surprised me when I saw this guy successfully flip off of an exercise ball and land on his feet. Props.
March 12, 2009 @ 7:54 pm
The crumpled up paper (or tape?) ball is clearly CG so that takes away some of the coolness to this video. But still, I’ll have to admit that the fingers do a good job of dancing around on the table.
December 12, 2008 @ 12:44 am
I caught this just in time and I’m glad! For the second year in a row (I think), Waterford Crystal and Macy’s Herald Square put the iconic ball that drops in Times Square during new years up for display inside Macy’s.
Two years ago, Waterford Crystal completely redesigned the ball with LED lights from Philips, creating the brightest and most efficient ball to ever drop at Times Square for new years. The same ball is being used this year to ring in the new year.
In person, the ball really isn’t that big. I always assumed it was massive in size because it’s so visible from such a far distance (via TV cameras) but it’s really quite small when you stand next to it.
To give it some comparison in height, have a look at the two pictures below which show the ball in its entirety (on a pole) fitting under the first floor ceiling of Macy’s. I mean, the people next to it aren’t even that much smaller than it.
Anyway, if you want to see it up close in person, you’re out of luck this year because the ball was only on display in Macy’s until December 10. But hey, who knows, Waterford and Macy’s might do this again next year.
And of course, you can catch this same ball on New Year’s Eve on TV everywhere or in Times Square, NYC.
