Tag Archives: russia

Russia’s wide and scenic Vistas

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Rob Beschizza

Window Vista Ad [English Russia via Crunch]

Lord British in Star City

Posted on August 21, 2008 by John Brownlee

Wired has a great article up following gaming’s favorite fruity Ren Fairer, Richard Garriott aka “Lord British” as he trains to be launched into space as “an effete space tourist, or monkey” at Russia’s Zvyozdny Gorodok, aka Star City. They … Continue reading →

Lebedenko’s massive, land-crawling Tsar Tank

Posted on August 12, 2008 by John Brownlee

A post on a Russian Steampunk (Stimpank!) community offers a gallery of attractive images of N. Lebedenko’s amazing Netopyr, or Tsar Tank: a massive tricycle-like armored vehicle with a wheel span of 27 feet and cannons loaded on a rotating … Continue reading →

Straight from the CCCP: the Robotron 1715

Posted on April 21, 2008 by John Brownlee

You know, the USSR gets a lot of bad press in the Western world, what with its gulag archipelagos and the ruthless oppression of half of Europe and Asia for over half a century. Granted, that all seems pretty bad, … Continue reading →

In Russia Even President-Elect Use Smuggled iPhone

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Sipping my coffee here in a Real Canadian Marriott—lovely people, the Mariotts—I noticed this little blip in the Globe & Mail about smuggled iPhones in Russia, where the unlocked phones have become such a status symbol that even the President-elect … Continue reading →

Polonium Pen Checks for Radioactive Apéritifs

Posted on November 30, 2007 by Joel Johnson

A clever hacker has created a pint-sized radiation tested he’s dubbed the “Polonium Pen” in reference to Alexander Litvinenko, the Russian spook who was killed after drinking a cup of tea laced with the radioactive isotope (according to the most … Continue reading →

Elektronika MK-152: Retrograde Russian Programmable Calc

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Joel Johnson

While the poster at Paradoxoff is slagging this “Elektronika MK-152″ programable calculator—and it is very humble, with only half a meg of memory, membrane keys, and no power supply—I find its sturdy Russian construction and no-fuss design appealing. Of course, … Continue reading →

Case Mod: Soviet-Era Wooden TV

Posted on November 13, 2007 by Joel Johnson

This gorgeous lump of wood and pure sex is an all-in-one PC housed inside a wooden chassis that once held a Russian television. What a beaut. Epic House Move [DarkRoastedBlend.com via Gizmowatch.com via Technabob]

World’s *est: Art Lebedev Pultius Cudgel-like Remote

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Joel Johnson

The Pultius remote from Art Lebedev is half a meter long, with separate buttons for channels one through ninety-nine. (And “100,” “200,” and “300″ buttons for good measure.) I sort of love it. It is likely just a design project, … Continue reading →

Video: Motionless Helicopter Rotor Illusion

Posted on September 3, 2007 by Joel Johnson

New Anti-Gravity Helicopter – Watch more free videos The blades of the Russian MI-24 Hind helicopter in this video are perfectly in sync with the “shutter” of the videocamera filming it, making it appear as if the blades are not … Continue reading →