The “GuitarBot” is basically “a four-string MIDI-based instrument/robot with moving frets that can play some awesome riffs.” Video after the break.

That’s the League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots (LEMUR) GuitarBot built created by Eric Singer and friends in 2002

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Unlike its predecessors, the Ariel Atom 3 features an upgraded chassis that “offers Bilstein 10-way adjustable shocks.” Video after the break. Click here for more pictures.

New diagonal side rails result in a more generous added 3.9 inches of elbow room and 2.4 inches of hiproom inside the cockpit. Exhaust now exits through dual outlets, and a wind deflector is available. Engine choices include normally aspirated and supercharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder units, delivering up to 300 horsepower

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Built by Rony Suzuki, this tiny aquarium fits in the palm of your hand, but might be a bit cramped for live fish. Click here for more pictures.

The aquarium was set up using a plastic bird-feeder pot that goes into bird cages, it has around 100 ml of nominal volume, probably half of that effectively. It has sand substrate, a few “boulders” (haha) and the flora is composed of Hemianthus callitrichoides and Java Moss

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Have you ever wondered what your home office could look like if you had an unlimited budget? Well, wonder no more, here’s one example of what can be accomplished. Click here for another picture.

News, sports, movies-this homeowner can watch ‘em all at once on the 70-inch Sony Qualia and four 32-inch Sony TVs in his home office. He can control the room’s video, audio and lighting from his desk via an AMX wireless color touchpanel

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An artist shows what you can do with some paint, a wall and lots of skill: “create an almost real piece of paper”. Continue reading to watch.

Airbrush artist fools auto designer with a wall illusion which looks just like a piece of paper attached to the wall

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In this latest Super Mario Galaxy trailer (Wii), we take a look at “the science behind Mario and his ability to seemingly walk upside down.” Video after the break — can any of our Japanese readers translate the clip?

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Though you may have heard or seen a picture(s) of this NES PC floating around for quite some time, we have just received a set of detailed shots for your viewing enjoyment — courtesy of Jake. Beneath the plastic shell lies a 1GHz VIA C3 processor, 512MB of PC2100 memory, 20GB 5400RPM hard drive, Morex 90W PSU, and Panasonic Combo Drive. Video after the break (showing similar project). Click here for more pictures.

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In this The Real Hustle segment, the hustlers “trick a delivery driver into delivering his goods to them as opposed to the correct destination - without him even realizing that something is wrong.” Video after the break.

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Simply put, the LG Touch “combines four products into one small and lightweight handheld device—a revolutionary mobile phone, dual LCD for quick view, internet applications on a mobile phone for email, web browsing and a charging cradle with QWERTY keypad for easy shopping and e-mailing.” No word yet on if this concept will go into production. Click here for more pictures.

The Touch looks like a Prada-ish phone on the outside, but takes the iPhone’s touchscreen capabilities and combines them with a dockable base reminiscent of the now-canceled Palm Foleo

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Top Gear personality Jeremy Clarkson takes the tiny, three-wheeled Peel P50 out for a road test in this segment. Video after the break.

It was designed as a town car and was advertised as capable of seating “one adult and a shopping bag”. The car currently holds the record for the smallest-ever automobile to go into mass production, at just 134 cm (53 in) long and 99 cm (39 in) wide, with a weight of only 59 kg (132 lb)

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