King Kong invades Santa Monica

Yesterday photographer Jonathan Alcorn discovered giant footsteps in the sand at a beach north of the Santa Monica Pier in California. All signs point to this being a part of a promotion for Universal Studios Hollywood’s upcoming King Kong 3D attraction, which will open as part of the theme park’s tram tour on July 4th.

King Kong 3D replaces the old King Kong section of the classic Universal Studios Hollywood tram tour, which fell victim to the large fire that consumed much of the park’s famous backlot in 2008. Recently, the majority of the backlot reopened featuring many new and restored sets.

The EyeWriter

The EyeWriter project is an ongoing collaborative research effort to empower people who are suffering from ALS with creative technologies.

It is a low-cost eye-tracking apparatus & custom software that allows graffiti writers and artists with paralysis resulting from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to draw using only their eyes.

http://www.eyewriter.org/

Ultra-light, see-through, carbon fiber frame bikes

Delta7 manufactures unique and ultra-light carbon fiber frame bikes using IsoTruss® grid structures to offer a lightweight and efficient alternative to traditional wood, steel, aluminum and composite structures.

http://www.delta7bikes.com/delta7-bikes.htm

Music Pregnancy Belt

Not sure about the speakers over the belly, but this product looks cool.

Shell Helix Ultra Transparent Nissan 370Z Demonstrates How Oil Works Inside Your Car

With enough time and money anything is possible... Shell recently took a Nissan 370Z, completely dismantled it and copied all 2000+ parts to make a transparent car. Cool, but what's the point? Being an oil company and all, in order to show off their Helix Ultra line of engine oil. And we're glad they did.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3HM1bQzubw&feature=player_embedded

Dan Ariely asks, Are we in control of our decisions?

Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counterintuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we're not as rational as we think when we make decisions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X68dm92HVI

Is this Apple's Next iPhone?

You are looking at Apple's next iPhone. It was found lost in a bar in Redwood City, camouflaged to look like an iPhone 3GS. We got it. We disassembled it. It's the real thing, and here are all the details.

http://gizmodo.com/5520164/this-is-apples-next-iphone?skyline=true&s=i