Hasta La Gadget!

Developers (or should we say “Explorers”) are coming up with all sorts of nifty ideas for Google Glass, and games are certainly getting their fair share of attention. Admittedly, we haven’t seen anything quite like Psyclops, an alien shooter that’s currently in the works by developer Sean McCracken. The premise of the game isn’t new — alien ships are attacking our home planet and it’s our sworn duty to protect Earth by blowing them up — but the method is: use Glass as your viewfinder, line the baddies up with the center of the display and hold for a moment to lock your position and fire. Sean thinks of the game as a “3D Space Invaders mixed with Missile Command,” which sounds like a perfect mashup. There’s no word on when fellow Glass users will be able to enjoy the title, but you’ll find video evidence of its existence below. Just don’t expect Lt. Commander Data to save you with his flashlight when you get hooked.

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Via: GigaOm

Source: Google Plus (Kenji Castro)

Google’s Web Lab exhibition has had a decent run at London’s Science Museum, but all of that web-linked hardware is being packed up for good after the doors are closed this Sunday. Google’s hoping that at least some of it will live on, though, and has teamed up with research and design firm Tellart to open source two of its most popular experiments. Those include the Universal Orchestra, which lets you control a robotic band from the convenience of your web browser, and the Sketchbot, which is a robotic arm that can sketch your face in sand. Of course, since they’re open source, you can put your own twist on the projects if you have some other ideas, and Google notes that it’s providing software-only versions as well for those lacking the necessary hardware skills. You can see both in action in the videos after the break, and find all the code you need to get started at the source links below.

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Source: The Chromium Blog, GitHub

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