Brian DeVitis, a UCLA mechanical engineering grad student, has spent the past three years modding a giant R2D2-shaped Pepsi dispenser into a home entertainment system with eleven integrated game consoles, a projector, and eight-way sound.
This appears to be an update of the eight-console R2D2 I wrote about last September -- either DeVitis has been adding more stuff to his bot, or there's two of them out there.
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This is the most sensible extravagance that I have ever seen.
So, when are these going to be available worldwide for a reasonable price? I hope it’s before Christmas.
Blue leds? Wow! Never see that in consumer electronics!
But will it generate one those cool holographic projections? That would be my only hope.
They really should have put the projector in his eye.
That was in the PAX prime console freeplay room this year. It is exactly as fun to play as it appears to be.
You can actually buy something similar in Japan, life size, fully articulated and mobile complete with a detailed model of the Millenium Falcon housing the remote control.
found a link for it
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1320170/nikko_r2d2_dvdplayer_webcam_psp_ps3_wii_xbox360/
Will it still dispense cold beverages too?
And I agree RE: eye projector
I will add this to my Christmas wish list!