What’s Jaouen Jonesing For?

There are few things more entertaining than watching a buddy get lit up with paintballs. It seems that I am not the only person who thinks so. The guys at EMT have constructed the first consumer grade, remotely operated, paintball turret. From what I can tell, the turret requires the user to aim the gun from a remote position, via cameras. This is a cool concept, but it can be done better. The price tag on this puppy is a cool $1400, and it doesn’t even track targets on its own. My suggestion, add a few Wiimotes and a Bluetooth enabled microcontroller. Wiimotes operate by tracking infrared points in space. Why not use them to track nearby people with their body heat. Then just program the microcontroller to target anything within a short range. Danny better be careful when he comes out of his room in the morning, one day he may find a surprise waiting in the hall.

After a one year hiatus, the Orage Master’s anti-competition is back. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Masters, it is a day long, team based, jam style, jib competition. All of the major ski manufacturers send 4 of their best to Whistler for the day long event. This isn’t just another competition though. Jam style means that the competitors get a certain amount of time in which to impress the judges, however many tries it takes. All of the teams dress up for the event as well. Two years ago, there was a team of pirates and a team dressed in suits. So, if watching ridiculously dressed men and women throw down ridiculous tricks on skis is your cup of tea, then catch the live webcast on Saturday the 12th. If nothing else, you get to see a woman that the Niffer hates, Sarah Burke.