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One of the things I find most impressive about these is that the retail price is $40. It would be so easy for them to charge a lot more the way toys are priced.
Johngineer, the items in the second video are the direct inspiration for the penguin and the manta ray in Zero History. Gibson has spoken and written about it.
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This is so much like the flying penguin in William Gibson’s Zero History, it’s scary.
Comment by johngineer — February 23, 2011 @ 5:33 pm
@Johngineer:
That’s because Gibson was, in fact, inspired by the Festo Bionic Network, and directly referenced the Air Penguin in his book.
Comment by Daniel — February 23, 2011 @ 10:02 pm
One of the things I find most impressive about these is that the retail price is $40. It would be so easy for them to charge a lot more the way toys are priced.
Comment by schill — February 23, 2011 @ 10:46 pm
Johngineer, the items in the second video are the direct inspiration for the penguin and the manta ray in Zero History. Gibson has spoken and written about it.
Comment by Al Jigen Billings — February 24, 2011 @ 1:03 am
Thanks for the info guys!
Comment by johngineer — February 24, 2011 @ 3:11 pm
My favorite is still the Air Fish. http://vimeo.com/1968128
Comment by CameronSS — February 25, 2011 @ 12:52 am