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Sony announces PlayStation Vita portable chargers

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 02:54 AM PST

Portable handheld consoles are great, however, their only limitation is that they can run out of power due to excessive gameplay, but luckily for you, today we have two devices that will allow you to recharge your PlayStation Vita.

Sony has announced two portable charging accessories for its latest handheld console, one of those accessories is a standard car adapter, and the other one is a portable battery pack. Standard car adapter connects to your car's lighter socket and it allows you to recharge your PlayStation Vita while driving. As for battery pack, it has 5,000 mAh, and it can provide enough power for you to recharge your console 1.5 times. We should notice that it takes about 7 hours to fully recharge your battery pack.

The car adapter should be available on March 22nd, and it should cost about $20, while the battery pack should be available on 5th April for $60. However, we have to mention that these accessories will be available only in Japan, and so far, there's no information regarding the worldwide release.

[via Ubergizmo]

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Geeky: Megatron made from LEGO blocks transforms into NES Zapper

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 10:09 AM PST

Back in the 80's, NES and Transformers were quite popular, and today, somebody has managed to combine those two into one geeky creation, so let's have a closer look at it.

If you were a geek back in the 80's, than you're going to feel bit nostalgic when you see Baron von Brunk's latest creation. Baron von Brunk is a LEGO builder from New York, and he has managed to create a replica of Megatron that transforms into a NES Zapper.

Although this robot isn't the exact replica of Megator or NES Zapper, it still looks impressive. As for the creation process, we don't know how much time does it take to create this kind of robot, but luckily for you, there are instructions on Baron von Brunk's website, so feel free to check them out.

This robot is impressive, and according to Baron von Brunk, he's already planning future creation that involves an actual NES console, so we're looking forward to the results.

[via Kotaku]

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