What’s the biggest paper airplane you’ve launched? I’ve noticed that they tend to get a bit flabby when you use bigger sheets of paper, but that didn’t stop the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, from trying to fly a 45-foot-long paper airplane.

A helicopter was used to lift and then launch this jumbo paper airplane that had a 24-foot wingspan and weighed 800 pounds. It was part of the Great Paper Airplane Project and it successfully completed its maiden flight. It hit a top speed of 98 mph at an altitude of 2,703 feet.

Aeronautical engineers were inspired by the design of a 12-year old Arturo Valdenegro’s paper airplane, which beat hundreds of others in a regional paper airplane distance contest.

Unfortunately, here’s what it looked like after it landed:

[via Ubergizmo]

USB hubs can be slightly boring, especially when you go through them quickly. It’s one of those pieces of hardware that easily breaks down due to either cheap construction, the constant plugging and unplugging of devices, or both. That being said, there’s no reason why you can’t have fun the next time you replace yours. Here’s a Robot USB Hub that might make you chuckle a bit while you plug in your peripherals.

When the little robot sits down, you get full access to the 4 USB ports it hides while standing up. Otherwise, you can play around with it while something loads on your computer. The LED eyes act as “indicator lights” which I assume light up when there’s data being transferred – or possibly just when devices are plugged in. Or maybe when the robot is getting ready to attack you.

Better yet, according to the photo above, there will be Tapas. Delicious Robot Tapas. I can only imagine ball bearings in spicy tomato sauce. The Robot USB Hub is also nice and cheap - Focalprice sells these for $5.79 (USD) each. What’s not to like?

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This interactive 8-bit-style YouTube game uses the choose-your-own-adventure ethos to prepare you for the next season of Mad Men. It was created by The Fine Brothers with music and animation by pixel artist Doctor Octoroc (Levi Buffum).

The game lets players determine Don Draper’s actions as he seeks to solve his problems. There are three possible endings, which can be explored by the order of the tasks that he needs to complete. After viewing a short animation, players will be given a choice of actions that brings them forward in the story.

It’s a pretty cool way to prepare for the debut of the fifth season of Mad Men, which will start tonight (3/25) on AMC.

[YouTube via designboom]

You probably have never heard of the Le Pan brand. No one could blame you for overlooking it. It sounds like a tablet that Peter Pan might use. Now they have a new addition with the Le Pan III Android 4 tablet. This tablet supports Ice Cream Sandwich and is rocking a 9.7-inch display.
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