The Tasty and a few other bloggers have been raving about a USB powered missile launcher which looked cool as hell.
Reading on in the post, it is only available here in the UK, exclusively to Marks and Spencer, so, naturally I had to rush down there and get one.
I installed it this morning in the office and have been pelting everyone in the IT department all morning since, everyone thinks it’s quite possibly the best thing that has ever come out of USB.
Software is included so it can be controlled, able to move left, right, up, down, as you would expect so that it can be aimed, it is actually quite versatile.
Here are some pictures of it in action;
Video of it in action coming later on :D
Finkangel can only dream of such extravagant personal gifts for himself… :(
:) sounds like fun! ooh i cant wait for the video of it now! :D
Does it also double as a flash memory stick?
Looks great all set up on top of your PC! I’m looking forward to seeing the video.
Just got one for Christmas… Cool toy.. However what it needs is an onboard USB webcam (mine is on order – and has night vision). Then with cunning use of RDP my office chair will never be borrowed again!! :-)
I have just purchased this cool toy but did not get the instructions or software!! gutted!. could someone please put me out of the misery of having to wait for M&S open tomorrow and email me the software so i can shoot my friends this evening!
my address is my name (all one word) at hotmail
cheers and merry xmas. :)
The cd is in the bottom of the packaging
Tried installing the software but it gave an error message. Something about it needing to run off DOS. Anyone know if this is down to dodgy software or that it’s incompatible with Windows XP?
If anyone knows of a patch, or where I could download the software, I’d be very grateful.
Cheers
Dear God Mr Charmingman, please help me. I was given a USB Missile Launcher for Christmas and in my excitement as I beheld the marvellous toy I threw away the box containing the software !
Please, I beg you – as if you were a stripper and I were filled with Alcopops – I beg you to ftp the software somewhere accessible to a moron such as my moronicself.
Please!
I signed up for a yahoo account for the sole purpose of contacting you, after finding your photo with a “USB Missile Launcher” google.
Dear God I’m upset with myself.
I found the application used to control the missile launcher a complete pain and wanted to be able to control it remotely via the web.
I spent the day reverse engineering the code and have produced a development library for VB, C# and C/C++.
If people are interested I could post it to them and would gladly accept donation for the time and effort.
I also received one of these as a Christmas present and by New Years Eve it was on the web.
http://www.bdlcam.com/
Angelo, are you interested in exchanging notes..
Chris, Did you get the software? If not email be at the address above.
Brian, my colleague has decided to take a leave of absence (apparently he’s ill) and left his missile launcher just sitting on the desk, minus the software.
Any chance you could email the software over?
Angelo, I am interested in the library for VB. I have mounted a logitech camera on my rocket launcher using a piece of balsa wood. Center of image is only accurate at about 4 feet but works.
What are you looking for in form of a donation.
Regards
Alan
afkderrynh@comcast.net
Got one of these for christmas too. It is indeed very cool, only mine is currently in bits on my desk, gonna spend this weekend (and probably alot longer) putting it back together and rigging it up to a Celoxica RC10 FPGA development board. Forget PC drivers, i’m gonna get this baby working purely from hardware! with a bit of luck the end game will be to get it linked up to a camera and motion tracking! Anyone had a go at reverse engineering the hardware? would be interested in anything anyone has found out.
You all need to buy a few and put them on Ebay so that us Yanks can buy one!
niiice! i want one! :)
HAHA! fkk yeah! i can imagine shooting my cats with those
that look like it would break easy
i got one today. beware its cheap crap. I fired it couple of times and it screw my usb port up. now nothing usb work.
Hey, where is the promised action-video?
fixed launcher. if any of you have problems with, open up and check wires. was a pretty shit job done on them so i had to fix.
it working fine now, but i shot the dog and it ate 2 of the missiles. sidenote: i just realize i should get my own blog instead of post comments here.
Please help!
Does anybody have the software that they could send to me? My disk gives an error message too – something about not being suitable for Dos?
email – wasted77@hotmail.com
Would really appreciate the help!
Just recieved one of these for my birthday pressie, but no software.
Can’t even find it on the net, is their any chance someone can email me a copy.
Really wanna play with my 24Th birthday pressie, i’m such a kid ! :P
Gaz
gazmaull@hotmail.com
anybody on this internet know where i can buy the fkken missiles seperate??? my dog has eat them all so now i gotta replace…
Action video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GX1gu89yMc
Now available on e-bay.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/USB-Missile-launcher-Air-Darts_W0QQitemZ9730992172QQcategoryZ50197QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
They are available to order online from http://www.usbmissilelaunchers.com
Those of you pleading for software: check out http://scott.weston.id.au/software/pymissile/
Scott has created a control app in python that runs on Ubuntu Linux and possibly other linux platforms. And maybe other OSs that support python.
Hi, I also need a copy of the windows software – can someone mail me a copy / point me at a download site.
cw_485@hotmail.com
Cheers – Chris W
I don’t suppose you could send the reversed engineered code to me? I would love to build a cam into one of these and a VB script could get me on my way. If this is ok can you send it to tac_nedoow@yahoo.co.uk Thanks, Pete.
Hi – I would also be interested in the reverse engineered code too.
Or a copy of the Windows software, as BDLCAM doesn’t seem to want to interact with mine!
joe.sergeant@gmail.com
Thanks!
Hi,
Just recieved my launcher again minus the software disc is there any chance someone could email me the windows version of the software?
Cheers
Dave
oh my email is
David_J_Tipping@btinternet.com
Has anyone got BDLCAM working with the missile launcher yet? I’ve tried just about every setting on it, with no luck. It’s an awesome toy, but I really want to make it remote-controllable via a web-server so other people in my office can shoot at each other :-)
Send help to : hintofsarcasm@sonicpenguins.com
James.
Just got a missile launcher and the dos error message keeps coming up. Can anyone please send me the software or any ideas on how to fix this? Thanks.
Hi Angelo, could you please send me a copy of the code you’ve made for the missile launcher.
I would be very grateful.
Send it to: thor.magne@famokland.no
Thnx a million.
Thor Magne
Hi Angelo, can I please have a copy of the windows C# code for the missile launcher.
Many thanks
Tony Pimm (tony@pimbotech.co.uk)
Java version available from http://java.roysolberg.com/usb/.
Worked well for me!
Hi,
Awesome fun.
Please can someone mail me the c# code ?
Thanks.
JT
sir_threlfall@yahoo.co.uk
There is a good review of them here – http://www.usb-hub.org/pages/page/1003/
I’ve created a Perl module to control the launcher and also captured a short video of it running the module’s testsuite. You can read more here …
http://drinkbroken.typepad.com/drink_broken/2006/08/missile_launche.html
Hi,
Really glad you like the product. I wanted to put a webcam on it but the commercial guys said it was too pricey. If you have any ideas for cool new gadgets please post your email and I’ll be in touch.
I am trying to set up an email address for ordering new rockets and software.
If you want to be a distributor outside the UK please also post your email.
Thanks
Lee
I bought one solely for the purpose of mounting a digital camera on it. I removed all the missile firing mechanism, sawed the top off, put on a plate and using remote desk top, tilt and pan at a remote location to take pictures.
Hi Angelo,
I’d really like the VB source code if possible please?
neil@elite.uk.net
What sort of donations are you looking at? Sounds worth it though!
these are available at
http://www.gadgetopia.co.uk
I would like to know if anyone can get the missile working in JAVA on xp.. or any C# code I can possibility take a look at?
Thank you so much for your time.
kusamochi.net
It’d be great to get the C# library to run this thing. Any chance of it? My email is william(space)candler(space)butler at gmail d0t com.
I would really appreciate the libraries if they are still availible. Please send them to slasktratt@xn--nrdcentrum-ecb.se if you still have them. It is payday today, so i wouldnt hesitate on donating ;)
Hi
Could any one, email the c# code ??
thx :)
email : deus@tagwall.net
/Anders Jensen
A friend and I attached a $11 webcam to our launchers. Hiijinks ensued.
http://www.leadtogold.com/pics/projects/missilecam/camview.mov
http://www.leadtogold.com/pics/projects/missilecam/screenshot.jpg
http://www.leadtogold.com/pics/projects/missilecam/front.jpg
http://www.leadtogold.com/pics/projects/missilecam/rear.jpg
Here’s the camera we’re using. It conveniently clips on to the center missile tube.