When one of the two HALs is given as a gift it will be already powered on and asleep inside the gift wrapped box and ready for remote triggering the moment the lid is opened. I had an aquaintence assemble it for me since my confidence with wiring and soldering is low. This is all hooked up to a 3W 4Ohm speaker which pumps out decent sound at a good volume. There will be an IR receiver hidden behind HAL's speaker grill which will receive signals from a small remote that can trigger up to 29 different sound files on demand. ![]() It's an Arduino that runs off of AA batteries in a low power sleep mode so that it can be left on for extended periods of time and be woken with ease by activating the sounds which are stored on a microSD card inserted into a DFPlayer Mini MP3 player. So my sound solution is quite complex comparatively speaking. They all either had an ugly physical switch which I didn't want to see visible, or they were playing randomized sounds, or they were made of the cheapest possible toy components, or they relied on poor quality recordings through a built in mic. They're quite slow, and a tad tough to deal with.ĮlectronicsI've seen light and sound kits sold for the Moebius kit as well as people's jury-rigged solutions for sound but I didn't like any of them. Little irked with those guys to be honest. Today I received my second aluminum frame for my other HAL but unfortunately my order was messed up and the extra sections of aluminum which are for the division in between the speaker grill and the faceplate were forgotten and absent from my package. Unfortunately I screwed up the application of the decal when it didn't align properly and then tore so I had to order some replacement decals from Moebius Models (aka Pegasus Hobbies in California) and they kindly provided me with 2 more sets of decals at a reasonable charge and which arrived yesterday.īut the good news is I can see it taking shape now and it's look great so far. I also ordered some small silver plates from them to use as a backing surface for my Moebius HAL 9000 decal. The console will also be able to get updates from the internet, bringing in new functions to the functional art piece.The bodyReplacement faceplates arrived from Custom Engraving Plates and are a much better fit for my frame. This model is limited to (of course) 2001 units, and includes the Bluetooth Speaker Edition, power supply, desk stand and a numbered and signed certificate. Say, "Open the pod bay doors," and HAL will definitely still not be able to do that. It will include a replica command console to mount the Bluetooth HAL into, and it will recognize your voice commands and respond with lines from the movie. The higher end model will eventually cost $1,199, but is available for $889 on Indigogo now. You can send any audio from your Bluetooth 4.0 computer, phone or tablet to this standalone HAL-9000. For $599, you'll also receive a desk stand and power supply "early bird" pledges of $419 will get you one from Indiegogo, as well. ![]() The first model is a Bluetooth-enabled rectangular HAL-9000 with a red-glowing lens/eye, brushed aluminum faceplate and built-in magnets that can be mounted on any metallic surface. Master Replicas Group has already achieved 358 percent funding on this Indiegogo project, which includes two versions of the iconic device. Sci-fi fans rejoice: You can now talk to your very own replica of the iconic HAL-9000 computer from Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C Clarke's seminal film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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