HAL 9000 Interface

Prop facts

Movie
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Year
1968
Type
Replica
Category
Movie props
Status
Showcase
Listed by
rkpetersen
Listed since
January 2013

Description

Full-size metal & glass hero replica of the strangely disquieting face of HAL, the calmly homicidal supercomputer whose conflicted programming doomed the Discovery One Jupiter mission.    Black-satin etch anodized aluminum backplate, with accurate vinyl HAL 9000 logo. Custom ground glass lens and machined metal lens components, with orange-red gel filter and yellow-white LED, replicating the necessary elements of the original Nikkor fish-eye lens used to create HAL's distinctive gaze. Black and silver metal lens bezels. Custom CNC-stamped metal speaker grill, with the correct number and arrangement of perforations and corrugations.  High quality audio, including 15  different professionally digitized HAL voice clips, randomly activated by sound or infrared remote.   This prop represents an upgraded version of the superb HAL replica previously released by SD Studios, with further accurization and tweaking of dimensions, materials, finish, and electronics.  Illumination of HAL's eye and the interactive audio clips are now activated by twisting the lens bezel, replacing the previous version's concealed switch.  Auto-shutoff occurs after 2 minutes of inactivity, or it can be shut down manually by pressing any button on any IR remote.   From Artifactory.    

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