August 2008
gui magnets are sticky little helpers
August 24, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
GUIMagnets are small, flexible magnets with GUI objects on them that you can use for fun or to aid you in your website design…
chrome joypad is a shiny fingerprint magnet
August 23, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
I don’t care how much I have to buff my oily prints off of this chrome joypad. I want one. I can’t believe in all of the years that game controllers have been made that nobody has thought to make one before. And yes, this one isn’t some cheap plastic masquerading as chrome. It’s actually made from metal…
solar media player emulates nes, genesis, gameboy
August 23, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
Not only can this portable media player crank out movies and music, but it can play games from classic consoles from Nintendo and SEGA too. It can even charge itself or other devices with its built-in solar panels…
felt lightsaber pencil holders are not exact replicas
August 23, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
If your kids aren’t getting beat up in school enough for your liking, then you could try your hand at these felt lightsaber pencil holders and see if that kicks it up a notch.
Seriously, this is a pretty cool idea, but there is one problem: they don’t actually resemble lightsabers…
space invaders pillows: count aliens, not sheep
August 22, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
Catch an extra 40 winks tonight by laying your head on some of these comfy Space Invaders pillows. Created as part of Taito’s Space Invaders 30th anniversary celebration, they’re perfect for the retro gaming geek who has everything.
They come in the two designs shown above: one with a couple of large pixelated invaders, and the other design covered with tons of smaller alien dudes…
mac mini mods: the ultimate collection
August 22, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
Japanese modder Hideo Takano must really, really love his Mac Minis. He’s gone over the top by producing not 1 or 2, but 7 different Mac Mini casemods, each with a unique look. Let’s start out with this classic Macintosh Quadra inspired Mini.
This is my personal favorite, the LEGO Mac Mini. I wonder if you could stack a bunch of these together to form a supercomputer?..
donkey kong jenga is monkeylicious
August 22, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
Remember the beginning of Donkey Kong? You know – the part where Kong climbs to the top of the building, stomps his feet, and the girders all fall diagonally into place? That’s sorta what this new version of Jenga reminds me of.
Shipping this September, Donkey Kong Jenga doesn’t monkey with the orignial Jenga block stacking and removing gameplay…
robot soccer lets you bend it like bender
August 21, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
Sure, these little robots might not be able to drop-kick or head a soccer ball – but that doesn’t mean they’re not cool. This mini robot soccer (or football depending on your homeland) game looks like lots of fun for you and your friends when you need a break from slaving away in your cubicles…
3d3 flexscan scans 3d images on the cheap
August 21, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
Looking for an inexpensive way to turn real world objects into usable 3D digital models? This relatively low-cost solution takes an unusual approach to digitizing models into your computer…
vulcanus: heavy metal casemod by blacksmith
August 21, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
You could do all your computing on a lightweight MacBook Air, but a real manly man would use this computer that’s so beefy that it could smash your lightweight girly-man system into a fine pulp.
Hand-forged from steel by an honest to goodness blacksmith, Vulcanus is one bad mofo of a PC. Created by Czech builder Sergej, the Vulcanus will crush all other computers that stand in its way…
