September 2008
rubiks mirror blocks puzzle bumps out of the cube
September 22, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
Ready for a challenging puzzle? Check out this new variant on the classic Rubik’s Cube which isn’t comfortable just being perfectly square.
The new Rubik’s Mirror Blocks puzzle makes things a bit more complicated than the original by making each and every one of its blocks a slightly different size…
lego star wars diorama blows my mind
September 21, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
Some people have way more time on their hands than I. Take for instance this guy, who painstakingly created this Star Wars scene using nothing but a crapload of LEGO bricks.
Tim Goddard (aka Roguebantha) created this amazingly detailed scene he calls “Rebel Attack”…
talking heart mouse loves you, really.
September 21, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
Are you a lonely geek who thinks your only companion is your computer? Is your closest friend merely a text link on twitter? That’s okay. Because now, your mouse can now provide you with daily affirmation that you are truly loved.
That’s right. Leave it to the wacky Japanese to come up with this heart-shaped USB computer mouse that does one thing, and one thing only…
formula one race car usb memory: vroom, vroom
September 21, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
Unlike a real race car, you really don’t want to see this one hit the wall and blow up in a fiery crash. That’s because this one could be holding all of your precious digital files.
This 2GB USB memory stick is based (loosely) on on the body of a Formula One race car…
diamond-covered watch: so many diamonds, so little time
September 21, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
This diamond-encrusted LED watch is so madly, deeply, insanely blinged over with diamonds that you can barely see what time it is. In fact, the diamonds cover the face of the watch so you have to read the digital display through a diamond screen.
The watch is a collaboration between high-design and art house Gourmet and the jeweler Christian Tse…
homemade laser tag will have friends lining up to play
September 20, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Let’s take a trip down memory lane… back to, oh, say, 1998. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but regardless, we all played laser tag with gusto. Now you can play it in your very own home!
Yeah, I know, I’m excited too!..
rubik’s cube disco light: your party just got 200% nerdier
September 20, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
The Retro Cube Stereo Speaker and Mood Light, in theory, brings the latest in LED and rhyhmic technology to an old familiar shape. In reality, however, it’s more like an unholy marriage between a Rubik’s Cube and the Saturday Night Fever dance floor.
This is a speaker that flashes its LEDs in time with your music, and looks like a fake Rubik’s Cube on a stand…
server upgrade saturday 9/20
September 19, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
Thanks to your overwhelming support, Technabob needs to move to a bigger, badder server. The site will be migrating to new hardware on Saturday, 9/20. I expect there will be some sporadic downtime during the day, so if you have difficulty accessing the site, please try again later. Things should be back to normal on Sunday.
Please post a comment if you see anything out of sorts…
myminigolf miniature golf course travels wherever you go
September 19, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
I don’t know if I should really be sharing this dorky tidbit, but back when I was just a pup, I was a serious bad-ass on the miniature golf course. I actually won a couple of shiny plastic trophies, and even an official gold-plated Jack Nicklaus putter from the neighborhood Putt-Putt…
iyo induction charger powers your iphone with yo-yo magic
September 19, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
The iYo is a yoyo-powered induction charger for your iPhone. This is a concept charger by Swedish designer Peter Thuvander and is definitely the first yo-yo-based charging mechanism I have seen this week. This month, even…
