December 2008
achievement unlocked: i did it for the score
December 24, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Admit it: if you’re an Xbox 360 owner, you get the tiniest little thrill whenever that “achievement unlocked” message flashes before your eyes. Some of you even play solely for that moment, it seems (though why you’d do that when you could do this is beyond me)…
xbox 360 and ps3 get 8-bit doppelgängers
December 24, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
Why the heck would you drop $200 to $400 on a brand new console when you could get the same thing for a fraction of the price? Oh yeah, I neglected to mention that these alternate universe clones of the Xbox 360 and PS3 are crappy knock-offs from China – and that they only play 8-bit games…
drop as many f-bombs as you want
December 24, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
Do you swear like a truck driver? Yeah, me too. Now you can clear any room by dropping the old F-Bomb, literally.
Just toss this plush softball-sized cartoon “bomb” into any room and as soon as it hits the floor, it’ll shout out your favorite four-letter word. Toss a dozen of these into your company’s next shareholder meeting to keep things really interesting…
giant asimo at rose bowl parade
December 24, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Honda’s hand-shaking, stair-climbing, head-bowing, face-not having robot ASIMO has been exposed to Gigantor rays and has been blown up to 12 times it’s size. But don’t expect any Double Blizzards coming out of it: Robert over at GeekAlerts says that Gigantor ASIMO “will be completed with natural materials like lettuce seed, rice, carnations and strawflower.” Yay?..
hoth in lego, now with tauntauns [empire strikes back]
December 23, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
You can make just about anything from Lego, but it takes a special sort of hard-working soul to build something as painstakingly authentic as this recreation of Hoth from The Empire Strikes Back. With Lego bricks, custom figures, LEDs and creativity, Echo Base lives to be attacked again…
geneva labs home theater combines sound + furniture
December 23, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
It’s been a while since the guys over at Geneva Labs wowed us with their stylish room-filling iPod stereo systems. Now, Geneva is back with an all-in-one home theater sound system that’s sure to look great in any high-end living space.
The GenevaSound Home Theater is a high output home theater sound system, built completely into a single piece of furniture…
callpod drone: bluetooth audio on the go
December 23, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
The 21st century hates wires. We have Wi-Fi, we have wireless video game controllers, even wireless external hard drives. Callpod joins in the war against wireless with their Bluetooth device called Drone.
Andres from anything but iPod has a good explanation of the Drone’s functionality. Normally, Bluetooth adapters are a pain to work with because they need so many drivers to function…
takara tomy xiao camera poops pictures
December 22, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
Now I’ve seen some wacky commercials out of Japan, but this one is one of the more off-the-wall ad campaigns I’ve seen in a long while.
These promotional clips for Takara Tomy’s new Xiao digital camera / printer hybrid drives the point home that the pocket size camera can output its own tiny photo prints – apparently by pooping them out…
papercraft xmas tree is a colorful fire hazard
December 22, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
There’s just something about most holiday decorations that screams fire hazard, but this one really takes that idea and runs with it. This Christmas tree, by deviantARTist Maire, is done up almost completely in papercraft. The few lone traditional ornaments look awfully forlorn (and seriously outnumbered)…
mix tape is really a portable dj mixer
December 22, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
On the surface, this shiny box looks like an old school cassette tape that’s been 24-karat gold plated. But take another look, and you’ll see that it’s actually a pocket-sized audio mixer for combining sounds from a pair of audio devices.
The Mix Tape Portable DJ Mixer lets you mash up tracks from any two iPods or other portable music devices…
