December 2009
(science) teacher hit me with a (circuit board) ruler
December 30, 2009 by technabob · Leave a Comment
ThinkGeek#8217;s new Motherboard Ruler is perfect for science geeks, computer nerds and math dweebs who need to measure stuff. Each one is made from a sliver of recycled green circuit board, probably from your old laptop that died.
ThinkGeek likes to throw around fancy stats like the fact that the ruler measures 1.067 nano light-seconds#8230;
wiiwaa: gag me with a wii-mote!
December 30, 2009 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
This new interactive video game is aimed at kids and involves stuffing your Wii-mote down a plush animal#8217;s throat! Fun!
Actually, he kind of swallows it and the toy comes with the game. The game uses the stuffed animal as the game#8217;s controller. The game is called Wiiwaa and the Wii-mote enables the toy to#8230;
flexiblelove furniture has room for the whole family, just make sure it doesn’t get wet
December 30, 2009 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Made by Taiwanese furniture designer Chishen Chiu, the Flexiblelove line of recycled wood and cardboard furniture stretches and bends so that you can use it to seat one person#8230;
#8230;or a whole group. In fact the flexiblelove 8, as its name implies, can fit up to 8 people, while the flexiblelove 16 can accommodate up#8230;
jvc in-ear monitors have wooden housing, golden price
December 30, 2009 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Instead of giving your loved one a pair of expensive earrings, save up for JVC#8217;s HA-FX700 in-ear monitors. The headphones are encased in a birch housing and according to CrunchGear#8217;s Serkan Toto, will be priced at $330 (USD) when they#8217;re released in February 2010 (the press release says May though), so you#8217;re getting an expensive#8230;
cruden hexatech car simulator costs more than most sports cars
December 29, 2009 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
This has got to be one of the ultimate car simulators out there. Naturally, all this awesomeness doesn#8217;t come cheap, but hey, it#8217;s the best!
You#8217;ll spend $191,000 (USD) on this device, which is more than quite a few supercars. It#8217;s called the Cruden Hexatech simulator and it kind of reminds me of those Battletech#8230;
the 2.1 million dollar robot hummingbird that will save your life, say what?
December 29, 2009 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
This is actually serious. This is a teeny, tiny, flying robot that looks like a hummingbird. It naturally comes from Japan and wants to save your life, and a whole other bunch of stuff as well.
Did I mention that this tiny thing cost $2.1 million dollars? This #8216;bot can flap its wings 30 times#8230;
super mario candy powers up the glycemic index
December 29, 2009 by technabob · Leave a Comment
Super Mario fans #8211; looking for a sugar fix? These delicious sweet and sour candies are the perfect treat for anyone who spends at least a few hours a week bouncing around the Mushroom Kingdom.
There are 5 different candy designs, including green apple sour 1-up mushrooms, blue raspberry mini mushrooms, cherry red cherry power-up#8230;
adidas star wars: force milk franchise!
December 29, 2009 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
If you liked Marc Ecko#8217;s line of Star Wars hoodies then you should prepare your wallet for another deluge of Star Wars-themed gear, although this time it#8217;s from Adidas, so most of them are shoes, and unlike the detailed Ecko hoodies, some of them are just classic designs slapped with a Star Wars name and#8230;
real google calendar: life imitating app imitating life
December 29, 2009 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
The folks at Gigazine spotted this 2010 Google calendar. As in a calendar calendar, made of paper and all. The analog calendar lists events in the same style as the app, and it even has links, buttons and tabs on top. It can also be accessed offline. In fact it can only be accessed offline.#8230;
king of the quilt: halo screenshot project fit for a gift
December 29, 2009 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
So let#8217;s say you have twenty or so emawesome/em moments in your emHalo 3/em career preserved in screenshots. Yeah, the time you stuck that guy right in the face? Remember when you snatched up that flag right in the middle of heavy fire from the red team? Moments to remember forever#8230; and if you#8217;re this guy, you#8230;
