January 2010
mac fans: put an eddy award in your own trophy case
January 31, 2010 by technabob · Leave a Comment
If you#8217;re a big Mac fanatic, you might want to check out this item I stumbled onto over at eBay today. It#8217;s an authentic #8220;Eddy#8221; award statue, originally presented by MacUser Magazine (more recently given out by Macworld).
Originally awarded back in 1996 to Edmark software (now defunct), this trophy is a great conversation piece#8230;
pikatron: pikachu gets (circuit) bent
January 31, 2010 by technabob · Leave a Comment
Here#8217;s something fun to have rattling around your brain for the rest of the weekend.
This is what happens when you take an electronic talking Pikachu, and let circuit bending musician Kaseo have his way with it. Be sure to crank up the volume for this#8230;
Musical genius, no? Sorta like a Key-tar (or a#8230;
atari shot glasses perfect for a game of quarters
January 31, 2010 by technabob · Leave a Comment
These Atari-themed shot glasses manage to combine two of my favorite pastimes addictions #8211; one from my childhood (playing emBattle Zone/em), and one from my adulthood (sipping shots of Pappy Van Winkel#8217;s.)
The set of 6 shot glasses includes graphics from six retro Atari arcade games: emAsteroids/em, emCentipede/em, emPong/em, emBreakout/em, emMissile Command/em and the aforementioned#8230;
alien invader: 2 aliens, 1 shirt
January 31, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Are you a movie buff and an avid arcade gamer? Then get the Alien Invader t-shirt and represent.
The shirt is available at Woot; $15 (USD) gets you an Alien chestbursterized Space Invader. Shirt only comes in one color: emIn Space No One Can Hear You Blip Black/em.
[via the bbps]
sidearm with a sidekick: armatix pistol unlocks via wristwatch
January 31, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
One of the more interesting items at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show is a .22-caliber pistol with a high-tech safety feature. Made by German company Armatix, the pistol will only fire if it is within a few inches of a special wristwatch, which sends a #8220;wireless arming signal#8221; to the pistol.
An#8230;
wasabi fire alarm: wake up to a fiery scent, avoid a fiery death
January 31, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Developed by Kobe-based fire extinguisher company Air Water Safety Service and Seems, a bioventure in Tokyo, this unusual fire alarm is specially designed to wake up or warn hearing impaired people by releasing wasabi stench instead of sounding an alarm.
It#8217;s unorthodox, sure, but apparently the alarm works: one 8 in x 3 in unit#8230;
iphad: turn your iphone into an ipad
January 30, 2010 by technabob · Leave a Comment
Technabob pal Metin Seven of Sevens Heaven just tipped us off tho his hilarious original illustration that pretty much sums up all the hype (and disappointment) about the Apple iPad in a single image.
I#8217;d like to see you guys try and fit this thing in your pocket. Funny thing is that some iPhone accessory#8230;
apple already selling ipad (sorta)
January 30, 2010 by technabob · Leave a Comment
I was checking out the App Store to see if anyone had already been releasing updates for their applications to take advantage of the larger screen on the new Apple iPad, and much to my surprise, I found this:
Apparently, a company called Groove Systems has been selling an application in the App Store called#8230;
wii magic stick gives your wii-mote d-pad a makeover
January 29, 2010 by technabob · Leave a Comment
Do you love playing games with your Wii-mote, but prefer a joystick to a D-Pad? Well have I got something for you! The Wii Magic Stick is a cover that slides over your current Wii-mote and (sorta) turns it into joystick.
It#8217;s also supposed to make gameplay more comfortable for your fingers, but you#8217;ll have#8230;
junimotion kit robot will be your pal (for $4,000)
January 29, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
This new humanoid robot will be available soon in South Korea thanks to a company name Robotro.
The 15 inch-tall, 6 lb. robot is called the Junimotion and it#8217;s a kit that you have to assemble for yourself. That#8217;s kind of cool, yet daunting. The thing is that this #8216;bot costs about $4,000 (USD), so#8230;
