http://acoolgadget.com Links To Cool Gadgets Around The Web Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:30:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Check out this pocket game system which plays arcade games including Pac-Man and several other classic Namco games. Created by modder Sam Thornley, the portable Pac-Man Mini console gets its brains from one of those Jakks Pacific Namco Arcade Classic systems, seamlessly melded with a tiny 2.5-inch LCD display and powered ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/377057711/ The guys who designed this LEGO block lamp managed to dig up some sort of industrial-strength blocks that won’t melt into a pile of smelly goo when subjected to the heat of a lightbulb. What makes the Block Light really cool is the fact that you can rearrange the pieces into ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/376690400/ Marubeni InfoTec will be coming out with 10 different wooden animal USB drives. There are 5 different animal shapes, and they come in maple or walnut. I can’t find out too much more info about these cute flash drives, but the 411 is that they’re coming out in Japan on September ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/376117134/ I was surfing around in search of this desktop R2-D2 mini USB can fridge that I recently read about, when I happened upon something much, much cooler than that cooler. Turns out that this awesome R2-D2 compact refrigerator was apparently made back in 2002 as a promotional prize for an Attack ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/376108385/ I was tooling around over at Chicago’s Bucktown Arts Fest this past weekend, and thought to myself, what are the chances that I’ll actually stumble onto any good geeky crafts? But lo and behold, the first booth I step into had these great handmade robot ceramic cups. Designed by artist Amy ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/375644442/ Maybe I’m just too geeky, but I have a tendency to be drawn to ultra-modern digital watches. But sometimes there’s nothing like a good, old-fashioned analog dial. At least the guys over at Nixon are thinking a little outside the box with their latest analog watch design, the fashionably geeky ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/375148586/ Do you remember the oh-so-low-low-tech game Snake? Now it can be played on a monome with an accelerometer. You don’t even need a controller, since the tilting motion is all you need to control the snake’s movements. Check out the video here, which demonstrates how intuitive the game becomes when all ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/375138588/ Looking for a nice digital alarm clock that you can dock your iPod or iPhone in, but don’t have room on your bedside table for anything decent? Then look no further than this nifty contemporary digital clock radio which can be mounted easily on your wall. The CVT i3101 media center ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/374201229/ I just got invited to a formal wedding this Fall, and have been stymied as to what I would wear since it’s been about 15 years since I had to wear a tuxedo to anything. While I still might have to rent a tux and bow tie, at least I ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/374199399/ You can cop a feel every single day with these bizarre computer mice shaped like hot women’s torsos. Unfortunately, since they have no heads or limbs, it will probably make you feel like a creepy necrophiliac serial killer type with each right-click. There are two types available: lingerie torso and cropped ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/374191852/