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November, 2006
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Check out this footage recorded from the video game nostalgia level from the upcoming Wii title, WarioWare: Smooth Moves…
The level features motion-controlled tributes to classic games ranging from Super Mario Brothers to Starfox to Pong. Past WarioWare games have been a blast, but I’m thinking with the Wii-mote controller, they’re taking its mini-game silliness…
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November 30th, 2006
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author: technabob
filed under: video games
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The guys over at nexgen wars are compiling up-to-date statistics on console sales to date for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Wii…
At this time I wrote this article, the Xbox 360 was clearly in the lead with 7.7 Million+ consoles sold, compared to 687k+ Nintendo Wii consoles, and just 340k+ Sony Playstation 3…
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November 30th, 2006
stumble it! digg it!
author: technabob
filed under: video games
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Mobile phones proved that people were sick and tired of the old standard phone ringer, so why don’t people feel the same about their doorbells?
The NetStreams DoorLinX lets you upload your favorite (non-DRM’ed) MP3 track to your doorbell via WiFi, and replace the classic “ding dong” sound with any sound you want. However, the…
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November 30th, 2006
stumble it! digg it!
author: technabob
filed under: gadgets
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If you think that smaller is better, you might want to check out this wee (not wii) PC for your desktop.
The Linutop is a compact, disk-less workstation which runs an embedded Linux OS on its AMD Geode CPU. The system features 512MB of ROM, 256MB of RAM, USB and Ethernet ports as well as…
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November 30th, 2006
stumble it! digg it!
author: technabob
filed under: computing
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Satellite provider DirecTV has revealed a design for a portable satellite receiver/tv combo, known as the SAT-GO.
Little is yet known about the product and whether it is simply a prototype or a product that will hit the market soon. The SAT-GO will be featured at the upcoming CES show in January, and has already…
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November 28th, 2006
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author: technabob
filed under: gadgets mobile tech
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Some crafty Xbox 360 owner in Brazil has come up with the Occam’s Razor approach to fixing the console’s “red rings of doom” failure.
When in doubt, the simplest solution is usually the right one… simply smack the crap out of your hardware. Perhaps Microsoft will begin recommending this to their customers.
(Now is it…
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November 28th, 2006
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author: technabob
filed under: video games
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If you love classic arcade games and you have to have a big screen, you’ll love the new Dream Arcades 100-inch Home Video Arcade Center.
The system features a 100-inch diagonal screen and a 2000 lumen DLP front projector, running at 1024×768 (XGA) resolution. An Athlon 64 CPU powers the arcade emulator PC. A full…
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November 27th, 2006
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author: technabob
filed under: home entertainment video games
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If you’re feeling nostalgic for the game systems of the 80’s, but still want all that the latest consoles have to offer, look no further than the Retro Revolution skin for the Nintendo Wii.
DecalGirl’s 8-bit NES skin for the Wii is made out of vinyl and features a protective gloss coating. It runs $14.99…
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November 26th, 2006
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author: technabob
filed under: retro video games
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A day doesn’t seem to go by without another silly USB device. Today’s useless invention: The USB Bowling Ball.
Just try and lug one of these around the next time you need to store something on a flash drive. As a matter of fact, I’d think it would be impossible to use this without a…
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November 26th, 2006
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author: technabob
filed under: gadgets strange + wonderful
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Here’s another in a long line of wacky USB devices: the gold bar USB hub from Thanko Japan.
The USB 1.1/2.0 gold bar hub features 8 powered USB ports in a mock-gold style befitting storage in Fort Knox. Thanko has even gone the extra mile to weigh down the block to over 5 pounds, so…
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November 24th, 2006
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author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun strange + wonderful
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There are all kinds of stories starting to surface on the web about how the Wii-mote is flying out of people’s hands and breaking various things. Apparently the wrist strap isn’t really designed for significant stress. Well someone caught the “flying Wii-mote” on video…
I just cringed when I heard the sound of that controller…
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November 24th, 2006
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author: technabob
filed under: video games
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On the surface, the upcoming Luna from XtremeMac just looks like another pretty iPod dock. Under the hood, it’s going to offer a bit more.
Sure, the Luna IS an iPod dock with built-in amplified stereo speakers, but it’s also a highly configurable alarm clock too. You can customize alarm volume, duration, snooze time, and…
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November 24th, 2006
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author: technabob
filed under: gadgets home entertainment timepieces