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Archive for May 2008

Robot Beggars – That’S All We Need Now.

Bettelbot by Alexander Gurko

Now I’m sympathetic to those who have fallen on hard times, many of us still find people who beg for money to be irritating. So why someone would go through the trouble of building a robot that begs for spare change is anyone’s guess.

Alexander Gurko’s “Bettelbot” (that’s “BeggingBot” in…

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May 31st, 2008 by: Technabob

Modder Crams G4 Cube Mac Into Mac Plus

Mac Plus G4 Casemod

Got an old Macintosh or Mac Plus lying around? There’s got to be something better to do with it than turn it into an aquarium, right? That’s what this enterprising modder did when he managed to cram the guts of a Mac G4 Cube into his trusty old Mac Plus,…

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May 31st, 2008 by: Technabob

Egg Speaker Wobbles but Won’T Fall Down

Egg Speaker

These tipsy egg-shaped speakers let you wobble them like a Weeble while you listen to your tunes.

Unlike real eggs (and those colorful Weebles), these only come in black and red, and they don’t crack open to produce omelets. They do, however, twist open to produce enhanced bass output. I…

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May 31st, 2008 by: Technabob

Cisco Unveils Star Wars-Esque Hologram Communication

Leia Hologram

Cisco has unveiled and demonstrated their new On-Stage TelePresence Holographic Video Conferencing. In layman’s terms, it means that now you can actually do that thing they do in Star Wars… when they talk to a Princess Leia hologram, and I have to say, it looks quite convincing.

The video is

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May 30th, 2008 by: Karen M.

Egyptian Pc Casemod: Funky Tut’S Computer

Egyptian Casemod

If King Tutankhamen could have been buried with his computer, this would have been the one – without a doubt.

Conceived and constructed by Chris Kramer (a.k.a “Jadragon”), his EgyptMod PC is detailed with intricate hieroglyphics and encrusted with jewels. I’m especially mesmerized by Eye of Ra detail crafted from…

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May 30th, 2008 by: Technabob

8-Bit Nintendo Does Music Videos

8-bit music videos on nintendo famicom

While these brief musical interludes won’t win any prizes for their sweeping cinematography, they do win a place in my heart for being put together using some good old fashioned 8-bit gaming technology.

Created using a combination of retro console art (inspired by, but probably not actually created on an…

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May 30th, 2008 by: Technabob

Ipong: Multi-Player Pong on the iPhone

iPong iPhone Pong

This nifty proof-of-concept demo shows off just one of the many gameplay possibilities for multi-player video games on Apple’s wonderphone.

iPong is a variant of Atari’s classic paddle ball game, with a multi-device, multi-player twist. Using some clever trickery, players can actually bounce their ball off of their iPhone’s screen…

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May 29th, 2008 by: Technabob

Star Wars Belt: the Force is With You. and Around You.

Star Wars Belt

If you’re the kind of person who rolls out his Chewbacca impression at parties, this “Empire Strikes Back”-themed belt might be the piece de resistance… to round out your existing collection of Boba Fett bobbleheads and ceramic Stormtrooper figurines.

The belts are made by Refinding, a wee company out of

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May 29th, 2008 by: Karen M.

Wooden Nixie Clock: Where Nature Meets Technology

Wooden Nixie Tube Clock

I don’t know what it is, but I’m a real sucker for Nixie tube clocks. There’s something about the soothing orange glow tubes that offer a simple, yet elegant way to display any numeric information. I hadn’t seen a design that really caught my eye in a while, when I…

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May 29th, 2008 by: Technabob

Giant Keyboard Requires Massive Fingers (or Toes)

Giant Keyboard Rug by Maurin Donneaud

If you’ve ever complained that the keys on your computer are too small for your fingers, have I got a keyboard for you. This ginormous keyboard is so big – How big is it, Bob?… – It’s so big that in order to type on it, you need to walk

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May 28th, 2008 by: Technabob

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