Archive for April 2009
Segatoys Happy Savon Bubble Blower for a Whale of a Good Bath Time
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Leave it to the gadget makers at SegaToys to come up with another oddity that could only come from Japan. This wacky bathroom accessory is designed to blow bubbles while you sit in the tub and chill out. The Happy Savon (savon = French for soap) looks like a little… |
April 17th, 2009
Brown Energy: Buses in Oslo to be Fueled by Methane Fermented From Human Waste
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Did you know that a year’s worth of human excrement is equivalent to 2.1 gallons of diesel? Well it is. So says Ole Jakob Johansen, an officer at Oslo, Norway’s city hall. And Johansen isn’t just spouting random, disgusting trivia: in 2010 Norway’s capital will start rolling out buses fueled… |
April 17th, 2009
Wooden Pac-Man Double Ring is Not Quite a Weapon
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Everyone loves Pac-Man (and if you don’t, we don’t want to know about it), so it’s not really surprising to see his familiar shape in even the oddest of places… until those places are really… odd. Wooden Pac-Man jewelry? Sure, I’m on board. Extended wooden double-finger ring, so as to |
April 16th, 2009
Bioshock’S Big Daddy Gets Bricked
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BioShock’s… Big Daddies seem to turn up in all sorts of forms. You can make an edible Big Daddy, or hang out with a lifesized Big Daddy, or, if you like the square-headed variety, you can do what this guy did: make a Big Daddy out of LEGOs. I like |
April 16th, 2009
Solo Wireless Signal Repeater: Can You Hear Me Now?
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I don’t know why this gadget has flowers printed on it, but if it works as advertised I think it’s going to be a hit, flowers or no flowers. The Solo is a tiny digital repeater, i.e. a device that extends the reach of wireless signals with little or no… |
April 16th, 2009
For Grumpy, Non-Morning People: Mr. Bump Alarm Clock Turns Off When Thrown Against Wall
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The Mr. Bump alarm clock is very weird but also very appropriate: when its alarm goes off, you can turn it off by hurling it against a wall, or against any hard surface I guess. It’s a gadget that risks being destroyed in order to function, and yet it’s also… |
April 16th, 2009
Trekkie Porn: Customized Starship Enterprise Replicas
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30 versions of the USS Enterprise are being distributed to cinemas across the United States to promote the upcoming Star Trek… movie. Each 34-in replica was cast from the same 3D model made for the movie by Industrial Light & Magic. The replicas were made by various artists, including Gizmodo‘s |
April 16th, 2009
Deal of the Week: Get a Free Sony Bravia 19″ LCD With Your 46″ LCD HDTV Purchase
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I just came across this amazing deal today. Dell is offering a 46-inch Sony Bravia TV for just $1299 with a special bonus – the set comes with a free 19-inch HDTV just for good measure. For just $1299, you’ll get a good deal on the 46-inch Sony Bravia KDL-46S4100,… |
April 15th, 2009
Scarpar: the Anywhere Board
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The people behind Scarpar wanted to “extend the snowboard season” which they say is quite brief in Australia. Some say that the skateboard was made so that surfers could still surf even if waves were flat. Will Scarpar be the next step in boarding? The Scarpar runs on two tracks… |
April 15th, 2009
Bust Out Some Legit Block Rockin’ Beats With the LEGO Boombox
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Unlike the other Lego-inspired audio gear we’ve featured here, this LEGO boombox actually bears the Danish toy company’s stamp. It’s quite cheap too, at $40. Who says authentic stuff has to be expensive? The LEGO boombox has an analog radio and CD player, but you can connect other audio players… |
April 15th, 2009
