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Archive for August 2009

Digidudes Tripods: Let a Little Dude Hold Onto Your Camera

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Who are the DigiDudes you may ask? Well, I’ll tell you. They’re little dudes that not only look cool, they’re fully functional tripods for your compact digital camera.

Just unscrew DigiDude’s head, screw your camera onto his dismembered body, and you’ll be holding your camera still with style and attitude.…

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August 11th, 2009 by: Technabob

45 Nano iPod Nano Cassette Tape Case Makes for a Confusing Title

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The 45 nano cassette tape case isn’t for people who like to wear tight pants, because it will turn your 4th gen, stick of gum-sized iPod nano into something as large as, well, a cassette tape.

And if you thought Apple did you a favor by having all sorts of…

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August 11th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

R2-Q5 & R2-D2 USB Hubs Don’T Exactly Save Space

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I mean look at the damned things. They’re almost as large as those Coleman containers that was all the rage when I was in high school. The droids shake their heads and emit bleeps and bloops, but damn they’re huge.

And this, I believe, is the palette swap = $$$…

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August 11th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Pocket HD Camcorders Round Up From the Past: Chris Pirillo Overload

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It seems that what people want nowadays are rectangular camcorders that can capture 720p video. Not one to question thousands of paying customers, Creative is reeling in its share of the HD – and YouTube – loving crowd with the Vado HD. Then there’s Kodak and their Zi6, and of…

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August 11th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Mini Arcade Cabinets for Your Neo Geo Fix

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If you’re not turning your old gaming consoles into miniature arcade cabinets, then you need to get on that business. Just look at this hotness. It is undeniable.

pocket_lucho is no stranger to making mini arcade cabinets; he’s been simultaneously up- and downsizing old systems for a while, as you…

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August 11th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Alessi Daytimer OLED Watch: Chunky Funky Digital Time

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It’s been a while since we featured a cool digital watch here on technabob. That’s not for lack of trying – I just haven’t seen anything particularly different in a while. So I was happy when I stumbled onto these funky new digital timepieces from Alessi.

Designed by renowned architect…

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August 10th, 2009 by: Technabob

Japanese Rubber Gunman Shows Us How to Make Rubber Band Machine Guns

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I can’t believe this isn’t the first time that a rubber band machine gun has been featured on this blog. Dammit. I wasn’t even aware that rubber band machine guns existed until I read this article at JapanProbe. One day I’ll be better than you boss *sniff*. Meanwhile let’s take…

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August 10th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

IPhone Playing Cards: You Gotta Know When to Hold ‘Em

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Our friends over at Meninos are at it again. The same guys who gave us those great iPhone icon coasters are back, and this time they’re packing a deck of iPhone playing cards.

While they look a bit more squatty than the proportions of an actual iPhone, these whimsical playing…

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August 10th, 2009 by: Technabob

Chocolate Mouse: Neither Edible Nor a Rodent

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The Chocolate Mouse belongs to a rare class of objects, with seemingly sensible names that turn out to be doubly stupid. Like the English sparrow, which is neither a sparrow nor English, but merely an Average Bird. Or jellyfish, which any halfwit can tell are not made of jelly and…

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August 10th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Be Your Own Elegant, Steampunk Elephant Man

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If you absolutely, positively must wear a gas mask, you might as well do it with extreme style and panache.

Artist Tom Banwell works with leather and resin to make rayguns, helmets, and absolutely incredible masks like this one. The “ear” is the best part, I think, though the sinister…

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August 10th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

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