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Archive for September 2009

Remember the Glory Days With Rapture Earrings [Bioshock]

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Once upon, Rapture might have been an okay place. Sure, that was before our time, but isn’t it always nice to remember the good ol’ days? These lovely BioShock-inspired earrings allow you to do just that, but with class.

Of course, the glory days turned into gory… days when

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September 6th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Tetris + Pong = Tetripong

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Hey, you got your Pong in my Tetris! Say, you got you Tetris in my Pong! Wait a second? Are these two great tastes that taste great together?

That’s what coder Jayenkai thought when he built Tetripong, a major mashup between the two retro classic games. While the objective of…

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September 5th, 2009 by: Technabob

The Real Mac Tablet is a Coffee Table [Casemod]

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With all of the buzz on the ‘nets about Apple’s upcoming tablet Mac, I think I’ve got the scoop on the original Mac Tablet.

Yvan of Switzerland’s Cosm!k’ Art Deco Team built his Tablet Mac… into a coffee table.

The Tablet Mac was built using the brains of an old

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September 5th, 2009 by: Technabob

Takaratomy Micropets-I Robots Will Kill You With Cuteness

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Cuter than a bowl of kittens covered in marshmallows and sprinkles, these little electronic playthings are enough to make me want to puke a rainbow.

Each of TakaraTomy’s Micropets-i miniature desktop robo-playthings has a tiny little mind of its own.

The little animals can chase after a tiny ball or…

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September 4th, 2009 by: Technabob

Nanotv Turns Your Old iPod Nano 3g Into a Tiny Television

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Got an old iPod Nano 3G lying around gathering dust? Why not turn it into a miniature television set?

Homade’s NanoTV provides your old Nano 3G with a cozy home inside a tiny TV cabinet. The mini TV completely conceals your Nano, and magnifies the screen from the original 2-inches…

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September 4th, 2009 by: Technabob

Mobile Rock Band, in Case Your Addiction Wasn’T Strong Enough Already

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Looking to be a rock star on the go? Take heart–Rock Band… is headed to mobile phones… just not the iPhone (or iPod Touch). The mobile version of the popular music game will hit the Verizon network the middle of this month.

The on-the-go version includes a variety of

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September 4th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Bioshock 2 Multiplayer: Rapture at Its Most Chaotic

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Does every game necessarily need multiplayer? Nah, certainly not, but these days, it’s pretty standard, though the excellent BioShock… was allowed to stand on its own as an (amazing) single player experience. For the sequel, however, players get a chance to experience the fall of Rapture firsthand in the new

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September 4th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Oops: Upgrading Your Mac’S Os to Snow Leopard Downgrades Your Flash Player

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If you’ve upgraded to Apple’s much-hyped and well-received Snow Leopard, I recommend that you update your system’s Adobe Flash player – even if you already had the latest version prior to the installation. That’s because in the process of installing Snow Leopard, your current Flash player will be replaced by…

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September 4th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

If Pandas Ran the U.S. Banking System We Wouldn’T be in the Mess We’Re in Today

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New from Japan – home of things too cute and strange to ever make it to American soil, comes TakaraTomy’s latest dose of sugary electronic goodness, the Panda Bank.

I’m not sure what these panda bears are doing with all of my Yen coins, but they appear to be quite…

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September 3rd, 2009 by: Technabob

Toshiba Camileo S20: HD 1080p Camcorder Slims Down

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I’m really digging the svelte looks of the newly announced Toshiba Camileo S20 camcorder. Not only does the compact video camera feature a super-slim 17mm thick body, it can capture high-definition video in glorious 1080p (1920 x 1280) resolution.

A rotating 3″ display folds flat onto the side of the…

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September 3rd, 2009 by: Technabob

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