Archive for December 2010
Google Translate Beatbox (Unintentional Easter Egg)
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Here’s something I bet you never knew. When used properly, Google Translate doesn’t just translate words. Nope, it’s actually a fully-functional drum machine if you know how to use it. Matt Dorosan, a reader of ours over on The Awesomer gave us the skinny on exactly how to make this… |
December 1st, 2010
Parker Brothers Choppers Rides Real TRON Light Cycle
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The first time I caught wind of the real TRON light cycles was back in June when they were on eBay for $35,000. I wanted one so bad but sadly, my lottery ticket didn’t win. If you have the loot to buy one, apparently a few of them are still… |
December 1st, 2010
Army Men Bowl Reminds Me of Younger Days
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When I was a kid, me and a couple of my friends would sneak hairspray outside along with matches from my dad’s ash tray and spend some time having war with the little plastic army men complete with real flame throwers. I’m still not sure how I survived my youth.… |
December 1st, 2010
The World’S Smallest Cell Phone Jammer: Say Bye-Bye to Annoying Guests This Christmas
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When I have people over dinner, nothing annoys me more than a friend who keeps checking his email, Facebook updates, Twitter feed, etc. on their smartphone. It’s time to end the annoyance by purchasing the latest signal jammer from Chinavasion.… |
December 1st, 2010
Build a LEGO Death Star Ornament for Your Christmas Tree: Aw, Itty, Bitty, Superweapon of Doom!
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Remember the Death Star? That ultimate weapon of doom that was part of the main plot in the original Star Wars… movies? Well, this Christmas, how about making a small and cute version out of LEGO bricks for your Christmas tree? I have to say that it’s hard to make |
December 1st, 2010
Wheeme Massage Robot: Therapeutic Toy Car
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DreamBots Ltd. has a very loose definition of massaging. To them, as long as something is touching and roaming over your body, that’s a massage. The company is developing WheeMe, a quirky little massage robot that is essentially a toy car. The WheeMe has “fingerettes” – i.e. toothed wheels –… |
December 1st, 2010
Half of Link’S Gear in a Single Shirt
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Now all you need are a pair of green pants, a green hat, green boots and a shield. Actually that’s still quite a lot of stuff. At least you won’t have to look for a dungeon key!… |
December 1st, 2010
Tokyoflash Kisai Transit Watch: Hey Kids, What Time is It?
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Tokyoflash is all about strange watches that normal folk can’t read. The latest of the watches from the company is the Kisai Transit and the thing is cheaper than many of the watches offered at Tokyoflash. The Transit sells for about $94 (USD) and comes in black or white with… |
December 1st, 2010
