Archive for April 2011
Trumpet iPhone Amplifier: Brass Blast
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Artist Christopher Locke – who also made these gadget fossils – used a salvaged trumpet to make an analog amplifier. Just like th iVictrola, the trumpet does all the work, so there’s no electricity needed. Locke uses it for his iPhone, but actually it can be used with any media… |
April 17th, 2011
BRC’s Binary Chairs Look Mighty Uncomfortable
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It was destined to be. A while ago, BRC Designs released their awesome Binary Table (which wasn’t really binary at all). Now, they’re releasing a new chair that will match it. I just wonder how comfortable it will be. It looks slightly dangerous to me.… |
April 17th, 2011
Minibloq: Drag-and-Drop Arduino Programming for Kids and Code Newbies
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We’ve featured a lot of cool and useful Arduino-based creations here at Technabob. If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at making an Arduino-based project but know little about programming, then you’ll want to support Julián da Silva and his Minibloq project. Minibloq is a graphical programming environment for… |
April 17th, 2011
Adorable Lego AT-AT: He’ll Still Work for the Empire When He Grows Up
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Angus MacLane created this cute little AT-AT for a contest on LEGO Star Wars enthusiast-site From Bricks to Bothans. It was part of a ‘Chibi‘ contest, meaning that the LEGO sculptures had to be shrunk to look like smaller, cuter versions of themselves.… |
April 17th, 2011
Moleskine Goes Paperless with iOS App
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Moleskine just launched their new iOS app for iPhone and iPad. It will allow you take notes with your favorite devices for free. Will it compete with Evernote? I don’t know, but I like the idea of using a branded Moleskine app, because their paper journals are cool.… |
April 17th, 2011
Mount Me Sticks Your iPad Just About Anywhere
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There are a ton of reasons you might want to mount your iPad somewhere other than between your hands. It would be a great way to ensure that you can put the iPad on a wall for kids to watch streaming movies on for instance. It would also be great… |
April 17th, 2011
Bridgestone AeroBee Electronic Paper Displays Look Promising
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For those of us here in the States, the name Bridgestone is associated with tires and golf balls, and that’s about it. But the Japanese company actually has invested in developing electronics as well, and is now showing off their new AeroBee e-Paper displays which work differently from most.… |
April 16th, 2011
Xbox 360 Bullet Buttons: Gun Controller, Literally.
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Want to make your Xbox 360 controller a little more bad-ass? How about replace the buttons with bullets? It turns out there are DIY kits available out there which let you do just that.… |
April 16th, 2011
Futurama Mini Figurines: Bite-Size Tiny Metal Ass
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These cute little mini figurines come in the likeness of all of your favorite Futurama …characters, including Fry, Leela, Bender, Zoidberg, and Nibbler. There are a total of 12 collectible 3-inch mini figurines in this collection. |
April 16th, 2011
Kohler Numi $6,400 Toilet: Flush Your Money Away
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Last week, Kohler unveiled a $6,400 toilet that will blow your socks off. Seriously though, I can’t fathom paying that amount of money for a toilet. You could buy a used car, or a nice home theater for that kind of cash.… |
April 16th, 2011
