Archive for May 2011
SoundJaw Amplifier for iPad: Tiny Add-on, Big Difference
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There are many things to like about Apple’s iPad, but its rear-facing speaker isn’t one of them. I’m not talking about how they’re weak and tinny since most mobile devices have below average speakers anyway. It’s that the sound is directed away from the user’s ears. Not only that, but… |
May 27th, 2011
Game & Watch Boy: Game Boy Camcorder Mod
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Released in 1998, the Game Boy Camera turned Nintendo’s classic handheld into a digital camera. It shot 128 x 112 black and white images, which could then be printed via – what else – the Game Boy Printer. 8bitcollective member Kraettz does Nintendo one better, frankensteining a device that enables… |
May 27th, 2011
LEGO Minifig Jack Sparrow USB Drive: Arrr, Why is it So Expensive?
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While I haven’t had time to watch the most recent Pirates …movie, there are still many people who love Johnny Depp’s drunken Jack Sparrow character. This this little handmade Jack Sparrow USB drive is perfect for fans of the drunken rogue pirate. |
May 27th, 2011
1960s Walking Truck: The First AT-AT?
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I always wondered how practical a giant manned walking robot like the AT-ATs in The Empire Strikes Back… would really be. Well a long, long time ago, at a General Electric factory far, far away, it turns out an actual quadruped manned robot was in development. |
May 26th, 2011
BioShock Action Figures: Rapture, Be Pure
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BioShock fans, get ready to bust out your wallets so you can cover your desktop with a whole bunch of cool action figures. While I’ve always been enamored of Big Daddy Bouncer, I have a hard time deciding which of the other toys I need to get my grubby little… |
May 26th, 2011
Rabito Case Makes Your iPhone Look Like a Deranged Easter Bunny
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I dare you to buy one of these iPhone cases and whip it out during a business meeting to take a call. I kid you not – the Rabito iPhone 4 Case has big bunny ears and a fluffy cotton tail. It’s sort of like that scene in A Christmas … |
May 26th, 2011
Behold… The Beeramid
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I am not a beer drinker, but my family is packed with pro-beer connoisseurs. These are the guys that know the beer delivery guy by name and get gifts from Budweiser at Christmas. The only way you will lure some of these people into a museum is if you gave… |
May 26th, 2011
Leica V-Lux 30 is Affordable (for a Leica)
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Generally, when I write about Leica digital cameras, it’s to mock the things for the crazy high prices as much as to talk about the cool design and performance of the cameras. Leica has a new digital camera that it is showing off today that lacks some of that cool… |
May 26th, 2011
Pioneer AppRadio Gets Hands on Treatment
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I have been parked in my car on many occasions looking down at the small screen of my iPhone watching Netflix or Hulu. I generally always wish I had a larger screen to watch on. Back in April, I talked a bit about a new radio from Pioneer for your… |
May 26th, 2011
LEGO Duplo Walls: I Want My Whole Place Like This
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While this LEGO Duplo-walled room was originally supposed to be for kids, I can just imagine what you can do with a room like this. Think about it, you could start building stuff right off the walls, and since we all know that you can almost do anything with LEGOs,… |
May 26th, 2011
