Archive for July 2011

Frequent readers of Technabob know that we love LEGO and we love Star Wars,… so when the two universes collide, magic often happens. While this LEGO R2-D2 might not be as big as this version, it has one thing the giant LEGO version doesn’t – it can actually move around.

Here’s a fun mod for basketball fans that’s just perfect for the upcoming 2011-2012 NBA season. If there will be one. Inspired by the real-time score updates he saw in casinos in Las Vegas, Kianoosh decided to make one for himself, using an actual scoreboard no less.…

Looking for a good way to rid yourself of all that pent up stress you have coursing through your veins? While it might not be as good as this, you can certainly work out some of your aggression with a stress ball. But you don’t want an ordinary stress ball,…

Check out Jennifer Landa’s fancy Death Star dress, that comes complete with galaxy tights and a TIE Interceptor serre-tête. I’m sure all Star Wars… fans are going a bit loony over this, and I have to say that it looks pretty good.

This USB flash drive can be clipped anywhere, thanks to the clever way that it was designed.  Since USB drives are becoming smaller and smaller, it’s gets easier to lose them. This is one of the reasons why this design makes good sense.…

When you think about RC helicopters, the word lethal isn’t really something that pops into mind, but it might when you see this one. The Shadowhawk helicopter is remote-controlled and can fire stun batons, shotgun shells and grenades at your enemies.…

We really like donuts around here. My daughter has to have a pink donut with sprinkles several times a week, or she gets mad. My son likes the glazed and I generally eat any kind of donut you put in front of me. If you are a fan of donuts,…

I always liked the BookBook MacBook case, but the new iPhone case looks really nice as well. The neat thing about it is that it can double as a wallet (if you don’t need to carry around too much stuff). It’s hard to find anything that beats the aged book…

I am not sure what to make of this story. Either this guy was too cheap to buy a real MacBook Air and just some major stones to take it into a real Apple Store to get help from the Genius Bar, or the guy really thinks he has a…

This is one of the cooler LEGO projects I have seen, and if you are really into heavy metal or Dungeons and Dragons… this is the project you will want to try and recreate. Just don’t burn your house down playing with the thing when you are done building. The