Author Archive: Technabob
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I think I must have spent at least 5,000 hours and 50,000 quarters in arcades playing video games when I was growing up. These days, the only games I get to play are on my home consoles or my iPad. Still, I like things which remind me of the heyday…
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May 26th, 2012 by: Technabob
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One of my favorite scenes from The Empire Strikes Back… is when Luke gets captured by the Wampa and is hanging upside-down from the ceiling of his icy cave. He then uses the Force to pull his lightsaber towards his hand, then slices himself down from the ceiling and proceeds
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May 25th, 2012 by: Technabob
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I’ve longed for a stylus that was actually good for drawing on my iPad, but after many purchases, I’m still not satisfied. What I really want is something that has a fairly fine tip, but can also produce pressure data. What I really want is to be able to use…
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May 24th, 2012 by: Technabob
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There are already a couple of add-ons on the market or in the works to equip your iOS gadgets with a joystick. I actually have one of the original iCade units for my iPad and it’s pretty cool. However, most of the joysticks out there are pretty expensive, and they…
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May 22nd, 2012 by: Technabob
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Got some old floppy disks lying around? How about a little spare time? Are you a Star Wars… fan? If you answered yes to all three of those questions, here’s the perfect project for you – a Millennium Falcon, X-Wing Fighter and Death Star cobbled together from old floppy disk
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May 21st, 2012 by: Technabob
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The Microsoft Kinect certainly changed the playing field for gesture-based input devices, though arguably it’s been a cooler tool for interactive experiments and hacking than for gameplay thusfar. Now, a company called Leap Motion thinks they’ve cracked the formula for gesture control on the desktop with their LEAP controller.…
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May 21st, 2012 by: Technabob
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Bioshock is still one of my favorite games of the last decade, so I was disappointed to hear that Bioshock 3… had been delayed until February 2013. At least I’ve got something to cheer me up for a few minutes of the extended wait.
What you’re looking at here is
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May 20th, 2012 by: Technabob
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If you’re a fan of classic 8-bit Nintendo games like Super Mario Bros.,… and also have a love for LEGO, you might want to vote for these kits I spotted over on LEGO Cuusoo.
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May 20th, 2012 by: Technabob
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I was so busy looking at his awesome helmet, blaster rifle and jet pack, I have no recollection what Boba Fett was wearing on his feet. While I’m guessing he donned some sort of military boots, I’m pretty certain they didn’t look like this.…
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May 19th, 2012 by: Technabob
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If you frequently find yourself needing a power outlet strip or short extension cable, and are looking for a way to tidy up your act, you might want to check out the Plugbook. This cleverly designed outlet box is designed to look like a book, and hides away on your bookshelf…
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May 19th, 2012 by: Technabob