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Why can’t products just tell you what they are? Do we really need non-descriptive names like Wii, Kindle, Nook, and Droid to describe our gadgets? Really? Product naming doesn’t get much more concise and descriptive than this here thing, the USB Big Panda Speaker.
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November 20th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: audio just plain fun quickpix
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Robert Wong and his co-workers at Google’s Creative Lab created a bunch of short and funny clips showing how their search engine helps people not just to find websites but to improve their lives: “In other words, the best search results don’t show up on a webpage — they show up in somebody’s life.”
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November 20th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: computing just plain fun technology
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Here’s a creepy little critter to put on your desktop, right between the stapler and your coffee cup.
Fresh off the boat from Japan, this USB gadget looks just like the grotesque giant-headed, acid-blood-dripping, eponymous alien of Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien vs. Predator, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, Alien: Resurrection (and the soon-to-be Alien prequel).
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November 19th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: cool toys gadgets just plain fun
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Earlier this year we featured modder Jonathan Berg aka Dremel Junkie’s Wall-E casemod. Now he’s back with a 20-inch iMac G4 with touchscreen capabilities and *gasp* a bag of hurt a Blu-Ray drive.
Berg encountered a couple of problems while modding the G4, the first being the proprietary connector that the iMac monitor uses to…
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November 19th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: computing hacks + mods just plain fun strange + wonderful technology
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Think Gay Wilkinson’s anvil launching antics were crazy? 3 months ago, Bob Moravitz and his family and friends went beyond launching a small piece of metal – they launched cars. And a pickup. and a camper with a boat in tow. And two school buses. KARE 11’s Joe Fryer calls it “Crash for Clunkers”.
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November 18th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: just plain fun strange + wonderful

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Looks like Mr. and Ms. Pac-Man finally got hitched. At least that’s what I first gleaned when I stumbled onto this geektastic Pac-Man wedding cake.
Actually, this wasn’t the main wedding cake, but actually a groom’s cake that blogger The Domestic Scientist recently made for a friend’s wedding. And while the cake is fully edible…
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November 18th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun quickpix retro video games
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Space puns ftw! NASA recently released a free iPhone app that promises a ton of content for space fans, including mission details, videos, images, and twitter feeds. The mission portion is probably the geekiest part of the app, allowing users to read mission details, view launch or arrival countdown clocks, and even follow the orbit…
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November 17th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: just plain fun mobile tech technology
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Know someone who’s gonna have a baby? Here’s a fun t-shirt for moms-to-be with a fondness for sci-fi.
Designed by Ruby Red Design, this “Who’s the Daddy?” Alien maternity t-shirt ($26 USD) features a sonogram image of an embryonic H.R. Giger creature growing inside your body.
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November 16th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun weird science
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One of my recurring nightmares is about the day I end up driving a minivan. Thankfully, that particular dream hasn’t come true, but this new gadget might keep that idea in the back of my mind if I kept it in my pocket.
This minivan mini speaker from Korea’s Newgood is perfect for those times…
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November 16th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: audio gadgets just plain fun media players technology
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So pet owners, you don’t have to worry – the FroliCat BOLT is basically a laser pointer for lazy people. Simply turn it on and projects a red dot and moves it in random patterns for 15 minutes, or until your cat (or dog, or baby) realizes what’s going on and attacks the gadget itself.…
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November 16th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: cool toys gadgets just plain fun
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Looking for a fun way to wrap your presents this holiday season? Nothing says “I’m a complete gamer geek” like these Tetris block gift boxes.
Each colorful Tetris brick-shaped box measures 1 3/8 inches (3.5cm) deep (other dimensions vary), which means they’re not going to be big enough to hold that Lexus that you planned on giving…
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November 15th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: design geek art + craft just plain fun video games
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If your partner is geeky enough, you might get away with using capitolagirl’s Silicon Gallies question mark ring to pop the question.
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November 15th, 2009
stumble it! digg it!
author: lambert v.
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun
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