10 key calculator is also a numpad-ator

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USB numpads are nothing new, but IDEA Japan’s 10 Key also functions as a calculator, so it’s… lemme calculate that… yep, twice as useful.

Those who want their peripherals to blend in with the rest of their computer will be glad to know that the 10 Key also comes in black and white.

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November 12th, 2009comments (1) stumble it! digg it!author: lambert v.

filed under: computing design gadgets

grass covered mouse is always greener

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We’ve seen some strange computer mice over the years, and here’s a new one to add to the pile of unusual mousing devices. This one is covered with grass.

Created by Japanese artist Hanaoka, the Siva mouse is part of a series of grass-covered objects he’s produced for the world to enjoy. This mouse is…

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November 11th, 2009comments stumble it! digg it!author: technabob

filed under: computing design strange + wonderful

thrustmaster studio kit: fun with nintendo dsi photography

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One of the main reasons to buy a Nintendo DSi instead of a DS Lite is the built-in digital camera. Now you can add to your creative photography options thanks to this new kit from Thrustmaster.

The DSi Studio Kit provides you with a variety of shooting options including a removable flash, and wide angle,…

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November 11th, 2009comments stumble it! digg it!author: technabob

filed under: cool toys digital imaging video games

technabob quickpix: when a picture is worth 1000 words

motherboard mona lisa

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While Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the great art masters, the guy who created this version of Mona Lisa entirely out of old motherboards is a modern master in my book.

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November 11th, 2009comments (3) stumble it! digg it!author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft quickpix technology

honey, i got you a bouquet of light-emitting diodes

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If there’s one thing us geeks know how to do is turn the everyday into something fantastically dorky. Our latest invention? LED flowers, trees and shrubs.

This high-tech plantlife does away with such petty annoyances as dirt, water and sunlight, replacing them with an ongoing thirst for electricity. Each kit comes complete with bendy branches,…

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November 11th, 2009comments stumble it! digg it!author: technabob

filed under: design strange + wonderful technology

utah school selling its old spaceship simulator. wait, schools have spaceship simulators now?

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You lucky Alpine School District students and your Space Education Center with its spaceship simulators. I hate you. All I had when I was a kid were teachers who liked to gossip and humiliate students who didn’t go to church. I hope you never find a buyer for your fancy schmancy USS Galileo, which has…

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November 11th, 2009comments (3) stumble it! digg it!author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft interactive just plain fun retro strange + wonderful technology

to boldly go where no lighting has gone before

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It seems like just the other day that we were talking about some seriously cool lighting, and already we’ve got a reason to dig the rare subject up again: the Star Ship chandelier. Yes, Star Ship. The name is important, see.

Gee, that design looks somehow familiar… and undeniably slick as a hanging light fixture.…

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November 11th, 2009comments stumble it! digg it!author: alisha k.

filed under: design just plain fun

tissue box sleuthgear recluse hidden camera is also an actual tissue box

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Unlike some of the hidden cameras we’ve featured here, the KJB SleuthGear Recluse hidden camera is not only extra hidden because it doesn’t have a wire or pinhole to give it away, it’s container is also a legit tissue box. So you’ll still have some use for it even if you’re not spying on anyone.…

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November 11th, 2009comments stumble it! digg it!author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets strange + wonderful technology video

aero spider laser cars drive on walls, follow laser beams, confuse cats

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Takara Tomy’s latest remote-control car is definitely unique. Not only does the Aero Spider Laser drive on walls or ceilings, it goes where you tell it to using a light gun.

The gun-shaped controller projects a bright red light beam (not sure it’s really a laser beam) where you want the car to go, and…

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November 10th, 2009comments stumble it! digg it!author: technabob

filed under: cool toys gadgets just plain fun

touch pets dogs: virtual pets go walkies on the iphone

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Do you love dogs? Do you have an iPhone or iPod Touch? Then have I got an app for you. The guys over at ngmoco:) have just released their new iPhone dog simulator game, Touch Pets Dogs, over at the iTunes App Store.

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November 10th, 2009comments stumble it! digg it!author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun mobile tech technology video games

from classic console to arcade stick

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Here’s a creative way to preserve that old NES when it finally, finally breaks down: turn it into an arcade stick. A bulky, thick, incredible arcade stick.

Beyond the forest of wiring, this actually doesn’t look as difficult as some of the crazier custom jobs we’ve seen, and odds are most folks have an old and unused…

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November 10th, 2009comments stumble it! digg it!author: alisha k.

filed under: hacks + mods retro video games

mic & mac prove that love knows no operating system

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Staunch loyalists of either Apple or Windows will not approve of the romance between Mic & Mac, two machines who fall in love with each other despite their differences. The Pixar-like video, created by a certain gverstraeten, is quite old but it’s still dawwwwwww-inducing.

While Apple zealots will no doubt deem the classic gray PC…

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November 10th, 2009comments (1) stumble it! digg it!author: lambert v.

filed under: computing geek art + craft just plain fun video

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