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1/4 scale RC tank: is this still a toy?

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I had my fair share of toy weapons as a kid: laser rifles that spark and pop when you pull the trigger, swords of all shapes and sizes, a slingshot. Apparently kids these days have much higher standards. Mark – 1 Tanks recently unleashed a 1/4 scale of the Germans’ WW II beast, the King…

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December 26th, 2008 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys just plain fun retro strange + wonderful

vestal grenade watch: somebody pulled the pin!

Vestal Grenade Watch Green

Maybe it’s just me, but I think it’s a bad idea to strap a live hand grenade to your wrist (or any part of your person, for that matter). I’d especially be wary of one that’s making a subtle ticking noise. But that’s exactly what the guys at Vestal would have you do, thanks to…

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June 30th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design strange + wonderful timepieces

us army remote vehicles using xbox 360 controller?

Army SUGV with Xbox 360 Controller

Most video game enthusiasts will tell you that the Xbox 360’s joystick is one of the best designed gaming controllers of all time. Now it appears to have gotten the “thumbs up” from the U.S. Army.

From the looks of these photos taken in article over at ZDNet, at least some of the Army’s remote…

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June 5th, 2007 comments (38) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: robots strange + wonderful video games