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female space invaders: i don’t remember this part of the video game

female_space_invaders

I was perusing the dark recesses of eBay’s DVD auctions when I came across this little gem.

Featuring such greats as David Hasselhoff, Christopher Plummer and Marjoe Gortner, this 1979 low-budget schlock ripoff on Star Wars’ popularity was originally titled Starcrash, but later got renamed to Female Space Invaders, presumably because video games were starting to…

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March 5th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun retro video

worst mp3 player ever. really.

Worst MP3 Player Ever

I thought I’d seen some awful electronic gadgets in my travels, but this has got to be the worst one that I’ve seen in a long time.

Somebody must have thought this thing would be cute, but this “dog doll” MP3 player turned out hideous and disturbing. Not only does it look nothing like a…

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June 23rd, 2008 comments (7) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio media players strange + wonderful

the real reason the xbox 360 failed in japan

Xbox 360 Japan Do!Do!Do!

[Every once in a while, I'll dig through the archives here at Technabob and dust off an oldie, but goody for your enjoyment. With all of the E3 buzz surrounding the Xbox 360 last week, I figured I'd bring you this classic from about a year ago. Enjoy...]

Ok, I know they don’t care for the…

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July 18th, 2007 comments (25) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: strange + wonderful video games