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led respirator gas mask: perfect for raves – especially with tear gas

technabob — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:49:27 +0000

This bizarre light-up gas mask is clearly designed for those late night parties that get REALLY out of hand.

Found hidden amongst the millions of items for sale over on eBay, Cyb3rBurn’s “Cyber Rave Goth Trance LED light-up Halloween Gas Mask” will definitely draw attention the next time you’re hanging out with your friends on the dance floor. And when the riot police show up and raid the place, perhaps you’ll have a few extra seconds of fresh air before the tear gas gets to you.

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And even if it doesn’t protect you from serious airborne threats, at least you’ll look cool while you’re gasping for your last breath. This oddity can be found over on Cyb3rburn’s eBay store for $39.99 (USD).

bandai tuttuki bako: stick your finger in the hole

technabob — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:30:40 +0000

This new interactive toy from Japan involves sticking your finger in a hole on the side of the box to interact with a virtual environment. Really. I’m not kidding.

Bandai’s new Tuttuki Bako handheld interactive plaything requires you to twiddle your finger around inside the orifice to play with a variety of virtual characters on an LCD screen on the front of the device. Think augmented reality Tamagotchi, and you’ve pretty much got the point.

There are six play modes ranging from pushing around a tiny little person, to ticking someone’s nose, to petting a pint-size panda bear. All very weird indeed.

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Now that you’re all hot and bothered from that video clip, I bet you’re just dying put your finger in one of these. Just gather up your ¥3610 (appx. $37 USD), get your Katakana to English dictionary out and head on over to the Rakuten Strapya shop.

talking heart mouse loves you, really.

technabob — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:00:25 +0000

Are you a lonely geek who thinks your only companion is your computer? Is your closest friend merely a text link on twitter? That’s okay. Because now, your mouse can now provide you with daily affirmation that you are truly loved.

That’s right. Leave it to the wacky Japanese to come up with this heart-shaped USB computer mouse that does one thing, and one thing only. It tells you “I love you.”

I’m not sure if it’s a masculine or feminine voice that speaks, so you may be in for a big surprise if there’s some burly guy with a deep voice inside the mouse. Unless, of course, that’s what you’re into.

Just click the scroll wheel and it lights up with a rainbow colored glow, and speaks those three little words that make it all better. They’re available from Rakuda for ¥2280 each (appx. $21 USD).

Now remember, you can love your mouse, just don’t LOVE your mouse.

whoops: sony posts pgr3 screenshot as gran turismo hd

technabob — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:54:41 +0000

The faux pas of the day comes to us courtesy of master of all things Xbox, Major Nelson. Apparently, some junior web developer over at Sony mistakenly used a screenshot of the Xbox hit racing game, Project Gotham Racing 3 in an advertisement for Gran Turismo 4.

The ad was posted for a short time on Sony’s PSP Connect website, and has since been taken down. I imagine that the genius who posted the ad has also been put down. The original image can be found here on the Bizarre Creations website.

Keep up the good work!