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bioshock 2 eve hypodermic syringe: sterilize before using

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While most everyone I know has been heading off to get a flu shot, I’d personally rather get injected with a dose of Bioshock’s EVE serum instead of a supposedly dead H1N1 virus grown in chicken eggs.

This Bioshock 2 EVE syringe is an exact replica of the nasty looking hypodermic implement found throughout the game.…

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November 8th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys just plain fun video games

ice tube vfd clock kit: time to get retro

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There are certainly a ton of different ways to tell time, but this retro-modern digital clock is definitely one of the cooler designs I’ve seen in a while.

The Ice Tube clock ($70 USD) gets its brilliant blue display thanks to an old-school Russian-issued VFD (vacuum fluorescent display) tube. It’s set inside of a spiffy…

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October 13th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design retro technology timepieces

xbox 360 controller sings the blues in the xcm blue blood

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Looking for an Xbox 360 controller that’ll really make a splash when you have your friends over to play some games? Check out this beautiful blue beast from XCM.

The cool thing about the XCM Blue Blood is that it’s actually a kit that you can use to mod your boring white Xbox 360 controller…

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October 3rd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods video

blue microphones’ eyeball webcam’s eyeball hides behind its ears

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Blue Microphones’ Eyeball USB webcam aims to  provide “HD-quality” audio and video in a relatively small package. I found it a bit confusing that a product named “the Eyeball” would have a more prominent microphone, but the tiny lens was made to be retractable to make it easier for users to know whether the camera…

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September 14th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: audio computing digital imaging gadgets technology video

nintendo dsi goes multicolor

nintendo dsi pink green blue

The Nintendo DSi has only been out in Japan since last November and already the line is expanding to include a new range of very bright colors: pink, green, and blue. Not, it must be said, the blue that’s coming to the United States this spring, either.

And in fact, these new models will be…

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February 27th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: technology video games

nintendo dsi goes black and blue in us this april

nintendo dsi handheld launch price april 2009

The next generation Nintendo handheld, the DSi, debuted in Japan last November to robust sales while the rest of the world looked wistfully on, wondering when we, too, could have a chance to take pictures with our game systems without spending $300 to import. At last, Nintendo’s set a date for the world’s other major…

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February 19th, 2009 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: technology video games

mathmos wind lights powered by tiny turbines

Mathmos Wind Light

UK lighting maker Mathmos’ latest creation combines modern technology with eco-conscious wind power to create light without need for batteries or plug-in power.

These Wind Lights measure in at just under 8″ tall, but they work just like their bigger windmill cousins, generating electricity through the power of air. Each tiny light uses a 2.4″…

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November 12th, 2008 comments (9) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: interactive technology

usb heated mouse pad keeps one hand warm

USB Heated Mouse Pad

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said to myself: Self, your mousing hand gets so cold all the time; I only wish there was a way to keep it warm and toasty in between all that scrolling, pointing and clicking. (sarcasm.)

Thanks to this weird, wacky mouse pad from Japan’s Thanko, you can…

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September 11th, 2008 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets strange + wonderful

led alarm blocks deconstruct the time

LED Cube Alarm Clock by Seiji

Looking for something a little different to set on your bedside table? This new alarm clock tears apart the hours, minutes and seconds and places them on individual time-telling blocks.

Seiji’s LED block alarm clock are interconnected using ribbon cables with enough slack in them to let you stack them pretty much any way you…

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July 8th, 2008 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design timepieces

eino ipod dock is perfectly portable

eino iPod Speaker Dock

I just love the industrial design of this compact portable sound dock for the iPod. The einö Portable Speaker System is small enough to fit in your purse or backpack, so it’s the perfect companion for traveling with your media player.

Measuring in at about 7.7″ (w) x 4.2″ (h) x 1.3″ (d), the whole…

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June 13th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: media players mobile tech

firestix led drum sticks: the ultimate rock band add-on

Firestix LED Lexon Drumsticks

After you decked out your Rock Band rig with a light show and smoke machine, I bet you thought you added all the cheap theatrics you’d ever want. But when I saw these light-up drumsticks, I knew there was just a little more you could do to crank your performances up to 11.

Firestix drum sticks…

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June 7th, 2008 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun video games

led gloves put lights at your fingertips

LED Light Up Gloves

Just in case you’re still living in the early 1990s and heading out to a rave this weekend, you might want to add these to your outfit before you head out onto the dance floor.

This pair of battery-powered gloves have a set of bright LEDs built into the fingertips. In addition to a brilliant…

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May 16th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: strange + wonderful

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