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Brando USB Cassette Capture & Player: Go Back in Time and Check Out Those Old 80s Mixtapes

Range — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:19:57 +0000

I’m not sure that I kept any of my cassettes (since most of them were in storage for a few years), but if you love retro stuff and you still have your old tapes, check out this USB Cassette Capture and Player.

It will play your cassettes and easily convert them into digital files, thanks to its USB connection.

You can easily convert that bunch of mixtapes into MP3 files with this device. It comes with software that will help you get the deed done, but since it’s a plug-and-play USB device, other music recording software should do the trick as well.

While it’s powered by USB, it can also be run on AA batteries, and you can use it like a Walkman, thanks to its headphone jack. If you need to hear what’s sitting on all those old cassettes, head on over to Brando where it will cost you $26 (USD).

Geekpark Webcams Frighten Me

Technabob — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:46:09 +0000

I know these new webcams are supposed to be playful and cute, but their zombie-like gazes and weird headgear just creep me out.

Their belly-mounted cameras and butt-mounted USB connectors really push the weird factor over the edge. For those of you who actually think they’re cute, these GeekPark Webcams cost $22 each, and come in four styles, each with its own special name. With names like Mr. U, Ms. S, Ms. B, and Mr. G, they sound more like characters out of The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 or Reservoir Dogs than something adorable.

Like the NES Power Glove on Steroids

Technabob — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:59:34 +0000

Way back in 1989, long before today’s Wii-mote and the SIXAXIS motion sensing controllers, Mattel launched their rather silly looking, but ahead-of-its-time Power Glove controller for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Now, Immersion Corporation is offering a modern update to the concept with their CyberGlove II Wireless Data Glove.

Immersion’s new controller is capable of precisely sensing palm, wrist, arm and individual finger movements and sending that data to a computer (via a 3D tracking device) to either record movements or to control software applications. The glove can interact with their optional software for 3D manipulation of objects in virtual space, or can be programmed to work with custom-developed software through Immersion’s VirtualHand SDK.

Unlike the old NES Power Glove, however, this glove isn’t designed for consumers or casual gamers, rather for use by 3D animators, product designers and for medical and military training applications.

[via OhGizmo!]