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sci-phone: iphone clone runs java apps, still phony

filed under: media players | mobile tech

SciPhone iPhone Clone

Nope, your eyes aren’t fooling you. This isn’t an actual iPhone. It’s the latest in a long line of iPhone knock-offs to find its way to our shores from China. The SciPhone isn’t the first iPhone clone out there, but it’s the first one I’ve seen that claims to run native Java applications…

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posted: July 4th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

how about some musical fruit?

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun | media players

Fruit MP3 Player Speakers

Getting plenty of fruit each day is an important part of a well-balanced diet. So why shouldn’t your iPod take part in the same healthy lifestyle as you? Thanks to these fruit speakers, your media player can at least look like it’s eating well…

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posted: May 5th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

greenpix: massive led wall powered by the sun

filed under: design | interactive | strange and wonderful

GreenPix LED Solar Wall

This huge LED screen displays mesmerizing patterns of light and video to passersby. But the really amazing thing about the enormous wall of light is that it’s completely self-sustaining. That is, the light panels themselves harness the energy of the sun during the day to power a colorful light show at night…

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posted: May 4th, 2008 stumble it! 4 comments author: technabob

cool boy game console: call the copyright cops

filed under: mobile tech | video games

Cool Boy Portable Gaming Console

The latest gadget to crawl out from the seamy underbelly of the Chinese gaming underground. Not to be confused with the GameBoy, the Cool Boy is a portable game system that plays a variety of old school 8-bit and 16-bit console titles…

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posted: April 15th, 2008 stumble it! 8 comments author: technabob

px-3600 console fakes xbox, ps2, ps3, wtf?

filed under: strange and wonderful | video games

PX-3600 Console Knock-Off

Just the other day, I showed you guys a really crummy PS3 knock-off, but I think this videogaming oddity surely trumps that one. This strange little console can’t decide whether it wants to be an Xbox, a PlayStation 2, 3, or something else altogether…

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posted: January 30th, 2008 stumble it! 3 comments author: technabob

mini polystation 3 mocks playstation 3

filed under: video games

PolyStation 3

You’ve gotta hand it to those cheap Chinese knock-off manufacturers. At least they attempt to keep up with the latest gaming consoles when they crank out their crap. Case in point, this awful PS3 copy known as the PolyStation 3…

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posted: January 28th, 2008 stumble it! 8 comments author: technabob

ifone is one phony iphone

filed under: media players | mobile tech

iFone - iPhone Knock-Off

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But sometimes, a crummy copy is just a crummy copy. Take for example, this poor Taiwanese knock-off of the Apple iPhone. This thing makes no bones about its source of inspiration. Heck, they couldn’t even come up with an original name and just called it the iFone…

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posted: January 17th, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

sega genesis portable: get your retro jollies on the run

filed under: mobile tech | retro | video games

SEGA Portable Mega Drive

Here’s a fun way to play some of your favorite 16-bit console oldies whenever the whim strikes. This new portable plays a selection of games from the classic SEGA Genesis (aka Mega Drive) console.

AtGames Mega Drive Portable is loaded up with a twenty licensed classic (and some not-so-classic) titles from the late 80s console…

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posted: December 31st, 2007 stumble it! 8 comments author: technabob

mobile phone offers nes emulation, mystery windows key

filed under: media players | mobile tech | video games

ZTC 8898 Mobile Phone with NES Emulation

Here’s a suspicious looking mobile phone from China that manages to infringe on at least a couple of prominent brands in one feature-packed device.

When opened up, the ZTC 8898 mobile not only looks mimics of the looks of HTC’s QWERTY phones, it claims to “simulate” 8-bit NES games too…

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posted: December 19th, 2007 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

playstation, xbox faked in 8-bits

filed under: retro | video games

Fake Chinese Gaming Systems

While these consoles from China may look slightly like their authentic counterparts, just one look under the hood, and you’ll see just how phony they really are…

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posted: December 3rd, 2007 stumble it! 4 comments author: technabob

santa claus ipod speakers: ho ho hum

filed under: gadgets | strange and wonderful

Santa Claus Speakers

I saw these ridiculous looking speakers over on 7Gadgets and just had to give them a mention. The perfect accompaniment to your sequined Christmas sweater, these goofy speakers let you listen to your favorite holiday tunes emanating from the O-shaped mouth of of good old Saint Nick…

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posted: November 16th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

concrete speakers from 25togo: heavy duty sound

filed under: design | home entertainment

25togo Concrete Speakers

These substantial bookshelf speakers from Taiwan’s 25togo feature cabinets made from concrete.

The cement and glass construction of the In Visible City speakers is said to project a powerful, clean sound profile. The compact speakers feature angled corners, which afford them flexibility in placement…

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posted: November 6th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

worst. lamp. ever.

filed under: strange and wonderful

Awful LED Dog Lamp

On paper, the idea of a little desktop doggie lamp might be cute, but somewhere along the line it just all went so horribly awry. There’s just absolutely nothing that’s right about this rechargeable LED dog lamp. From its demonic red eyeballs to its disturbing nostril hole charger, it’s just a big bowl of wrong…

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posted: October 12th, 2007 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

clone wars: ipod nano knock-offs under $50

filed under: media players

DigitalRise iPod Nano Clone

I’ll start out by saying this. Steve Jobs and company will no longer like you if you buy one of these. But for those of you who are too stingy to drop $149 to $199 on a real iPod Nano, here’s a cheap Chinese knock-off that’s a dead ringer for Apple’s chunky little 3rd-generation media player…

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posted: October 7th, 2007 stumble it! 4 comments author: technabob

chillichilly clock will have you seeing double

filed under: design | timepieces

Seeing Double Wall Clock from ChilliChilly

The numbers on this unique wall clock from Hong Kong’s ChilliChilly may look confusing when the hands aren’t over them, but as each hand reaches a number, colored discs reveal the proper time.

The appropriately named Seeing Double clock uses Red and a green colored filters at the end of the hour and minute hands reveal the true time…

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posted: September 30th, 2007 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

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