Technabob » clip http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:15:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Little Robot Clock Tells Time, Holds on to Your Stuff http://technabob.com/blog/2009/09/17/little-robot-clocks-brando/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/09/17/little-robot-clocks-brando/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:50:42 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=20078 I always dreamed of the day that I could have my own tiny little robotic army that hangs out on my desktop to do my bidding. While these little robot clock dudes don’t exactly do all of my bidding, they do tell the time, and they look good doing it.

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The aptly named “Little Robot Clock” has tiny articulating joints with clips in place of hands so he can hang on to your notes and whatnot. Of course, you don’t have to use those clippy claws for good. They can also be used for staging tiny robot battles in your cubicle.

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I bet you can’t buy just one. But then you may say “why do I need so many clocks on my desk”, and I respond “set them each to a different timezone and shut the f*ck up.” You can start building your own desktop robo-clock army for $20.50 (USD) each over at Brando.

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2009/09/17/little-robot-clocks-brando/feed/ 2 Stick Your Nano to Yourself, but Good, With the Istik http://technabob.com/blog/2008/08/18/stick-your-nano-to-yourself-but-good-with-the-istik/ http://technabob.com/blog/2008/08/18/stick-your-nano-to-yourself-but-good-with-the-istik/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:23:37 +0000 Karen M. http://technabob.com/blog/?p=3699 The iStik is a gadget that uses strong magnets to stick your iPod to your clothing, because everyone knows that in this fast-paced world of ours, clips and armbands are just not cutting it.

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The iStik is described as having eight “high tech, Neodynium magnets which create an extreme magnetic attraction.” There are versions available only for the 2nd and 3rd generation iPod nano. It appears to have been invented and brought to market by these attractive, well-tanned catalog models.

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Here’s a video of a guy doing a bunch of bouncy tricks on a bicycle that is meant to prove that even if your workout includes riding up wooden stairs on a bike, no problem, iStik is there for you. (Since my “workout” usually consists of sitting on the couch while feeling bad about how I’m not working out, I don’t find it particularly relevant, but perhaps you will.)

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You can buy one from the iStik website for around $25. I’d also like to mention that iStik is yet another product that uses that age-old naming equation lowercase i + capitalized word with extra consonants removed = gadget you may or may not need. Nice work, guys.

[via Popgadget]

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