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For the past couple of days, I’ve been holed up in a tiny country cottage with spotty, catch-as-you-can WiFi access. More often than not, I had no connection, and I started to think that figured the wireless router was intentionally messing with my head. Perhaps it was this plush evil wireless router that was disrupting my connectivity…
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June 22nd, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art & craft | timepieces
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While there are many symbols of true geekdom, it’s possible that none is more iconic than the classic Casio calculator watch. There’s nothing that says “I still live in mom’s basement” more than a watch that can do math. But if you wear one of these, you probably can already calculate pi to 100 digits in your head, so what’s the point?..
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June 3rd, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: computing | geek art & craft
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Soft and squishy aren’t usually words I use to describe computer hardware. However, there’s always an exception to every rule, right?
This plush computer was handcrafted by artist Mandy Jouan of Sappy Moose Tree (I just like saying that). I think it would look really good alongside the soft Xbox 360, NES and Guitar Hero controller…
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January 8th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: digital imaging | future tech | interactive
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This amazing tech demo shows off an augmented reality system which can digitally swap out textures on clothing. While it sounds pretty simple, the ability to exactly mimic the behavior and appearance of cloth is extremely difficult to pull off…
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November 23rd, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun | video games
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Did you cut your teeth dropping every last quarter of your allowance into arcade machines back in the 80s? Here’s a little something to bring back those memories whenever parked on your couch or reclining in your La-Z-Boy. Check out this great set of plush pillows of your some of your favorite arcade characters of yore…
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September 13th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art & craft | video games
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Amidst her handmade menagerie of teddy bears, bunny rabbits and other cute critters, Delaware crafter Poisonholly created this seemingly out of place plush Guitar Hero 2 controller.
The hand crafted guitar bears more than a passing resemblance to the PS2’s cherry red Gibson SG, complete with colored fret “buttons” on the neck…
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September 8th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: media players | strange and wonderful
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I’ve certainly seen some odd gadgets come across my desk, but these plush speakers from Korea have to be some of the weirdest I’ve ever seen.
These “BooRu-BooRu” dolls look like some sort of bizarre Teletubbies on crack. They have a soft cloth body and hide their controls in the eyeballs, ears and tummies…
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August 5th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun | retro | video games
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Check out this awesome plush fabric Nintendo Entertainment System.
Nintendo fan and seamstress extraordinaire blueblythe, hand-sewed and embroidered this amazing stuffed-felt tribute to the classic 8-bit gaming console of yore.
She not only cranked out a console, but two game cartridges, a controller, a light gun and interchangeable velcro screens of Mario and Duck Hunt…
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June 26th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun | media players
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These hand sewn cases for the iPod Nano are pretty goofy looking if you ask me. They’re certainly not the typical sleek metal or plastic cases you usually see.
Individually crafted by artist Anna Lee (a.k.a. ‘Annamatic’,) these cases are definitely geared more toward girls, kids or men who are extremely confident in their masculinity. Choose from “Mr…
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April 15th, 2007
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author: technabob