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Who says you can’t take your electronic gadgets in the bathtub with you? The latest in rubber duckie technology lets you steer your fine feathered friend around the tub from afar.
Using a wireless RF transmitter, you can make the yellow aquatic bird tool around as you splish-splash in your bath…
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posted: March 19th, 2008
author: technabob
filed under: interactive | robotics
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Most robots are controlled using a joystick or other traditional input device, but this new system allows operators to issue commands to robots using simple hand and body gestures…
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posted: February 19th, 2008
author: technabob
filed under: video games
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In between all the reports of who’s got the thinnest flat screen at this week’s CES show, it’s easy to overlook some of the hidden treasures to be uncovered at the trade show. Take, for instance, this great new wireless controller for the Nintendo Wii…
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posted: January 7th, 2008
author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun
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Christmas is behind us, but if you’re like me, your lights probably stay up until some time in April (or until all the ice has melted). I actually pray each year that everything but the purple, green and gold bulbs will burn out so I could say we had decorated for Mardi Gras…
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posted: January 4th, 2008
author: technabob
filed under: gadgets | just plain fun
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These radio-controlled helicopters are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. The choppers come in a matched pair that can run on different frequencies, so you can have mini-dogfights with your friends.
Pressing a button on the remote can fire an invisible IR beam at your opponent’s helicopter, making it start to spin out of control…
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posted: December 14th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: digital imaging | video games
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Taking a page from systems like the Sony EyeToy and the Nintendo Wii control scheme, this new camera from Israel’s 3DV Systems could bring gaming interaction to a whole new level…
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posted: December 12th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: strange and unusual
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I found this photo over on Flickr today, and I was so captivated, I had to mention it. Apparently, this guy decided to see what would happen if he hooked an old analog synthesizer up to his brain.
By connecting a biofeedback helmet to a 1970s E-mu matrix synth, the device should able to generate sounds just by thinking about them…
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posted: December 5th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: home entertainment
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This upcoming remote control from Philips’ embraces the whole “bigger is better” concept with a vengeance.
To me, it looks like the Prestigo SR-M8015 is about the size of three small remote controls smashed together into one larger device…
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posted: September 10th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: hacks-mods | video games
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I’m not sure why anyone would want to do this, but some guy has managed to interface his PSP with the Nintendo Wii motion-sensing controller.
PSP hacker joesnose MacGyvered together a combination of the GlovePIE, iRShell and Nethostfs libraries to make it all play nicely…
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posted: September 2nd, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: gadgets | just plain fun | robotics
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Everyone’s favorite little trash-can droid can now be a regular occupant of your home or office, thanks to the new R2-D2 webcam.
The little guy is a pretty accurate replica of the famous droid, complete with authentic movie sound effects…
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posted: August 28th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: gadgets | timepieces
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This may just look like a cheap watch from China, but it’s actually a fully-functional infrared universal remote control with a touchscreen interface.
This remote control wristwatch can operate most popular brands of televisions and DVD players using a tiny touchscreen interface…
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posted: July 21st, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: video games
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A while back, I showed you a 3rd-party Wii Light Gun controller add-on. Now Nintendo has revealed their own controller accessory, called the Wii Zapper.
The new controller has an interesting design the provides a cradle for both the Wii-mote and the Nunchuk controller…
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posted: July 11th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun
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Just in time for those Summer swimming pool excursions comes this great way to add a little life to your aquatic activities.
The water cannon floats around your swimming pool, and can remotely fire 20-foot blasts of water at unsuspecting victims from up to 40-feet away…
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posted: July 9th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: hacks-mods | just plain fun | video games
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I came across this cool video on YouTube that shows off some pretty cool interaction with Nintendo’s Wii-mote controller.
The video shows off a nifty typographic animation designed by Erik Loyer which lets the user move the Wii-mote to influence the rendering of the text…
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posted: June 22nd, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun | video games
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Without a doubt, the theramin is one of the oddest musical instruments ever invented. Usually heard cranking out spaceship sounds in 1950’s B-movies, it’s otherworldy sounds are unmistakeable and truly quirky.
So it is with much glee that I bring you the Wii-mote powered theramin, playing the inimitable Theme from Star Trek…
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posted: June 15th, 2007
author: technabob
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