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video game buttons: plenty of flair to wear

filed under: design | video games

Video Game Badges from Prickie

Next time you head to your job over at Chotchkie’s, your boss won’t have anything to complain about since you’ll have tons of these awesome video game badges pinned all over your suspenders.

Created by Alexander Pfaender of Augenbluten/ITF, these fun 1-inch round buttons offer whimsical renditions of classic gaming systems and controllers from 1977 through 2006…

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March 3rd, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

wii light gun gets laser sight for precision aim

filed under: video games

Wii Light Gun with Laser Sight WiiMax

In the last year, we’ve gone from nary a Wii gun controller to a veritable plethora of available shooter accessories for Nintendo’s little white box. Still, with all the variety that’s to be found these days, this is the first time I’ve seen one with a built in laser sight to help you aim your shots…

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February 29th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

wii-mote gets the usb flash drive treatment

filed under: gadgets | video games

WeDisk Wii Flash Drive by SolarMemo

If you’re like me, you’re a big fan of Nintendo’s groundbreaking Wii-mote controller design. Now you can carry your files on a tiny Wii-mote inspired USB storage device…

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February 21st, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

atari 2600 joystick cake for tasty retro gaming

filed under: just plain fun | retro | video games

Atari 2600 Cake on Flickr

I was buzzing about over on Flickr earlier today when I came across this excellent Atari 2600 inspired pastry.

While I normally wouldn’t eat a cake with black icing on it, this one looks too good to pass up. Flickr contributor Fredrick Johnson says the fabulous retro Atari joystick cake was made by his pastry chef friend, Lisa…

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February 9th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

keynetik motion tech enables one-handed interfaces

filed under: future tech | interactive | mobile tech

KEYnetik Prototype Motion Gesture Interface

Sure, there are lots of devices which are starting to embed motion sensors or touch screens to power new user interface paradigms. But this is the first time I’ve seen a motion-sensitive device which is designed to be operated entirely with one hand…

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February 4th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

the touchless touch screen user interface

filed under: future tech | interactive

ellipse labs touchless screen

As much as I love my iPhone, I can’t stand getting fingerprints all over the phone’s beautiful glossy screen. So I was jazzed when the guys over at Norway’s Elliptic Labs let me know about their new touchless user interface technology.

The system is capable of detecting movements in 3-dimensions without ever having to put your fingers on the screen…

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January 31st, 2008 5 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

nintendo wii color remotes on the way

filed under: video games

Snakebyte Rii-Mote for Wii

While there’s still no official word from Nintendo on anything but white Wii-motes, there is now a third-party option for those of you bored with the standard-issue models.

Snakebyte is one of the first companies to offer a third-party substitute for the Wii-mote (called the Riimote), and will be offering them in colors not offered by Nintendo…

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January 29th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

too cheap to buy a ps3 dualshock controller?

filed under: hacks-mods | video games

PS3 Vibration Feedback Attachment

This strange appendage snaps on to the bottom of your standard PlayStation 3 SIXAXIS joystick, turning it into a poor-man’s DualShock controller.

PEGA’s oddly-named “Vibrating Bag” adds rumble capability to your stock PS3 controller…

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January 26th, 2008 6 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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