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wii ping pong paddles: balls of fury

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Wii Ping Pong Paddle

If you enjoy the occasional game of table tennis on your Nintendo Wii, here’s a way to complete the experience. Check out these ping pong paddles which snap on to your Wii-mote controllers.

I’m not really sure why they’re being called “3-in-1″, since I can’t think of anything else they could be used as besides ping pong paddles…

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October 24th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

wii-mote aluminum briefcase conceals controllers

filed under: just plain fun | video games

Wii Aluminum Carry Case

You’re sure to intimidate your gaming opponents when you walk in to the room carrying this aluminum briefcase. Looking like something out of an episode of 24 or Mission Impossible, this mini-briefcase lets you carry your Wii controller in secret agent style.

Each “Luxury” aluminum carry case provides a form-fitting padded storage for a single Wii-mote and Nunchuck controller…

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October 22nd, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

force feedback gaming vest lets you feel real impact

filed under: just plain fun | video games

TN Games 3rd Space Vest

By now, we’re all pretty used to game controllers that can provide rumble feedback, but how’d you like to actually feel the impact of every gunshot and punch when playing your favorite video game?

A device originally created for remote medical investigation is now being transformed into a gaming vest that can provide its wearer with sensory feedback…

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October 20th, 2007 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

video game massage controller: more x-button please

filed under: interactive | strange and wonderful | video games

Massage Me Video Game Jacket

What would you say to a video game console that’s not controlled by a joystick, a mouse or even a Wii-mote, but instead by the relaxing touch of massage?

The Massage me jacket lets the person giving the massage get their game on while the person receiving the treatment gets to chill out. More intensive massage results in better game play, motivating the masseur to give a good rub down…

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October 5th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

pink & blue xbox 360 controllers now available

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Xbox 360 Pink and Blue Controllers

Bored with your old black or white Xbox 360 controller? How about pink or blue? I’m not sure if Microsoft is going for the whole “blue is for boys, pink is for girls” thing here, or just trying to give us a little color choice.

Frankly the pink and grey version reminds me a bit too much of Good and Plenty…

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October 2nd, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

inflatable wii boxing gloves are here to pump you up

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Wii Boxing Gloves

Are you really ready to get into the boxing ring on you Nintendo Wii? I don’t think you really are unless you’re wearing a pair of these goofy looking boxing gloves.

Just strap your Wii-mote and Nunchuk controllers into these inflatable gloves, pump them up with air, and you’re ready to duke it out with your favorite boxing game…

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September 27th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

is that a wii-mote in your ear?

filed under: design | geek art & craft | video games

Nintendo Wii-Mote Earrings by Thiakosia

Gamer girls, if you weren’t fortunate enough to pick up the Nintendo DS necklace, here’s another fun piece of video game inspired jewelry I found. These earrings are tiny versions of the Nintendo Wii-mote controller.

Artist Thiakosia hand-sculpted these tiny Wii controller earrings entirely from Sculpey polymer clay…

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September 26th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

xbox controller swallows xbox 360 controller

filed under: hacks-mods | video games

Ben Heck’s Xbox Controller Mod

Console Mod Man Ben Heck is at it again. Now he’s taken the mammoth controller from an original Xbox, gutted it, and stuffed it with the contents of an Xbox 360 wireless controller…

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September 18th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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