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jazzmutant lemur multi-touch control for musicians

filed under: gadgets | interactive

jazzmutant lemur multi-touch control for musicians

The other day, I told you about a tabletop multi-touch interface for creating music sequences. While I was researching that story, I came across an interesting touchscreen interactive music controller device that you can actually get your hands on for yourself…

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September 12th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

guitar hero controller gets stuffed

filed under: geek art & craft | video games

Guitar Hero Plush Controller by Poisonholly

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 7 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mac fans get surface-based computer

filed under: home entertainment | interactive

ROSIE Coffee Table Touchpanel Controller

While it’s not exactly the multi-touch Mac that people have been clamoring for Apple to make, Savant Systems’ touchpanel coffee table might be the next best thing.

Their Mac-based ROSIE Coffee Table Touchpanel Controller provides a one-stop-shop interface to all your home entertainment needs…

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September 4th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

xbox 360 messenger keypad price, release date

filed under: video games

Xbox 360 Messenger Keyboard

I first told you about the Xbox 360 Instant Messenger keypad way back in April. For months, the device has been nowhere to be found, and my fingers have gone numb attempting to reply to IM conversations while I’m trying to play Bioshock.

Well the good news is that Microsoft has confirmed that the device will be hitting stores next week, on or about September 4th…

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August 31st, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

wii-mote knock off spotted at wally world

filed under: video games

Wii Like Football Controller

It was bound to happen sooner or later. Every cool looking electronic device, from the Apple iPhone to the Sony PSP eventually gets its case design copied, usually with some sort of unrelated junk stuffed under the hood of the doppelgänger. The latest victim of such identity theft is the immensely popular Nintendo Wii-mote controller…

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August 16th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

tetris on your tv

filed under: retro | video games

Tetris on TV

The gaming classic Tetris has been packaged into a standalone gaming device that connects to any television.

Japan’s Epoch company had taken the retro puzzler and put a shiny new coating of gloss on the game interface. I especially like how the controllers actually look like Tetris blocks…

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August 7th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

nintendo working on a motion sensing wii portable?

filed under: mobile tech | video games

Nintendo Motion Sensing Portable

I was rummaging around the USPTO Patent database earlier today, and came across this intriguing patent application from Nintendo.

The filing, originally dated March 30, 2007 (but just updated this week) describes a portable gaming system that includes X/Y/Z motion sensing that’s similar to that found in the Wii-Mote…

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August 6th, 2007 18 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

wii fit price and release date revealed [updated]

filed under: home entertainment | video games

Wii Fit at E3 2007

For those of you who just can’t wait to start getting in shape with your Nintendo, it looks like the exercise “game” Wii Fit now has a price an release date.

Gamestop is now listing a pre-order release date of January 1, 2008, along with a $69.99 retail price, including the required Balance Board peripheral…

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August 6th, 2007 7 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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