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monster piggy banks eat your money for lunch

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

Monster Money Banks

I think these goofy guys look more like space aliens than monsters, but you get the point. Put your money in the mouth of these Money Monsters and they’ll gulp it down without so much as a “thank you”.

While they might not be polite, that doesn’t mean the Money Monsters aren’t vocal…

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

desktop boat speaker: come sail away

filed under: home entertainment | just plain fun

Nexspeaker Sail Boat Speaker

Here’s a speaker for your computer that’s unlike anything I’ve seen before. The Nexspeaker FS-701SW sound system is designed to look like a wee sailboat that you can set on your desk.

Left and right channel speakers are embedded into the sails, while the boat’s hull serves as the woofer. The sails are rated at 7.5-watts each, while the woofer can pump out 15-watts…

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October 24th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

inkjet cartridges get a personality

filed under: just plain fun | strange and wonderful

Cardboy CMYK Figurines by Mark James

These wacky collectible desktop figurines get their inspiration from inkjet printer cartridges.

Mark James’ Cardboy CMYK Cartridge critters comes in the four familiar printer ink colors, cyan, magenta, yellow and black.

The 4-inch tall figures are available individually for £5.95 (appx. $12 USD) each, or as a complete set for £19.95 (appx. $41 USD)…

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October 22nd, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

sony srs-ax10 speakers: the aliens have landed

filed under: audio | design | home entertainment

Sony SRS-AX10 Speakers

Maybe it’s just me, but latest desktop speakers from Sony remind me of something out of the original War of the Worlds movie. The new SRS-AX10 speaker system offers a bold design that floats its speaker drivers in the air…

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October 17th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

aluminum imacs announced by apple

filed under: computing

New Aluminum iMac

As expected, Apple today took the wraps off their new iMac models, and boy do they look slick. The new models will come in 20-inch and 24-inch versions, and will offer all of the capabilities that you’d want in an all-in-one computer…

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August 7th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

cat speakers: play, pause and paws

filed under: audio | design | home entertainment

Brighton Net 2.1ch Cat Speakers

A while back, I told you about some fun speakers for dog people. Now, feline fanatics can get in on the action with these cat-inspired desktop speakers.

Brighton Net’s CatSpeaker set is a full 2.1 channel amplified speaker setup, complete with cat-shaped subwoofer and satellites…

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August 6th, 2007 5 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mini claw machine is grabilicious

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

Mini Claw Machine

Remember those irritating claw machines from the arcades and carnivals? You know, the ones that always had one really great prize inside that weighed 10 pounds more than the claw could lift? Now you can get your own miniature one for your cubicle.

This battery-powered mini claw machine provides all the fun and frustration of the full-sized version…

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July 28th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

pico-itx mobos: computers to get even smaller

filed under: computing

Pico ITX Motherboards by VIA

Just when you thought desktop PCs couldn’t get any smaller, VIA comes along and introduces an insanely tiny new x86 motherboard platform.

VIA’s ultra-mini Pico-ITX mainboards measure in at just under 3″ x 4″ - about 75% smaller than the Mini-ITX format…

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April 30th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

rabbids go raving mad on your desktop

filed under: cool toys | design | video games

UBI Raving Rabbids Collection

Fans of the UbiSoft game Rayman Raving Rabbids, rejoice! Now you can have your own little zoo of the cute, cuddly, insane bunnies on your desktop.

This series of collectible figurines from the UBI|art store features of several of the crazy critters from the game including the Raving Cook, Rabbmoo, Rabbinho, and Rabbmaid . Each vinyl figure costs

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February 6th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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