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Earth Blocks: Like LEGOs, But Green

Earth Blocks

With all the emphasis on going green or all-natural these days, I think it’s just appropriate for toys to follow suit. The first one being LEGOs – or should I say, Earth Blocks.…

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February 10th, 2012 by: Hazel Chua

Asteroid to Streak Closer to Earth than Moon’s Orbit

NASA says that the Earth is in no danger, but an asteroid will come very close to Earth in the cosmic scale of things. The asteroid is called YU55 and it will streak by Earth closer than the moon’s orbit next week. NASA says that we are safe for the…

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November 1st, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

technabob quickpix: when a picture is worth 1000 words

Space Invaders 2: the Earth Strikes Back

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Looks like those pesky Space Invaders finally got what was coming to them……

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February 24th, 2010 by: Technabob

The Real Planetary Clock

Richard Mille Planetarium-Tellurium

A while back, I told you about a little solar system clock from Japan. It didn’t accurately represent the positions of the planets or anything but the time of day (and I’m not even sure it did that right). If you’re looking for something with a bit more accuracy and…

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August 27th, 2007 by: Technabob

The Earth Watch

Think The Earth WN-1 Globe Watch

This watch uses a tiny globe to tell the time instead of conventional hour and minute hands.
As each hour passes, the globe gradually rotates around the North Pole, making a full revolution every 24 hours. A tiny indicator on the edge of the globe tells you what hour it…

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July 4th, 2007 by: Technabob

Planetary Lights Float Around Your Room

TakaraTomy Fuwarito Planet Lights

Bring the solar system into your living room with these floating lights from Japan’s TakaraTomy.

These Fuwarito lamps look like the earth and the moon, but are just simple helium-filled mylar balloons with an LED built into the bottom. Each light comes with a two cans of helium gas and…

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June 30th, 2007 by: Technabob

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