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led menorahs: is it too early for a hanukkah post?

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I know, we’re more than a month away from Hanukkah, but when I saw these awesomely geeky LED Menorah kits today, I just had to give them a mention. Heck, if it were the middle of April, I’d probably still write about them.

Our pals over at Evil Mad Science Labs have created these battery-operated…

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November 8th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun technology

electronic rock guitar shirt: air guitar on steroids

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The thinking geeks at ThinkGeek recently unleashed one of their most awesome creations: WEARABLE ROCK. Their Electronic Rock Guitar Shirt features a semi-guitar with 14 major chords – which were recorded from a real electric guitar – assigned to different areas on the neck, so you can play songs for real without really knowing how…

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November 8th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys geek art + craft interactive just plain fun technology

ketron sd8 synthesizer has more keys than you’ll ever need

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This wouldn’t be the first time I’ve written about a many-keyed synthesizer on technabob, but it is the first time I’ve featured one today. So there.

The Ketron SD8 differentiates itself from the keyboard pack by offering a keyboard that isn’t based on the traditional 88-keyed piano, but instead on the chromatic scale that you…

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August 29th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio strange + wonderful technology

truth detector wristband gauges your truthiness

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Perfect for interviewing prospective job candidates, this truth-detecting wristband is a must have for human resources managers.

The wearable TRUTH wristband uses a set of red and blue LEDs, tied to a circuit that measures GSR (galvanic skin response). GSR is often used in lie detector tests – a questionable practice in and of itself.…

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July 14th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets hacks + mods strange + wonderful technology

percussa audiocubes make beautiful music together

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You might play electronic music on synthesizers, drum machines, key-tars and guit-boards, but how many of you can claim you’ve jammed out with a set of cubes?

AudioCubes are designed to be played in live performances, and let you control sounds by manipulating the position, angles and relationships between the palm-sized cubes.

Not to be…

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May 10th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio interactive strange + wonderful technology

8-bit fm internet radio offers video game music 24×7x365 [chiptunes]

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Can’t get enough of the retro beeps and blips of old-school video games? Then today must be your lucky day. There’s a new online radio station that’s just for you.

8-Bit FM is a new Internet radio station that plays everything from classic video game soundtracks to modern day electronic music played on old gaming…

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May 4th, 2009 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio retro technology video games

the world’s most (face) shocking videos

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What do you get when you take four of your closest friends, attach electrodes to their faces, and then fire off small jolts of electricity to the beats of electronica? Video genius, I say.

Tokyo electronic artist / programmer / composer /DJ Daito Manabe connected each of his four friends to the business-end of his…

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March 28th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods interactive strange + wonderful technology

holy mole-y: desktop whac-a-mole

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I don’t know why bopping moles on the head with a mallet is fun. It just is.

This desktop Whac-A-Mole game lets you whack to your hearts content. Got an important conference call? Why not whack some while you’ve got your speakerphone on “mute”? Nobody will know. You can whack all day long. You know…

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February 5th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys just plain fun

toothbrush sanitizer: the toothbrush of toothbrushes

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“Your toothbrush cleans your teeth. What cleans your toothbrush?” Nice tagline. If your answer to that question is “umm..” then you might want to take a look at the VioLight Zapi toothbrush sanitizer. I think we all have to take a look at the VioLight Zapi toothbrush sanitizer, because really, what cleans your toothbrush? WHAT…

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January 14th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets technology

tiny cylon led kit: battlestar galactica gets miniature

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This DIY electronic kit lets you live out your Battlestar Galactica fantasies in miniature. Dale Wheat’s tinyCylon circuit is a pint-sized version of the chasing red LEDs found in the helmets of everyone’s favorite Battlestar baddies.

The tinyCylon gets its tiny little brains from the programmable ATtiny13 controller chip, and loaded with more patterns than you can…

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January 3rd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods just plain fun retro technology

enjoy some electronic turkey this thanksgiving

If you haven’t already gotten your turkey for tonight’s Thanksgiving festivities, it’s probably too late for you. Unless, of course, you plan on catching your own bird.

This Cass Creek electronic turkey call is sure to attract the elusive birds as it cranks out digitized samples of real turkeys. The loudspeaker can produce a variety…

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November 27th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets just plain fun

desktop kung fu boys are here to kick your a$$

Kung Fu Boy Electronic Toys

There’s nothing that makes your office or cubicle more cozy than some fun desk toys. So when I saw these animated martial arts kids over on a Japanese website, I said to myself “I must have these for my desk”!

KANFUBOI (that’s Kung-Fu-Boy to you and me) have one purpose in life, and that’s to…

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August 15th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys gadgets just plain fun

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