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

gadgets | just plain fun

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 kick, punch and chop their way through the day…

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

your plants can talk (via twitter)

gadgets | just plain fun

Adafruit Botanicalls Twitter Kit

Now we’ve all heard the myth that talking to your plants help them to thrive, but this is the first time I’ve heard of a way to find out what they’re saying back to us. This gadget lets you keep tabs on your house plants via the Internet, letting them reach out to the world using the popular micro-blogging website Twitter…

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May 9th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

build your own robot in 2 hours or less

hacks-mods | robotics

2 Hour Robot by Fritsl

Every day, I come across all sorts of cool homebrew robot projects, but never thought I had the skills or patience to make my own. Now, thanks to a generous member of the ‘bot building community, even the most novice builders can crank out their own little robots with ease…

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March 25th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! author: technabob

your message in light emitting diodes

hacks-mods

Peggy LED Lightboard Kit

Want to get your point across? Why not say it with light? This new kit lets you create your own custom LED light board using any pattern you want. The whole thing reminds me of a modern-day Lite-Brite.

The latest Open Source creation from Evil Mad Science Labs, “Peggy” gives you the parts you need to make a pixelated grid of LEDs in any design your little heart desires…

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January 31st, 2008 4 comments stumble it! author: technabob

hundreds of box fans as interactive art

design | interactive

Flow 5.0 by Daan Roosegaarde

This unusual art installation took hundreds and hundreds of individual cooling fans, and tied them together with sensors that detect the movements of passersby to produce an amazing visual and sensory experience.

Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde worked with a team of technical wizards to create this mammoth interactive work entitled Flow 5.0…

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December 14th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

jazzmutant lemur multi-touch control for musicians

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! author: technabob

reactogon interactive sequencer reminds me of star trek

interactive

ReactOgon Sequencer

I recently came across this rather cool user interface for a music sequencer called the ReactOgon. Looking like something you’d find on the deck of the Starship Enterprise, the instrument uses a large tabletop multi-touch interface to create music sequences in real time…

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September 8th, 2007 13 comments stumble it! author: technabob

sound lab teaches kids circuit bending

gadgets | just plain fun

GeoSafari Digital Recording Lab

Whether your child is an aspiring audio engineer or just likes to make weird noises, this educational toy looks pretty cool.

The GeoSafari Digital Recording Lab lets kids (and kids at heart) experiment and create their own electronic sound effects…

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July 9th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

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