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xtensor gamer hand exerciser gets your button-mashing, joystick wiggling fingers in fighting shape

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Do you play lots of video games? Here’s a great way to limber up your trigger fingers to get ready for some serious gaming action. Especially good for warming up for quick fret presses in music games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band, the Xtensor hand exerciser is perfect for getting your hands in shape for the big game.

Just strap…

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March 30th, 2009 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets video games

bandai tuttuki bako: stick your finger in the hole

This new interactive toy from Japan involves sticking your finger in a hole on the side of the box to interact with a virtual environment. Really. I’m not kidding.

Bandai’s new Tuttuki Bako handheld interactive plaything requires you to twiddle your finger around inside the orifice to play with a variety of virtual characters on an LCD screen on the…

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October 24th, 2008 comments (10) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets strange + wonderful

r/c rear window hand flips off tailgaters

Want to send a message to the driver that’s been glued to your bumper for the last 5 miles? Just hang this light-up hand on your car’s back window, and you can express your true feelings without getting physical.

Available from Perpetual Kid, the remote-controlled electroluminescent sign ($40) can be set to display a multitude of digit combinations. You can…

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October 22nd, 2008 comments (7) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets just plain fun

tiny cube speaker offers big sound (for ants)

Tiny USB Cube Speaker

Being a fan of big, multi-speaker room-filling sound systems, I find it strange that I’m captivated by this miniature speaker. This tiny 1-inch cube speaker is so small that you can easily keep it in your pocket.

The minuscule speaker has a built-in rechargeable lithium battery which will give you about 4 hours of play time on a single charge…

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December 24th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: media players

pay for transactions with your finger tip

Hitachi Finger Vein Reader

Hitachi has taken the wraps off of a new payment technology that lets you make purchases with only your finger.

The new biometric system can measure the unique signature of the blood vessels in your fingers to authenticate transactions. Once you register your “vein signature” with your credit card company, your vascular pattern is the key to unlocking your funds.…

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July 24th, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: future tech strange + wonderful

iphone smudge simulator

iPhone Smudge Simulator

Whether you’re holding off on that new iPhone purchase until version 2.0, or you’re already camping out, this fun online plaything should keep you occupied while you’re waiting.

The wonderfully-named iSmudginator is a bit of interactive Flash that lets you simulate what will happen to your shiny new iPhone after you’ve put it through it’s paces. Not only does it…

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June 28th, 2007 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: interactive just plain fun media players mobile tech