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psp 3000, now polished with a plethora of pleasing lights

psp 3000 mod

Some mods look deceptively simple, like this customized PSP 3000. Sure, you see a few lights, and if you check out the in-progress pictures, you can even see more of the upgrades and fitting progress. But the end result is a disco inferno of lights and sounds that you’d never expect from looking at this…

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November 17th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: hacks + mods video games

thrustmaster studio kit: fun with nintendo dsi photography

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One of the main reasons to buy a Nintendo DSi instead of a DS Lite is the built-in digital camera. Now you can add to your creative photography options thanks to this new kit from Thrustmaster.

The DSi Studio Kit provides you with a variety of shooting options including a removable flash, and wide angle,…

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November 11th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys digital imaging video games

a slightly different wonderland in alice is dead

alice is dead

Alice in Wonderland kicks off with the fall down the rabbit hole, and most games based on the adventures of the iconic young heroine follow suit. Such is the case with Alice is Dead, though from the title, you may have already guessed that things take a turn for the ghastly early on in this browser-based…

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November 1st, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: strange + wonderful video games

tetris’d turns tetris into a platformer

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When most of us think of Tetris, we think of puzzle games. But this new variant of the classic brick-stacking puzzler isn’t about that. You see, Tetris’D is a platform game. Huh, wha?

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October 17th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun video games

retro ufo usb flash drive is totally out of this world

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The aliens have landed! They’ve invaded your laptop and are reading all of your data! Or are they saving all your data and flying it off to the mothership to protect it?

These fun UFO USB flash drives come to us courtesy of crafter OrigamiMe (yeah, I know this isn’t origami). Each one stores 4GB…

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October 9th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun retro technology

upgrade complete: the goal of the game is to upgrade the game

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It’s true! It may be confusing as a concept, but once you start playing the Flash-based Upgrade Complete you’ll see how straightforward it is. Meta-video games like this are more often than not bursting with humor, and Upgrade Complete is no exception. At the start of the game you’re immediately faced with a Catch-22: you have…

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September 9th, 2009 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: interactive just plain fun strange + wonderful video games

craymachine lets you type beats

craymachine

The craymachine is a bitchin’ way to kill time. If the iPhone had a keyboard this would’ve been a cool app. So what is it? It’s a flash-based synthesizer; a sound is mapped to each letter on your keyboard, ranging from the normal but essential bass drum of b to the intergalactic croak of w. The…

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September 7th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: audio interactive just plain fun

oops: upgrading your mac’s os to snow leopard downgrades your flash player

snow-leopard-flash-player-downgrade

If you’ve upgraded to Apple’s much-hyped and well-received Snow Leopard, I recommend that you update your system’s Adobe Flash player – even if you already had the latest version prior to the installation. That’s because in the process of installing Snow Leopard, your current Flash player will be replaced by version 10.0.23.1. Both Adobe and…

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September 4th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing technology

handmade sensu fan usb drive: pure japanese style device

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At least that’s what Geek Stuff 4 U is calling this traditional folding fan with a 16 GB flash drive embedded in one of its ribs. Or is it a USB drive with a fan attached to it?

It’s probably something that ninjas and spies use to carry – or steal – data. Yes that’s…

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September 1st, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing design gadgets

fast food usb drives: i can has cheeseburger and fries with that

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Now we’ve certainly seen our share of odd food-themed USB drives here at technabob, but it seems that there’s an entire cottage industry in China dedicated to creating a never-ending supply of even weirder flash memory devices, seemingly just so we can write about them.

These fast food USB drives come in two flavors: cheeseburger…

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

filed under: computing strange + wonderful

crazy expensive skulltastic terminator thumb drive

terminator usb drive

Finally! Something for all those crystal-loving, hardcore Terminator fans with lots of extra money to throw at their data storage needs! Your wait is over, folks. The skulldrive is here to empty your wallets.

Those sinister eyes aren’t just pretty rocks–they’re Swarovski crystals, which explains the $150 (USD) price tag. What isn’t explained, however, is why this…

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August 24th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: computing gadgets just plain fun

verbatim tuff clip usb flash drive: you’ll have a hard time losing this one

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Hey there my dear dear readers. Today I’m going to tell you about the TUFF CLIP USB drives from Verbatim. Unfortunately there’s not a lot to say about them. They seem to have a rugged casing, and they have built-in clips, so you can clip it to your belt loop, attach it to your keychain,…

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August 21st, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing design gadgets mobile tech

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