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brinno gardenwatchcam: time-lapse digital garden camera shoots video slightly more interesting than watching paint dry

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Want to know if your green thumb is really green? This nifty garden gadget lets you keep watch over your budding plants 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from across the globe if you want.

The Brinno GardenWatchCam observes your flowers as they grow, taking time lapse digital photos at intervals ranging from…

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July 7th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: digital imaging gadgets strange + wonderful technology video

dream with the petals in psn’s flower in february

flower psn thatgamecompany

Do flowers dream of petals dancing on the wind? According to ThatGameCompany (makers of flOw,  predecessor), they just might, especially if they’re stuck on the dull, lifeless windowsill of an apartment. And here you thought it was just guilt-inducing to bring a pet into your apartment; now the flora is fighting back, too.

flower (lower case…

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January 21st, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: strange + wonderful technology video games

giant asimo at rose bowl parade

finish your vegetables or else

Honda’s hand-shaking, stair-climbing, head-bowing, face-not having robot ASIMO has been exposed to Gigantor rays and has been blown up to 12 times it’s size. But don’t expect any Double Blizzards coming out of it: Robert over at GeekAlerts says that Gigantor ASIMO “will be completed with natural materials like lettuce seed, rice, carnations and strawflower.”…

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December 24th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: just plain fun robots

flower rock 2.0: dancing flowers get a makeover

flower rock 2.0

Back in the late 1980s, a sensation swept the streets of Asia called the “Flower Rock”. The desktop gadget did one thing, and one thing only — it danced to any music that you played near it. Flower Rock 2.0 commemorates the 20th anniversary of the original Flower Rock, giving it a thoroughly modern makeover.…

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November 11th, 2008 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio gadgets strange + wonderful

junk mobile phones give way to flowers

Sunflower Biodegradeable Mobile Phone Case

Ever wonder what to do with your old cell phone when you’re ready to upgrade to the latest and greatest? Why not bury it in the ground? That’s what a group of scientists will have us doing if they have their way.

Researchers in the UK have devised a new mobile phone body which can…

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February 13th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: mobile tech strange + wonderful

usb greenhouse keeps desk gardens growing

USB Powered Greenhouse

Here’s a way to add a little green to your desktop surroundings. This USB mini greenhouse helps you easily grow a little garden with the help of your computer

The egg-shaped device from DreamCheeky holds artificial soil, seeds and water, then helps your budding garden grow by feeding it with a USB-powered grow-light. The kit…

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August 20th, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets just plain fun