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robot soccer lets you bend it like bender

just plain fun | robotics

Robot Soccer

Sure, these little robots might not be able to drop-kick or head a soccer ball - but that doesn’t mean they’re not cool. This mini robot soccer (or football depending on your homeland) game looks like lots of fun for you and your friends when you need a break from slaving away in your cubicles…

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August 21st, 2008 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

rfl robot: programmable football ‘bot on a budget

just plain fun | robotics

RFL Robot

If you’re gonna have a robot, why not have one that can play sports? This low-cost robot is designed specifically for playing robotic football tournaments.

The RFL (Robotic Football League) Robot was created for playing football in tournaments with other robot enhusiasts…

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January 25th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

wii-mote knock off spotted at wally world

video games

Wii Like Football Controller

It was bound to happen sooner or later. Every cool looking electronic device, from the Apple iPhone to the Sony PSP eventually gets its case design copied, usually with some sort of unrelated junk stuffed under the hood of the doppelgänger. The latest victim of such identity theft is the immensely popular Nintendo Wii-mote controller…

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August 16th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

play some foosball while you sip your starbucks

design | home entertainment | just plain fun

Foosball Coffee Table

One of life’s great guilty pleasures has to be the classic table game of foosball. But how can you incorporate this pub favorite into your civilized modern lifestyle?

The artisans over at Britain’s Trifle Design have the answer with this contemporary Offside Foosball Coffee Table…

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August 11th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! author: technabob

shiro mp3 player inspired by soccer ball

design | media players

Shiro AS Sphere MP3 Player

Here’s an MP3 player that doesn’t look like any other I’ve seen. Designed originally for the World Cup tournament, the Shiro AS MP3 Player looks a whole lot like a miniature soccer ball.

Sure, the Shiro won’t win any prizes for storage capacity, maxing out at 1GB of memory, but it certainly gets my endorsement for its cool design…

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May 13th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! author: technabob

just how far can did you throw that football?

just plain fun

Virtual Distance Football

This cool piece of sporting gear uses modern technology to help you answer that question. The football features a built in sensor that can track just how far you threw it, with accuracy down to 1 yard of the actual distance.
A built-in LCD readout shows the distance you last threw the football…

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February 26th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

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