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You’ve got to hand it to the Japanese. I’m pretty sure that the ONLY objective of this new handheld game is to press the stopwatch button at exactly 5-seconds, but I’m so completely mesmerized by the marketing materials that I must go buy one now…
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July 6th, 2008
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filed under: media players | video games
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Do we really need any more distractions we need while we drive down the road? This over-the-top replacement sun visor for your vehicle manages to cram in just about everything but the kitchen sink.
Not only can the visor play DVDs, audio and video files, it can play retro video games on its 7-inch LCD 16×9 widescreen display…
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May 11th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun | video games
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Sure, you’ve played the Wii, the PS3 and the Xbox 360, but now your favorite feline friend can get into the action thanks to the latest in video gaming technology — the CatBox 360.
Each time kitty steps into the automatic litter box, a new game is activated and a random music track starts to play…
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April 1st, 2008
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filed under: video games
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Attention Nintendo addicts! Don’t forget to submit your entries to Technabob’s Fondest Nintendo Memories contest, which ends at the end of the day on Monday, March 31st.
We’re looking for you to share the best, brightest, funniest, and generally most creative Nintendo-inspired memories…
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March 28th, 2008
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filed under: computing | strange and wonderful | video games
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Here’s a gaming oddity from Japan. Falling somewhere between Tetris and Rock Band, Pop ‘N Music Be Mouse is a Windows PC game that comes with a colorful multi-button mouse for controlling the gameplay.
To play Konami’s music pattern matching game, pop open the ladybug-like wings on the Be-Mouse controller to access the game’s nine buttons…
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March 26th, 2008
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filed under: geek art & craft | video games
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[Update 4/1/2008: The contest is now closed. Thanks for all the great entries. The winning entries have been posted here.]
Nintendo fanboys and fangirls, here’s a chance for you guys to win some awesome prizes. Just share your fondest Nintendo-related memories (by posting a comment below) and you could win an original custom Nintendo collage by fan favorite artist Chris Lange…
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March 17th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: strange and wonderful | video games
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Here’s an interesting concept, what if Pac-Man’s gameplay were the exact opposite of what you’ve come to expect after all these years. That is to say, what if, instead of Pac-Man being chased by ghosts, you controlled the ghosts and Pac-Man came after you. That’s exactly the idea of this new Flash game called “Anti Pac-Man”.
The concept is simple…
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February 15th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: future tech | strange and wonderful | video | video games
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Ever had such a bad game that you wanted to throw your controller at your TV screen? How about a gaming system where chucking your display itself is an integral part of the action?
Philips recently filed a patent application for a video game system which uses a monitor that you can actually toss…
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February 12th, 2008
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filed under: just plain fun | robotics
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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
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