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math clocks and watches: it’s problem-solving time

stupidoclock

Until ten minutes ago, I wasn’t aware that telling the time was too easy for some people. Here are a couple of timepieces so smart they’re stupid:

Here’s the square root watch; I guess all that’s left to say is you can get this for $40 over at SkyMall. Also,what is 8:15 in square root…

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December 26th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun timepieces

force bunt: star wars sports jerseys

ahomerunthisoneis

Quick survey! Which would you prefer? Sparkly albino vampire vs. dirty raggedy vampire baseball, or Jedi vs. Sith baseball? In other words, are you a young girl or are you an old nerd? Don’t say “both”. Because I have no vampire stuff right now, only these cool Drew Pearson Star Wars jerseys.

These cotton knit baseball jerseys from…

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December 21st, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun retro

bachpod: classical music on the go

bachpod bach classical music ipod

Classical music store Passionato has packed the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach into an equally classic 120 Gb iPod classic. Classic classic classic. From the pictures on the site it doesn’t seem like the iPod has any Bachmarks on it, unlike the U2 iPod, but even at £499 ($748) this thing is still quite…

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December 16th, 2008 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: audio media players

gamer shirts: cheaper than games, better than plain shirts

Video Game T-Shirt Xbox RROD

Owen Good over at the big K has a great idea: if you’re looking for a gift for your gamer-friends but you find that actual video games are too pricey, get them these wonderful yet cheap shirts instead. For instance, the RRoD shirt, pictured below, is just $19. The one after that, the Bioshocker, is…

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December 6th, 2008 comments (19) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft video games

santa flash disk ho-ho-holds your data

Santa Claus USB Flash Drives

If you have a lot of friends but you still feel compelled to buy gifts for each and everyone of them come Christmas, you could do far worse than these Santa Claus flash disks. They come in various Santa designs too, although they’re not particularly admirable or cute.

Santa’s data-belly capacity ranges from 64MB to…

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December 5th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing gadgets just plain fun

floppy disk gift labels perfect for wrapping geeky gifts

Man, 3.5-inch disks. I still can’t believe that just a decade after the demise of the floppy, a pocket-sized iPod Nano can hold than 11,378 times more data than a single 3.5-inch disk. How far we’ve come. Still, there was something so tactile about working with floppies back in the day, so I sorta miss…

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October 22nd, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing geek art + craft retro

after-christmas deals from amazon

Yamaha YSP-800

Now that Christmas is here, it’s time to turn our thoughts to the after holiday deals that will make really thankful if you got a gift card under the tree. So without further ado, here are some amazing deals I hand-picked for you over on Amazon.

The Yamaha YSP-800 lets you add a complete surround…

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December 25th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gps + navigation technology

space invaders gift wrap

Space Invaders Wrapping Paper

What better way to wrap up your holiday presents but with those little invaders we all love so much. Whimsy Press is offering their “Paper Invaders” wrapping paper for all of your gift-giving needs.

The wrap comes in 24 x 36 inch sheets for $4.50 each. Also available are these fun matching stickers for $1.00…

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September 22nd, 2006 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun video games