glove on technabob...

bear and rabbit usb hand warmers perfect for furries

rabbit_usb_hand_warmers

Wanna look like a complete freak while you’re sitting at your computer surfing the web? Then look no further than these ridiculous USB hand warmers that look like stuffed animals.

I don’t know if the fluffy bunnies or the pooh bears are more insane. And even if they weren’t completely stupid looking, do your hands…

continue reading »

September 19th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing gadgets strange + wonderful

technabob quickpix: when a picture is worth 1000 words

pac-man oven mitt for grabbing your hot wok-a-wok-a-wok-a

pac_man_potholders

I give you the greatest kitchen accessory of 2009 – the Pac-Man Hothead oven mitt. New from Worldwide Fred.

continue reading »

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

filed under: home entertainment just plain fun quickpix retro strange + wonderful video games

click oven mitts: pixelated potholders

click_oven_mitts_2

I don’t usually associate computers with cooking, but that doesn’t mean that your geek style shouldn’t find its way into your kitchen.

Brazilian designer Anderson Horta’s Clicking Kitchen Grip oven mitts are inspired by the little pixels of the hand cursor from your computer.

It’s too bad that there’s no way to make version that…

continue reading »

January 17th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design just plain fun strange + wonderful

like the nes power glove on steroids

Immersion CyberGlove II Wireless Data Glove

Way back in 1989, long before today’s Wii-mote and the SIXAXIS motion sensing controllers, Mattel launched their rather silly looking, but ahead-of-its-time Power Glove controller for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Now, Immersion Corporation is offering a modern update to the concept with their CyberGlove II Wireless Data Glove.

Immersion’s new controller is capable of precisely…

continue reading »

March 2nd, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets

perps to get a cheap thrill during patdowns

RoboGlove Metal Detector

Police officers in England now have a strange new trick up their sleeves in the war against crime. The Roboglove is a special glove that police can wear when patting down suspects that contains a miniature metal detector.
The battery-operated glove vibrates to alert officers when it comes across knives, guns or other metal objects…

continue reading »

February 21st, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: strange + wonderful