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Gumball Machine Dress Lets You Walk And Dispense Gum at the Same Time

Bubblegum machine dress

I’m a sucker for anything that’s interactive, from books and posters to shoes and dresses. By “interactive,” I mean it adds an extra dimension or comes incorporated with a certain element based on the inspiration behind its design. Take this gumball machine dress, for example.…

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April 3rd, 2012 by: Hazel Chua

Gumball Pinball Machine: Play it and Chew Gum at the Same Time

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I’ve always loved pinball machines. Sure, video games have completely replaced them as my primary form of gaming entertainment, but I still always love the tactile feel of the flippers and bumpers as they clack against the steel ball. While this pinball machine doesn’t have bumpers (or the steel ball…

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November 26th, 2011 by: Technabob

Rev7 Biodegradeable Chewing Gum Won’t Stay in Your Belly (or Under the Table) Forever

I used to chew gum all the time when I was a kid. Generally, when I was done I swallowed it since I knew I was a dead man if one of my parents stepped on it and just putting it in the trashcan was out of question at 8-years-old.…

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October 13th, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

14,450 Gumball Machine: No Coins Needed. Just Thousands of Dollars.

14,450 gumball machine from hammacher schlemmer

Do you own an amusement park? Are you a gumball addict? Are you Richie Rich? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then you simply must have this monstrous gumball machine. Just like it’s name says, it carries 14,450 gumballs and uses the “classic “Beaver” mechanism”…, which

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August 17th, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

Darth Vader Mint Gum: Chews the Dark Side

darth_vader_mint_gum

The title pretty much says it all here. Somewhere in Japan you can now get Darth Vader chewing gum. Why? I say why the heck not?…

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December 10th, 2009 by: Technabob

Atari Controller Gum Tin: Want a (Joy)Stick of Gum?

atari_joystick_chewing_gum

I had to figure this was going to show up sooner or later. What with the Nintendo NES mints and Wii gum containers, it was only a matter of time before the Atari 2600 got all jealous and demanded its fair shake. So here it is – the oh-so-awesome Atari…

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September 16th, 2009 by: Technabob

Space Invaders Get Their Own Invaderlicious Chewing Gum

Space Invaders Chewing Gum by LOTTE

Gotta love them Space Invaders. They’ve had their little alien faces plastered on everything from bendy computer keyboards to delicious cupcakes to boxer shorts. Now it seems that they’ve even got their own chewing gum.

Japan’s LOTTE candy company recently partnered up with Taito to create a commemorative Space Invaders…

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October 2nd, 2008 by: Technabob

Nintendo Wii Controller Gum: Minty Fresh

Nintendo Wii Controller Peppermint Gum

What better way to purge the flavor of that sticky sweet Super Mario Energy Drink from your mouth but with some minty Nintendo Wii chewing gum?

Perfect for satisfying your oral fixation, the little peppermint chiclets of the chewy stuff come packaged inside a life-sized Wii-mote shell (non-functional, of course).…

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May 15th, 2008 by: Technabob

Bubblegum Sequencer Chews Through Tunes

Bubblegum Sequencer

This music sequencer takes the same basic interface concept as the ball bearing sequencer I recently showed you, and makes it deliciously chewable. Instead of shiny metal spheres, this sequencer uses a bunch of colorful candy-coated gumballs to make a beat you can dance to.

 
Designed by Hannes Hesse,…

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January 17th, 2008 by: Technabob

Spy Cam Fits in Pack of Chewing Gum

Chewing Gum Spy Cam

Need to grab some vid clips on the down low? This tiny spy camera is designed to fit perfectly inside a gum wrapper, and can capture digital audio and video without any external hardware.

While the camera’s 176 x 144 capture resolution isn’t sharp enough for than grabbing more than…

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November 26th, 2007 by: Technabob

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