Technabob » happy http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Emergency Affirmation Button Gets You Out of the Dumps and Then Some http://technabob.com/blog/2011/08/12/emergency-affirmation-button/ http://technabob.com/blog/2011/08/12/emergency-affirmation-button/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:30:49 +0000 Hazel Chua http://technabob.com/blog/?p=63214 Off-days are unavoidable. If you find that you (or someone else you know) has been down in the dumps lately, then it’s time for some serious cheering up.

If you were able to get one of those Talking Heart Mice from a few years back, then all you need to do is give it a click or two to remind yourself that, hey, someone (or rather, something) still loves you. For everyone else, there’s the Emergency Affirmation Button.

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Just press on the huge yellow smiley face and hear it utter a quick “You are awesome!” that can perk up even the lousiest and gloomiest and darkest of moods. It would also make a great gift to give someone who’s been sporting a sullen face lately. Here, watch how it works miracles:

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It’s like a little happy pill that you can just push instead of pop to get some quick relief to a very blah day. These Emergency Affirmation Buttons are available from Amazon for $11.95(USD) each.

[via Foolish Gadgets]

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In that time, Technabob has gone from a handful of visits from family and friends to over 100,000 readers each month from all around the globe. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who stops by and reads my posts, and especially to those of you who decide to return on a regular basis. And if you’re not a regular, be sure to bookmark us or grab our RSS feed.

As long as you guys keep visiting Technabob, I’ll keep on digging for the most novel and unique gadgets, games, gizmos and weird science that I can find.

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happy monkey fm radio

Featuring the most self-explanatory product name ever, the Happy Monkey FM Radio is the perfect accoutrement for fans of monkeys, FM radio or just generally happy people.

The plastic desktop simians feature bendable rubber arms and a speaker in their jolly round bellies so you can listen to your favorite radio programs via the chimp’s intestinal tract. Now is it just me or do those bright colors and head-mounted antennae make these look just a little bit like those nausea-inducing Teletubbies?

These goofy tabletop companions come in green, yellow, blue and red versions and cost ¥1,900 (appx. $16 USD) from Japan’s e-Good-s.

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