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Christmas is behind us, but if you’re like me, your lights probably stay up until some time in April (or until all the ice has melted). I actually pray each year that everything but the purple, green and gold bulbs will burn out so I could say we had decorated for Mardi Gras…
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posted: January 4th, 2008
author: technabob
filed under: technology
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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 sound system to any room, with just one box…
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posted: December 25th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun
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This giant green Christmas tree was recently sighted at the base of an office building in Tokyo, Japan. But unlike its Rockefeller Center counterpart, this one can entirely vanish with the flip of a switch…
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posted: December 25th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: gadgets | strange and unusual
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Ever wonder how do Mr. and Mrs. Claus keep their toes warm on a cold North Pole night? Why, with these heated USB Santa boots, of course…
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posted: December 8th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: hacks-mods | just plain fun
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Here’s a fun little holiday project for you mechanically-inclined folks out there. This strange looking contraption connects to your computer and rings a little bell every time a visitor hits your website…
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posted: December 6th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun | video games
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This has gotta be the coolest Christmas tree I think I’ve ever seen. Pac-Man and his ghostly pals have been reproduced in this giant holiday light display.
The “tree” features a fully-animated version of the classic arcade game, rendered across thousands of colored LEDs…
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posted: December 5th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: gadgets | strange and unusual
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I saw these ridiculous looking speakers over on 7Gadgets and just had to give them a mention. The perfect accompaniment to your sequined Christmas sweater, these goofy speakers let you listen to your favorite holiday tunes emanating from the O-shaped mouth of of good old Saint Nick…
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posted: November 16th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: computing | just plain fun | retro
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What better way to use a couple of old Macintosh computers?
All it took was a little orange paint for the “pumpkin”, and a JPEG viewer application for the face. This is the best use for old Macs since the original MacQuarium.
Got a great geeky holiday craft idea? Send us a tip!
[MAKE via Mike Ballan]
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posted: October 29th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun
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With Halloween just a couple of days away, it’s nice to know that geeks are feeling festive too. The guys over at Nova Lasers put together this awesome Jack-O-Lantern, illuminated by colored lasers.
Candles? We don’t need no stinking candles! Be sure to check out the video clip of the great laser pumpkin in all its glory…
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posted: October 27th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun | video games
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With Halloween just days away, it’s only appropriate that we share in the holiday festivities. So without further adieu, I present the Mario Jack-O-Lantern.
The cool thing about this pumpkin is that you can grab the pattern from Seed of the Zombie Pumpkins! to make your very own plumber-inspired Halloween decoration…
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posted: October 11th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun | strange and unusual
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I’m thinking that this Halloween, I’d like to scare all the neighborhood kids out of their wits with a bunch of these disembodied robo-heads sitting in my front windows.
The brilliantly named “Glowing Scary Deaths-Head Toy” looks like your average, everyday metal-headed, Skeletor-robot-zombie until you flip the switch…
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posted: October 9th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: home entertainment | video games
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The holiday shopping season is just around the corner, and rumors are starting to emerge that the video game console market is about to get a lot more competitive…
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posted: September 9th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: video games
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Nintendo announced today some facts and figures from the 2006 holiday selling season, and the Big N racked up some pretty impressive numbers:
During the November - December holiday period, over half of all gaming systems sold in the U.S. were Nintendo brand products…
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posted: January 11th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: video games
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Inching out the newly released Nintendo Wii, and thoroughly trouncing Sony’s troubled Playstation 3, it looks like Microsoft took the lead in holiday sales with their Xbox 360 console in the U.S. market over the 2006 holiday season…
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posted: January 2nd, 2007
author: technabob