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		<title>Turn Your iPhone into a Retro Calculator</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2011/05/24/iphone-4-calculator-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 01:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technabob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a fun way to fool your friends into thinking you&#8217;re still living in the 1970s by turning your shiny new iPhone 4 into a classic digital calculator from days gone by. This case snaps onto the back of your iPhone 4, and really does look just  like one of&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s a fun way to fool your friends into thinking you&#8217;re still living in the 1970s by turning your shiny new iPhone 4 into a classic digital calculator from days gone by. This case snaps onto the back of your iPhone 4, and really does look just  like one of those old <a href="http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/casio_al-8___family_models.html">Casio VFD calculators</a> with the blue/green displays.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-56965" title="flashbacks_calculator_iphone_case_by_homade" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/flashbacks_calculator_iphone_case_by_homade.jpg" alt="flashbacks calculator iphone case by homade" width="600" height="379" /></p>
<p>Unfortunately it doesn&#8217;t actually work, so it&#8217;s permanently stuck on &#8220;0.7734&#8243; (or &#8220;hELL.O&#8221; when you flip it over. I&#8217;m surprised they didn&#8217;t go with &#8220;8008135&#8243;, which is what most of us guys spelled out on ours when we were kids. And &#8220;5H3LL01L&#8221;. I suppose you could always just rubber band an actual calculator to the back of your iPhone if you really want one that works. But there&#8217;s a working calculator app on the front-side already, right?</p>
<p>This particular case comes from Homade&#8217;s &#8220;Flashbacks&#8221; series, which also includes an equally-fun retro <a href="http://www.strapya-world.com/products/44255.html">Famicom controller</a> case too. They&#8217;re both available over at <a href="http://www.strapya-world.com/categories/12_34_4791_6012.html">Strapya World</a> for about $15 (USD) each.</p>
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		<title>IPod Boom Dock Turns Your iPod Into World&#8217;S Smallest Ghetto Blaster</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2010/11/08/ipod-boom-dock-mini-speaker/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 04:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technabob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This ridiculous looking little boom box snaps onto the bottom of your iPod, letting it belt (or is it chirp) out some fat (or is it skinny) beats.

Homade&#8217;s Boom Dock connects to your iPod&#8217;s dock connector and has a little speakers inside of it. I can&#8217;t imagine that it&#8217;ll&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This ridiculous looking little boom box snaps onto the bottom of your iPod, letting it belt (or is it chirp) out some fat (or is it skinny) beats.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-42622  aligncenter" title="ipod_boom_dock" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/ipod_boom_dock.jpg" alt="ipod boom dock" width="600" height="500" /></p>
<p>Homade&#8217;s Boom Dock connects to your iPod&#8217;s dock connector and has a little speakers inside of it. I can&#8217;t imagine that it&#8217;ll put out anywhere near the volume you would expect from a boom box, but I guess that&#8217;s part of the point. And since it requires no batteries, you can count on especially tinny sound. You&#8217;d probably be better off sticking a pair of earbuds into a cardboard box and painting it to look like a boom box.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-42624  aligncenter" title="ipod_boom_dock_2" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/ipod_boom_dock_2.jpg" alt="ipod boom dock 2" width="600" height="259" /></p>
<p>Still, if you&#8217;re just dying to have one of these, you can find them at <a href="http://www.geekstuff4u.com/micro-boomdock-speaker-for-ipod.html">Geek Stuff 4U</a> for about $44 (USD), or if you&#8217;re fortunate enough to be in China, you can save a few bucks by ordering from <a href="http://www.wanyi99.com/prod-1684-Special-Speaker.html">Wanyi99</a>, where the sell for only 168 Yuan (appx. $25 USD).</p>
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		<title>Nanotv Turns Your Old iPod Nano 3g Into a Tiny Television</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2009/09/04/nanotv-ipod-nano-3g-television/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technabob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Got an old iPod Nano 3G lying around gathering dust? Why not turn it into a miniature television set?

Homade&#8217;s NanoTV provides your old Nano 3G with a cozy home inside a tiny TV cabinet. The mini TV completely conceals your Nano, and magnifies the screen from the original 2-inches&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Got an old iPod Nano 3G lying around gathering dust? Why not turn it into a miniature television set?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-19424  aligncenter" title="ipod_nano_3g_tvb" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ipod_nano_3g_tvb.jpg" alt="ipod nano 3g tvb" width="600" height="600" /></p>
<p>Homade&#8217;s NanoTV provides your old Nano 3G with a cozy home inside a tiny TV cabinet. The mini TV completely conceals your Nano, and magnifies the screen from the original 2-inches up to a whopping 2.8-inches diagonal. The TV cabinet even has a miniature VHS deck built into the front, complete with tiny little RCA connectors. Plus there are a couple of little speakers inside the case so you can listen to your TV without any headphones on.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-19425  aligncenter" title="homade_iphone_nano_tv" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/homade_iphone_nano_tv.jpg" alt="homade iphone nano tv" width="600" height="500" /></p>
<p>You can grab the NanoTV 3G over at <a href="http://www.thumbsupuk.com/products/Nano-3G-TV.htm?id=3&amp;subid=&amp;prodid=478&amp;cc=">ThumbsUp!UK</a> for £17.99 (appx. $29.50 USD). Too bad they&#8217;re not making these for newer Nanos, but if you&#8217;re still using a VHS deck, you probably don&#8217;t even have a <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19981201233928/www.diamondmm.com/products/current/rio.cfm">Diamond Rio MP3 player</a> yet.</p>
<p>[via <a href="http://www.7gadgets.com/2009/09/04/nanotv/13954">7 Gadgets</a>]</p>
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		<title>LEGO MP3 Players and iPod Dock: Block Rockin&#8217; Beats</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2008/02/25/lego-block-mp3-players-and-ipod-dock-rock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technabob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I don&#8217;t think these are officially sanctioned by LEGO, these whimsical MP3 players bear a striking resemblance to the colorful interlocking plastic blocks.

Homade&#8217;s LEGO-esque media players cleverly conceal their controls into the raised dots on the surface of each block. The players come in a variety of bold&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While I don&#8217;t think these are officially sanctioned by LEGO, these whimsical MP3 players bear a striking resemblance to the colorful interlocking plastic blocks.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/lego_mp3_players.jpg" alt="lego mp3 players"  title="lego mp3 players photo" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.homade-product.com/">Homade&#8217;s</a> LEGO-esque media players cleverly conceal their controls into the raised dots on the surface of each block. The players come in a variety of bold primary colors, and like their snap-together doppelgangers, are made primarily from plastic.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/mp3_lego.jpg" alt="mp3 lego"  title="mp3 lego photo" /></p>
<p>Each one comes with a built-in rechargeable Li-ion battery that should give you about 6 hours of play time, and from what I can tell, you&#8217;ll have to provide your own microSD card for storage (2GB max). At $46 a pop, they are a bit expensive for players with no included memory.</p>
<p>Already have an iPod? Then you might want to pick up Homade&#8217;s LEGO-like iPod stereo dock, which conceals its speakers under the bumpy block surface. The iPod dock runs about $40 bucks.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/ipod_lego_dock.jpg" alt="ipod lego dock"  title="ipod lego dock photo" /></p>
<p>If you&#8217;re just an absolute LEGO block fanatic (and don&#8217;t mind that they&#8217;re not really LEGOs) you can find the whole collection all over at <a href="http://www.homeloo.com/shop/index.php">Homeloo.</a></p>
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