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these speakers give your ipod balls

filed under: just plain fun | media players

iPod Ball Speaker by ZumReed

This odd little speaker for your portable media player distinguishes itself by its spherical shape.

ZumReed’s Sound Ball speaker hangs on your key chain or a book bag, and plugs into the audio jack on your iPod or other media player when your ready to play your tunes…

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posted: July 16th, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

hori real arcade pro ex: serious control for xbox 360

filed under: video games

Hori Pro Arcade EX Xbox 360 Joystick

The Xbox 360’s standard controller has an excellent reputation, but sometimes you just want the heft and precision of a real arcade joystick. So if you’re looking for a really substantial controller for your 360, Japan’s Hori is about to bring the answer to your prayers…

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posted: July 10th, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

led alarm blocks deconstruct the time

filed under: design | timepieces

LED Cube Alarm Clock by Seiji

Looking for something a little different to set on your bedside table? This new alarm clock tears apart the hours, minutes and seconds and places them on individual time-telling blocks.

Seiji’s LED block alarm clock are interconnected using ribbon cables with enough slack in them to let you stack them pretty much any way you like…

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posted: July 8th, 2008 stumble it! 3 comments author: technabob

weird japan: the 5 second stopwatch game

filed under: strange and wonderful | timepieces | video games

5 Second Game Bandai Japan

You’ve got to hand it to the Japanese. I’m pretty sure that the ONLY objective of this new handheld game is to press the stopwatch button at exactly 5-seconds, but I’m so completely mesmerized by the marketing materials that I must go buy one now…

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posted: July 6th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

icon watch puts 8 bits of chic on your wrist

filed under: timepieces

Icon 8-Bit Watch

The Icon Watch is a simple, clean design that celebrates the days of 8-bit graphics.

While the watch was designed by Japanese design firm & design back in 2005, it only recently became available for purchase at MOMA…

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posted: July 3rd, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: karen

stack: wooden ipod docks for naturalists (not naturists)

filed under: design | media players

monoDO STACK iPod Dock

Sure, we’ve all seen plenty of iPod docking stereos, but by and large, they’re pretty much made out of plastic or metal. So what do you do if you’d rather have something a little more organic? Why not check out these nifty wooden iPod docks out of Japan…

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posted: July 1st, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

star wars usb hubs: the force is with your devices

filed under: computing | just plain fun

Star Wars USB Hubs

These official R2-D2 and Darth Vader USB hubs from Japan’s Cube-Works are a must for any serious Star Wars fan with a computer. Whether you’re pro-Jedi or have a serious Sith streak, they’re the perfect desktop companion for connecting your USB gadgets.

Both R2 and Darth offer four full-speed USB ports on their front…

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posted: June 25th, 2008 stumble it! 4 comments author: technabob

cool red cube hides a high-tech label maker

filed under: gadgets

King Jim Label Maker

Inside this unassuming red cube lurks a fancy shmancy label making system.

Click the black button and the top opens up to reveal a keyboard and LCD screen. The keyboard appears to be a standard US qwerty version, but unfortunately (for those of us who can’t read Kanji characters, that is) the screen text looks to be in Japanese…

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posted: June 16th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: karen

eino ipod dock is perfectly portable

filed under: media players | mobile tech

eino iPod Speaker Dock

I just love the industrial design of this compact portable sound dock for the iPod. The einö Portable Speaker System is small enough to fit in your purse or backpack, so it’s the perfect companion for traveling with your media player…

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posted: June 13th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

creepy 3d anime girl is a pc casemod for lonely fellas

filed under: geek art & craft | hacks-mods | strange and wonderful

Anime girl casemod

This (somewhat creepy) 3D anime lass is actually hiding a nefarious secret- behind her back lurks a dastardly PC mod!

Um, wow, I guess if you’re really lonely and have a lot of time on your hands this is a good idea. This is a handmade mod, by Katsuya Matsumura, and she’s made from styrofoam and painted by hand…

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posted: June 4th, 2008 stumble it! 2 comments author: karen

tokyoflash nekura led/lcd watches glow in multiple colors

filed under: design | timepieces

TokyoFlash Nekura LED/LCD Watches

Looking for a modern watch, but can’t make up your mind what color you want? That’s okay, because with the latest funky watch from Tokyoflash - the Nekura -encourages your indecisiveness.

The new watches use a hybrid LCD / LED display technology, which lets you choose a color on a whim…

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posted: June 3rd, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

shoes embedded with working nintendo gameboys

filed under: geek art & craft | retro | strange and wonderful | video games

White Gameboy Shoes

These ostentatious shoes and boots are embedded with working Gameboys. The best part? You can pop out the Gameboys and play with them!

Like almost every other cutting-edge, kooky techno-fashion mashup, these have been spotted on teenage girls in Japan…

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posted: June 2nd, 2008 stumble it! 7 comments author: karen

water resistant laptop on the cheap

filed under: computing | strange and wonderful

Waterproof Laptop Sleeve from Thanko

Ever find the need to use your computer while standing out in the rain? Me neither. While the handful of folks who really need to could drop a few thousand bucks on a military-grade waterproof laptop, here’s a much simpler, brute-force solution for keeping your laptop safe and dry on a rainy day…

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posted: May 28th, 2008 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

know when to flee with this desktop seismic updater

filed under: gadgets | technology

S Band EJ

Not that I think this will really save you in an earthquake, but in case you’re the type of person who likes to be as prepared as humanly possible- I present the S Band EJ, a desktop seismic updater from Sankosha…

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posted: May 27th, 2008 stumble it! 2 comments author: karen

elecom egg mouse: not incredible or edible

filed under: computing | design

Elecom Egg Mouse

While we now know that a robot can cook an omelet, your PC will just have to do with a mouse that LOOKS like an egg instead of frying one.

Elecom’s Egg Mouse (model M-EGUR) features a bold ovoid design, in a variety of colors that would make even the Easter Bunny proud…

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posted: May 22nd, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

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