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ame de wataame makes cotton candy from jolly ranchers

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

Ame de Wataame custom cotton candy maker

This quirky little invention from Japan will turn most hard candies (i.e. Life Savers or Jolly Ranchers) into custom flavored (and colored) cotton candy.

No more boring pink cotton candy here. Nope, in minutes, you’ll be cranking out blue raspberry, root beer, and grape cotton candy creations with this gadget…

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October 13th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

slime meets aromatherapy, leaves gooey smelly mess

filed under: cool toys | retro | strange and wonderful

Remember that goopy green gunk you used to play with when you were a kid? No not your nose goblins. It was called Slime, and it was the number one gross-out toy back in the day. Now, some crazy Japanese guys have decided it was time to bring back Slime, but this time in scents that “appeal to adult sensibilities”.

Yep, you read that right…

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October 9th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

space invaders get their own invaderlicious chewing gum

filed under: strange and wonderful | video games

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…

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October 2nd, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

gakken sx-150 analog synthesizer is a hacker’s delight

filed under: audio | hacks-mods | technology

Gakken SX-150 Analog Synthesizer

The Gakken SX-150 is a little analog synthesizer kit that came packaged in a recent issue of a Japanese DIY science magazine. Now, these funky mini synths have started to show up around the globe, leaving all sorts of interesting beeps, blips and squeals in their wake…

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September 27th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

rubiks mirror blocks puzzle bumps out of the cube

filed under: cool toys | just plain fun

Ready for a challenging puzzle? Check out this new variant on the classic Rubik’s Cube which isn’t comfortable just being perfectly square.

The new Rubik’s Mirror Blocks puzzle makes things a bit more complicated than the original by making each and every one of its blocks a slightly different size…

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September 22nd, 2008 24 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

talking heart mouse loves you, really.

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talking heart mouse

Are you a lonely geek who thinks your only companion is your computer? Is your closest friend merely a text link on twitter? That’s okay. Because now, your mouse can now provide you with daily affirmation that you are truly loved.

That’s right. Leave it to the wacky Japanese to come up with this heart-shaped USB computer mouse that does one thing, and one thing only…

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September 21st, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

bandai luminodot: like a lite-brite on steroids

filed under: cool toys | gadgets | interactive

The Lite-Brite is one of my fondest childhood toy memories. Maybe it was the fact that it was THE original way to make pixel art. Or maybe it was the “living on the edge” thrill that any minute I could choke on one of the of hundreds of tiny candy-like pegs. Delicious…

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September 15th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

usb heated mouse pad keeps one hand warm

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USB Heated Mouse Pad

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said to myself: Self, your mousing hand gets so cold all the time; I only wish there was a way to keep it warm and toasty in between all that scrolling, pointing and clicking. (sarcasm.)

Thanks to this weird, wacky mouse pad from Japan’s Thanko, you can keep your chilly hand nice and warm while you crank out spreadsheets and surf the web…

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September 11th, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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