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worst mp3 player, ever. (revisited)

filed under: audio | media players | strange and wonderful

Worst MP3 Player Ever

Think your iPod Touch is the coolest media player on the block? Not so fast, I say. While I thought for a while that I had discovered the worst MP3 player ever, I’m not so sure that my original selection still holds its crown. This new “Cute Pink Mouse” MP3 player could very well give the old champ a serious run for its money…

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October 1st, 2008 5 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

solar powered robotic bugs on the attack!

filed under: geek art & craft | hacks-mods | just plain fun

Tinyminds Bugbot Gonzo

If you don’t happen to have enough room for one of those 22-foot tall styrofoam robots to defend the homestead, that’s okay. Thanks to the wild and wonderful creations of robot insect builder TinyMinds, you can get your hands on some little robots which should do the trick just as well…

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July 8th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

worst casemod ever: ubuntubox cardboard pc

filed under: computing | hacks-mods | just plain fun

Ubuntubox Cardboard Casemod

This computer has to be the biggest hunk of junk I’ve ever seen. Cobbled together from cardboard, red duct tape and embellished with a Sharpie, the UbuntuBox V1.0 certainly won’t win any awards for build quality.

According to the builder, the guts of the old Pentium 3 tower are being used to power this Ubuntu Linux computer…

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December 19th, 2007 8 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

playstation, xbox faked in 8-bits

filed under: retro | video games

Fake Chinese Gaming Systems

While these consoles from China may look slightly like their authentic counterparts, just one look under the hood, and you’ll see just how phony they really are.

China’s ShenZhen LinFeng Electronics has cranked out a series of console knock-offs, imitating the look of all three generations of the Sony Playstation, the original Microsoft Xbox and even the Sega Saturn…

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December 3rd, 2007 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

weird video game stuff found on ebay

filed under: strange and wonderful | video games

Ms. Pac-Man Air Fresheners

These days, video game franchises get merchandized to death. So I decided to set out on a mission to find the strangest game merch and promotional schwag I could find over on eBay. Here are some of my favorites.
Ms. Pac-Man Air Fresheners:
Do you think they smell like cherries or pretzels? [link]

Super Mario Cigarette Lighters
Luigi always complains about second hand smoke…

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September 7th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

deep fried couch potato

filed under: home entertainment | strange and wonderful

HANNspree French Fry LCD TV

Are your kids not sedentary enough? This LCD television from Hannspree lets your little ones enjoy all their favorite product-placement-enhanced TV programming, all the while reminding them of what they’ll probably be eating for dinner tonight, junk food…

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March 25th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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