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atari 2600 + guitar hero = atari hero [casemod]

filed under: hacks-mods | retro | video games

Atari 2600 Guitar Hero Casemod

Conner over at SlipperyBrick just tipped me off to his latest creation, and it’s quite a doozy. Combining two of my favorite pastimes, Guitar Hero and the Atari 2600, this new casemod is a real beaut.

Just plug your old Atari 2600 cartridges into the body of this heavily customized Guitar Hero Gibson Les Paul, and you can play all of your favorite 8-bit classics…

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September 28th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

diesel dz7090 digital watch is retro-future-glam-tastic

filed under: design | timepieces

Looking like something that David Bowie might have worn during while wearing a skin-tight silver jumpsuit during his Space Oddity / Starman phase, the latest digital watch from Diesel definitely makes a bold statement (if you happen to be a 1970s glam rocker)…

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September 26th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

tokyoflash negative lcd/led watch is positively cool

filed under: design | timepieces

Hot off the presses comes the latest über-cool modern watch from the guys over at Tokyoflash. Their latest creation features a reverse LCD display which lets you view the time without the need for pressing any pesky buttons.

The Tokyoflash Negative watch gets its name from its “always-on” inverse LCD display which uses oversize black dot-matrix pixels to reveal the time, day or date…

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

philippe starck crystal clear lcd watch sure looks cool

filed under: design | timepieces

Philippe Starck Crystal Clear LCD Watch from Fossil

Despite his recent “everything I have designed is absolutely unnecessary” comment, I’m still a sucker for most everything Philippe Starck creates. His latest watch design - the Crystal Clear - is a real stunner.

Despite its name, the Crystal Clear actually sports an red face, not a clear one…

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September 11th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

pac-man mini portable: get in my pocket!

filed under: hacks-mods | mobile tech | video games

Pac-Man Mini Portable by Sam Thornley

Check out this pocket game system which plays arcade games including Pac-Man and several other classic Namco games.

Created by modder Sam Thornley, the portable Pac-Man Mini console gets its brains from one of those Jakks Pacific Namco Arcade Classic systems, seamlessly melded with a tiny 2.5-inch LCD display and powered by a set of 4 rechargeable AA batteries for easy travel…

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August 28th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

notebook pc keyboard splits open to reveal 2nd screen

filed under: computing | strange and wonderful

Dual Screen Split Keyboard PC

I like to think that I know a thing or two about computers. I was beginning to think I’d seen just about everything, when I came across this fascinating oddity…

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August 14th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

color lcd weather station doubles as digital photo frame

filed under: digital imaging | gadgets

Color Weather Station

From weather websites to the morning news to your mobile phone - there are hundreds, if not thousands of different ways to find out your local weather. But there’s something about this tabletop weather station that would have me checking it first.

I think it’s the bright full-color 7-inch diagonal TFT LCD screen that’s got me hooked…

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August 4th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

rear view mirror tvs say to hell with other drivers

filed under: gadgets | mobile tech

rear view mirror lcd tv

When you’re driving down the road, why should you have to worry about those pesky cars behind you? Thanks to this alarming new trend on its way over from China, rear view mirrors will soon do away with the irritation of constantly checking for other cars behind your vehicle, and instead let you focus on more pressing tasks, like watching television or dialing the phone…

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August 2nd, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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