Technabob » license plate http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 NES 8-Bit Controller License Plate Only Valid in the Mushroom Kingdom or on Mario Karts http://technabob.com/blog/2009/03/01/nes-controller-license-plate/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/03/01/nes-controller-license-plate/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:14:10 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=9740 I’m going to go out on a limb and say that this Nintendo controller license plate probably isn’t street legal unless you happen to live in one of those states that still only requires a rear plate. Or if you happen to have one of those James Bond license plate switcher things on your car so you can quickly swap to your real plate when the cops pull you over. Nintendo plate? I don’t know what you’re talking about, officer. Can’t you see my plate clearly reads “OU8BIT2″?

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According to mrdecal37, the guy who makes these, the 8-bit Nintendo Controller License Plate is what he calls “The most important license plate ever made”, putting it somewhere on the continuum between solving today’s Junior Jumble and curing cancer.

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If you happen to be the owner of this car, you need head on over to eBay and grab one of these license plates for $14.99 (USD)

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2009/03/01/nes-controller-license-plate/feed/ 0 The License Plate Frame That Could Save Lives http://technabob.com/blog/2007/07/17/the-license-plate-frame-that-could-save-lives/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/07/17/the-license-plate-frame-that-could-save-lives/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:00:30 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/07/17/the-license-plate-frame-that-could-save-lives/ How many times have you been driving down the road, when some dufus in front of you slams on their brakes to take an “important” phone call or yell at the kids? If only that guy would install one of these on his car.

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The SuddenStop is a high-tech license plate frame with motion sensors built into it. It calculates the G-force of the vehicle it’s mounted on, and if your braking force measures more than 0.7Gs (normal braking produces around 0.3Gs,) it immediately flashes super-bright LEDs to alert the driver behind them. This extra warning could seriously reduce the likelihood of accidents, since it might give drivers just a little more advance warning that something is wrong in front of them.

The $29.99 purchase price seems like a worthwhile investment if you don’t want to be rear-ended, but it’s too bad they haven’t invented something you could put on the front of your own car to detect the deceleration rate of the car in front of you. That way, you’d be protected from not just the handful of cars with one of these, but from all the people who don’t bother to buy one.

Seriously, this is a good idea, and maybe auto manufacturers will think to license (no pun intended) the technology to incorporate into their own vehicles.

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