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the brain machine will make your head spin

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Brain Machine Kit from MAKE

The guys over at MAKE recently showed visitors how to make a “Brain Machine”, a trippy looking device which reaches into your mind and helps you to chill out. Now, thanks to the miracle of modern science, you can buy one in kit form and try it on for yourself…

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July 13th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mini claw machine is grabilicious

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

Mini Claw Machine

Remember those irritating claw machines from the arcades and carnivals? You know, the ones that always had one really great prize inside that weighed 10 pounds more than the claw could lift? Now you can get your own miniature one for your cubicle.

This battery-powered mini claw machine provides all the fun and frustration of the full-sized version…

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July 28th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

the digital newspaper machine mash up

filed under: hacks-mods | just plain fun

DigitalBox Digital Newspaper Machine

This has gotta be the best hack I’ve seen in a while…

Scott Walker’s DigitalBox Newspaper Machine automatically displays the day’s latest news on an LCD screen that’s installed in the front of an old newspaper vending machine.

He put together the system using a Mac Mini and a 17-inch LG monitor locked away inside the guts of the machine…

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June 21st, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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