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Attention Nintendo addicts! Don’t forget to submit your entries to Technabob’s Fondest Nintendo Memories contest, which ends at the end of the day on Monday, March 31st.
We’re looking for you to share the best, brightest, funniest, and generally most creative Nintendo-inspired memories…
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posted: March 28th, 2008
author: technabob
filed under: video games
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Somebody at Target seems to have jumped the gun just a little bit. Apparently, they’ve hung this banner in the electronics department of one of their Orlando, Florida locations stating that Grand Theft Auto IV is available now…
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posted: March 16th, 2008
author: technabob
filed under: gadgets
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Ahhhhh, the great outdoors. Just you and the sunshine, nature, fresh air, and… all your electronic gear? Well, it is truly possible to have it all with this solar powered digital survival kit…
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posted: February 25th, 2008
author: thescholar
filed under: gadgets
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If your household is anything like mine, you probably have scads of electronic gizmos which need to be kept charged all the time. But who really wants all those unsightly cords and chargers lying around their countertop? This handy box neatly tucks away all your power adapters and cables…
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posted: February 7th, 2008
author: technabob
filed under: hacks-mods
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Want to get your point across? Why not say it with light? This new kit lets you create your own custom LED light board using any pattern you want. The whole thing reminds me of a modern-day Lite-Brite…
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posted: January 31st, 2008
author: technabob
filed under: video games
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You’ve gotta hand it to those cheap Chinese knock-off manufacturers. At least they attempt to keep up with the latest gaming consoles when they crank out their crap. Case in point, this awful PS3 copy known as the PolyStation 3…
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posted: January 28th, 2008
author: technabob
filed under: strange and unusual
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No, these striking images weren’t made using Photoshop trickery. They were actually taken using a unique process which involves placing photographic paper onto an object, placing them both on a high-voltage plate, then cranking up the juice…
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posted: January 25th, 2008
author: technabob
filed under: Uncategorized
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Now that the year is almost done, I thought it might be nice to reflect on the biggest stories of the year in case you missed any of them. There are some really great tidbits in here, so be sure to check them out if you haven’t already done so…
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posted: December 27th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: media players
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Being a fan of big, multi-speaker room-filling sound systems, I find it strange that I’m captivated by this miniature speaker. This tiny 1-inch cube speaker is so small that you can easily keep it in your pocket…
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posted: December 24th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: computing
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Looking for a cool way to add a splash of color to your desktop? These LED mouse pads offer up bright, colorful illumination.
Created by Flexiglow, the xRaider gaming mouse pad plug into your USB port and comes in red, green and blue varieties to suit your current mood…
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posted: December 23rd, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: gadgets
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What’s shaped like a disc, got sixteen knobs, thirty banana plugs, a bunch of wires and makes all sort of strange noises? The answer: this funky portable synthesizer called the Chimera.
The Chimera bC16 is a miniature patch synthesizer that can crank out a cacophony of analog beeps, blips and bleets…
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posted: December 18th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: design
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Having not been to Barcelona, Spain, this is the first time I’ve heard of this unusual high-rise building, covered with thousands of LED illumination panels…
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posted: December 16th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: future tech
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Lightroenergy is an amazing new source of illumination which can produce a bright glow for up to a dozen years without any electricity or exposure to sunlight.
Litrospheres are tiny self-luminous particles which can be injection molded or embedded into paints…
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posted: December 12th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: future tech
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Let me start by saying this — I need one of these. A new technology is in the works that can stop moving vehicles cars dead from a distance.
Pasadena’s Eureka Aerospace has developed high-power microwave-based system that can be fired at a specific car and kill its electrical system in an instant…
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posted: December 4th, 2007
author: technabob
filed under: Uncategorized
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At first glance, you wouldn’t think this hat-box shaped container would be a sound system, but it is. The cylindrical wooden box conceals compact stereo speakers perfect for your computer or media player…
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posted: December 1st, 2007
author: technabob
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