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have one for the road with the motorcycle grip bottle opener

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This is one of those gadgets that’s funny for like 5 minutes – a bottle opener that looks like a motorcycle’s grip. It revs up when you open a bottle with it! Yay. Awesome.

Open a bottle of your favorite beer! Vrooom! Or a miniature bottle of your favorite whiskey! Vrooom! Or grape-flavored Fanta! Vr…ooom?…

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October 26th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets just plain fun

moto g4 mac mod speeds down the road

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Now in all my research of the old Apple PowerMac G4, I can’t find anything in the spec sheets that mention a 49cc, 2-stroke petrol engine. I must have missed that part somewhere. As a matter of fact, this is the first Mac I’ve ever seen that measures its speed in MPH, not MHz.

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October 23rd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing hacks + mods retro strange + wonderful

kawasaki 1400 gtr motorcyclye to be equipped with nightvision, helmet-mounted hud and collision avoidance tech. no weapons though.

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Kawasaki’s upcoming 1400 GTR may just be the world’s most technologically advanced bike on the planet, surpassing even the Blue Hawk and the Battle Hopper. Kidding. Expected to be unveiled this coming autumn, the 1400 GTR will be equipped with 2 infrared cameras on its rearview mirrors, giving the rider night vision, which can be…

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June 10th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design future tech just plain fun mobile tech technology

technabob quickpix: when a picture is worth 1000 words

dead rising 2 announced for ps3, xbox 360 and pc: zombies, motorcycles and vegas, what’s not to like?

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Capcom today confirmed that Dead Rising 2 is coming to not only the Xbox 360, but to the PS3 and PC too. Not too much else is known yet, but any game that involves bashing zombies over the head with a roulette wheel is fine by me.
[YouTube via Joystiq]

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February 9th, 2009 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: quickpix video games

icon’s fighter jet-inspired motorcycle

The Blue Hawk’s got nothing on this one. ICON’s Warthog motorcycle is based on a US Air Force fighter jet bearing the same nickname. It has an 800-watt MTX Audio system, an 8″ LCD Screen, and a rear view camera.

What’s that Shaider? Yes. That is indeed a front-mounted minigun.

The Warthog’s profile adds, “The…

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December 8th, 2008 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys hacks + mods just plain fun

the uno: motorcyle meets segway

Uno Gyroscopic Motorcycle

Think the Segway is just too geeky for your Born to Be Wild bad boy lifestyle? Then check out this cool new motorcycle born at the intersection of Geek Street and Hog Heaven Avenue.

The Uno is a self-balancing motorcycle that uses a pair of gyroscopes to constantly keep its rider upright.

Designed by 18-year old…

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April 25th, 2008 comments (27) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing gadgets mobile tech strange + wonderful

motorcycle casemod hits top speed

Motorcycle Casemod SLI Machine II

If I saw this brightly glowing motorcycle coming down the street, I’d definitely have to stop and stare.

Alas, it’ll never get out of the starting gate. This heavily modded, liquid-cooled PC is strictly for use while parked (unless you want to strap a monitor to your lap while riding, and connect a really long…

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April 3rd, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing hacks + mods

pgr4 ready for release, vehicle list announced

PGR4 Screenshot

The latest in Bizarre Creations’ critically-acclaimed racing series is officially “in the can”. Project Gotham Racing 4 has gone gold, and is off to production for us to get our grubby little hands on in the very near future.

In addition to announcing this major milestone, Bizarre also released the (massive) final list of vehicles in…

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September 13th, 2007 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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project gotham racing 4 to have motorcycles?

PGR4 Box Art

The box art for the upcoming Xbox 360 racing game Project Gotham Racing 4 was revealed today. Unless my eyes are deceiving me, that’s a reflection of a motorcycle in the candy apple red finish of the car’s fender.

Now we already know the game is going to feature some amazing weather effects that actually…

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July 3rd, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: video games