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video console cakes offer a little something old, a little something new…

video_game_cakes

While these lumpy cakes certainly aren’t the most precise video game inspired baked goods I’ve featured here on Technabob, this is definitely the first time I’ve seen so many console cakes congregated in the same place.

There are cakey versions of the Gamecube, an NES, an Atari 2600, a TurboGrafx-16, a Sega Genesis and a…

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April 25th, 2009 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft quickpix retro video games

robot sommelier makes the guinness book

NEC Wine Tasting Robot

Remember the wine-tasting robot that mistook people for bacon? Well I guess they’ve worked out some of the kinks, since the pint-sized automaton with a taste for the finer things is back — this time in the Guinness World Records.

NEC’s Tasting Robot has achieved the unique distinction of the “world’s first robot sommelier” in…

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December 15th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: robots strange + wonderful weird science

30 years of video game history on auction block

Massive Video Game Collection

If you’ve ever wanted to build up a collection of video game nostalgia, but don’t have the patience to dig through garage sales and flea markets to put it all together, check out this insane auction.

A dedicated video game fanatic going by the name of sengoku has decided to part ways with his massive…

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November 4th, 2007 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: retro video games

nec working on laptop lcds that work in bright sun

NEC SL-NLT LCD Panels

NEC has developed a technology which could be used to provide laptops and media players with displays that can be read clearly, even in bright sunlight.

The company’s “super-transmissive natural light TFT” (ST-NLT) displays are designed for use in environments where there is an abundance of bright light. Initially designed for use in industrial applications,…

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March 8th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: future tech

tough nec laptop pc is waterproof

NEC waterproof laptop

Spilled one too many Red Bulls on your laptop in that marathon coding session last night? NEC seeks to solve that problem with their upcoming waterproof laptop computer.

In addition to being waterproof and dustproof, the NEC Shield Pro ??????? portable can withstand sub-zero temperatures and survive a drop from up to 3 feet when…

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December 7th, 2006 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing mobile tech