technabob » paddle http://technabob.com/blog gadgets, gizmos, games, cool gadgets for geeks Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:41:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 wii ping pong paddles: balls of fury http://technabob.com/blog/2007/10/24/wii-ping-pong-paddles-balls-of-fury/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/10/24/wii-ping-pong-paddles-balls-of-fury/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:11:41 +0000 technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/10/24/wii-ping-pong-paddles-balls-of-fury/ If you enjoy the occasional game of table tennis on your Nintendo Wii, here’s a way to complete the experience. Check out these ping pong paddles which snap on to your Wii-mote controllers.

Wii Ping Pong Paddle

Wii Ping Pong Paddle

I’m not really sure why they’re being called “3-in-1″, since I can’t think of anything else they could be used as besides ping pong paddles. Maybe they’re thinking you can flip pancakes and use them for fraternity hazing rituals?

According to the packaging, these cheap Chinese paddles are actually for the “Wü” console, a clear indication that they’re not officially sanctioned by Nintendo. A pair of paddles (one black, one red) will set you back about $16.

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2007/10/24/wii-ping-pong-paddles-balls-of-fury/feed/ 0 playing pong on a 500 square foot display http://technabob.com/blog/2007/08/03/playing-pong-on-a-500-square-foot-display/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/08/03/playing-pong-on-a-500-square-foot-display/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2007 23:13:04 +0000 technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/08/03/playing-pong-on-a-500-square-foot-display/ Some guys from a theatrical lighting supplier decided to crank up their fancy LED light curtain with a little round of Atari’s classic 1970’s arcade game, PONG.

Pong on Giant LED Light Curtain

The light curtains create a digital grid using thousands of individual LEDs. Two panels were used together to create a display that measures in at over 16-feet tall and 33-feet wide, making it the biggest game of PONG I’ve ever seen.

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The folks over at Creative Stage Lighting normally use these LED curtains for concerts and other events, but I can’t think of a better use than a good old game of electronic paddleball.

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2007/08/03/playing-pong-on-a-500-square-foot-display/feed/ 0 arkanoid for nintendo ds gets paddle controller http://technabob.com/blog/2007/08/01/arkanoid-for-nintendo-ds-gets-paddle-controller/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/08/01/arkanoid-for-nintendo-ds-gets-paddle-controller/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2007 21:29:27 +0000 technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/08/01/arkanoid-for-nintendo-ds-gets-paddle-controller/ is getting updated for the Nintendo DS, and comes with a special bonus. Since the game would be virtually unplayable without the old paddle (potentiometer) control, Taito is including one. The controller plugs into the GBA slot on the bottom of the DS or DS-Lite, and will come in…]]> Arkanoid for Nintendo DS (fake boxart)The classic arcade paddle-ball game Arkanoid is getting updated for the Nintendo DS, and comes with a special bonus. Since the game would be virtually unplayable without the old paddle (potentiometer) control, Taito is including one.

The controller plugs into the GBA slot on the bottom of the DS or DS-Lite, and will come in four colors to match the various DS-Lite colors.

This scan from the Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu reveals what the controller modules will look like, along with some screenshots from the game:

Arkanoid for Nintendo DS Screenshots and Controller

Arkanoid was always one of my arcade favorites back in the day, so I’m glad to see that Taito plans on finally giving it some justice with the inclusion of a proper controller.

[via NeoGaf via DS Fanboy]

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