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usb gadget charger looks like a penguin – why? i have no idea.

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Sure, you can charge your USB gadgets with that boring old A/C adapter that the factory shipped with your electronics, but why would you want to do that if you could have one that looks like this?

These goofy looking Penguin chargers juice up any gadget that can plug into a USB connector.

You can…

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July 1st, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets strange + wonderful technology

mydeskfriend penguin robot toy wants you to be alone so it can keep you company

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The quest to keep people indoors and separated from each other continues with the mydeskfriend robot toy penguin. The web-connected mydeskfriend will be able to connect to your Facebook account and read your messages and your feeds, in a robotic voice I assume. Your friends will also be able to interact with it via Facebook,…

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June 29th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys gadgets interactive just plain fun robots strange + wonderful technology

ping pong penguin video game marches onto your tv

ping pong penguin video game console weird chinese

Sure, you could be playing ping pong on your Nintendo Wii, but why would you play on a system with a boring rectangular sensor bar you can have a video game console comes with a receiver that looks like a penguin?

Thankfully, placing this penguin on top of your television will not cause it to…

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January 19th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: strange + wonderful video games

what’s kraken: knitted cthulhu penguin

knitted cthulhu penguin

Below the thunders of the upper deep; far, far beneath in the abysmal sea, his ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep, The Cthulhu Penguin sleepeth:

There hath he lain for ages and lay battening upon huge sea-worms in his sleep, until Ravelry member Carly Zimmerman created a pattern and shared it for all to knit and see; then once again…

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December 9th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun

penguin dual time watch does handstands

Penguin Dual Time Watches

Need to tell time in two places at once? These funky metal watches from Penguin Clothing offer displays at both the top and bottom of their cases.

The gold-tone Penguinator and brushed stainless Two-Timer each feature a pair of completely independent time displays, so you can keep track of time in both your home town…

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January 19th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design timepieces

usb penguin flash drives not just for linux users

USB Penguin Flash Drives

While the flightless, aquatic avian may have come to symbolize the Linux operating system, Windows and Mac users don’t have to feel left out thanks to these fun penguin USB flash memory drives.

Just like real penguins, they wear tiny striped scarves, and their heads flip open to reveal a USB connector (at least that’s…

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

filed under: computing just plain fun