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snoopy usb hub comes in for a landing

snoopy_usb_hub

Peanuts fans, here’s a fun way to put a little tribute to Charles Schultz’ canine best friend on your desktop.

This Snoopy Flying Ace USB hub connects up to three of your USB devices while the battling beagle takes on the elusive Red Baron. And this isn’t just one of those boring inanimate USB hubs.…

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September 8th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing gadgets just plain fun technology

g.i. joe 2.0: america’s war bots

decepticons

I think the best advantage in sending robots instead of humans to armed conflicts is simply the fact that robots are not human. Robots don’t have feelings or families, so no one gets hurt if a robot goes down, not even its fellow robots. Robots are not alive, which means they can’t die.
Brainz showcased…

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June 19th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: future tech robots strange + wonderful technology

electric paper plane launcher: why?

Electric Paper Airplane Launcher

Most of the time we feature gadgets that are weird, funny or innovative. This gadget falls under none of those. We are presenting it in the hope that the people behind it, and everyone else behind any commercial product of such nature, will freaking cease and desist their foolishness.

I actually tried to justify to…

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December 9th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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usb airplane fan ready to take off

Kikkerland USB Airplane Fan

This nifty airplane-inspired desktop fan will help you keep your cool while you’re slaving away surfing the Internet.

The fan plugs into your USB port, and has a soft “propeller” that’s designed to not slice your digits off if you happen to get in its way. The little aircraft isn’t built to be aerodynamically sound…

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September 5th, 2007 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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