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LEGO + Star Wars + Foosball = Awesome

Range — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:57:29 +0000

This incredible Foosball table was made by Austrian Star Wars and LEGO nut 2×4. He put this table together with LEGO bricks, and to top it off, it’s fully playable.

Naturally, the Rebel Alliance faces off against the Empire. C-3PO plays the goalie and he faces a bunch of storm troopers. Everything, from the mini-figurines to the table, is made out of LEGOs, which is pretty impressive in my book.

The fact that you can play it is the cherry on top of this LEGO-filled sundae. I only wonder how long it will last until it breaks apart and needs some more bricks!

[LikeCool via DVice]

Anpanman Bento Machine Lets You Really Play With Your Food

Technabob — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:53:55 +0000

We’ve featured some fun bento box creations on the site over the years, but they’re clearly the works of master food artisans with tons of time on their hands. Now thanks to this new gizmo from Japan, you can make your own funny lunches without any such skills.

Bandai’s new Anpanman sushi maker toy lets you crank out edible nori maki faces of characters from the famous Japanese kids’ anime series. The process is reminiscent of one of those Play-Doh machines you used to play with when you were a kid, extruding rolls of colorful food through templates of faces. Except this time, you’ll be eating actual food instead of Play-Doh. The diagram below explains it better…

Ready to roll (some sushi)? At this point the Anpanman bento toy is available only in Japan for ¥5040 (appx. $55 USD), but hopefully some enterprising importer will bring them to the rest of the world for all to enjoy.

Mmmm… extruded food!

[Press Release (translated)]

Xtensor Gamer Hand Exerciser Gets Your Button-Mashing, Joystick Wiggling Fingers in Fighting Shape

Technabob — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:00:19 +0000

Do you play lots of video games? Here’s a great way to limber up your trigger fingers to get ready for some serious gaming action. Especially good for warming up for quick fret presses in music games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band, the Xtensor hand exerciser is perfect for getting your hands in shape for the big game.

Just strap the open-fingered glove around your wrist, put your digits through the fingerholes, and get to stretching the tiny elastic exercise bands. By stimulating hard to isolate finger extensor muscles and tendons in your hands, wrists and elbows, you’ll build up hand strength you never knew you had. All the better to kick your ass in Tekken 6 when it comes out this fall.

And even if you’re not constantly glued to your game console, the Xtensor can help you keep your hands, arms and wrists in shape whether you’re an avid golfer, tennis player, spend your days in front of the computer keyboard, or frequently use your hands for (um) something else (nudge, nudge).

So give your fingers a hand and grab an Xtensor hand exerciser over at ThinkGeek for $39.99 (USD).

[via The Gadgeteer via OhGizmo!]

Solar-Powered Toy Monkey

Lambert Varias — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:30:57 +0000

The solar-powered toy monkey is meant to help children “appreciate the power of alternative energy.” It comes in a kit that customers have to assemble, so it can also be a fun way for you and your kids to bond.

Once you’re done assembling, expose the monkey to sunlight and watch it move. Of course if you set it up on a string then it’s going to be more monkey-like, but if your children are used to conventional portable devices, then they’ll probably be amazed that the monkey can move even without batteries.

I wish there was a whole range of little toys and other trinkets that could be powered by the monkey’s solar cell; that way even if your kids get tired of the monkey, they can still re-attach the solar cell to other toys.

You can get the solar-powered toy monkey at Select Solar for £14.19 (appx. $20.42 USD).

[via 7 Gadgets]