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diy lady gaga glasses are ‘money honey’

chris h. — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:43:36 +0000

I love Lady Gaga. A lot. Don’t believe me? Check out my Last.fm page. That’s right; by my iTunes’ count I’ve played her tracks four hundred and fourteen times. The closest runner-up? Minus the Bear, at 133 plays. Boy, what can I say? I just like to dance.

So imagine my surprise (and inevitable delight) when a bored-at-work visit to Engadget resulted in a do-it-yourself lesson on how to craft your own cyberpunk-inspired Lady Gaga LED shades. To quote my good friend Wayne Campbell, “Shyeah!”

These sexy shades come courtesy of Instructables member “the_gella,” who assembled the GaGa goggles for her Halloween costume. And on the cheap, no less. All she did was combine two digital picture frames with the frames to a pair of sun lenses. Some pliers application and hot glue gunning later and voila:

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Believe you me – I will make a pair of these in time for E3 this year. Just wait…

[via Engadget]

bubble wrap calendar: pop, pop, pop the days away

technabob — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:14:36 +0000

There’s something just so satisfying about the tactile sensation of popping bubble wrap. Now you can have a legitimate reason to pop bubbles every day, thanks to this fun bubble wrap calendar.

Each day of the year lives beneath a burstable bubble layer. As the days go by, just pop the corresponding bubble. If you happen to be away for a few days, you get the extra bonus of being able to pop a whole bunch at once.

Handmade in Brooklyn, NY, the oversize calendars come in either horizontal or vertical orientations, and measure in at substantial 48″ x 18″.

The 2009 edition of the calendar is now available, in either a paper-backed version ($29.95) or a sturdy acetate-backed version ($49.95). So get popping and head on over to the Bubble Calendar website to get yours.

[via Chip Chick]

take one pop a day with the bubble wrap calendar

karen m. — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:01:12 +0000

The Bubble Calendar is made of poppable bubble wrap so that you can mark time with one pop per day.

The handmade calendars come in vertical or horizontal styles and cost $29.95 for paper backing, or $49.95 for clear acetate backing. They have the days of the week, with weekends in bold face, and all major US holidays marked down.

So if you’re the type of person who changes apartments biannually just for the thrill of the bubble wrap, this might be a way to get a measured daily fix o’ the pop. In my view, it certainly beats out the virtual bubble-popping experiences that are currently available. You can buy one here!

[via CoolHunting]

where do chuck e. cheese robots go after they die?

technabob — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:22:02 +0000

Old robots never really go away — they just come back to life singing new tunes.

The gang over at Boing Boing have introduced me to this strange new trend of taking the old animatronic animal musicians from Chuck E. Cheese / Showbiz Pizza Place and reprogramming them to play modern tracks. The result is at once disturbing and hilarious…

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Be sure to check out all the video clips by christhrash, who’s one of the leaders in this newly discovered medium.

the one can usb mini fridge

technabob — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:57:06 +0000

This rather silly gadget is lets you keep a single can of your favorite canned beverage cool in a tiny little refrigerator.

Brando’s USB Mini Fridge holds one and only one can of soda, beer or other drink in its tiny confines. The mini refrigerator even has a little blue LED light that turns on when you open the door.

Each fridge will set you back $33, or just under $200 for a six-pack.