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atari 2600 + sega game gear = atari gear 2600 portable

filed under: hacks-mods | retro | video games

Atari Gear 2600 Casemod

Casemodders have implanted the brains of the Atari 2600 into all sorts of strange host bodies over the years, but this is the first time I’ve seen this particular permutation…

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November 26th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

pocket toothbrush also carries toothpaste

filed under: design | gadgets

OHSO Portable Toothbrush

Do you brush your teeth? Then I have just the thing for you: a toothbrush! But seriously, OHSO’s pocket toothbrush is not only stylish, it’s also very practical. The most notable feature of this toothbrush is that it can carry toothpaste in its handle. All you have to do is turn the handle’s knob and toothpaste comes out! Tilt down and the paste goes to the bristles…

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November 26th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

psp clone plays retro nes games

filed under: mobile tech | retro | video games

2PG TC8281 PSP Clone 8-bit

Sure, this portable gaming system might LOOK just a little bit like the Sony PSP, but don’t expect it to play any games made in the last 15 years.

Another in a long line of cheap Chinese knock-off systems, the 2PG TC8281 handheld plays a mish-mash of questionable 8-bit and 16-bit retro games that come only on special multi-game cartridges…

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November 15th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

meggy jr rgb handheld: build your own pixel games

filed under: hacks-mods | video games

Meggy Jr. RGB LED Game Platform

Want to build your own games, but don’t have the artistic talent to build complex game graphics? This new kit lets you create games using a simple LED dot-matrix display.

With a colorful 8×8 RGB LED display, the Meggy Jr RGB handheld platform gives you everything you need to create your own mini-games or pixel art displays…

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November 14th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

xpod: tiny speakers fit in your pocket

filed under: audio | gadgets | media players | mobile tech

Want to share your music when you’re out and about? Sure, you could ask your friends to try on your crusty headphones, or you could reach into your pocket and pull out a pair of these tiny speakers.

XPod Active Sound speakers could be the smallest portable speakers I’ve seen yet…

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November 14th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

super nintendo handheld: 16-bits of portable paradise

filed under: hacks-mods | retro | video games

Call me a sucker for old school gaming, but the Super Nintendo (SNES) has always been one of my favorite consoles. This custom-built handheld brings back those classic gaming memories.

Perfect for the occasional on-the-road game of Super Mario World or Star Fox, this portable SNES was put together by retro modder Kotomi, who’s earlier work includes the great NES in a cartridge mod…

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November 10th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

portable dvd player gets huge screen, plays nes games

filed under: gadgets | mobile tech | retro

This portable entertainment system not only plays movies and music, it plays classic 8-bit Nintendo games.

Featuring an substantive 14-inch LCD screen (1024×768 resolution), the compact DVD system has a built-in NES emulator, and comes with a pair of gamepads so you can satisfy that 8-bit Nintendo craving wherever you go…

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October 30th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

zumreed turntable speaker for pocket sized djs

filed under: audio | gadgets | just plain fun | media players

Here’s a fun little sound system you can connect to your portable media player. ZumReed’s Pocket DJ Speaker looks like a tiny little turntable.

The mini speaker is small enough to carry on your keychain, hang from a briefcase, bookbag or purse strap…

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October 25th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

sega dreamcast stormtrooper portable: the dreamtrooper

filed under: audio | hacks-mods | retro | video games

Sure, it’s past its time, but the SEGA Dreamcast is still one of the greatest video game systems of all time. So when I found out that someone out there had turned this classic console into an all-in-one portable, I was stoked…

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October 15th, 2008 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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