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Want to play all your favorite classic retro console games? Sure you could cheat and buy yourself a Dingoo, but what fun would that be? This custom-built portable uses hardware from a couple of other devices to create a system that plays games from the Nintendo NES, SNES and Sega Genesis.
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November 8th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: hacks + mods mobile tech retro technology video games
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It all comes down to this, people: either you’re with Pac-Man, or you’re with the ghosts. If you’re dedicated to the clear side of evil, make sure you warn everyone you see by labeling yourself somehow. These ghostly gadget cases ought to do the trick nicely.
Tell me that isn’t the face of evil–mischievous, adorable…
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November 7th, 2009
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author: alisha k.
filed under: geek art + craft mobile tech
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I’m not a Twitter addict – although I do have an account – so I might be wrong on this one, but will a device that only sends and receives tweets be worth buying? That’s what Peek is counting on as is launches the TwitterPeek. Much like their one-trick ponies Peek & Peek Pronto, which…
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November 4th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: gadgets mobile tech strange + wonderful technology
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NEC aims to overcome language barriers with the Tele Scouter, a system that will process spoken language and display a translation on a retinal display. To maintain the portability of the gadget, NEC split the Tele Scouter into three parts: an eyepiece, a small computer and a remote server.
Aside from the display, the microphone…
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November 2nd, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: future tech gadgets interactive mobile tech technology
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Ryan Harc says that his Pocket Light concept will let us share “the blissful moments with your beloved. Draw out a little light which can be the best conveyor of your feeling.” Wink wink. I wish this was a real product; it’s just so nice to look at. And practical. And so nice to look…
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October 31st, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: design gadgets mobile tech technology
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Immortalize your mixtapes with the Ion Tape Express, an easy to use device that converts your favorite songs to mp3 files. Just pop in a tape, connect it to your computer via USB, and let the bundled EZ Tape Converter Software work its magic.
As you may have guessed from its looks, the Tape Express…
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October 27th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: audio gadgets media players mobile tech retro technology
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Look out Kindle, there’s a new e-Book reader in town and it’s about to rain all over your electronic paper parade. Old-school bookseller Barnes & Noble is set to release a serious shot across the bow of Amazon’s Kindle with their new e-Reader, the nook.
The Nook sets itself apart from the pack with an…
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October 22nd, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: gadgets mobile tech technology
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Twitter lets people share even the littlest, most unremarkable things in their lives. This winter Vicon will release the Vicon Revue, a camera that promises to make “lifelogging” – making a photographic archive of your day – popular. Oh crap.
The Vicon Revue was originally called SenseCam. Some of you may have heard of SenseCam…
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October 17th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: digital imaging future tech gadgets mobile tech technology
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Way back in the wayback machine, Sega released a bulky handheld called the Nomad. This portable gaming console could play Genesis cartridges on the go. But the problem with the Nomad was its high price (almost $200 bucks), abysmal battery life, and bulky design. Never mind the fact that Sega discontinued the Nomad more than…
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October 16th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: mobile tech retro video games
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Don’t you just love Wikipedia? Whether you’re a high school student writing a paper on some obscure old or dead person, a tech blogger who knows nothing about tech, or a lowly prankster who wants people to think, even for just 50 seconds, that the name “Microsoft” is really a description of someone’s primary sexual…
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October 14th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: computing gadgets mobile tech technology
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We’ve featured some weird and ugly speakers here over the years, but this is definitely the one to buy if you’re looking for something really hideous to listen to your tunes on.
I feel like the only thing you should be playing through these awful looking clown speakers is some sort of disturbing, scratchy carnival…
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October 12th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: audio strange + wonderful technology
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The first time I saw an NES gaming system built into an NES cartridge, I thought it was pretty sweet. Until I saw this one, which totally outdoes the original.
Inspired by an earlier NESp (Ninendo Entertainment System portable) mod by darkeru, modder airz managed to put a completely playable game system, including a 2.8-inch…
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October 11th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: hacks + mods media players mobile tech retro technology video games
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