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		<title>Karotz the Rabbit Is Screwier Than Bugs Bunny</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2012/02/03/karotz-the-interactive-rabbit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane McGlaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know, Elmer Fudd was always calling Bugs Bunny a screwy rabbit, but I think the Karotz rabbit thingy is even screwier. This little rabbit doesn&#8217;t dig holes or gnaw on carrots. Little bunny Karotz sits on your desk and acts like a voice interface for Facebook &#8211; among other&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You know, Elmer Fudd was always calling Bugs Bunny a screwy rabbit, but I think the <a href="http://www.karotz.com/">Karotz</a> rabbit thingy is even screwier. This little rabbit doesn&#8217;t dig holes or gnaw on carrots. Little bunny Karotz sits on your desk and acts like a voice interface for Facebook &#8211; among other things.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-82557" title="karotz" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/karotz.jpg" alt="karotz" width="600" height="523" /></p>
<p><span id="more-82552"></span>First released a few years back as the Nabaztag, and now reincarnated as Karotz, the little gadget has integrated microphone and you can speak to the rabbit, and then it will post what you say to Facebook for you. The wascally wabbit also has a camera inside and can take a picture of you to share on Facebook with your friends. In addition, an app is in the works that will also allow your friends on Facebook to take control of the rabbit and communicate with you by sending audio messages or even sending you a poke via the rabbit.</p>
<p><iframe width="620" height="379" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jmCXOfPynVQ?fs=1&#038;feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>The thing will also read statuses or comments aloud to you from your Facebook profile. Karotz has voice recognition software inside and can play music for you, check e-mails, read weather reports, RSS feeds, and lots more. The device can also be made to notify you via e-mail when someone is in your home such as a child or a roommate &#8211; should they enter the room with the appropriate RFID tag on their keychain or backpack. There are also a few other <a href="http://www.karotz.com/appz/home">apps</a>, like one which lets you use Karotz as a remote spycam, since it has a webcam built in.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-82558" title="karotz_features" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/karotz_features.jpg" alt="karotz features" width="600" height="667" /></p>
<p>The rabbit sells for $129.99(USD) over at the <a href="http://www.karotz.com">Karotz</a> website and from other retailers.</p>
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		<title>JC/DC Gummy Me Watch: Wear an Extraterrestrial Rabbit on Your Wrist</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2011/08/07/jcdc-rabbit-pophours-gummy-me-watch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 14:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Range</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you love (or loathe) Jean Charles de Castelbajac&#8217;s funky watch designs, then check out these unusual new watches from JC/DC that look like rabbits. Once you take them off your wrist, they look like they might hop away.

JC/DC collaborated with Hong-Kong-based watchmaker odm for this design. It&#8217;s called&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you love (or loathe) <a href="http://jcdcstore.com/">Jean Charles de Castelbajac&#8217;s</a> <a href="http://technabob.com/blog/2010/09/20/pop-hour-lego-watch/">funky watch designs</a>, then check out these unusual new watches from JC/DC that look like rabbits. Once you take them off your wrist, they look like they might hop away.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-63332" title="jc_dc_gummy_me_watch_black" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/jc_dc_gummy_me_watch_black.jpg" alt="jc dc gummy me watch black" width="600" height="600" /></p>
<p><span id="more-63287"></span>JC/DC collaborated with Hong-Kong-based watchmaker <a href="http://www.odm-design.com/odm/index.html">odm</a> for this design. It&#8217;s called the Gummy Me watch, and is supposed to combine an E.T. with a rabbit. These toy/kitsch inspired watches look like something kids might wear, but JC/DC doesn&#8217;t design clothes for kids. The time can be told by staring into E.T. rabbit&#8217;s eyes. There&#8217;s also a backlight that&#8217;s activated when you press the side of the rabbit&#8217;s head.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-63333" title="jc_dc_gummy_me_watch_colors" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/jc_dc_gummy_me_watch_colors.jpg" alt="jc dc gummy me watch colors" width="600" height="290" /></p>
<p>These funky watches come in black, white, red and blue, and ship in a package that resembles a test tube (or some sort of alien transport chamber). They cost $85 (USD) each over at the <a href="https://www.odmshop.com/online/collection.php?pid=47">ODM store</a>.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-63331" title="jc_dc_gummy_me_watch_packaging" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/jc_dc_gummy_me_watch_packaging.jpg" alt="jc dc gummy me watch packaging" width="600" height="443" /></p>
<p>[via <a href="http://www.thetrendygirl.net/2011/08/jcdc-rabbit-pophours-watches-gummy-me.html">The Trendy Girl</a>]</p>
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		<title>Rabito Case Makes Your iPhone Look Like a Deranged Easter Bunny</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2011/05/26/rabito-iphone-cases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 01:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technabob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I dare you to buy one of these iPhone cases and whip it out during a business meeting to take a call. I kid you not &#8211; the Rabito iPhone 4 Case has big bunny ears and a fluffy cotton tail.

It&#8217;s sort of like that scene in <em>A Christmas &#8230;</em>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I dare you to buy one of these iPhone cases and whip it out during a business meeting to take a call. I kid you not &#8211; the <a href="http://www.heyrabito.com">Rabito</a> iPhone 4 Case has big bunny ears and a fluffy cotton tail.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-57096" title="rabito_iphone_4-case_pink" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/rabito_iphone_4-case_pink.jpg" alt="rabito iphone 4 case pink" width="600" height="511" /></p>
<p>It&#8217;s sort of like that scene in <em>A Christmas Story</em> where Ralphie has to put on the outfit that Aunt Clara made for him, except your iPhone is Ralphie and Rabito is its aunt that labors under the delusion that your iPhone 4 is not only perpetually four years-old, but that it&#8217;s also a girl.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-57097" title="rabito_iphone_4-case_colors" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/rabito_iphone_4-case_colors.jpg" alt="rabito iphone 4 case colors" width="600" height="701" /></p>
<p>While the rabbit ears do nothing to <a href="http://technabob.com/blog/2010/07/01/iphone-4-antenna-fix/">improve AT&amp;T&#8217;s reception</a>, at least the fluffy tail can be used as stand, a place for stowing your headset cord, and a screen cleaner. If the hot pink bunny costume for your iPhone is too much, you can also grab one in white, black, transluscent black or a slightly less offensive shade of see-through pink. They&#8217;re all available over on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/heyrabito?ref=pr_shop">Etsy</a> for $30 (USD) each.</p>
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		<title>Bear and Rabbit USB Hand Warmers Perfect for Furries</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2009/09/19/bear-and-rabbit-usb-hand-warmers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technabob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wanna look like a complete freak while you&#8217;re sitting at your computer surfing the web? Then look no further than these ridiculous USB hand warmers that look like stuffed animals.

I don&#8217;t know if the fluffy bunnies or the pooh bears are more insane. And even if they weren&#8217;t completely&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wanna look like a complete freak while you&#8217;re sitting at your computer surfing the web? Then look no further than these ridiculous USB hand warmers that look like stuffed animals.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-20119  aligncenter" title="rabbit_usb_hand_warmers" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/rabbit_usb_hand_warmers.jpg" alt="rabbit usb hand warmers" width="600" height="475" /></p>
<p>I don&#8217;t know if the fluffy bunnies or the pooh bears are more insane. And even if they weren&#8217;t completely stupid looking, do your hands really ever get so cold that you can&#8217;t type and you need to wear hand warmers at the computer anyway? It&#8217;s certainly never happened to me, but then again, I don&#8217;t live in an igloo.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-20120  aligncenter" title="bear_hand_warmers" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/bear_hand_warmers.jpg" alt="bear hand warmers" width="600" height="482" /></p>
<p>Both <a href="http://www.gadget4all.com/prod_detail.php?prod_id=01076">Bear</a> and <a href="http://www.gadget4all.com/prod_detail.php?prod_id=01077">Rabbit</a> USB Hand warmers are available from Gadget4all for $22.50 (USD) a pair. I dare you to bring these to work and wear them during a board meeting while you&#8217;re typing on your laptop. When the CEO asks WTF is going on with you, just tell him your hands were cold. I&#8217;m sure he&#8217;ll understand.</p>
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		<title>Miffy Digital Audio Player: Minimalist Cuteness</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2009/06/03/miffy-digital-audio-player/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lambert Varias</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Miffy is a children&#8217;s book character made by Dutch author Dick Bruna in 1955. Although she&#8217;s obviously a rabbit, her resemblance to Hello Kitty has made her a hit not just in the Netherlands but in Japan as well. mobiBLU is banking on the support &#8211; and money &#8211; of&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miffy">Miffy</a> is a children&#8217;s book character made by Dutch author Dick Bruna in 1955. Although she&#8217;s obviously a rabbit, her resemblance to Hello Kitty has made her a hit not just in the Netherlands but in Japan as well. mobiBLU is banking on the support &#8211; and money &#8211; of Miffy&#8217;s fans with the release of their Miffy digital audio player, the A50.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-14146 aligncenter" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/miffy-dap-1.jpg" alt="miffy dap 1" width="520" height="379" title="miffy dap 1 photo" /></p>
<p>Okay ummm I don&#8217;t think Miffy is happy. Probably because that blue Miffy is stalking her.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-14147 aligncenter" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/miffy-dap-2.jpg" alt="miffy dap 2" width="520" height="956" title="miffy dap 2 photo" /></p>
<p>That&#8217;s the controls on Miffy&#8217;s back. The audio player&#8217;s specs are still unavailable at the moment, but I&#8217;m pretty sure that Miffy&#8217;s fans aren&#8217;t concerned about such details. The point is, it&#8217;s a Miffy audio player. And look at the awwww-inducing dock!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-14152 aligncenter" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/miffy-dap-4.jpg" alt="miffy dap 4" width="520" height="536" title="miffy dap 4 photo" /></p>
<p>That&#8217;s fan service right there. If you&#8217;re a Miffy fan or you became one just now, keep an eye on mobiBLU&#8217;s <a href="http://www.mobiblu.com/product/a_50.html#">website</a> for future news on the A50.</p>
<p>[via <a href="http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/mobiblu_miffy_a_super_cute_dap.php">Newlaunches</a>]</p>
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		<title>Robot Plushies: Press Tummy for Cuteness</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2009/01/30/robot-plushies-press-tummy-for-cuteness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alisha K.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So maybe you can&#8217;t have a real rabbit or hamster, for whatever reason, but like any sane person, you want to have something cute and fuzzy around. Something you can hug and squeeze, or hold in your hand while it wiggles in an adorable way. Luckily, Japanese culture comes once&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So maybe you can&#8217;t have a real rabbit or hamster, for whatever reason, but like any sane person, you want to have something cute and fuzzy around. Something you can hug and squeeze, or hold in your hand while it wiggles in an adorable way. Luckily, Japanese culture comes once again to the rescue with these adorable robotic plushies from Sega Toys.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8357" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/tb-bunrobtstr.jpg" alt="tb bunrobtstr" width="520" height="357" title="tb bunrobtstr photo" /></p>
<p>The furry gadget friends are available in a variety of styles for $14 US from Strapya World, and all you have to do to bring the cuteness is rub their little tummies. Do that and they start to undulate. In the video below, there are several of them bobbing and weaving in unison and the cuteness may be more than you can stand.</p>
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<p>Of course, you don&#8217;t <em>have</em> to touch the bellies. These little guys are cute on their own, even when they&#8217;re not wiggling.</p>
<p>[<a href="http://www.strapya-world.com/categories/2331_3435.html">Bunny</a> and <a href="http://www.strapya-world.com/categories/2331_4614.html">Hamster</a> via <a href="http://www.strapya-world.com/">Strapya World</a>]</p>
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		<title>Police Cars to Get Bunny Rabbit Strobe Lights</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2007/10/26/police-cars-to-get-bunny-rabbit-emergency-lights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technabob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The police department in Osaka, Japan is about to get a whole lot wackier. Apparently, they&#8217;ve ordered these goofy rabbit-shaped lights for about 800 of their cars.

The bunny strobe lights are designed for use on vehicles patrolling the neighborhoods around schools, presumably so the kids can point and laugh&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The police department in Osaka, Japan is about to get a whole lot wackier. Apparently, they&#8217;ve ordered these goofy rabbit-shaped lights for about 800 of their cars.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/rabbit_police_light.jpg" alt="rabbit police light"  title="rabbit police light photo" /></p>
<p>The bunny strobe lights are designed for use on vehicles patrolling the neighborhoods around schools, presumably so the kids can point and laugh at the cops.</p>
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<p>I&#8217;m guessing that somebody was listening to that Radiohead song <em>Rabbit in Your Headlights</em> and misunderstood the translation.</p>
<p>[<a href="http://www.google.com/translate?langpair=ja|en&amp;u=http://www.gizmodo.jp/2007/10/2007_59.html">Gizmodo Japan</a> via <a href="http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/10/rabbit-shaped-police-lights/">Pink Tentacle</a>]</p>
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