technabob » rap http://technabob.com/blog gadgets, gizmos, games, cool gadgets for geeks Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:46:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 the notorious p.a.c. (man) http://technabob.com/blog/2010/02/06/the-notorious-p-a-c-man/ http://technabob.com/blog/2010/02/06/the-notorious-p-a-c-man/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:10:54 +0000 technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=27822 The Notorious P.A.C, commissioned by for nerdcore rapper Beefy by his girlfriend. And check out Blinky masquerading as Tupac. It’s the official East Coast…]]> Who knew that Pac-Man had a side-gig as the baddest East Coast rapper you’ve ever seen?

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At least that’s what DocPop would like us to think in his watercolor illustration titled The Notorious P.A.C, commissioned by for nerdcore rapper Beefy by his girlfriend. And check out Blinky masquerading as Tupac. It’s the official East Coast vs. West Coast video game feud, and Tupac will be turning blue just as soon as Pac-Man downs a few crack rocks (a.k.a. power pills). Of  course P.A.C. better watch his back. I heard Inky and Clyde are waiting outside the maze with guns.

Check out more of DocPop’s Pac-Man watercolor Ghost in the Machines series over on Flickr.

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2010/02/06/the-notorious-p-a-c-man/feed/ 0 street fighter rap: balrog’s stories http://technabob.com/blog/2010/01/18/street-fighter-rap-balrogs-stories/ http://technabob.com/blog/2010/01/18/street-fighter-rap-balrogs-stories/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:12:29 +0000 lambert v. http://technabob.com/blog/?p=26715 I can’t believe I didn’t know about Turbo T. Double until today, when the bbps‘ Dan Zuccarelli posted the “music video” for one of Turbo T. Double’s songs, which is about Balrog’s take on Chun-Li. Yes, it’s a dude rapping as Balrog who’s talking about Chun-Li. And you know what? T dub’s actually listenable. Nice, even. Turbo T. Double’s latest Balrog rap is about Dhalsim, who stole Balrog’s bag and then teleported away.

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The plot is as stupid as a live-action Street Fighter movie, which is exactly why it’s funny. Beat’s decent too.

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Not as funny as Señor Chang’s rap, but it’ll do. Catch more of Turbo T. Double’s music on his YouTube page. You can also go to his website and download his albums for free.

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Beethoven iPod Dock

Ode to Beethoven was designed by UK artist Fiona Thomson. It’s part of a series of projects that combine classic artistic aesthetics with modern technology.

Beethoven iPod Dock

Unfortunately at this point it’s still just a concept. Which is too bad, because I think it would be really funny to crank some eurotrash techno or gangsta rap out of Beethoven’s noggin.

[via DesignBoom]

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CMU Girls Technabob Vid Clip

In this hilarious rap vid clip from the school’s CMU Gurlzzz, pay careful attention starting around the 1:45 mark, and you just might hear a mention of a little blog that’s near and dear to my heart.

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Excuse me now I gotta catch up with my blogs (blogs)
If you don’t like that then I’ll throw you to the dogs (dogs)
And if you DIGG it, then you my dawg
Gizmodo Notcot and technabob

Yep. When you start having your blog mentioned alongside DIGG, Gizmodo and Notcot in a viral YouTube clip, you know you’ve arrived.

CMU Gurlzzz, technabob loves you too.

[check out the HQ version of the video here]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2008/06/18/cmu-girls-heart-technabob/feed/ 9 where do chuck e. cheese robots go after they die? http://technabob.com/blog/2007/07/30/where-do-chuck-e-cheese-robots-go-after-they-die/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/07/30/where-do-chuck-e-cheese-robots-go-after-they-die/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:22:02 +0000 technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/07/30/where-do-chuck-e-cheese-robots-go-after-they-die/ Old robots never really go away — they just come back to life singing new tunes.

Munch’s Make Believe Band

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.

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2007/07/30/where-do-chuck-e-cheese-robots-go-after-they-die/feed/ 1 viral video of the day… parappa dude http://technabob.com/blog/2007/07/12/viral-video-of-the-day-parappa-dude/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/07/12/viral-video-of-the-day-parappa-dude/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:43:22 +0000 technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/07/12/viral-video-of-the-day-parappa-dude/ I was wandering through the cultural wasteland known as YouTube tonight when I came across this masterpiece…

Dude Does Parappa

Apparently, this guy was participating in a contest to win a trip in some sort of Parappa the Rapper contest to celebrate of the launch of the new game for the PSP.

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For those of you who don’t remember the classic game, he’s doing his best to channel Mooselini’s driving test. Let me refresh your memory…

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Frankly, most of the other entries I could find were pretty lame, but this guy deserves the grand prize.

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Steering Rapper

The ridiculous Steering Rapper lets you tap out obnoxious beats and sound effects while you drive your vehicle. If the distraction of that isn’t enough, the whole thing is attached to your steering wheel with velcro straps to get in your way while driving.

If you’re really into being a road hazard, you can pick up the Steering Rapper from 7dream for ¥3,129 (appx. $26 USD.)

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