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Think Gay Wilkinson’s anvil launching antics were crazy? 3 months ago, Bob Moravitz and his family and friends went beyond launching a small piece of metal – they launched cars. And a pickup. and a camper with a boat in tow. And two school buses. KARE 11’s Joe Fryer calls it “Crash for Clunkers”.
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November 18th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: just plain fun strange + wonderful
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How many times have you had to get your lazy ass off of the couch to get up and change the channel because the batteries in your remote died. Well thanks to some fine high-tech minds, someday you may never need to worry about changing the batteries in your remote again.
This unassuming looking prototype…
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November 17th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: future tech gadgets strange + wonderful technology
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Takara Tomy’s latest remote-control car is definitely unique. Not only does the Aero Spider Laser drive on walls or ceilings, it goes where you tell it to using a light gun.
The gun-shaped controller projects a bright red light beam (not sure it’s really a laser beam) where you want the car to go, and…
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November 10th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: cool toys gadgets just plain fun
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Joker Racer is a new service which lets you race remote-control cars from across the internet.
The system uses a custom wireless computer that receives digital information via a Wi-Fi connection and translates your maneuvers into servo control signals for R/C cars. There’s also a USB jack for a compact webcam. Joker Racer lets you…
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November 8th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: cool toys gadgets mobile tech technology
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As digital video cameras keep getting smaller and smaller, you never know where one might be hiding. Next time you walk into a room and there’s a Coke can sitting on the table, you might want to check that it’s not a spy cam.
These Coke can spy cams each have a tiny little video…
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October 30th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: gadgets technology video
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Man, these are smartphones indeed. The wise – and probably bored – folks at the University of Berlin made a one-of-a-kind iPhone app which they called iDriver, which allows them to control a Honda Civic via Wi-Fi. But it’s not like our German friends just coded the app and then began playing real-life Hot Wheels;…
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October 19th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: computing cool toys gps + navigation hacks + mods just plain fun mobile tech technology

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Of all of the universal remotes out there, this LEGO-brick-inspired concept design is my new favorite.
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October 10th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: design future tech just plain fun quickpix
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If you’re tired of your boring old button-covered remote control, you might want to check out this fun new remote that looks (and works) like a magic wand.
The Wand remote control can convert up to 13 different hand gestures into infrared remote signals. Just wave the wand in the proper direction in the air,…
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October 8th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: gadgets home entertainment technology
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Every day that I use my iPhone, I discover yet another cool trick that I never knew I could do the day before. This time, it comes in the form of a little app called Snatch, which lets you turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into a completely programmable remote for interacting with applications on your Mac or PC.
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October 5th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: computing media players mobile tech technology
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If you thought that the derelicts they have walking around city streets donning smelly mascot costumes and trying to hand you flyers for hot dogs and prepaid cell phone cards weren’t creepy enough, have I got something for you! Pretty soon, those guys will be replaced by robots.
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September 27th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: robots strange + wonderful technology weird science
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The latest in a long line of strange and wonderful gadgets from Japan, this remote-controlled vehicle is modeled after one of those Ramen noodle carts you might see on the streets of Yokohama (mama).
The tiny noodle cart runs on 4 AA batteries, and can cruise along at up to 5 kilometers per hour. Luckily,…
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September 10th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: cool toys strange + wonderful
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PS3 owners rejoice! There’s finally a low-cost solution for operating both your PS3 and your other home theater components from a single universal remote control.
For those of you out there who have put their PlayStation 3 at the center of their home entertainment system because of its stellar Blu-ray player, you know what a…
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September 3rd, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: gadgets home entertainment technology video video games
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