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day the earth stood still giant gort robot for sale

filed under: robotics | strange and wonderful

Gort Robot Day the Earth Stood Still

This huge animatronic Gort robot comes to us courtesy of the classic 1951 science fiction flick, The Day the Earth Stood Still. Now, this imposing fella can be yours if you’re ready to pony up the dough.

Up for auction over on eBay (current bid is over $4000), the museum-quality replica is eight feet tall, and features some remote-controlled mechanical moves…

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February 24th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

predicta retro televisions get a modern update

filed under: design | home entertainment | retro

Telstar Color Predicta Television

Back in the late 1950s Philco made a series of bubbly televisions under the Predicta brand name. The sets have been collector’s items for many years, but require lots of TLC due to their aging electronics and scare parts. Now you can own a modernized version of the Predicta for that retro design with none of the headaches that come with old equipment…

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September 3rd, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

bioshock big daddy gets real

filed under: video games

Bioshock Big Daddy Life-Size

If you’re an Xbox 360 fan like me, you’re probably looking forward to the upcoming release of Bioshock. For those of you who unfamiliar with the game, the baddest baddie in the atmospheric thriller is known as “Big Daddy.”
It turns out that there’s now a life-sized replica of the scary creature making the rounds over in the UK…

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July 28th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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