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electronic rock guitar shirt: air guitar on steroids

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The thinking geeks at ThinkGeek recently unleashed one of their most awesome creations: WEARABLE ROCK. Their Electronic Rock Guitar Shirt features a semi-guitar with 14 major chords – which were recorded from a real electric guitar – assigned to different areas on the neck, so you can play songs for real without really knowing how…

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November 8th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys geek art + craft interactive just plain fun technology

tiny meteorite + boy + ???? = internet fame

meteorite-boy

“Gerrit Blank, 14, was on his way to school when he saw “ball of light” heading straight towards him from the sky.” It sounds like the origin of a superhero, but this is actually a true story. The Telegraph – in an article filled with numerous grammatical errors – reports that Gerrit was hit by…

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June 14th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: strange + wonderful weird science

nissan rock mystery vehicle – my guess: cars for cats

nissan_rock

The guys over at Yanko Design came across this mysterious miniature vehicle called ROCK.

Created by Mexico City industrial designer Alberico J. Camacho, the ROCK dons a tiny Nissan logo, and looks something like an oversize bowling ball on wheels. Or maybe the Dark Helmet that Rick Moranis wore in Spaceballs.

Yanko thinks ROCK might…

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June 13th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design future tech strange + wonderful

stone ice cubes really put your drinks on the rocks

Ice Cube Rocks

Wanna look really cool at your next party? When you ask your pals if they’d like a cocktail ask if they want it on the rocks. If they say yes, fix their drinks and bring ‘em back with some of these ice cubes that are actually made from stone.

Just chill these special ice cube…

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September 8th, 2008 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: strange + wonderful

guitar hero nintendo ds price and release date confirmed

Guitar Hero On Tour for Nintendo DS

Guitar Hero fans rejoice. Starting this June, you’ll be able to get your rock fix on the road with this portable Nintendo DS version of the highly-addictive music game.

Guitar Hero: On Tour comes complete with an innovative button controller that plugs into the expansion port on the bottom of the DS Lite (I’m not sure if…

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March 21st, 2008 comments (11) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: mobile tech video games

rock band stage kit adds lights and smoke as you jam

Rock Band Stage Kit

For a brief moment yesterday, an image appeared over on GameStop showing off this forthcoming add-on for your Rock Band performances. The kit includes everything you need to put on your own Spinal Tap-esque stage show in your garage, except for the 18-inch tall Stonehenge.

According to the box are, Performance Design Product’s Rock Band Stage…

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January 12th, 2008 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun video games

rock band song list makes me want to jam

Rock Band Special Edition Box

Electronic Arts has started to circulate a list of 30 tracks that are currently on the playlist for their upcoming multiplayer music game Rock Band. The list includes a number of classic rock tracks, but also offers up some great alternative and more edgy tunes. There are likely to be a few more tracks announced…

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September 6th, 2007 comments (18) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: video games

air guitar: lose the guitar, leave the pick

Rock Tamashii Air Guitar Pick

A few weeks back I told you about an “air guitar” gadget that let you strum in the air holding on to what looks like just the neck of the guitar. Now, this new toy from Japan goes one better, completely eliminating the guitar and just leaving the pick.

The Rock Tamashii is a rather…

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July 11th, 2007 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets just plain fun

pocket pod lets guitars really rock out

Line6 Pocket POD Portable Guitar Effects

If you thought the Air Guitar Pro I showed you was for musical wannabes, I’ve dug up this truly amazing new gadget those of you who take your guitar talents more seriously.

Line 6’s Pocket POD is a handheld device that plugs in between your guitar and your amp, and lets you add a huge…

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July 1st, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets mobile tech

air guitar pro: no strings attached

Air Guitar Pro

Fancy yourself an aspiring rock star, but have no instrumental talent? That’s okay, thanks to this new gadget from Japan’s TakaraTomy.

The Air Guitar Pro starts out looking like the end of a guitar neck, but that’s where the resemblance ends. The rest of the guitar is nowhere to be found.
You play the Air…

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June 20th, 2007 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets just plain fun