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	<title>Technabob &#187; Science Fiction</title>
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		<title>Insane Action Scenes from India&#8217;s Most Expensive Movie: Endhiran</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2011/02/01/endhiran-the-robot-action-scenes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Range</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I usually don&#8217;t go for Bollywood movies, or Kollywood in this case, but when I heard about this movie, called <em>The Robot</em> or <em>Endhiran&#8230;</em>, I simply had to watch it. It&#8217;s kind of hard to describe, but suffice it to say that it is the most expensive Indian film]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I usually don&#8217;t go for Bollywood movies, or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_cinema">Kollywood</a> in this case, but when I heard about this movie, called <em>The Robot</em> or <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enthiran">Endhiran</a></em>, I simply had to watch it. It&#8217;s kind of hard to describe, but suffice it to say that it is the most expensive Indian film ever made, with a budget of over 35 million dollars.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-48620" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/020111_rg_Endhiran_01.jpg" alt="020111 rg Endhiran 01" width="600" height="332" title="020111 rg Endhiran 01 photo" /></p>
<p><span id="more-48619"></span>The premise is quite simple. A scientist creates an android and he creates havoc when he&#8217;s captured and modified by his nemesis. The movie is 2 hours and 43 minutes long, so you have to watch it in at least two sittings, and the over-the-top action scenes are indescribable. Take a look at the embedded clip and you&#8217;ll see what I mean.</p>
<p><a href="http://technabob.com/blog/2011/02/01/endhiran-the-robot-action-scenes/"><strong>Click to View Embedded Video Clip</strong></a></p>
<p>It&#8217;s well worth the 10 minutes. The movie has even more scenes like this, but it takes a while to get there. Most of this action happens towards the end of the movie.</p>
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		<title>Deep Space Bed Looks Awesome, Costs a Small Fortune</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2010/12/07/deep-space-bed-star-wars-bed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris B.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for the perfect gift for your child? Well here&#8217;s an idea, get them a new bed. I know what you&#8217;re thinking, a kid is going to get as excited about a  new bed as they would a pair of socks on Christmas morning. But I&#8217;m not  talking about just&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looking for the perfect gift for your child? Well here&#8217;s an idea, get them a new bed. I know what you&#8217;re thinking, a kid is going to get as excited about a  new bed as they would a pair of socks on Christmas morning. But I&#8217;m not  talking about just any ordinary bed. No, this sucker is a replica of the  fighter flown by Darth Vader himself (albiet in the prequel trilogy,  not the classic movies). What kid wouldn&#8217;t want to sleep in that? (If  your child is a <em>Star Trek</em> fan, then there&#8217;s no hope for them anyway.)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-44510  aligncenter" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Deep-space-bed.jpg" alt="Deep space bed" width="600" height="485" title="Deep space bed photo" /></p>
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The downside is that these <a href="http://www.poshtots.com/play/posh/ultimate-posh/deep-space-fighter-bed-and-galaxy-mural/20/3034/1360/25889/poshproductdetail.aspx" target="_blank">Deep Space Fighter Beds</a> start at $18,000 (USD). The upside is that you can have them custom build whatever space ship you want, and they&#8217;ll toss in a customized wall mural. Cool as that may be, I doubt many people are going to pay the price of a new car just to give their kids a fancy bed.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-44511  aligncenter" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Deep-space-bed2.jpg" alt="Deep space bed2" width="600" height="529" title="Deep space bed2 photo" /></p>
<p>[via <a href="http://www.redferret.net/?p=24465" target="_blank">RedFerret</a>]</p>
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		<title>The Periodic Table of Sci-Fi</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2010/03/16/periodic-table-of-sci-fi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technabob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out the new Periodic Table of Sci-Fi Film and Television and let me know if you can find all of your favorite shows and movies. And if you can&#8217;t, feel free to complain in the comments below.

Overall, I think you&#8217;ll find the table more inclusive of your faves&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Check out the new Periodic Table of Sci-Fi Film and Television and let me know if you can find all of your favorite shows and movies. And if you can&#8217;t, feel free to complain in the comments below.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-29878  aligncenter" title="periodic_table_of_sci_fi" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/periodic_table_of_sci_fi.jpg" alt="periodic table of sci fi" width="600" height="800" /></p>
<p>Overall, I think you&#8217;ll find the table more inclusive of your faves than not. Illustrator Kris Straub of <a href="http://www.starslip.com/">Starslip</a> and <a href="http://www.chainsawsuit.com/">Chainsawsuit</a> designed this graphic which offers elements for everything from Spc(1999) to DS9 on the table. I&#8217;m just stoked that they included Chln(of Men) on the Metallcrichtonide chart, and TW(elve Monkeys) in the Cameronkubriclarkine groups. And it&#8217;s only fitting that Lgn(Logan&#8217;s Run) and Du(ne) are on the &#8220;inert&#8221; section.</p>
<p>You can see a bigger image of the entire table <a href="http://topatoco.com/graphics/periodic_big.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>, and can buy posters of the table over at <a href="http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&amp;Store_Code=TO&amp;Product_Code=SSC-PERIODIC-PRINT&amp;Category_Code=SSC-ART">TopatoCo</a> in either 14.5&#8243; x 18&#8243; ($18 USD) or oversize 22&#8243; x 27.5&#8243; ($28) versions to hang on your wall. Right alongside your <a href="http://www.syfy.com/caprica">Alessandra Torresani</a> pin-up poster.</p>
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		<title>Stargate Pyramid Pc Gets Energy From Outlets, Not Pyramid Power</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2010/02/26/stargate-pyramid-pc-casemod/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technabob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Created by science fiction fan/modder Henk Hamers (aka &#8220;Gup&#8221;), this incredible casemod gets its inspiration from the famous pyramid/spacecraft from the <em>Stargate&#8230;</em> series.

No detail was spared in the construction of this neo-futuristic PC, which Henk built using a custom metal frame, wood, acrylic and polystyrene panels. Henk (with the]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Created by science fiction fan/modder Henk Hamers (aka &#8220;Gup&#8221;), this incredible casemod gets its inspiration from the famous pyramid/spacecraft from the <em>Stargate</em> series.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-28877  aligncenter" title="stargate_pyramid_casemod" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/pyramid_casemod.jpg" alt="pyramid casemod" width="600" height="443" /></p>
<p>No detail was spared in the construction of this neo-futuristic PC, which Henk built using a custom metal frame, wood, acrylic and polystyrene panels. Henk (with the help of his devoted wife) put together this amazing PC which even features sliding side panels, cool yellow backlighting and a hidden computer display inside. System specs for the pyramid PC include a mini-ITX mobo, an Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile T7200 CPU, a low-profile GeForce 9400GT graphics card, and compact storage on a 2.5&#8243; hard drive and CF card. Somehow Henk even managed to cram a DVD-RW drive in cramped quarters of the pyramid, since this is a media center PC after all.</p>
<p>Check out the gallery below to see more angles and some of the build while it was in progress.</p>

<a href='http://technabob.com/blog/2010/02/26/stargate-pyramid-pc-casemod/stargate_pyramid_casemod_2/' title='Stargate_Pyramid_Casemod_2'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/stargate_pyramid_casemod_2-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail colorbox-28874 " alt="stargate pyramid casemod 2 150x150" title="Stargate_Pyramid_Casemod_2" /></a>
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<a href='http://technabob.com/blog/2010/02/26/stargate-pyramid-pc-casemod/stargate_pyramid_casemod_4/' title='Stargate_Pyramid_Casemod_4'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/stargate_pyramid_casemod_4-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail colorbox-28874 " alt="stargate pyramid casemod 4 150x150" title="Stargate_Pyramid_Casemod_4" /></a>
<a href='http://technabob.com/blog/2010/02/26/stargate-pyramid-pc-casemod/stargate_pyramid_casemod_5/' title='Stargate_Pyramid_Casemod_5'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/stargate_pyramid_casemod_5-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail colorbox-28874 " alt="stargate pyramid casemod 5 150x150" title="Stargate_Pyramid_Casemod_5" /></a>
<a href='http://technabob.com/blog/2010/02/26/stargate-pyramid-pc-casemod/stargate_pyramid_casemod_6/' title='Stargate_Pyramid_Casemod_6'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/stargate_pyramid_casemod_6-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail colorbox-28874 " alt="stargate pyramid casemod 6 150x150" title="Stargate_Pyramid_Casemod_6" /></a>
<a href='http://technabob.com/blog/2010/02/26/stargate-pyramid-pc-casemod/stargate_pyramid_casemod_7/' title='Stargate_Pyramid_Casemod_7'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/stargate_pyramid_casemod_7-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail colorbox-28874 " alt="stargate pyramid casemod 7 150x150" title="Stargate_Pyramid_Casemod_7" /></a>
<a href='http://technabob.com/blog/2010/02/26/stargate-pyramid-pc-casemod/stargate_pyramid_casemod_8/' title='Stargate_Pyramid_Casemod_8'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/stargate_pyramid_casemod_8-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail colorbox-28874 " alt="stargate pyramid casemod 8 150x150" title="Stargate_Pyramid_Casemod_8" /></a>
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<p><a href="http://technabob.com/blog/2010/02/26/stargate-pyramid-pc-casemod/"><strong>Click to View Embedded Video Clip</strong></a></p>
<p>You can check out the full build log and more pics over at <a href="http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/case-mod/2010/02/26/pyramid-by-henk-hamers/1">bit-tech.net</a>.</p>
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		<title>Leiji Matsumoto&#8217;S Manga Meter Watch is Big, Bad and Awesome</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2009/11/30/leiji-matsumoto-manga-meter-watch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technabob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leiji Matsumoto is known in many circles as one of the founding fathers of anime and manga, creating science fiction classics like <em>Space Battleship Yamoto</em> and <em>Galaxy Express 999&#8230;</em>. Now his unique futuristic style has found a home in an unlikely host &#8211; this dramatic watch.

The bold and]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Leiji Matsumoto is known in many circles as one of the founding fathers of anime and manga, creating science fiction classics like <em>Space Battleship Yamoto</em> and <em><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">Galaxy Express 999</span></em>. Now his unique futuristic style has found a home in an unlikely host &#8211; this dramatic watch.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-23732  aligncenter" title="leiji_meter_watch" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/leiji_meter_watch.jpg" alt="leiji meter watch" width="600" height="600" /></p>
<p>The bold and badass Leiji Meter watch from Japan&#8217;s <a href="http://www.seahope.com/leiji/">Seahope</a> and <a href="http://www.zerogoodsuniverse.com/">ZERO Goods Universe</a> will definitely draw stares when you wear it to your next business meeting. The body of the watch is constructed from a beefy metal superalloy that&#8217;s used in the manufacture of aircraft and rockets, and designed to resist oxidation.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-23733  aligncenter" title="leiji_meter_watch_2" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/leiji_meter_watch_2.jpg" alt="leiji meter watch 2" width="600" height="500" /></p>
<p>Now I have no idea how to tell time on this thing, but I&#8217;m guessing it has something to do with those gauges, LED bars, and electroluminescent panels. Or maybe it doesn&#8217;t tell time at all. Who knows? Who cares? It just looks cool on your wrist.</p>
<p>You can get your hands on the Leiji Meter watch over at <a href="http://www.seahope.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=44_71&amp;products_id=224&amp;language=en">Seahope</a> for ¥39,900 (appx. $462 USD).</p>
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		<title>Bionic Heart: a Visual Novel for the Rest of Us</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2009/08/10/bionic-heart-interactive-novel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alisha K.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visual novels aren&#8217;t quite the same deal in the west as they are in Japan, which is why we don&#8217;t get incredible titles like <em>428</em>. Occasionally, however, some developer throws us a bone, and this time, it&#8217;s in the shape of <em>Bionic Heart</em>.

<em>Bionic Heart&#8230;</em> is an interactive]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Visual novels aren&#8217;t quite the same deal in the west as they are in Japan, which is why we don&#8217;t get incredible titles like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/428:_F%C5%ABsasareta_Shibuya_de"><em>428</em></a>. Occasionally, however, some developer throws us a bone, and this time, it&#8217;s in the shape of <em>Bionic Heart</em>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17988" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/tb-bionicheart1.jpg" alt="tb bionicheart1" width="600" height="451" title="tb bionicheart1 photo" /></p>
<p><em>Bionic Heart</em> is an interactive story with up to 24 endings available for the completionists. The Tycoon Games title is set in futuristic London, and is chock full of romance and comedy. Oh, and science fiction. There&#8217;s a little of that, too.</p>

<a href='http://technabob.com/blog/2009/08/10/bionic-heart-interactive-novel/tb-bionicheart1/' title='Bionic Heart Screenshot'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/tb-bionicheart1-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail colorbox-17987 " alt="tb bionicheart1 150x150" title="Bionic Heart Screenshot" /></a>
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<p>If you&#8217;re at all interested in visual novels, odds are you can give this one a shot, since it&#8217;s available for Mac, Windows, <em>and</em> Linux. Convenient. It&#8217;s worth trying out the demo on the <a href="http://www.tycoongames.eu/">official site</a>, too.</p>
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		<title>Star Trek Communicator: Kirk to Geek, Come in?</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2008/03/12/star-trek-communicator-kirk-to-geek-come-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What die-hard Trekkie could possibly walk around without a communicator? Now you can own this nifty remake of the original 23rd-century Starfleet communicator from the 1960s TV classic.

The modern-day replica offers up blinking lights and sounds just like the original Starfleet-issue communications gizmo. It&#8217;s even got a cool moving&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What die-hard Trekkie could possibly walk around without a communicator? Now you can own this nifty remake of the original 23rd-century Starfleet communicator from the 1960s TV classic.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/star_trek_communicator.jpg" alt="star trek communicator"  title="star trek communicator photo" /></p>
<p>The modern-day replica offers up blinking lights and sounds just like the original Starfleet-issue communications gizmo. It&#8217;s even got a cool moving moire effect, making it even more retro-fabulous. I also love the &#8220;Hailing&#8221; feature, which lets you press a button on the face, flip the metal grill closed, and receive a call back from the Enterprise a few seconds later.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s loaded with over 20 phrases and sound effects from the classic <em>Trek</em> universe, including original sound samples from the TV show. While it&#8217;s not actually functional for two-way communications, it would be cool to crack one open and stuff your cell phone inside of it. I&#8217;d love to walk down the street making a call with one of these in my hand. After all, who needs Bluetooth headsets when you&#8217;ve got one of these?</p>
<p>The Star Trek Classic Communicator is available now from <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/plush/9c69/">ThinkGeek</a> for $29.99.</p>
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		<title>Day the Earth Stood Still Giant Gort Robot for Sale</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2008/02/24/day-the-earth-stood-still-giant-gort-robot-for-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;re ready to pony up the dough.

Up for auction over on eBay (current bid is over $4000), the museum-quality&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This huge animatronic Gort robot comes to us courtesy of the classic 1951 science fiction flick, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FDay-Earth-Stood-Still%2Fdp%2FB00005JKFR&amp;tag=technabob-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">The Day the Earth Stood Still</a>. Now, this imposing fella can be yours if you&#8217;re ready to pony up the dough.</p>
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<p>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. It&#8217;s big enough that the seller is only allowing local pickups (I wouldn&#8217;t want to try and cram this thing into a mailbox either). The fiberglass reproduction was handcrafted by the robot builders at <a href="http://www.the-robotman.com/">Fred Barton Productions</a>, and has been on public display for the last few years.</p>
<p>I&#8217;d like one of these out on our front porch to scare those annoying door-to-door petitioners and religious zealots away.</p>
<p>Even yelling &#8220;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaatu_barada_nikto">Klaatu barada nikto!</a>&#8221; won&#8217;t stop this one.</p>
<p>[<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=330212463644">Auction Page</a> via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2008/02/23/giant-gort-robot-mod.html">Boing Boing</a>]<br />
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		<title>Lost in Space Robots: Danger, Will Robinson!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the beer-pouring robot I told you about earlier today isn&#8217;t really your cup of tea (no pun intended) maybe you&#8217;ll like this one.

Now you too can own a fully functional, life-sized replica of the original Lost in Space  Robot B9 from the famous 1960&#8242;s sci-fi TV show. Yeah,&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If the <a href="/blog/2007/06/06/beer-pouring-robot-now-available-worldwide/">beer-pouring robot</a> I told you about earlier today isn&#8217;t really your cup of tea (no pun intended) maybe you&#8217;ll like this one.</p>
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<p>Now you too can own a fully functional, life-sized replica of the original <a href="http://www.lostinspacerobot.com/index.html">Lost in Space  Robot B9</a> from the famous 1960&#8242;s sci-fi TV show. Yeah, the robot that uttered the famous saying &#8220;Danger, Will Robinson&#8221; can now be yours for the low, low price of $24,500.</p>
<p>Each robot is crafted from steel, acrylic, aluminum rubber and other materials and doesn&#8217;t skimp on construction in any way. B9 has a number of animated movements and a digital audio system loaded with over 500 tracks from the original actor who voiced the original robot on TV. A remote control lets you activate, deactivate and control the robot.</p>
<p>B9Creations painstakingly hand-builds each replica, which is designed to be as faithful as possible to the original robot (actually the one from Season Three according to their website) so they can only crank out around 30 to 50 robots per year.</p>
<p>[via <a href="http://nerdapproved.com/misc-gadgets/lost-in-space-b9-robot-replica/">Nerd Approved</a>]</p>
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		<title>Doctor Who Cyberman Voice Changing Helmet</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/30/doctor-who-cyberman-voice-changing-helmet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regardless of whether you&#8217;re a fan of the the British Sci-Fi classic Doctor Who, you&#8217;ll be the life of the party when you wear the Cyberman Voice Changer Helmet.

Modeled after the recently updated version of the Cybermen in the long-running BBC series, this helmet not only makes you look&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Regardless of whether you&#8217;re a fan of the the British Sci-Fi classic <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who">Doctor Who</a>, you&#8217;ll be the life of the party when you wear the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Cyberman-Changer-Helmet/dp/B000MYV10M/sr=8-1/qid=1170165407/ref=sr_1_1/103-1064005-0841443?ie=UTF8&amp;s=toys-and-games">Cyberman Voice Changer Helmet</a>.</p>
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<p>Modeled after the recently updated version of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberman">Cybermen </a>in the long-running BBC series, this helmet not only makes you look quite silly, it makes your voice sound silly too. The $59.95 Cyberhead changes your voice and its LED &#8220;mouth&#8221; lights up as you speak.</p>
<p>[via <a href="http://www.wists.com/cribcandy/8a8754c0907aff492e91fcd4b8b7e871">Wists</a>]</p>
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