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Olly and Molly: Smell and Taste Your Tweets

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People are always trying to figure out ways to make the internet more tangible, and one of the more common ways to do this is to build devices that interact with Twitter or Facebook in some way. In this case, we have a pair of devices which let you smell…

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February 1st, 2012 by: Technabob

SMELLIT Aroma Device Stinks Up the Place

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A while back, I told you ScentScape, a device designed to “enhance” movies and other content by adding a fragrance track – otherwise known as “smell-a-vision.” Well, here’s another smelly device that aims to fill your nostrils with appropriate aromas a you watch movies and play games.…

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October 5th, 2011 by: Technabob

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Gummi Bear Scented Earbuds: Music to Your Ears, Fragrance to Your Nose

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1. Earbuds 2. Scent 3. ??? 4. Profit! These buds not only look like gummi bears, they smell like ‘em too. They come in strawberry, apple and blueberry flavors. No prize for figuring out which color has which scent.…

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August 7th, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

Robot Armpit Prototype Actually Stinks

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I like robots and one day when they perfect them and normal folk can actually afford them, I will buy one. I will not buy a robot that has body odor though. I have two kids that are smelly enough after a long day playing and I don’t want a…

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June 29th, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

ScentScape Programmable Aroma Generator: Boy, Does Your Computer Smell

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This unusual gadget connects to your computer, and can be programmed to emit a variety aromas on digital cue.

With an expected retail price of $69.99 (USD), ScentSciences‘ ScentScape device is a compact plug-and-play USB device which can be synchronized with your content, outputting scents along the way. The compact…

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January 10th, 2011 by: Technabob

Flavor-Changing Meta Cookie: Willy Wonka Gets Real

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Stealing a page right out of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory…, this strange looking headgear turns a single cookie into one of seven different flavors.

Scientist Tajuki Narumi and a team from the University of Tokyo created this unusual contraption called the “Meta Cookie“. The device combines augmented reality

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August 9th, 2010 by: Technabob

Pepper Mouth Punishes You for All Those F-Bombs You Drop Online

The number of just plain stupid gadgets that you can buy and connect to your USB port is bewildering. The new Pepper Mouth concept gadget is one of the dumbest I have seen though. It assumes we want to stop calling the idiots we talk to on IM or in…

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June 21st, 2010 by: Shane McGlaun

Darth Vader and Stormtrooper Incense Holders: Smell the Dark Side of the Force

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I’m not sure who the target demo is for these Star Wars… Imperial incense holders. Maybe they’re for geekster-hippies? Dunno. What I do know is that they’re weird, and therefore I had to write about them. Because as you know, we’re all about weird here on technabob.

Now what sort

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September 3rd, 2009 by: Technabob

Mario and Luigi Clear the Air

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All those old Koopa shells lying around are bound to stink up the Mushroom Kingdom, right? So leave it to Mario and Luigi to leave the place clean as a fresh morning dew.

Normally, I wouldn’t think that a pair of plumbers would smell all that good after a day…

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October 1st, 2007 by: Technabob

Magic Ball: Your Personal Clean Air Act

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Does your closet smell like old gym socks? Is Fido stinking up the place and making you sneeze? Does somebody like onions and runny French cheese? If this sounds like your house, perhaps you could us one of these.

The Antibac2k Magic Ball kills unpleasant odors, as well as removes…

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August 26th, 2007 by: Technabob

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