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solar powered robotic bugs on the attack!

filed under: geek art & craft | hacks-mods | just plain fun

Tinyminds Bugbot Gonzo

If you don’t happen to have enough room for one of those 22-foot tall styrofoam robots to defend the homestead, that’s okay. Thanks to the wild and wonderful creations of robot insect builder TinyMinds, you can get your hands on some little robots which should do the trick just as well…

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posted: July 8th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

greenpix: massive led wall powered by the sun

filed under: design | interactive | strange and wonderful

GreenPix LED Solar Wall

This huge LED screen displays mesmerizing patterns of light and video to passersby. But the really amazing thing about the enormous wall of light is that it’s completely self-sustaining. That is, the light panels themselves harness the energy of the sun during the day to power a colorful light show at night…

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posted: May 4th, 2008 stumble it! 4 comments author: technabob

clock counts down to the end of the world

filed under: strange and wonderful | timepieces

Big Crunch End of the World Clock

When I came across the Life Clock a few days back, I thought that the idea of a clock that gradually ticked away the years of your life was a wee bit morbid. Here’s another timepiece that’ll have you thinking even more happy thoughts…

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posted: March 20th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

solar powered digital survivor kit saves (phone) lives

filed under: gadgets

deal_extreme_digital_survival_kit

Ahhhhh, the great outdoors. Just you and the sunshine, nature, fresh air, and… all your electronic gear? Well, it is truly possible to have it all with this solar powered digital survival kit…

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posted: February 25th, 2008 stumble it! 4 comments author: thescholar

handheld nintendo emulator goes solar

filed under: gadgets | media players | mobile tech | video games

NES GBA GBC Emulator Portable Solar Media Player

This portable gaming beast not only plays games from three classic Nintendo systems, it runs on the power of the sun. Out of the box, the player can handle NES/Famicom, Gameboy and Gameboy Color titles, as long as you can get the ROMs transfered to an SD card…

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posted: January 22nd, 2008 stumble it! 7 comments author: technabob

super mario mushroom guys get solar powered

filed under: video games

Solar Super Mario Toad

These wacky things out of Japan feature the likeness of Toad, the familiar mushroom character from the Super Mario games.

The fun part is that these mushrooms wiggle back and forth when powered by the sun (or a desk lamp.) They’re just about 5-inches tall and make a great desktop gadget for the Mario fan in your life…

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posted: May 11th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

planetary orbit clock

filed under: design | timepieces

Planetary Orbit Clock

Here’s another interesting clock brought to us by Japanese online retailer Rakuten. This space-inspired table clock mimics planets in orbit to tell time…

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posted: March 17th, 2007 stumble it! 15 comments author: technabob

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