Technabob » sound-activated http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Magic Music Monkey: Dance Monkey, Dance http://technabob.com/blog/2009/12/21/magic-music-monkey/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/12/21/magic-music-monkey/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:23:48 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=24981 everyone needs more of – dancing musical monkeys. No not that kind of monkey dance, Steve Ballmer. Thankfully, this dancing monkey won’t fling poo all over your house, rip your face off, or make you buy Windows ME. Nope, the fantastically named Magic Music Monkey… simply plugs into]]> Here’s something everyone needs more of – dancing musical monkeys. No not that kind of monkey dance, Steve Ballmer.

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Thankfully, this dancing monkey won’t fling poo all over your house, rip your face off, or make you buy Windows ME. Nope, the fantastically named Magic Music Monkey simply plugs into your music player, listening to his own little silver headphones, and jams out to your tunes. That’s it, and he’s damned proud of it.

Let’s watch M³ dance to a few of his favorite tunes…

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How can you resist the hypnotic, head-bobbing movements of the Magic Music Monkey?

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Come to think of it, he kind of looks like me when I’m listening to my iPod.

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Z Gallerie sells the Magic Music Monkey for $29.95 (USD), but they’re currently sold out (boo!). If you’re willing to try a little JPY to USD conversion, you might be able to find one over at Japan’s Flyers99, but then again, your monkey might only dance to J-POP.

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2009/12/21/magic-music-monkey/feed/ 1 Gakken Kagaku No Tamago Sound Activated Ufo Robots Dance to the Beat of a Different Drummer http://technabob.com/blog/2009/02/19/gakken-sound-activated-ufo-robot/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/02/19/gakken-sound-activated-ufo-robot/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:55:35 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=9298 These little UFO-shaped robot dudes respond to the sound dance around your place, guided by the sounds they hear.

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The Gakken Kagaku No Tamago UFO Robot (say that 10 times fast) comes in easy-to-assemble kit form, and is controlled not by a traditional remote, but by the sounds you make – think of these guys like a robot version of The Clapper.

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What’s that you say? You don’t have something to make noises with? That’s okay, just crack open the box the UFO ‘bot shipped in and use it as a drum. As the UFO cruises around the floor, a little alien guy pops up to say hello. Oh, hi there.

You can find the Gakken UFO robot over at the Japan Trend Shop for $55 (USD).

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