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air-trekkers jumping stilts: unleash the tigger in you

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Ever wondered if there was a way to turn any surface into a trampoline? Me neither. But there is an answer to that non-existent question that doesn’t involve taking illegal substances: wear Air-Trekkers. They’re 3-foot long jumping stilts with an aluminum frame & carbon-fiber springs. Just put them on, and, as they say, the world…

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May 25th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys just plain fun technology

vholdr contourhd: the helmet cam goes high-def

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If you spend an inordinate amount of time off-road biking, downhill skiing, skydiving or something equally adventurous, here’s a great way to capture those thrilling moments of your life.

The new VholdR ContourHD is a wearable HD camcorder that can shoot full 16:9 widescreen video to capture your daredevil moments in glorious high definition. The…

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May 5th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets technology video

technabob quickpix: when a picture is worth 1000 words

jetlev water powered jet pack laughs in the face of jet skis

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With up to 215 horsepower, the JetLev jetpack flings you up to 28 feet in the air at up to 40MPH by pumping water through its jets.

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February 15th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets just plain fun quickpix technology

iphone finger olympics lets your fingers do the running

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This new mobile game lets you get some exercise on your iPhone – at least if you think stretching your fingers is a some kind of a workout.

Produced by Solid Alliance and Appare Japan, Finger Olympics 100m lets you “run” a 100-meter dash using only your fingertips. Just place your index and middle finger…

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January 24th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: media players strange + wonderful video games

r/c boxing robots offer up a technical knock out

These little toy robot kits from Japan do one thing and one thing only. They beat the crap out of each other.

Tamiya’s Robocraft boxing robots come in a kit that’s easy enough to assemble if you know your way around a screwdriver.

Each robotic boxer operates on a wired remote, which lets you control…

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October 23rd, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys robots

altered electric skateboards for real speed demons

Back when I was a kid, I tried to get on a skateboard a couple of times. But just about every time I did, I couldn’t manage to build up enough momentum to ride for more than a few seconds without wiping out. Up until now, there was no other choice for me but to…

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October 21st, 2008 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun

myminigolf miniature golf course travels wherever you go

My Mini Golf Portable Miniature Golf

I don’t know if I should really be sharing this dorky tidbit, but back when I was just a pup, I was a serious bad-ass on the miniature golf course. I actually won a couple of shiny plastic trophies, and even an official gold-plated Jack Nicklaus putter from the neighborhood Putt-Putt.

Over the years, my…

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September 19th, 2008 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun

orbitwheels turn rollerblades on their side

orbitwheels image via core77.com

In the beginning, there was the roller skate, then came the skate board and later the Rollerblade. So what’s the next conveyance that we’ll be strapping to our feet to roll around the street?

Orbitwheels move sort of like inline skates, but a wheel rotates around your feet, instead of under them. The large donut-shaped…

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July 27th, 2008 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets just plain fun

bowling for gnomes

Gnome Bowling

While this doesn’t really qualify as a techie gadget or a video game, I came across this quirky game and thought it was just too good to pass up.

Instead of knocking over some ordinary pins with this bowling game, you knock over a bunch of little plastic lawn gnomes. The set comes with 6…

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June 11th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun strange + wonderful

seiko slimstick tracks your every move

Seiko Slim Stick Exercise Monitor

This modern twist on the classic pedometer doesn’t just track your steps, it lets you keep tabs on the quality of the exercise you get during your day-to-day life.

Unlike meters that just count your steps, the Seiko SlimStick uses modern dual-axis accelerometers to track the magnitude of your movements, giving greater value to more…

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April 26th, 2008 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets mobile tech

usb boxer doles out the punches

USB Boxer

Seems like a day doesn’t go by when some new bit of USB wackiness finds its way to my computer. Today’s find: this desktop boxer that connects to your USB port.

The pint-sized prizefighter is more sophisticated than your average USB gizmo, letting you throw punches using your computer keyboard. The left and right arrows…

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March 2nd, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys gadgets just plain fun

rfl robot: programmable football ‘bot on a budget

RFL Robot

If you’re gonna have a robot, why not have one that can play sports? This low-cost robot is designed specifically for playing robotic football tournaments.

The RFL (Robotic Football League) Robot was created for playing football in tournaments with other robot enhusiasts. These robots feature a set of four independent high-torque motors which let them…

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January 25th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun robots

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