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spock monkey: half-vulcan, half-sock, half-monkey

spock-monkeys

That’s right: each Spock Monkey is a combination of three halves, resulting in one logical, emotionally detached yet huggable primate. I used Vulcan math to calculate Spock Monkey’s constitution.

Each Spock Monkey is lovingly handmade, so each of them is unique. Some are uglier than the others. There’s also a Captain Kirk Sock Monkey. No…

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September 27th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys geek art + craft just plain fun retro

ozaki imini pet ipod dock/radio/alarm clock: cute or just plain creepy?

iminipet-1

I’m pretty sure that the guys at Ozaki love Brando. My proof? Ozaki’s iMini Pet. Like most of Brando’s gadgets, it’s a mish mash of functionality – in this case an iPod dock, a radio and an alarm clock – with a touch of weird – a stuffed pet that can “dance” as music is…

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June 10th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: audio gadgets just plain fun media players strange + wonderful technology

giant plush microbes: cute, huggable and possibly lethal

plush-microbes

Ever wanted to hug an accurate representation of the Black Death bacterium? Or punt an Athlete’s Foot fungus for all those embarrassing years in high school? Or play house with a sperm cell and an egg cell? Or stage a play featuring a cast of microbes? Rejoice, you nerd: the Giant Plush Microbes are here…

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March 3rd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys geek art + craft just plain fun strange + wonderful

make your own monster brings your horrible drawings to life

Make Your Own Monster

Toy store FAO Schwarz has a special service whose results could either be really cool or really abysmal. Although the store’s name sounds like it should be a division of the German army, the name of their service is straight to the point: Make-My-Own-Monster.

As you might have deduced from the image above, the Make-My-Own-Monster…

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November 20th, 2008 comments (28) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys just plain fun strange + wonderful