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batman desk accessories: to the bat-cave, robin!

filed under: cool toys | just plain fun | retro

Red Batman Batphone

Yeah, I know. The Dark Knight was arguably the best movie of 2008, but can Christian Bale’s throaty rasp really hold a candle to Adam West’s booming baritone Batman? Now you can bring back memories of the classic camp of the original Batman TV show with these great accessories that help you turn your room into a regular Wayne Manor…

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November 28th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

jakks arcade gold plays 8 namco classics on your tv

filed under: retro | video games

Jakks Arcade Classics

Jakks Pacific has been cranking out a variety of arcade games you can play on your TV for several years now. But all of their arcade systems up until now included 4, maybe 5 games. Their most recent model, the Arcade Gold game system ups the ante by cramming 8 old school arcade games into a single package…

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October 24th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

tv-b-gone goes pro, shuts of tvs 300 feet away

filed under: gadgets | hacks-mods | video

TV-B-Gone SHP Super High Power

Got an evil streak? The makers of the infamous TV-B-Gone remote control have come up with an extra-strength version of their gizmo which can turn off almost any television set from hundreds of feet away…

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August 19th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

ray-gun changes channels, but won’t disintegrate you tv

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun | retro

Channel Changer Ray-Gun

We live in an age in which getting up to change the channel is unheard of. So at least if you are gonna do it from the comfort of your lounge chair, you can do it with style. This wacky retro ray-gun remote control is sure to draw stares whenever you aim it at the TV…

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July 6th, 2008 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

zvbox: puts your pc on all your hdtvs

filed under: computing | gadgets | home entertainment | video

ZvBox PC to HDTV Localcast Box

Hot off the press this morning is the ZvBox from ZeeVee. The box is a PC-to-TV video gadget that lets you send any and all video content on your PC to any digital, cable-connected TV in your home.

By using a technique ZeeVee calls “localcasting”, the ZvBox uses your current in-house cable TV network to send the signal to all of your sets…

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May 1st, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

turn your tv into a huge mood light

filed under: design | home entertainment | video

Color Light DVD by kyouei

Sure, you could drop over a grand on a Philips Ambilight television if you want your TV to set a mood, or you can also turn any television into a giant glowing ambient light for just the cost of a single DVD.

Created by Japan’s Kyouei Design, this minimal DVD contains a rainbow of soothing colors that you can display on your TV screen…

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January 23rd, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

maxian e900t pmp slices, dices, makes julienne fries

filed under: audio | gadgets | media players | mobile tech

Maxian E900T Portable Media Player

It seems that every few weeks, the Korean tech market reveals some new all-in-one gadget that makes me drool. The latest and greatest PMP (personal media player) to come out of the East Asian nation features just about everything you’d ever want in a portable electronic device. The Windows CE-based Maxian E900T is much more than your typical portable media player…

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December 31st, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

24: the early years

filed under: just plain fun | retro

24: The Early Years

Check out this never before seen episode of 24, shot back in the early 1990s.

Apparently, CTU’s technology hadn’t come along quite as far as it has today.

Seriously, I don’t know what’s funnier, the AOL and Prodigy references, or the old brick cordless phone.
[CollegeHumor via Digg]

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November 9th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

art lebedev’s pultius remote is ridiculous

filed under: design

Art Lebedev’s Pultius Remote

So what do you get when you put your remote control in the taffy-pulling machine from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory? This crazy design from Russia’s Art Lebedev Studios was an attempt to include as many channels as possible on a single remote, without a need to press multiple buttons…

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October 5th, 2007 5 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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