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ugliest speakers yet: (evil) clown sounds!

ugly_clown_speaker

We’ve featured some weird and ugly speakers here over the years, but this is definitely the one to buy if you’re looking for something really hideous to listen to your tunes on.

I feel like the only thing you should be playing through these awful looking clown speakers is some sort of disturbing, scratchy carnival…

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October 12th, 2009 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio strange + wonderful technology

geeky tattoos: mostly bad ideas

geeky-tattoo-usb

PC World recently featured 12 geeky tattoos (the article calls them “tech tattoos”, but there are video game related ones as well) , but I think most of them can simply be called “dumb ideas.” Let’s have a look at some of the featured mistakes tattoos:

I’m not too disgusted with that USB tattoo, because…

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August 4th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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

phone gun: deadly phone or ugly gun?

Cell Phone Gun

The Italian police have recently recovered a gun disguised as an ugly, outdated, monochrome-screened phone. That’s right: monochrome. James Bond would rather have his testicles torn off, boiled and then fed to him than be caught using this ancient tech.

The phone was seized in a raid of the Naples-based mafia group Camorra. According to…

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December 1st, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets hacks + mods

classic imac + vhs deck = ivhs [casemod]

iVHS iMac Casemod

Back in its day, the design of the classic iMac was pretty groundbreaking. Sure, by today’s standards, the original iMac was a little bulbous, but did it really deserve this punishment?

The mutant offspring of an old G3 iMac and a VHS deck, Cory Baker’s iVHS casemod is one of the ugliest Mac designs I’ve…

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May 9th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing hacks + mods retro video

worst. lamp. ever.

Awful LED Dog Lamp

On paper, the idea of a little desktop doggie lamp might be cute, but somewhere along the line it just all went so horribly awry. There’s just absolutely nothing that’s right about this rechargeable LED dog lamp. From its demonic red eyeballs to its disturbing nostril hole charger, it’s just a big bowl of wrong.…

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October 12th, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: strange + wonderful

worst webcam ever: the stuffed bear cam

SolidAlliance BearCam

Japan’s SolidAlliance, known for producing odd, food-inspired USB flash drives, has really outdone themselves this time with what could be the most heinous computer accessory ever.

The stuffed bear cam attempts to make passers by smile. Instead, it’s much more likely to record the look of horror on the face of each subject.
Bringing back…

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June 4th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets strange + wonderful

haro: worst pc case ever

HARO PC Case

Wow, here’s a way to really crap up your PC…

The Haro PC case is a big green blob that encases your computer and attempts to give it a personality. The weird looking creature holds small computers (like the Mac Mini) with ease. When connected, it the case provides animated expressions, which can be controlled…

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May 24th, 2007 comments (21) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing strange + wonderful

the worst remote control ever

Sesame Street Elmo Remote Control

If you’re looking for the ultimate gag gift for the home theater buff in your life, you’ve gotta check this remote control out. This new universal remote control is guaranteed to make ‘em cringe.

The $15 remote control features the likeness of Sesame Street’s most annoying character of all time, Elmo. It’s got big soft…

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April 2nd, 2007 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: home entertainment just plain fun