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tiny robot insects charm their way into our lives

wigglebot_red mini robot

No, these bug-eyed critters aren’t going to bite. On the contrary – these insect-inspired mini robots are actually quite harmless.

In between farming blueberry crops, Adam Claflin of MiddleCreekMerchants makes the little Wigglebot robots (shown above) from a few bent wires for legs, a coin battery for a body, and a pair of colorful…


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March 2nd, 2010 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

cool toys geek art + craft robots technology

nec batteryless remote control: we don’t need no stinkin’ batteries

nec_batteryless_remote

How many times have you had to get your lazy ass off of the couch to get up and change the channel because the batteries in your remote died. Well thanks to some fine high-tech minds, someday you may never need to worry about changing the batteries in your remote again.

This unassuming looking…


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November 17th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

future tech gadgets strange + wonderful technology

machine pp3 and bOb battery bots: 9-volt robot goodness

machine_pp3_robot

What do you get when you take a couple of bright red LEDs, a tiny circuit board, a few wires and strap them to a couple of batteries ? I’ll tell you what you get. You get Machine PP3, a teensy, weensy little pocket sized robot that will charm the socks off of anyone…


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January 22nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

cool toys gadgets just plain fun robots

yorozu sound resolution: any surface is a speaker

yoruzu sound resolution audio speaker transducer

Got a spare cardboard box lying around? How about an old suitcase? Why not turn your junk into a speaker?

Fresh from the streets of Japan, the Yorozu Audio Sound Revolution kit lets you transform just about anything into a speaker.

Simply mount the Yorozu’s vibrating sonic transducer wherever you want it, and it’ll…


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December 16th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

audio gadgets technology

vibrating alarm clock wakes you with a cheap thrill

Karlsson Vibrating Alarm Clock

If the Screaming Meanie alarm clock had you grabbing your ears in pain, maybe this alarm will work better for you. Instead of waking you up with shrill beeps or buzzy klaxons, this new clock rouses you (or is that A-rouses you?) with gentle vibrations.

Just place the Karlsson vibrating alarm clock (£29.99/$59 USD)…


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August 5th, 2008 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

strange + wonderful timepieces

too cheap to buy a ps3 dualshock controller?

PS3 Vibration Feedback Attachment

This strange appendage snaps on to the bottom of your standard PlayStation 3 SIXAXIS joystick, turning it into a poor-man’s DualShock controller.

PEGA’s oddly-named “Vibrating Bag” adds rumble capability to your stock PS3 controller. Now they don’t specify if the vibration actually works when the game generates its feedback signal, or if the thing…


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January 26th, 2008 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

hacks + mods video games

sony and immersion settle, sixaxis rumble now possible

PlayStation 3 Sixaxis Controller

A couple of years back, Immersion sued Sony for $91 million for infringing on their patents when they made their Dual Shock controllers for the PlayStation 2. The company claimed that Sony was using patented force-feedback technologies without paying royalties. After a long, drawn out battle, the two companies have finally reached a settlement.…


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March 1st, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

video games

samsung touchscreen phones get tactile

Samsung SCH-W559 Touchscreen Phone

One of the biggest problems with touchscreen interfaces is the lack of any sort of tactile feedback. In response to this concern, Samsung has released a touchscreen phone with Immersion’s VibeTonz haptic feedback system.

The Samsung SCH-W559 phone provides users with a vibration that approximates the sensation of a key click when they interact…


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January 18th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mobile tech