Technabob » viral http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:15:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Super Beatbox Mario http://technabob.com/blog/2010/06/19/super-beatbox-mario/ http://technabob.com/blog/2010/06/19/super-beatbox-mario/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:21:22 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=35045 Super Mario Bros.… with nothing more than his mouth. Crank up the volume, and enjoy: How the heck do all of those crazy noises come out of one guy’s head?]]> Not to be outdone by Super Violin Mario, Japanese beatboxer Hikakin takes on the theme and plenty of effects from Super Mario Bros. with nothing more than his mouth.

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Crank up the volume, and enjoy:

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How the heck do all of those crazy noises come out of one guy’s head? Be sure to check out Hikakin’s incredible Tetris and Daft Punk beatbox renditions if you’ve got a minute to spare.

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Apparently with the desire to see the same carnage but on a much grander scale, Samsung decided to celebrate the launch of the Reality handset on the Verizon network by setting a Guinness World Record for the largest dodgeball game ever played. The game had 712 players and used 600 dodgeballs. No one can say Samsung doesn’t have balls now. Check out the video below for the fun:

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The game was played in NYC at the 69th Regiment Armory. The blue team won the game and the balls were donated to local youth organizations. I’m not sure what dodgeball has to do with the Samsung handset, but whatever.

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2010/05/21/samsung-dodgeball-world-record/feed/ 1 This Wacky Wii Ad Will Break All of Your Youtubes http://technabob.com/blog/2008/10/04/this-wacky-wii-ad-will-break-all-of-your-youtubes/ http://technabob.com/blog/2008/10/04/this-wacky-wii-ad-will-break-all-of-your-youtubes/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:20:56 +0000 Karen M. http://technabob.com/blog/?p=4628 In what can only be a brilliant viral marketing scheme, Wii and YouTube have teamed up to make an advertisement that appears to break YouTube. They employ clever on-screen Flash effects to make it seem like what’s happening in the game is destroying the YouTube website!

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The screenshots don’t do it justice. You can’t quite get the effect of gold coins flying out at you and text bars going all wonky. You should definitely click through to see the video for yourself.

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Once again, Wii, a tip of the hat to your brilliance. If only I could vote Wii for President, the choice would be so much easier.

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