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roadkill stuffed animals are cute, cuddly, dead

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Do your kids scare easily? Are they budding serial killers? Then these plush stuffed animals are probably not for them. On the other hand, if your kids are into gross stuff, and understand the difference between play and real life, these car-flattened stuffed animals might be fun sitting beneath the Christmas tree this year.

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November 6th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys strange + wonderful

space hotel to open in 2012, will let rich people have an excellent view of the apocalypse

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“The birth of the Homo Spaciens.” That’s how Spanish-based Galactic Suite Ltd. describes its vision of a hotel in space, one that enables guests to literally go around the world in just 80 minutes and see 15 sunrises and sunsets in a day, and of course marvel at a breathtaking view of our planet. Best…

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November 6th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design future tech strange + wonderful technology

sound egg chair gets full 5.1 surround upgrade

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This egg-shaped chair may look like a serious throwback to the 1970s, but it’s actually a brand new home entertainment plaything designed to be integrated with modern media rooms. The Sound Egg chair is a completely self-contained 5.1 listening booth, perfect for a private home theater watching experience.

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November 4th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio home entertainment retro strange + wonderful technology

os calculators: I bet the mac version will be twice as expensive as the windows one

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Call it a case of life imitating software: a designer at Mintpass recently showed off a couple of designs for calculators that look exactly like the calculator apps in Windows and in OS X.

The Mac version has a metal case and a 2-liner LCD screen like its software counterpart, while the Windows calculator sports…

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November 4th, 2009 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing design gadgets geek art + craft just plain fun mobile tech technology

gaming away again in margaritaville

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I’m not really sure what a Margaritaville game might entail, exactly. The tragedy of salt shakers gone missing? The smell of shrimp? Old men wandering around in tank tops? Jimmy Buffett wandering around in a tank top? That’s it, guys: clearly, Margaritaville has been trademarked for a survival horror game.

I shudder to think of it.…

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November 4th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: strange + wonderful video games

world’s wackiest racers: the fastest furniture movers i know

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Looking for a zippy way to get around town? Sure, you could buy a car, or a bike, or maybe even a Segway, right? Well what about a bed on wheels? At least that way you could take a nap if you get stuck in traffic, right?

Auto-modder Edd China of Cummfy Banana has fabricated…

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November 3rd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods interactive strange + wonderful

rube goldberg breakfast machine cobbled together from household items: instructions please!

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For so long, the breakfast options of lazy people like me were severely limited: either eat something that you only need to take out of its package, something with no cooking or preparation required, or wait for someone to prepare food for you. No more! Teacher/artist/lazy man’s hero Yuki Suzuki and his friends built a…

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November 3rd, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft hacks + mods just plain fun technology

put your wii remote inside a baby

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“Bring your baby to life with your Wii remote.” That’s what it says on the box for Baby and Me, the Wii game with what is undeniably the weirdest controller accessory so far: a baby doll.

Baby and Me comes with a doll, but not just any doll. This doll features a slot for the Wii remote…

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November 2nd, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: strange + wonderful video games

technabob quickpix: when a picture is worth 1000 words

london’s big ben clock on twitter: it’s about time. or is it?

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You read it right: the iconic clock tower is on Twitter. Guess what it tweets?

It is a clock after all. Although I think it could also be looking to get high. It looks like it’s getting more and more desperate by the hour too.

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November 2nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: quickpix strange + wonderful timepieces

coke can spy cams: i’d like to teach the world to snoop

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As digital video cameras keep getting smaller and smaller, you never know where one might be hiding. Next time you walk into a room and there’s a Coke can sitting on the table, you might want to check that it’s not a spy cam.

These Coke can spy cams each have a tiny little video…

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October 30th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets technology video

robot riding shotgun: aida the in-car robot companion

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Developed by researchers at MIT’s SENSEable City Lab in cooperation with Audi, AIDA (Affective Intelligent Driving Agent) is a drivers’ companion that offers useful information while interacting in a “socially appropriate and informative way.” AIDA will be mounted on a car’s dashboard, where it’s “face” will be visible to the driver.

As you can see…

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October 30th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: future tech gps + navigation interactive mobile tech robots strange + wonderful technology

sakasa master japan reverse voice recorder does exactly what its name says

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This odd little gadget from Japan is perfect for placing subliminal messages in the background of epic rock albums. It’s also good for recreating disturbing and surreal scenes from Twin Peaks and The Shining.

Even though the product description over on Strapya World says The things you can do with this machine have no limits!,” from what…

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October 27th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio cool toys strange + wonderful

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