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Space Invaders Get Animated

Check out this wacky Space Invaders animated video that Taito recenly put together for their Game Station arcades in Japan.

The Anime-style video tells the story of a little girl and her encounter with those pesky Invaders. My favorite part has got to be the Vocoder-processed lyrics“We are Space …

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November 6th, 2008 by: Technabob

Bandai Tuttuki Bako: Stick Your Finger in the Hole

This new interactive toy from Japan involves sticking your finger in a hole on the side of the box to interact with a virtual environment. Really. I’m not kidding.

Bandai’s new Tuttuki Bako handheld interactive plaything requires you to twiddle your finger around inside the orifice to play with a…

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October 24th, 2008 by: Technabob

Slime Meets Aromatherapy, Leaves Gooey Smelly Mess

Remember that goopy green gunk you used to play with when you were a kid? No not your nose goblins. It was called Slime…, and it was the number one gross-out toy back in the day. Now, some crazy Japanese guys have decided it was time to bring back

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October 9th, 2008 by: Technabob

Space Invaders Get Their Own Invaderlicious Chewing Gum

Space Invaders Chewing Gum by LOTTE

Gotta love them Space Invaders. They’ve had their little alien faces plastered on everything from bendy computer keyboards to delicious cupcakes to boxer shorts. Now it seems that they’ve even got their own chewing gum.

Japan’s LOTTE candy company recently partnered up with Taito to create a commemorative Space Invaders…

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October 2nd, 2008 by: Technabob

Worst Mp3 Player, Ever. (Revisited)

Worst MP3 Player Ever

Think your iPod Touch is the coolest media player on the block? Not so fast, I say. While I thought for a while that I had discovered the worst MP3 player ever, I’m not so sure that my original selection still holds its crown. This new “Cute Pink Mouse” MP3…

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October 1st, 2008 by: Technabob

Talking Heart Mouse Loves You, Really.

talking heart mouse

Are you a lonely geek who thinks your only companion is your computer? Is your closest friend merely a text link on twitter? That’s okay. Because now, your mouse can now provide you with daily affirmation that you are truly loved.

That’s right. Leave it to the wacky Japanese to…

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September 21st, 2008 by: Technabob

Do Androids Dream of (Radioactive USB) Electric Sheep?

Seamour Sheep Radioactive USB Green

Here’s a desktop toy that’s sure to draw stares from your office-mates. What could say “I fly my geek flag, and I’m proud of it” more than a glowing radioactive, goggle-sporting USB sheep for your cubicle?

Not much, I say. This USB critter is based on the namesake of the…

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September 13th, 2008 by: Technabob

Oh My God, a Bear is Eating That Lady’S Ear!

Kuma Bear Phone by Willcom

Leave it to those wacky Japanese gadget makers to come up with something so silly as this mobile phone that looks like a teddy bear.

Mobile phone provider Willcom recently demonstrated their “Kuma Phone” (Bear Phone), at the 2008 Good Design Expo in Tokyo. Now what I find amusing about…

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August 30th, 2008 by: Technabob

Cell Phone Cigarette Handset is Smoke Free

Handsfree Cigarette Box Handset for Mobile Phones

I’m really not sure who the target audience is for this odd mobile phone handset. Maybe it’s for people trying to quit smoking? Or is it for people who want to look like they’re smokers? Regardless, you sure will look goofy making your phone calls into this thing.

This ridiculous…

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August 12th, 2008 by: Technabob

Cheese Wheel PC Doesn’t Come With a Mouse [Casemod]

Wheel of Cheese PC Casemod

I’ve seen some offbeat casemods in my travels, but I haven’t seen one quite this odd in a while.

Apparently, some guy from Holland came across this cheese display prop and said to himself, “I’ve always wanted a PC that looked like a wheel of cheese”. So he got to…

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July 17th, 2008 by: Technabob

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