technabob » whac a mole http://technabob.com/blog gadgets, gizmos, games, cool gadgets, geeky gadgets Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:53:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 holy mole-y: desktop whac-a-mole http://technabob.com/blog/2009/02/05/holy-mole-y-desktop-whac-a-mole/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/02/05/holy-mole-y-desktop-whac-a-mole/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:38:37 +0000 technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=8612 I don’t know why bopping moles on the head with a mallet is fun. It just is.

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This desktop Whac-A-Mole game lets you whack to your hearts content. Got an important conference call? Why not whack some while you’ve got your speakerphone on “mute”? Nobody will know. You can whack all day long. You know you want to.

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I’ve never really understood why it’s “Whac-A-Mole” and not “WhacK-A-Mole”. Could they not afford the “K”? Maybe it saved them money on painting all of the arcade signs. Somebody probably got a bonus for that. Remember when employers handed out bonuses? Those were the days.

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Unfortunately, it looks like these cute moles only speak Korean. If you do too, you can find them at the Early Adopter Shop (search for “2774″ to find them). Otherwise, you’ll have to settle for one of these mole-free Whack-It games.

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USB Whac-a-Mole

The dreadfully named “Whack It” game connects to your USB port and lets you play with yourself at your desk.

No, they’re not really moles. The little dudes look more like oversize red, yellow and green LEDs. Nor does the game come with a mallet like the original carny game. Since it’s so small, you just feverishly tap on the currently illuminated guy with your fingertip.

If you can get over the name, you can pick one up from UK gadget shop Gadget-Box for £12.49 (about $25 USD.)

[via Random Good Stuff]

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Whac-a-Mole Portable Game

This pint-sized version of the stress-inducing game comes to us from Japan’s Epoch Games. This version of the game translates into English as the appropriately blunt “Mole Hitting.” While I haven’t been able to find a U.S. importer for this, it can be found over on Amazon Japan for ¥1221 (appx. $10 USD.)

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