Archive for March, 2007

The Frankenstein’s Monster of Extreme Sports

Posted in Cool Inventions by Ryan on March 6th, 2007

Atomic Sports, the wacky masterminds behind the “extreme” pogo stick and the Street Surfer, have cobbled together this interesting scoot… err bikeboard out of what appears to be the left over remains from the dumpsters of Dave Mirra and Tony Hawk. Should be interesting to see if this makes it to any televised halfpipes soon.

Now Your Car Can Emote!

Posted in Cool Inventions, Gadget Humor by Ryan on March 5th, 2007

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This cool device can let the cars around you know how you feel. Thank someone for letting you merge in with a “thanks” or happy face, or flash a quick “back off” to someone tailgaiting you.

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Transform Your Voice To Optimus

Posted in Gadgets for Kids, Wearable Gadgets by Ryan on March 2nd, 2007

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Coming just in time for the movie release is this fantastically cool toy that will make your voice sound just like Peter Cullen! No word on price, but even those that are cautiously optimistic about Bay’s interpretation of the iconic 80’s characters (myself included) can not deny the wicked look of this helmet.

You’ll still have to wear your cardboard armor but the head will look sweet!

“Play” your Video Games

Posted in Cool Projects, Gaming Gadgets by Eric on March 1st, 2007

Why toss out your old video game systems when you can turn them into sweet functional things like these guys have.

NES Guitar
NES Guitar
Sega Genesis Guitar
Sega Genesis Guitar

The aptly named NES Paul has a site with more shots from the process of turning his old NES into a musical instrument.

For those of you wondering if these things actually play, here’s a video of the MegaDriver playing his creation.


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