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This AtGames Mega Drive Portable allows you to take 20 pre-loaded Sega Genesis games on the road. Featuring a backlit LCD color screen (which supposedly is pretty decent for its small size), the Mega Drive can be played on your TV as well, through a RCA hookup.
The Mega Drive features Genesis favorites such as Sonic and Knuckles, Ristar, Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle, Golden Axe, Ecco the Dolphin, Altered Beast, and more, all in the comfort of a portable device. Supposedly the audio needs a little work, but gameplay seems to hold up pretty well. Best of all, it’s only $39.90. — Andrew Dobrow
This sexy Liquid Image Digital Underwater Camera records images and video as you swim around your swimming pool or in the ocean. Nobody is safe anymore. Available in two difference varieties. An adult-version which features a 5 MP CMOS camera, and a smaller version featuring a 3 MP camera.
The lenses of the goggles feature cross hairs which help you focus your shot underwater, and it even offers support for microSD and USB ports for extended memory storage, as well as offering some on-board storage. We can all expect a lot of pictures of old lady butts popping up on Flickr soon. Powered by 2 AAA batteries. Available for $100. — Andrew Dobrow
There have been some interesting attempts in the past to replicate RPG’s to push a certain idea. WolfQuest, a PC game designed by the good people at Minnesota Zoo, allows you to act out the part of a wolf, roaming Yellowstone Park for meat and other wolf needs. Perhaps a mate?
The first episode, called “Amethyst Mountain” is aimed at grabbing the minds of 10-15 year olds back to nature. “We’re hoping to capture some of those kids back with this game,” says a spokesman from Minnesota Zoo, who claims that many members of the younger generation have stopped interacting with nature because of, well, video games. So, if you can’t beat them, join them? The game is available free from the WolfQuest site. — Andrew Dobrow
This 20.75″ squared speaker is not cube shaped just for the hell of it. The Rubik’s Cube Speaker is a very large model of the original geek puzzle toy, but is actually capable, well, very capable of amplifying your music to be almost as loud as the voices in your head.
Weighing in at a massive 144 lbs., the speaker features a 15″ aluminum cone drive, all boxed in with special MDF “tiles” made to resemble the classic puzzle cube. Next time, they should throw in some illumination for ultra retro dance action. — Andrew Dobrow
We’ve seen our share of awesome Wii-themed mods, including the Bloodstained Manhunt 2 Wii Case Mod, and even a mod for the Wii’s peripherals, like the Power Glove Wiimote mod. This case mod was commissioned for Kevin Smith himself, based around the ultra-geeky cult following of the movie Clerks.
Featuring figurines of the four main characters of the movie on one side, and a View Askew (Kevin Smith’s production company) logo on the other, with the Wiimote and Nunchuck branding the words “Silent Bob” and “Kevin Smith”, the Clerks case mod is a cool fanatic made design. In my opinion, the case mod seems to be designed to resemble the short-running animated series that was made for Clerks. (more…)
Sebastian Errazuriz is a designer who has made some really interesting product ideas, focusing on integrating humor and thought to everyday objects. Take for example, the Chick Head Lamp, which depicts a decapitated birdy with a light for a head. We hope it doesn’t still run around like stories we’ve heard.
His other designs include a outfit made from chopped up teddy bears, a wheelchair swing, and a helmet with a smiley face. Sure it doesn’t sound like much, but just check out the pictures. Would you rock that teddy bear outfit on a date? I sure as hell would. Which might explain why dating has been so unsuccessful for me. (more…)
Fujitsu was once known for bathing cell phones as well as dirty Asian model girls, but a new Chinese phone, the CK800, can do so much more. Not only can this bad boy take a bath to wipe clean your bad breath residue, but it can take a fall like a professional wrestler.
The CK800 is water and shock resistant, great for the outdoorsmen or just chilling in a 20-foot tall bathtub. It also comes with a handy AA-battery external charger. Take the jump for some naughty bathing action. (more…)
One cup of coffee sometimes isn’t enough. In this case, it might be too much, but who knows? This really, really big coffee mug would be enough to last some people at least halfway through the day.
Imagine the look on their faces after you walk into Starbucks and say “Fill ‘er up.” Would it be more expensive to do that or fill your gas tank? I guess it depends which you need more. Get your own huge mug for a whopping $338. — Andrew Dobrow
You know the classic bored game Monopoly? One session of that game takes like 6 hours to play before someone dominates the bored. Something tells me those hours would seem much shorter if the game cards were like these.
It’s a nice mix between a reality-show based Life bored game and the classic Monopoly. Sure to make your confidence fall a few notches. (more…)