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College kids and middle-aged beer drinkers will be absolutely thrilled to hear about the Robot Pouring Robot (not to mention underage “rebels” since nowhere on this bot do we see a way to check for ID). Not only does the robot mean you don’t have to get off your ass to fetch your own beer, but it also means you don’t have to nag your lady to do it for you. The Beer Pouring Robot is powered via remote control,... Continue reading

So you might be a decent paintballer, but as a human, your body reacts to being pelted by projectile objects. The Paintball Robot on the other hand, has no nerve endings to speak of. Shoot him all you want. It won’t change the fact that your ass is going down. Created by builder Che Edoga, “Gepetto” is made with wood and metal, operated by remote control, and fully capable of owning you and all of your friends on the paintball... Continue reading

Perhaps if U.S. soccer organizations were to market products like this, soccer would be as popular in the states as it is worldwide. We’ll be the first to admit we know almost nothing about soccer. We doubt we’ve even ever watched a complete professional game. Despite our lack of soccer fanfare, we’d be among the first in line for this excellent Soccer Ball Remote Control. Just like any other universal remote, the Soccer Ball Remote can be used with most... Continue reading

Damn, this is one impressive project. This dude put together an incredible mod which allows you to control a camera phone through SMS messages. Pretty much making your cellphone a remote control for the hacked camera phone. When a message is sent to the hacked device, a set of relays activate the phones interface, navigating to the camera application. After the photo is taken, the camera phone sends the image back to the device you sent the text message from.... Continue reading

If Pencil Jewelery wasn’t geeky enough, how about a bracelet that can control your devices? The Orbit Remote gives a dash of femininity to the masculine facade of the remote control. All of the needed controls are right on the bracelet, so if your boyfriend is ever watching the football game, but you really want to watch that made for TV movie on the Lifetime channel, you can play with his mind a bit. You are woman, hear you click.... Continue reading

It’s scary what the Internet can do to someone that isn’t prepared to handle its greatness. Children, for example, don’t have the capacity to know when they’ve just been on the damn thing too long. Their eyes could be bleeding and their finger could be blistered from typing, yet they would continue on to the Nickelodeon site, regardless. If you’re worried that your kid spends too much time on the Internet, there is a very unsubtle go about getting them... Continue reading

You might want to keep this on the down-low for now. Shhhhh! But the rumor mill is piping out some info that might make some Apple fans very happy. The multitouch iPhone might just have another feature added on that wasn’t formally announced. We heard from a bunch of gossiping old Jewish mothers that the iPhone might feature the capability to control Apple TV as a remote control. The excerpt from the patent you see above is an official Apple... Continue reading

Remote controls are usually a dime a dozen. A flat piece of plastic with assorted buttons strewn on one side is a nice generic description of most remote controls. The Light Saber Remote Control adds some flavor to the same old, same old. Design company Taito, designed the Light Saber Remote out of sheer spite for the conforming designs of remote controls, while adding a geek enhanced skin of Star Wars fanaticism. The Light Saber measures 7.87″ in length and... Continue reading

Not to be confused with the Nintendo “Wiimote”, the Weemote is a remote control made especially for the kiddies. Should we really be promoting the television watching habits of children? Come on, go play outside or something. But despite our opinion of children getting off their asses, the Weemote could be good if it fits your need. If you have one of those really expensive touchscreen remotes, you probobly don’t want your kid’s grubby fingers all over your prized gadget.... Continue reading

Thanko Japan’s USB Wiimote Charger is something many gamers have been waiting for. Having to go out to the store to buy new batteries twice a week just isn’t cutting it for us Wii players. The USB Charger comes with a cradle, a special Nickel battery, and a battery cover compatible with the charger. The charger works on any USB port and tells you when the charge is complete with a little blue LED. The nickel battery provided gives the... Continue reading