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Star Trek Bluetooth communicator: as in, fully working!
The Wand Company has unveiled its fully functioning Bluetooth Star Trek: Original Series Communicator today at Comic-Con in San Diego. For those lucky…
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July 2015
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M48 Tactical War Hammer . . . better than Daryl Dixon’s crossbow?
So, we ask, is this better than Daryl Dixon’s crossbow for the dark days of the zombie apocalypse? The M48 Tactical War Hammer…
May 2015
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That deaf, dumb and blind droid sure plays a mean pinball.
If you’ve got a spare $10k to toss away and you’re a hedge fund billionaire or Russian mafia oligarch, then might we suggest…
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Tesla’s real-life Tony Stark wants energy to be too cheap to meter.
Elon Musk, the real life Tony Stark, is having a crack at proving the main missing part of the current solar revolution –…
April 2013
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Forget the bouncy castle for your kid’s party… hire a real working mecha!
Thinking about hiring a clown or bouncy castle to entertain your next children’s party? Forget that and go for the Sakakibara Kikai Co.…
March 2013
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2010: A Scrapbook Odyssey by Jean-Marc Deschamps (book review).
Confession time, I pulled ‘2010: A Scrapbook Odyssey’ by Jean-Marc Deschamps about eighteen months ago after a little time tracking a copy at…
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Lamps that be freaking me out?
Here’s an interesting concept to challenge your perceptions about the blurry line between what’s art and just plain freaky. It’s Al-Hamad Design‘s human…
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She’s a fox… at least, she is with a robot wagging tail.
Some people are looking to raise money for a robot project that will make any lady into a real fox… at least, a…
January 2013
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Doctor Who? It’s minted!
The New Zealand Mint will be offering a Who-themed legal tender coin, as well as a series of collectible coins as a celebration…
December 2012
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Feel like Arnie with Inflatable Minigun Arm!
The latest in blow-up weaponry – that is it say, inflatable, rather than actually blowing things up. Which wouldn’t by Christmassy at all,…
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Remote control Transformer robot.
For a mere £13,ooo you could have a real transforming remote control car-to-robot toy, from the Japanese firm Brave Robotics – they are,…
November 2012
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Bantha dog!
Who hasn’t wanted to dress their dog up as a Star Wars bantha, strap a plastic Tusken Raider warrior to Fido’s back, and…