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Much like Paro, the cuddly seal robot, Kobie is said to be the most advanced robotic pet companion in Korea, not far behind many other robotic projects worldwide. Developed by the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Kobie reacts to touch and sound, and can even react to individual human feces faces. Kobie even reacts to violence. Slap him once, ...

Featuring full slide action, this very miniature Nokia 5200 toy is small enough to get lost among the coins in your pocket, yet still resembles the slider phone. Did we mention it can slide despite its size? It can actually slide! Oh, and it also features an image of a kitty on the screen. Pst, Pst, here kitty kitty. — ...

Baby boomers rejoice. A tech gadget made for the Nixon through Carter generation is always good, as boomers are more often than not, immune to learning about technology. Cre8txt has developed this keypad which aids in translating the IM-speak of those damn kids. I mean, what the hell is a ROFLcopter anyway! When your faced with a communication barrier, have ...

This Matchstick Concept lamp stands 5.5′ tall, making it one huge and flameless (unless you light it on fire) match. The Matchstick Lamp is easy to move, you just pick it up and lean it up against a wall. It really couldn’t be easier unless it moved for you. You could probably get it to move for you too if ...

  They’re big, bad, hungry, and they’ve come for your office supplies! Fierce Staple Removers [Stylehive] Sure, we can customize them, but can we use them with iTunes? Ha! Got ya there! Microsoft Offers Custom Zunes [Electronista] I thought this is what erasers were for? Ultraser dry board gadget [CoolestGadgets] I’ve heard of Meat Puppets, but this is ridiculous. Meat-made ...

Man, oh man, have we seen some kickass notebook mods in our day. It feels like it was only yesterday that I was proclaiming the iTop the coolest thing since sliced bread. This Antique notebook mod is really one for the record books. Running off of Ubuntu (like that even matters when your computer looks like this), the Heirloom mod ...

It’s not quite late enough in the year to start thinking about Valentine’s Day ideas, but this was too witty to pass up. Here is the iconic “Roses Are Red” poem…geek-o-fied. Otherwise known as the love virus. Roses are #ff0000 Violets are #0000ff All my base Are belong to you Awwwww. — Andrew Dobrow Link

This robot from Sanyo is designed to maneuver under your floor. Bypassing any obstacles in its way, enabling users to remotely inspect the leakage of their home’s piping, corrosion and deterioration of structures. The robot is operated via remote control, taking photos of the pipes in question, displaying the image to your pipe expert. This means that half of a ...

Hollandia International, known for their unusual bed designs, now presents the Gravity Zero Groove Bed. The Groove comes packed with a 150-watt sound system built-in to the frame, which means you can blare your Marvin Gaye tunes loud enough to deafen your entire household (not to mention inform them on what you are doing, with “Let’s Get It On” blaring.) ...

Check out this excellent useful (and dare I say, adorable?) USB Robot Webcam combo. The Robot features 11 points of articulation which allows us to contort the cam into whatever shape we want it in. The 6″-tall cam bot features LED eyes that illuminate in the night, as well as a maximum resolution of 640�480. You can use the bot ...