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Old fashioned Laser Tag was fun and everything, but it never included robots – much to my dismay. Fortunately, the folks at HotProceed have remedied the situation with their new Blaser Tag System. The game is simple: each manually controlled robot has a laser and a sensor – if you get shot first, it will trigger a pre-programmed routine and ...

Get a load of your new rock God ladies! Robobust is quite the pimp. He loves music – so much so that he will move his mouth to anything placed in his MP3 player. He also has dancing skills. He can bust a few moves that are either pre-programmed or manually controlled. Robobust’s other interests include: fire. He enjoys spewing ...

Hitachi has developed a wristwatch biometric monitor that collects vital information 24 hours a day for 10 consecutive days. Once collected, the device can transmit the data wirelessly to a personal computer. The PC can then be used to analyze data and determine how much the person has exercised, how long they have slept, and how far they have walked. ...

I, like many gadget aficionados out there, demand entertainment 24/7. That’s why this new microwave with a built-in TV and DVD player that recently made its debut at IFA 2007 is so appealing. Now I can finally catch up on around 2 minutes of my favorite movie while I wait for my burrito. Specs include: a 10,2″ TFT screen, SD,MMC,MS ...

Actually, nothing can beat Oscar Mayer’s famed Wienermobile in terms of sheer weirdness, but this “Roving Stiletto” comes pretty close. The car was developed for Marshall’s discount department stores as part of a wienermobile-like advertising campaign – and you will be happy to know that it is packing some power under that sexy exterior. The Stiletto features a 5-speed motor ...

Interestingly enough, if you pop open certain 6 volt battery brands you will find 32AA batteries inside (a Heavy Duty Powercell was used in this example). That could mean some serious savings for anyone accustomed to buying expensive AA batteries. Then again, we have no way of knowing how these AAs compare to those brands, so it might still make ...

Whether you are throwing a house party for friends or trying to make contact with extraterrestrials, this Ferguson Hill FH001 Horn Loudspeaker will get the job done. The recommended amp power is 3-50 watts, but the product page explains that you can “go loud” with only 5 watts – which makes the level of clarity higher because they can be ...

According to Canadian researchers Dr. Neil Skjodt and Bill Hodgetss MP3 players with built in microphones make for a better stethoscope. Why? Because the plastic shell that they are encased in makes capturing low resonance notes easier. They can also record the sounds – which allows for file archiving and the the ability for far away experts to analyze a ...

Outside of that whole nude pic thing with Vanessa Hudgens, I don’t have a lot of knowledge about the current High School Musical phenomenon. Sufficed to say that the word “musical” is usually a turn-off for me – and so is this HSM themed carry bag. You can plug the bag into any portable music source and play your tunes ...

London based design firm Conran and Partners has taken an old acoustic guitar and repurposed it as a unique iPod dock / stereo combo in preparation for this week’s Deptford Design Market Challenge (London: September 15-27th). The goal is to redesign discarded thrift store objects into something new and exciting – and by the looks of things this hack manages ...