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We’ve seen robots controlled by all kinds of applications. From your standard remote control to innovative path finding methods, robots are sharing more and more traits with their creators. Take this latest bot based upon the LEGO NXT system. Using multiple webcams, software analyzes video of your pupils staring in a specific direction and then sends the robot in the ...

Still have one of the classic, retro Game Boy units hanging around? Here’s an extremely easy mod that will not only help you get more battery life but will also help illuminate the screen better. Just replace the internal lightbulb inside the Game Boy with an ultra bright white LED. Close it all up and you’ve just completed your mod. ...

Yet another watch from Tokyo Flash that requires a mathematical formula just to tell time. This is no joke. Telling time on a watch modeled after my bitchin’ 10 pack of abs shouldn’t be a problem so long as you remember what each color of the transitioning LEDs represents. Named the Kisai Tenmetsu, this Tokyo Flash watch joins the club ...

The Sequence is an art installation from artist Arne Quinze. It’s been set up outside the Flemish Parliament in Brussels, Belgium for everyone to enjoy, proving that Brussels is more than just Jean-Claude Van Damme. Don’t have the time to get over to Belgium this year? No worries. The installation will remain in place for “at least five years” according ...

Here’s a video of a gentleman from Japan using his Nintendo DSi, the microphone, Korg DS-10 software and a bendy straw. He then proclaims it’s a “Talkbox! Talking modulator!” I couldn’t agree more. If you’re looking to live out your Peter Frampton fantasy, this is as cheap as it gets. Just don’t embarrass yourself with a similar Youtube video. Link ...

Get on over to Woot, young lad. There’s a Woot off going down and you’ll never forgive yourself for missing out on a $150 Roomba. Remember: deals all day, so keep checking in. Link

To all our readers who are now sweating finals: I feel ya. Keep reading Gearfuse in the computer lab and we’ll get through this together. Sony could launch Playstation Home in the next 10 days The latest in zombie fashions A stupid idea for a PC A great story on the Apple I String Cheese is always a good thing ...

Japanese design firm Tibori Design reimagined several classic Nintendo games in 3-D form. Titles include but aren’t limited to The Legend of Zelda, Excitebike and Super Mario Brothers. My personal favorite is Cut Man from the Mega Man series. He just looks so…right.

Remember, you only have until Wednesday to get in on our latest contest. It ends Wednesday but I might extend it until December 31st if ya’ll are taking awhile to enter it.

You best be a full-blooded Englishman if I catch you buying this lamp. Yes, this is a lamp, not a phone booth as artist Finn Stone would like you to believe. For $6500, this gorgeous lamp can be yours. Of course at that price, you could afford a first class, week-long trip to London. I’ll let you decide which is ...