Star Wars Mimobots: Mission Complete

Posted on November 22, 2006 Under Gadgetry

We have kept you informed about Mimoco's gradual release of their Star Wars Series 1 Mimobots, and we're happy to report that Series 1 is now complete. The missing link was R2D2-- and it appears as though evolution has worked…

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Nixon Elite Series

Posted on November 22, 2006 Under Gadgetry

I have owned several Nixon watches over the years, and I have always liked them because they are (in general) inexpensive but push the style threshold-- I can wear them with confidence, but don't mind replacing them every year or…

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Lost Formats Preservation Society

Posted on November 17, 2006 Under Music

When it comes to music, most of us now deal solely with digital-only formats: mp3, mp4, wav, acc, and the like (CD's are even becoming obsolete), but the people at Experimental Jetset do not want all of the old music…

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Art Lebdev: Sonicum

Posted on November 16, 2006 Under Gadgetry

A gorgeous (and affordable) looking computer speaker setup called Sonicum from none other than the quickly-becoming-my-favorite Russian design group Art Lebdev. Sleek, slick, black and easy on the eyes, sticker price of $125-- slated for release in in April of…

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The Ball of Whacks

Posted on November 13, 2006 Under Design

The Ball of Whacks is made up of 30 magnetic 'golden ratio' rhombic pyramids-- they can be taken apart and rearranged in endless ways. It's billed as a 'creative tool for innovators' and a 'creativity workshop in a ball'. It…

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Retro Phone Goes Mobile: DIY

Posted on November 13, 2006 Under Gadgetry

Reminiscent of Hulger, uber-geek (and quite smart might we add) Simon Classenhacked up an old-school Ericsson phone with a mobile phone to create a wireless 'cell-phone' like device. The guts contain a used Sagem GSM-phone hooked up to the classic…

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Mimobot Stormtrooper

Posted on November 7, 2006 Under Gadgetry

A few weeks ago Mimoco announced the kick-off to their Star Wars series mimobots with Darth Vader, an instant classic. Our wish was granted with the second addition, the chewbacca-bot, we could have sworn the third was going to be…

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Season Shot: Ammo With Flavor

Posted on November 7, 2006 Under Food

For all of you who plan to shoot your own turkey for Thanksgiving this year, you best order some buckshot from Season Shot. These shotgun shells not only allow you to shoot-dead that hapless gobbler, but they are environmentally friendly…

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Best Inventions of 2006

Posted on November 7, 2006 Under Gadgetry

TIME Magazine just released their picks for the Best Inventions of 2006. YouTube makes it to the top of the list (although technically I think they were founded in 2005), as well as the super-sexy, eco-friendly Tesla Roadster, the flesh…

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Tumi: Ultra Slim Universal Power Adaptors

Posted on November 3, 2006 Under Travel

We love our Tumi Adaptors-- when we travel you're hard pressed to find us leave home without them. They just introduced an 'ultra-slim' design, even more compact than before. The Ultra Slim Universal Power Adaptor Kit comes with a 120-watt…

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