Panasonic’s Nano-Care Ion Steamer uses nanoparticle ion steam to penetrate your face with moisture in order to give you healthier looking skin. Strangely enough, my first thought is whether this could be used to steam bend small strips of wood, but I guess if you want to sit in front of this thing and create your own moisturizing dream sequences, that’s ok too.
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If you are tired of running Sonic around in video games, you can use this racing set to pit him against Tails in a live action race. There is no real Super Sonic action to him, but if you time him getting to the crossover at the same time as Tails, something will go flying across the room. Not quite the same, but as good as it gets.
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Power up Senor Toro and provide yourself with literally minutes of entertainment as you enjoy the sights and sounds of your own miniature bullfight. Once the sonic controlled Senor Toro starts kicking dirt to the sound of “Hey Hey Toro!” you’ll watch him drunkenly charge any object you choose while playing some really catchy music. The only difference is that your bull’s drinking problem causes him to continually charge an object even after he’s already hit it. And of course, he has no knees. There’s a video of Senor Toro in action on the product page.
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You can put a bomb next to my bed in the morning, but nothing is going to get me to shut the alarm of faster than to hear basketball announcer Dick Vitale’s voice as I come back to consciousness. From the ridiculous terms he coins combined with his high energy and need to end sentences with the word “baby”, I may be afraid to go to sleep just knowing what I will have to listen to when I wake up.
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Here are the top Nerd Approved Gadgets for the week of August 6th – 12th 2007.
Top Ten Nerd Approved Gadgets:
Hedgehog CD Case: Store CDs in Sonic Spike’s torso.
Anti-Masturbatory Air Freshener: Don’t jerk and drive.
Recycle Bin Keychain: Recycle bin / dumpster keychains and Port a Potty pencil sharpeners…nice.
The Apple Jacket: Keep that apple from catching cold.
My First Cocktail Lunchbox: Drunk kids are always funny.
The last five gadgets are available after the break…
If you aren’t hip enough to make a complete transition to digital music, but are too hip for a standard CD case, this Huggable Hedgehog will be perfect for all of your music transporting needs.
And yes, all of the gamers out there will be happy to know that the Hedgehog is named “Sonic Spike.” Naturally.
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Yes, I know what you are thinking. Still, the reality is nearly as shocking as the double entendre in the title suggests.
Creator ( and possible lunatic ) Kasey McMahon has hollowed out an actual beaver to create what is undoubtedly the most bizarre PC case mod ever.
Check out what this beaver is packin’:
- Intel Core 2 Duo processor – T7200 2.00 GHz 667 4MB 1.0375–1.3V
- 160GB Hard drive – laptop drive
- 1GB RAM – NBM 1G|PATRIOT DII667 PSD21G6672S R
- Motherboard: AOpen Mini ITX A-I945GTT-VFA (RoHS) with external power supply
- Panasonic UJ-85J 8X Slim DVD Burner
- Tornado 80mm fan – ACCES FAN|80X38 3/4PTD8038H VTTD RT
The full build info is available via the product site.
The alarm clock has seen a resurgence of innovation in recent years. Unfortunately, most of these new designs focus heavily on waking someone up with an extremely loud noise or what can only be described as “alternative methods.”
Roger Ibars, the designer of the Gun Operated Alarm Clock, realizes that people hate their alarm clocks and believe that they should be severely punished for their treachery. There is a lot of satisfaction to be had by throwing your alarm clock against the wall or, in this case, shooting it until it turns off.
At this point, the GOAC is just a project device – a hack made from a retro gaming light gun and a vintage digital clock radio. Still, I would love to see a commercial product made with this concept.
Another Monday, another set of new releases for the Wii Virtual Console. This week’s additions are as follows:
Tecmo Bowl™ (NES®, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points): Tecmo Bowl pits the player versus the computer in 11-game, single-elimination playoff action. Players also can go head-to-head with a human opponent in action or coach mode. The player can select from 12 teams. On offense there are usually two run and two pass plays to choose from. The player takes control of the quarterback before the snap and then either hands off to the running back or works through his receiver progression from the top to the bottom of the screen. Defense consists of trying to guess which offensive play the opponent will select and then taking control of one of the defensive players before the snap. A very simple power-meter system is used for kicking field goals, extra points and punts.
Sonic Spinball™ (Sega Genesis, 1-4 players, 800 Wii Points): Dr. Eggman (aka Dr. Robotnik) has taken over Mt. Mobius and turned it into a mechanical base. He is using energy from the magma flowing under the volcano to power his Veg-O-Fortress. He has the power to transform helpless animals into robots. Sonic the Hedgehog must take down this fortress to free the enslaved animals. The only way to make that happen is to trigger an eruption in the volcano it’s built on. Sonic knows this can be done by removing the Chaos Emeralds that keep the volcano stable. Dr. Eggman, however, is also aware of the fragile relationship that exists between the emeralds and the mountain, and he’s set up an elaborate Pinball Defense System to make sure the precious jewels don’t go anywhere.
Double Dungeons (TurboGrafx16, 1-2 players, 600 Wii Points): Double Dungeons is a dungeon role-playing game that features smooth-scrolling 3-D game play. Two players can play at the same time, which makes this game truly stand out from the rest. There are 22 unique scenarios, spread out among six levels. The higher the level is, the harder the scenario. Because each scenario is independent, players can choose to start the game from any scenario other than the final one. Players defeat monsters in each dungeon to gain experience while searching for the “key” that opens the door to the room with the boss. They buy equipment at the shop, team up with characters and defeat the boss to clear a scenario. Players must conquer all 21 scenarios from levels 1 through 5 to obtain passwords. If they obtain all of them, they make their way to the final scenario!
As always, the releases will be available for download starting at 9 a.m. PST (12 p.m. EST)
There have been a lot of interesting alarm clocks developed over the years, but none of them have been weirder than the Wake n’ Bacon.
The device was created by Matty Sallin of New York, and it is included in the book Makers, a collection of the very best of Make Magazine.
All you need to do is stick a piece of bacon into the clock before you go to bed and the device will begin cooking it 10 minutes prior to your wake-up time. The idea is that you will be coaxed from slumber by the smells and sounds of sizzling bacon as opposed to a loud alarm.
Sallin noted that the Wake n’ Bacon took five days and $90 to create. And if the price is right, he might consider making one for you (although he does not provide any evidence of that on his website. )
