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SprayMore series Paintball Landmines

Conner Flynn — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:24:01 +0000

I’ve never engaged in any Paintball wars myself, so I thought it was all guns. Nope. Check out the Spraymore series from Paintball Landmines.

It’s a complete line of advanced and reusable Paintball Landmines that range from tripwire models to wirelessly detonated versions. Damn, these things are going to make one heck of a mess. Wirelessly detonated models can be triggered from up to 100 feet away.

Just lay out some of these booby traps and you win. Great for creating diversions too, while you strike unexpectedly.

[Foolish Gadgets]

Michael Jackson phone

Conner Flynn — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:09:04 +0000

Everybody wants to cash in on the King of Pop’s death, so we aren’t surprised to see this Michael Jackson phone appear in China. In a Gold color of course. We are talking the king of pop here.

Sure it looks kinda fugly, but if you’re a big MJ fan, you might want to buy this to go with your other memorabilia. The outside appears to be actually dressed like MJ. The phone comes with a Michael Jackson live-performance DVD which is probably a bootleg, and is decked out in plastic diamonds.

[The Raw Feed]

Verizon ads call the iPhone a “misfit toy”

Conner Flynn — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:54:40 +0000

Verizon layed the smack down this weekend in its anti-AT&T campaign with three new ads. The first ad, “Misfit Toys,” attacks the iPhone’s attachment to AT&T and says it belongs on Rudolph’s Island of Misfit Toys for running on a network with low 3G coverage. The new commercials make a point to praise the phone, but attack the network, making it seem like Verizon is backing away from direct criticisms.

The “Blue Christmas” and “Elves,” ads are less direct but show iPhones with no logos ruining Christmas because they can’t get a good signal. You can see the other ads below.

Pretty clever ads. We especially like the first one.

[Electronista]

FlashHarp: Harmonica meets USB flash drive

Conner Flynn — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:41:03 +0000

The Harmonica is a tough instrument to master. So it makes sense to combine it with instructions to learn how to play the harmonica right on the harmonica itself. That’s right, this harmonica is also a USB flash drive.

On the flash drive side there’s a 10 minute quicktime video that will teach you everything you need to know. It’s available in 2GB and 4GB varieties. You’ll be working that instrument like a pro in no time. Who’s buying one?

[Coolest Gadgets]

Duracell batteries with new gauge that shows power levels

Conner Flynn — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:32:05 +0000

Duracell recently introduced its new Ultra Advanced battery that lets consumers know exactly how much power is available in each battery, eliminating the need to guess. The battery comes with Powercheck, which is a gauge on the battery that can be activated by pressing two white dots on the cell.

The Ultra Advanced with Powercheck will make their debut at Costco and some other major retailers in December. There’s a small additional cost compared to regular CopperTop batteries though, as you might expect.

[prnewswire]

Ryobi Rugged Water Resistant Headphones

Conner Flynn — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:25:29 +0000

If you are in the market for a new pair of rugged headphones that you can use out in the rain and take with you on camping trips etc, you might want to check out the Ryobi RP4530.

These water resistant headphones will deliver up to 24-hours of continuous use per charge and use Electronic Noise Suppression and Voice Amplification Technology that eliminates background noise for crystal clear sound.

The Ryobi Rugged Headphones sell for $69.97.

[Techfresh]

LED lamp powered by the telephone jack

Conner Flynn — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:36:49 +0000

Here’s something you don’t see everyday. This eco-friendly LED lamp gets it’s power directly from the socket that usually connects to your land line phone. The lamp has 8 LEDs bright enough to serve your needs, whatever they may be.

The best part is that it won’t increase your electricity bill. Yes it looks like a piece of cheap plastic crap and it is, costing only $4.70, but hey it’s powered by your phone jack. That’s good enough for us.

Great for when the power goes out as this will still be powered.

[Techchee]

SoundRacer makes your car sound like a supercar

Conner Flynn — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:26:49 +0000

So you drive around in an Gremlin, but what you really want is a Porsche or a Ferrari. Unfortunately you can’t afford one. Which is why you are in your little bucket of rust. Well, the Soundracer can help. It won’t convert your heap into a sportier car, but it will plug into your car’s cigarette lighter port, and use an FM transmitter to play real V8 or V10 engine sound effects to the stereo.

That way you can at least pretend you are driving in luxury. According to SoundRacer’s website, the sounds correspond to the RPMs of your car’s engine. Pretend is fun.

Until you get out and take a look at your old junker. Then the illusion is shattered.

[Ohgizmo]

Seiko Clock puts a fake aquarium in your room

Conner Flynn — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:15:48 +0000

Fish are cool to look at, but keeping them alive and healthy is hard work. Seiko Clock and Takara have come up with a gadget that lets you have fish with zero maintenance. Sadly the animated fish look like they are being displayed on a Gameboy. The device displays the time and reacts to your touch.

You can use it as a typical alarm clock or a night light too. It will also project dolphins and other marine life onto your wall when you open the dome. It has four display modes, an external projector, Touch sensor dome, 5 level volume settings and comes with an AC Adapter.

There ya go fish lovers. Have fun.

[New Launches]

$99 8GB iPhone 3GS for Christmas?

Conner Flynn — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:03:58 +0000

All you want for Christmas is an iPhone for yourself right? But it’s too expensive, what with all of the other gifts you need to buy. How does an 8GB iPhone 3GS for $99 sound?

This one resides in rumor territory for now, but word is that Apple is toying with the idea of releasing the device for $99 in an effort to combat Motorola’s DROID. A cheaper iPhone 3GS is always welcomed, even if it is just an 8GB version, at least it gives users another option.

Apple currently offers 16GB and 32GB versions of the iPhone 3GS priced at $199 and $299, and an 8GB iPhone 3G for $99. The iPhone 3G includes a still camera instead of a video camera, doesn’t have a built-in digital compass, and can’t take advantage of the iPhone 3GS Voice Control.

[macobserver]

Motorola Droid for $149.99 at Sears

Conner Flynn — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:16:03 +0000

The Motorola Droid is one of the hottest phones we’ve seen in quite some time, so we aren’t surprised to see all kinds of deal-hunters scouring the Internet for better pricing on the phone. Who wants to go through the hassle of waiting for a mail-in rebate anyway?

Well, the deals are out there. Sears is offering the phone for $149.99 off the shelf. It will come bundled with the 2-year Verizon contract, of course. You may not typically think of Sears when buying a phone, but at this price you may want to get over there.

[Ubergizmo]

Nokia’s Booklet 3G coming to Best Buy on November 15th

Conner Flynn — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:58:01 +0000

We knew that Nokia’s Booklet 3G was coming to Best Buy around the holidays at some point and now we’ve got some more precise info. Reward Zone members can head into their local store and place a pre-order right now, while for the rest of us it’s available on November 15th.

The Atom-powered netbook will sell for $299.99 with a 2-year AT&T data contract or $599.99 straight-up. The Booklet 3G features a 12 hour battery, Windows 7, Aluminium Body, HD screen with HDMI output and a SIM card slot for internet access.

[Nokiamobileblog]

Myka ION HD Player delivers Hulu and Boxee

Conner Flynn — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:09:20 +0000

Myka is bringing Hulu, Boxee and NVIDIA ION graphics to the table with the Myka ION. Apparently, Myka goes beyond Hulu and Boxee allowing you to run other full PC applications like XBMC and “browse to any web site and play video content directly onto your TV.”

The base model of the ION is available now for $379. (Wireless-N and Blu-ray add ons will up that price to $644) Under the hood you’ll find a 1.6GHz dual-core Atom 330 CPU, up to 4GB of RAM, ten USB 2.0 ports, VGA / DVI / HDMI outputs, an eSATA connector, Ethernet and plenty of audio outputs.

[Gizmodo]

Make a Bluetooth Star Trek Communicator

Conner Flynn — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:58:58 +0000

It’s the perfect weekend to build your very own Bluetooth Star Trek communicator, so you can stay in touch with the folks on the Enterprise. You don’t want to get stranded on a foreign planet do you? This project will take a little skill, so just be aware that you’ll have to cut a circuit-board, drill some holes, add a serial port, a Bluetooth module, and a microcontroller.

However, when it’s done you’ll be placing and answering calls the same way James Tiberius Kirk does. If you want to give it a go hit the link to get full step-by-step instructions.

[makezine]

Botropolis: This week in robots

Conner Flynn — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:35:38 +0000

It’s time for the weekly robot roundup. So what have we been doing this week over at Botropolis? Keeping our eyes on all of the usual robot slaves, of course. It’s only a matter of time until they themselves become our masters and have us fetching beers and opening doors. We will be their meat-machines. When we break down, they will surgically repair us with parts from other humans, even allowing us to cheat death, until we become Zombies. At which point we will inherit the Earth once again, this time moaning and groaning and suffering their head-shots. Ain’t life awesome?

Robovie’s version of Mario saving the Princess.

Terminator head in a box.

Papercraft robots.

Toyota bot fetches stuff for you.

Mr. Wake Robot Alarm Clock.

The Muralizer Draws Art On Your Wall.

That’s just some of what we covered this week. Have a great weekend everybody. Don’t forget, you can follow Botropolis on Twitter.

We’re like a Private Eye that you’ve hired for free to tail robots and report back to you. We have fancy Fedoras and everything.