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Buttons are so old school. In an attempt to make the good old radio interesting again, the Hidden Radio is more like a puzzle. How the heck do you turn this thing on? Electricpig says you can twist and pull it to make radio magic. The unit goes up and down for on/off functions. Twist it to tune in stations. There is an LED in the base to give you some indication of signal strength. However, it’s more about the light show, versus giving you… View this story
AM and FM Tuners • Weird Stuff • Audio • Product News

You might not be able to have hair like Captain Kirk, but you can apparently have his chair—at least something like it, anyway. Diamond Select Toys will soon offer a replica chair for over the $1,000 mark. At that price, you might be able to fill a theater full of them—and if you do, let me know. There’s an article in there somewhere! Gizmodo says it’s too bad they didn’t try to market Picard’s chair. I think you should be able to choose your own… View this story
Seating • Weird Stuff • Enhancements • Product News

Your geekdom could be your ticket into reality TV. No, we’re not talking about ”Beauty and the Geek” (which is cancelled, by the way). Producers of ABC’s “Wife Swap” are looking for families with plenty of personality—as well as their share of high-tech goodies. The producers say they want to cast someone with a smart house. Now, they weren’t specific on what they want or what they are going to do with it. We’re guessing they want to swap you with someone that doesn’t know… View this story
Home Control Systems • Movies and Music • Weird Stuff • Home Theater • Home Control • Product News

In reality shows, contestants are typically forced to make crucial decisions that could alter their lives forever (or at least for the duration of the 15 minutes of fame). But imagine the anxiety when a geek must decide between spending a weekend with a woman or a big-screen TV? That’s the premise of Playboy TV’s new “Gadget or the Girl” reality show. During the course of each episode, the guy will “date” three women and eventually settle on a “winner.” He then will be offered… View this story
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If you’re worried about entertaining at your next summer barbecue, get out the limbo stick, pour some drinks in a coconut, plant these Tiki speakers and watch the wackiness ensue. TikiToonz’s Luau Luey speakers aren’t designed to hide into your yard’s foliage. Instead, they stand out like a pig roast. Technabob says that the set can crank up to 80 watts per channel and is built to play more than just your Don Ho collection. Other features include a 6.5-inch woofer, a 1-inch tweeter, and… View this story
Outdoor Speakers • Weird Stuff • Audio • Product News

Classical fans now have speakers to match that taste in music. No, we’re not talking about tower speakers specifically designed to detail the triangle or guitarpsichord. The Sounger Vin 1/8 Violin Speaker System may show off your love for the genre, but also amplifies your bad taste in decor. Armed with a slew of inputs, these speakers are designed to hook to a portable MP3 player or any other audio device. It even has a violin-themed amp, which promises LED lighting and 30 watts of… View this story
Speaker Systems • Weird Stuff • Audio • Product News

If your kids are whining for all kinds of ”Wall-E” toy tie-ins, just cut to the chase and get the little guy. Engadget says that the Ultimate Wall-E Remote Control Robot can sing, dance, play music from your MP3 player, bat those big blue eyes, and avoid obstacles. He also has a programmable infrared remote, which allows you to create and coordinate more than 1,000 action sequences. Kind of funny: Many took the movie “Wall-E” as an environmental message. After all, “Wall-E” stands for Waste… View this story
Gadgets • Weird Stuff • Enhancements • Product News

It seems very James Bond to pack a digital video recorder into a flashlight. Maybe that was the inspiration behind Swann’s FlashlightDVR. OK… the Bond version would probably be smaller than the kind that hangs off your keychain, but this isn’t a movie—this product is actually available. Also, this sidekick DVR isn’t designed so you can catch up on “Lost;” it can catch burglars, kids, or varmints in the act. The FlashlightDVR packs a color camera and DVR into a working flashlight for covert surveillance,… View this story
Digital Recorders • Surveillance • Weird Stuff • Security • Product News

Hey jerky! You may know a lot about gadgets, but does that make you king of the ring? Apparently, you think so—at least that’s what a new study says. Sure we all have opinions and want what’s best, but according to Nielsen and Mindset Media (via Reuters), many early adopters are wealthy and downright arrogant. Of the 25,000 consumers were polled, avid tech fans asserted leadership, dynamism and assertiveness. That doesn’t sound so bad, but the poll also showed that those same people were low… View this story
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She’s cute, she’s complimentary, and she’s made entirely of metal—well, somewhat. She’s the Sega E.M.A.—also known as the “robotic girlfriend”—and she will soon be available for a mere $175. Of course, for that price, the unit is just 15 inches tall, but her body parts (at least the top part) are proportionate to her size. Reuters also says that the Sega E.M.A can kiss on command and runs on batteries. “She’s very lovable and though she’s not a human, she can act like a real… View this story
Gadgets • Weird Stuff • Enhancements • Product News

How much does the Geek Squad know about “Sex?” A lot more than you’d think. Best Buy’s merry band of IT nerds swooped into major cities on Friday to save men everywhere and get themselves a hearty dose of publicity in the process. The company had members out in full force on Friday to hand out “survival kits” to husbands and boyfriends who had to endure “Sex and the City” on the big screen. The company posted agents in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles… View this story
Movies and Music • Weird Stuff • Home Theater • Product News

Some might call Kyle Downes a game geek. We prefer to term “industrious young man.” Maybe that’s because we are hoping for an invitation to play with his giant NES game controller/coffee table. In between his last year studying Multimedia at RMIT University, this 20-year-old has become somewhat of an Internet phenom, thanks to his blog Ultra Awesome and his passion turning retro video games into functional furniture. Kyle first came up with the idea to build his giant controller after seeing a similar one… View this story
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