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The Bent Festival in New York City recently celebrated its fifth annual event and was attended by both newbies and experienced benders. For those who have never heard of them, benders take items such as 80’s Casio Keyboards and TI Speak & Spells and turn them into musical instruments.
“Circuit bending is a really great entry point for people into electronics,” says Mike Rosenthal, a graduate student in NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. We think it is a dandy way of recycling, although we must admit we played with our Speak & Spell as much as our kids did, and don’t know if we could watch the transformation.
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| Scientific American
Gallery: Benders Redesign Old Electronics
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Teach your kidlets early how to save the environment with this Solar Car. Made in Switzerland (duh,) it is handmade of wood, has plexiglass wheels with rubber covers, steel axles, and a solar panel to replace fuel. At a size of 3.25 x 3.25 x 6.25-inches, the mini-vehicle will keep going as long as the sun is out or until the child is smart enough to stop pushing it along. The toy is available for $125.00.
Read More | DWR
Gallery: Solar Car for Kids of All Ages
While this is referred to as the Lovely Little Yellow Bear Spycam, we know in our hearts it is a faux Pooh. The 350K-pixel webcam is 3.86 x 4.65 x 6.89-inches and weighs 7.05 oz., and plugs into your USB port. We don’t know many spies that wouldn’t note the cord coming out of its backside. It carries a price of $12.01. Buy at least 3 and save a couple of dollars. That way you can put the money towards an Eeyore microphone.
Read More | Deal Extreme
Gallery: Little Yellow Bear Spycam
Our buds at gadget4all have a couple of new fun and useful things for the kids in your life. Their Kitty Hand-Pressing Torch has two white LEDs, is lightweight and portable, and is environmentally friendly with no batteries needed since you charge it by hand. It’s available for $11.00. The Bear Baby Bath Thermometer helps to measure the baby’s (or your) tub temperature and automatically turns on when it hits the water. It floats, too, and is available for $12.00.
(Thanks, Fanny)
Read More | gadget4all
Gallery: Great Gadgets for Kids
WowWee Chatterbots
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Internet, Misc. Tech, PC / Laptop, Toys, USB,
WowWee is back with useless desktop toys they named Chatterbots. The Fairy Godfather, Dog, and Devil/Angel connect to a PC or Mac by USB and react by driving you nuts with inane comments every time you type via its built-in speaker. Each one runs on 4 AA batteries (not included.) You can also program in more words and phrases to add to its vocabulary and utilize it with e-mail, IM, and other programs. We can’t believe that someone would pay $49.99 for this. Check out their video and see for yourself.
Read More | WowWee
Gallery: WowWee Chatterbots
Shades of Peter Pan! When you have perfected your shadow butterflies and head of Abraham Lincoln, you can now capture your own with the Shadow Magic Light Blaster for automatic or manual usage. It features a 23 x 28-inch Shadow Catcher glow screen and a light pen that you can use to embellish your portrait. The gadget needs 2 AA batteries (not included) and comes with a door clip screen hanger. Play away for $24.99.
Read More | perpetual kid
Gallery: Shadow Magic Light Blaster
Hello Kitty Epson Endeavor Laptop
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, PC / Laptop, Toys,
Sanrio drags out another Hello Kitty creation with its new laptop. The Epson Endeavor NH2100 has a 15.4-inch TFT WXGA display, Intel’s Celeron 540(1.86GHz) CPU, Windows Vista Home Premium, 1GB RAM, 80GB ATA/5400rpm HDD, DVD-ROM/CD-RW, and IEEE 802.11b/g wireless LAN and Ethernet connectivity. Choose one of the two model designs and expect to pay 147,000 yen ($1,410.00) towards the end of the month in Japan. We wonder if Paris Hilton will want one after reading that she had a Hello Kitty Doll designed with her likeness.
Read More | Sanrio (Japanese) via Inventor Spot
Gallery: Hello Kitty Epson Endeavor Laptop
WALL-E Toys Ready for Movie Premiere
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, Misc. Tech, Movies, Music, Portable Audio / Video, Toys, USB,
Although the movie won’t be out until June 27, Disney is already promoting it with two toys. The Ultimate WALL-E has 10 motors, a programmable remote with touch programming, and sensors to detect obstacles and sound direction. It is also MP3 compatible with built-in speakers, USB cables, and rechargeable batteries (included.) The robot will be at ToysRUs and Disney Shopping this fall for $189.99.
The iDance WALL-E, with animated eyes, talks and dances. The audio in-jack makes it compatible with iPods or MP3 players. Sound activated, it will be at various retailers this summer for $24.99.
Read More | Bot Junkie
Gallery: WALL-E Toys Ready for Movie Premiere
If you already have a Roomba for your floor, how about a Robo Vacuum for your desk top? Push the button on its head and its suction power cleans up ashes, cookie and Doritos crumbs, and anything else that seems like it doesn’t belong there. Choose between three colors, and power up with 2 AA batteries (not included) at a price of $14.99 each. When it finishes with your desk, maybe it will get into those small places that your Roomba can’t.
Read More | perpetual kid
Gallery: Robo Vacuum Cleans Desk Top
You know you have always had hamster envy and now you can have as much fun as the rodent in this huge RolerBall. At a height of about 3 meters, simply find yourself a slope, belt yourself into a harness inside the globe, and wait to get to the bottom or lose your lunch, whichever comes first. The ball comes with a 240V generator that takes about 15 minutes to fill the ball and a puncture repair kit, just in case you hit a snag on the way down. Available for £999.00 (~$2,000.00,) this is not a toy for kids, pets, or those who cannot take a plane or boat ride without taking a healthy dose of Dramamine.
Read More | I Want One of Those
