Posts by Category: Fun & Games

So maybe it’s pointless, but at least it’s happy!
Fun & Games August 2, 2006 posted by
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Plug ‘n’ Play Cricket.

Plug ‘n’ Play Cricket. Cricket, for the sadly uninitiated, is that bizarre occupation whereby two teams of supposed grown ups can compete for days and still end up with a tied game. I mean, who came up with that genius proposal, eh? Anyhoo, through the miracle of technology, you can now play for weeks in your living room until death or a nearby Madonna concert intervene. Complete with bat, ball and a box full of infinite patience. You’re gonna need it. £39.95….


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Fun & Games July 25, 2006 posted by
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Photo Golf Balls.

Photo Golf Balls. Why? Well maybe some people get a kick out of birdying their boss out of the rough on a par 5 dog-leg? Er…did I just say all that? From around $13.00.  Zipline can put any photo on the ball in monotone (not full color), based on either a black & white or color photo. Head shots of your friends and enemies work great. After you select your ball brand and quantity, click on the company logo link…


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Free Software July 7, 2006 posted by
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Gamma Bros.

Gamma Bros. Er…what to say. You got time? Lots of time? Think of a cross between Space Invaders, Asteroids and PacMan on steroids and you get the picture. Superb free retro style game, but be warned, you may lose your weekend. Play it online or via a downloadable program.  


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Fun & Games July 5, 2006 posted by
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Flying Manta, man.

The Flying Manta Ray Inflatable looks like lots of jolly wheeze fun. Actually scrub that, judging by the video it looks like lots of jolly dangerous. And the company should expect some patent problems from a claimant sometime soon. $499.95.  Unlike towable watercraft that stay on the surface of the water, this inflatable watercraft and its rider are able to rise above the surface and hover in the air at speeds as low as 23 miles per hour…The 11′ wingspan not only allows…


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Fun & Games June 28, 2006 posted by
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Monty Python Abusive Keychain.

The Monty Python Abusive Voice Keychain. This is Holy Grail style, so the 17 sayings included in this…ahem…elegant little device might not be suitable for granny. OK? £8.99 from next month.  From the legendary Monty Python and the Holy Grail comes this fantastic abusive keychain with 17 sayings from the actual Monty Python crew!! Abusive sayings include: Button your lip, you ratbag! Come on you worm…you miserable little man.


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Fun & Games June 22, 2006 posted by
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Predator at large.

The Predator Beast PR3000 Paintball/Water Gun. With a name like that, you know that this thing’s got attitude, don’t ya? Serious paint or water attitude. Let’s face it, peeps, if you buy this for your loved ones, then you’ve only got yourself to blame. £29.99.  The ultimate Predator and water gun combined! PR3000 can shoot paintballs and a stream of water! # Contains 1 paintball/water shooter, wipe clean target, 60 paintballs and protective eye wear # Paintballs are water soluble,…


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Fun & Games June 21, 2006 posted by
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Mini Table Football.

Mini Table Football. Nice looking aluminium, stainless steel and green felt ‘foosball’ table. Playable too apparently, although who knows if it can match the sheer adrenaline pumped excitement of an evening watching Scunthorpe United at work? £8.95.  There’s no comparison to the usual wobbly plastic products: This mini-stadium is made of sparkling aluminium and stainless steel. Four soft non-slip rubber feet support it on any even surface. The game is played with a solid metal “ball”. This – according to…


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Bookmark This! June 20, 2006 posted by
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Battleships.

Sinkmyship. If you love Battleships you’re going to love this free online multiplayer version. Just sign in – registered or as a guest – pick a partner and start playing. Great graphics, great gameplay of course. Chat available too. Java and Ajax, so I suppose you could say it’s a Web 2.0 game. Nice nice, I wish the boys luck with it.


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Fun & Games June 14, 2006 posted by
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Hockey to go.

The Foldable Air Hockey Table. Space saver means that you can cram one of these puppies behind a door or otherwise lose it when not in use. Which in small apartments could be a marriage saver. Know what we mean? And look, an infrared scoreboard sensor. Lawks! $399.95.  A rechargeable battery powers the regulation-sized game table for a full two hours per charge; it can also be operated while plugged in for times when power is available and longer game-time…


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Bizarre June 1, 2006 posted by
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Lego Music Machine.

The Color Scanning Lego Music Machine. Weird little contraption makes music by scanning Lego bricks. I think. Anyhoo, Mindstorms hackerz strike again!  The first thing I built is a (ta-daaam) Lego Music Machine. The idea is simple: the machine functions more or less like a scanner, except that in stead of creating an image from the scanned information, sound is generated.


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Fun & Games May 31, 2006 posted by
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Incy, wincy spider.

The Large Bungee Jumping Spider of Doom. Er…make a loud sound near this thing and it’ll jump down onto its victim…target. And then climb up again, leaving behind a cardiac arrest case. Ships complete with portable defibrillator. £12.95.   The Bungee Jumping Spider of doom is battery operated and attaches to a card to be placed on the wall or ceiling. By clapping your hand, the spider drops down quickly. It’s web string is 18 inches long and the spider can climb…


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Fun & Games May 30, 2006 posted by
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Guassian Gun.

The Guassian Gun. Fun and frolics with a set of magnets and a rail. No ball bearings were hurt during the making of the video. £10.00.  Very slowly, you roll the loose ball bearing towards the magnets. As it approaches the magnets, it and the magnets are pulled together sharply, since these are very strong magnets. And as a result, rather like that Newton’s Cradle executive toy we used to see a few years ago, the ball bearing at the…


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Fun & Games May 18, 2006 posted by
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Guitar Hero hacks.

There is clearly some sort of ‘thing’ building around the Guitar Hero game and controller. How else to explain the rising number of hacks popping up? And GH 2 is coming too? Yowsers. Freetar – turn your fave tunes into Guitar Hero enabled fun. Controller Hack – turn your controller into a general MIDI controller Guitar Hero Trainer – Windows hack allows you to practice your licks on a PC. Hack links – and assortment of hardware and software hacks under one…


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Fun & Games May 16, 2006 posted by
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Animate your photos.

A service which charges £12.00 to animate a photo of your face? Perhaps not.  The animations are shipped as video clips compressed in .zip format. Use a decompression tool (free at 7-zip) and extract the .avi. You can play it back with any video player (free at VLC). Video clips with .mov extension are best viewed with QuickTime or MPlayer.


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