Toys and Games

Make your video game for the Xbox 360 with XNA game studio express…

Make your video game for the Xbox 360 with XNA game studio express…

Casey @ brains-N-brawn.com (one of my favorite sites) reminds us that if you’re a developer you can write off the purchase for gaming gear… – “this vid of an XNA racer demo gave me goose bumps. and don’t forget that XNA is the developers excuse for writing off 360 and HDTV purchases …” – Link. […]

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HOW TO – Make a “Frankenbear Synthamajig”

HOW TO – Make a “Frankenbear Synthamajig”

Randofo show you how to make a nice PIC based bear… – “Have you ever wanted a teddy bear that looks like Frankenstein and makes sounds like “bleep bleep bloooop de de bleep…. EHHHHHHHHHH…… dadadadadadadododododod bleep bleep bloop”? Look no farther, you have found it! Now you can perform the nights away with your new […]

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Frigits – “Mini Rube Goldberg” toys

Frigits – “Mini Rube Goldberg” toys

Turn your fridge into a Rube Goldberg display! – “If you’re old enough to remember the classic game of Mousetrap you’ll undoubtedly recall its crazily addictive, cartoon-esque maze of chutes, funnels, tunnels and ramps with great affection. Watching a marble meander through a series of improbable obstacles was strangely mesmerizing. And it’s just one of […]

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Tattoo kit for kids (DIY Miami Ink!)

Tattoo kit for kids (DIY Miami Ink!)

Temporary Tattoos are always a big hit with kids, but the designs usually aren’t that great – here’s a tattoo kit for kits so they can make their own (or just use the stencils) – It looks like it’s a pen with a motor, so you could make your own too… “Open up your very […]

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Steam powered rolling ball game

Steam powered rolling ball game

I-Wei @ Crabfu SteamWorks is expanding steam power to more than just bots! Here’s a Jensen #5 electrically heated steam engine + Bandai Spacewarp game – Link. Related: Gakken Steam Engine car kit (video) – Link. Steam bicycles – Link. The Darby Steam-Digger – Link. Steam bicycles – Link. Building live steam locomotives in 1/8 […]

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Rock, Paper, Scissors – interview with a professional player

Rock, Paper, Scissors – interview with a professional player

The Rock paper scissor championships were this weekend, but there isn’t any word on who won… NPR has an interview with one of the pros competing to check out for now… – “Rock beats scissors, scissors beats paper and paper beats rock. But rock, paper, scissors is not just a children’s game. Jason Simmons, a […]

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