Posts from — April 2009

[ April 28th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles Shot Blaster a More Interesting Wii Accessory

Wii accessories tend to be the stock standard uber-sensible Wii-white. They are, for want of a better word, boring. The Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles Shot Blaster makes your zombie hunting that much more interesting by packing an awesomely shaped gun, with some skins for the Wiimote and Nunchuk to make things a little bit more [...]

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[ April 28th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

JetLev Water Jetpack May Be Coming Soon To a Swanky Resort Near You

If you want to fly with a jetpack and don’t want to actually risk death then in the not too distant future you may just get your wish. We saw a prototype model floating around the ether not too long ago, now it looks like the real deal might actually see the light of day. [...]

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[ April 28th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

DIY TiVo IR Blaster Makes an Easy and Useful Electronics Project

If you want. to control your cable box with your TiVo controller and don’t have an IR blaster, you can make one, it is ridiculously simple. Note that if you don’t have spare parts lying around then it would probably be cheaper to hunt one down online, but this way is so much more fun.
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[ April 28th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Look Like McFly: Back to The Future II Hats are Available

Sure there were a ton of of Back to the Future II predictions that fell way off (Queen Diana), but that doesn’t detract from the awesomeness of the movie. The McFly hat is pretty much a reflection of 80’s fashion on steroids, but is still very awesome in a dorky kind of way. As for [...]

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[ April 27th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Let’s Golf iPhone App Sadly Does Not Let You Swing Your iPhone Like a Golf Club

I am a sucker for a good phone game and although part of me hoped to seeing Apple fanboys accidentally throwing their Jesus phones like Wii-motes, I somehow knew that the sensible folks at Infinite Loop probably wouldn’t let it happen.
Golf games tend to be fun and the 63 holes provided by Let’s Golf ought [...]

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