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retromodo

Consumer Reports' Classic Reviews Could Fill Gizmodo for a Week

Sonic Blaster, 1966

The Mattel Agent Zero M Sonic Blaster 5530 fires compressed air with a deafening blast. Our measurements top out at 157 dB—above a level that can do permanent damage to the hearing of an adult. We rate the toy Not Acceptable.

You can't make up stuff this good and Consumer Reports has a whole section of their site devoted to the vintage tech. How we lived, breathed and loved before today, we do not know. [Consumer Gallery via bbGadgets and Laughing Squid]

10:45 AM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By Mark Wilson
19,594 views, 28 comments

iron man

Iron Man Toys: Guns and Action Figures...Made of Plastic

Die cast metal. That was a stamp of approval all premium toys in the 80s received. But not now. And if there is a modern set of toys that deserves to be metal, its the official line of Hasbro made IRON Man toys: an action figure, nerf machine gun and mask/repulsor glove combo. He's not called Plastic Man for a reason, you dolts! Was metal cheaper then? Were there one too many cases of schoolyard bludgeoning with imported Voltron? I don't know and I'm too lazy to look it up, but in any case, these plastic Iron Man toys, which at first disgusted me, actually came out all right. Begrudgingly, I will agree that plastics are the future. More »

6:13 PM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By Brian Lam
18,100 views, 38 comments

Latest by LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M: @OMG! Ponies!: Hey....I love men and male genetalia and hopefully will never have to deal with the "gross" part of girls in ever my life (personally I think I'm just fine), so I can't really argue on this going on my more »

corporate greed

Creative Presents Cease-and-Desist Note to Developer Hero

After Vista's release, Creative's Audigy Sound Blaster series lost a lot of their in-built functionality. Developer, good-guy and all around hero, Daniel_K stepped up to the challenge, putting together his own drivers and asking for non-obligatory donations in recognition of his effort. Daniel_K's drivers restored functionality, and added some extra features to boot. That's great news, right? Apparently not; Creative is pissed. More »

12:00 PM on Sat Mar 29 2008
By Haroon Malik
19,455 views, 105 comments

peripherals

Wiimote Nerf Blaster Shoots Foam Darts, Adds Meaning to Life

Every now and again a product comes along that makes us question how we ever managed without it. Well, the Wiimote Nerf Blaster has us asking ourselves the same question. Details are light at the moment, but the most amazing technology combination since the touchscreen/phone will include a fully functioning Nerf blaster, as well as providing on-screen controls via the docked Wiimote. The peripheral is probably intended for EA's upcoming Nerf N-Strike title, but whatever the use, it will certainly enrich many, many lives. Bless you, EA Sports. [Kotaku]

4:24 AM on Wed Feb 13 2008
By Haroon Malik
5,933 views, 15 comments

Latest by THX5334: The Nyko Perfect shot for $10-15 is an awesome substitution until this comes out. I am so buying this.... more »

mods

Custom Guitar Hero Turntable is Cooler Than Anything at CES


This is coolest Guitar Hero mod ever. Dubbed the "Scratch Blaster," it's a turntable modded to play GH. It's got the five fret buttons and rather than strumming, you scratch. It even has a shoulder strap so you can play it like some sort of mutant guitar/turntable hybrid. Make it wireless and make it work for Xbox 360 and I would pay dearly for one of these things. [YouTube]

1:43 PM on Tue Jan 8 2008
By Adam Frucci
6,137 views, 26 comments

boomtastic

Legendary Lasonic i931 iPod Dock Ghetto Blaster: Pics, Price, and Release Date

The Lasonic iPod Ghetto Blaster has been hyped for a while now, but this was our first opportunity to get a look at it up close—and as you can see, we took full advantage. We also managed to score a full-feature list which I lovingly hand-typed word-for-word from a spec sheet (weird errors and all). And for those of you who thought this thing would never see the light of day, we learned that the boombox will be priced at $169 and it is ready and waiting for interested vendors. You can check out the full specs after the break. More »

7:30 PM on Mon Jan 7 2008
By Sean Fallon
33,188 views, 41 comments

Latest by n/a: If you want the GhettoBlaster look you should buy real ghetto blaster and use one of those headphone jack cassette tapes instead of buying something covered in stickers more »

master blaster

Deluxe Laser Challenge Pro Set Lets You Pew Pew Pew Till You Can Pew No More

If you're going to wage war on your fellow cubicle jockeys, then there are worse ways to do it than using the Deluxe Laser Challenge Pro Set—take it from me, stapling my boss's ear to the office notice board didn't win me any influential new friends when I worked the phones at the Acme Sex Chat Co. One pack consists of two blasters, to each of which you can add on a barrel extender and a scope. You can play it as a lone wolf in Deathmatch mode, and Team Play allows for two lots of gladiators to blast hell out each other. There's a how-to (zap your colleagues) video after the jump, plus price and a bit more info. More »

8:58 AM on Tue Dec 11 2007
By AddyDugdale
5,563 views, 10 comments

Latest by TheGeoff: Easily one of the best headlines you guys have ever written. more »

leisurely cooking

Batter Blaster Spews Canned Pancakes Like They're Easy Cheese

Pancakes are a pain in the ass to make, but not any more with Batter Blaster. Just spray this organic pancake goo onto a hot skillet and your steamy breakfast is just a couple of minutes away, bacon not included. If you don't mind using Cheez Whiz Easy Cheese in its spray can, this looks like just about the same concept except it's pancake slime instead of orange cheesy crud. One problem we see right away, though, is there are just eight servings per can. You know how that goes with serving numbers on packages—if it says the package will serve 8, that's only true if seven people aren't eating. For an even easier battered breakfast experience, you could just skip all this canned goodness and pop a couple of Eggos in the toaster. [Batter Blaster, via Strange New Products]

12:15 PM on Fri Oct 26 2007
By Charlie White
21,203 views, 39 comments

Latest by n/a: Would my great grandparents recognize it as food? I'm not sure that they would, so I think I'll stay away from it. :) For some reason this product gives me a bad gut feeling. Like some natural instinct saying to me: more »

portable media

DBA XPD171 iPod Ghetto Blaster Boombox

If you're in the mood for combining the currently-in-favor iPod with the darling of the '80s, the boombox, check out this currently unannounced DBA iPod speaker dock. It's styled after the ghetto blasters of yore, but has a room for your iPod. Not many other details other than the tape player-esque buttons on the front and other details that you see. It's the best of both worlds, which means you should be prepared to have your subway ride ruined once again.

Thanks tipster!

2:25 PM on Wed Aug 15 2007
By Jason Chen
3,601 views, 6 comments

Latest by deusdiabolus: Those fools! Don't they know that if they make this boombox iPod dock a trend, that one thing can only follow? BABY BOOMER BREAKDANCING NIGHTS! I want you to think about that. more »

bang bang

Rifle Prop for Remote Turns You into Buffalo Wii-ll

The just released Wii-Blaster, a lock & load rifle prop, made me breathe a little faster wanting to play Call of Duty with it—until I remembered my Wii sensor bar was busted and I'd been too lazy to get a replacement. I think it's sexier than the Wii Zapper, but then I've always been a sucker for long-barreled weapons (or something).

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5:54 AM on Mon Jul 23 2007
By AddyDugdale
12,427 views, 11 comments

Latest by willyolio: it probably will be. this is the same layout as the official wii zapper. more »

shooting things

50-foot Marshamallow Blaster

We knew you could build your own marshmallow blaster gun out of a used Pringles can, tape and a two by four, but what about those of us who are too lazy to build stuff? Well, now you can buy your own pre-made pump action marshmallow gun that shoots those soft confectionaries up to 50 feet. Fifty! That's further than any coworker can throw most office supplies. $39 gets you sweet shooting goodness. [Hammacher via i4u]

4:10 PM on Fri Jul 20 2007
By Jason Chen
5,108 views, 12 comments

gadgets

Ghetto Blaster Bag

Got an anniversary coming up? Get your lady this Ghetto Blaster bag and watch as her nostrils flare, her eyes get really really big, and then beady—then duck as she makes a swing at you, and dodge as that knee comes flying up. More »

5:40 PM on Fri Jul 6 2007
By Jason Chen
7,246 views, 9 comments

tech tongue twister

Lap Blaster Boosts Laptop Blasts


The product mix from the talking chair people at Pyramat is about to get a little deeper. Word on the street is their next gadget accessory is the Lap Blaster, a laptop dock that replaces those tinny tweeters on your mobile machine with the real McCoy. A USB iPod dock rounds out the audio utility of the device. More »

8:15 PM on Mon Jun 25 2007
By kthompson
1,404 views, Comment

transformers toys

Optimus Prime Voice-Changing Helmet and Battle Blaster Review

New Transformers toys that'll help you turn into Optimus Prime. When I say You, I really mean Me. –Brian Lam


Optimus Prime Voice-Changing Helmet and Battle Blaster [Amazon]

Feature

11:22 AM on Fri Jun 22 2007
By Brian Lam
49,790 views, 29 comments

peripherals

Sound Blaster X-Fi Extreme Audio Notebook from Creative

Phew. Snappy name, eh? So snappy there's no room on the headline for a bad pun. Lucky you, I say. Anyway, this is a new ExpressCard/54-compatible sound card that uses Creative's X-Fi Crystallizer and 3CMSS-3D technology to give your laptop surround sound. There's a 7.1-channel speaker docking module and all this creamy white goodness (which raises the question: if it's only Windows-compatible, why did they do it in white?) will cost you $106 from late May. – Ad Dugdale More »

8:15 AM on Wed May 9 2007
By Addy Dugdale
10,452 views, 4 comments

Latest by Apsalus: @becker: This offering uses an ExpressCard slot, not PCMCIA. more »

home entertainment

Wii Zapper Coming May 1st

Nintendo is bringing its Zapper days back. The folks at Gamestop have just added the Wii Blaster to their Wii arsenal, claiming it'll ship on the 1st of May for $20. Couple it with a few Virtual Console games like Hogan's Alley, Gumshoe, or Duck Hunt and it's 8-bit nirvana all over again. Now all I have to do is, er, find a Wii. – Louis Ramirez More »

4:20 PM on Fri Apr 6 2007
By Louis Ramirez
5,126 views, 15 comments

peripherals

Creative's X-Fi Sound Card Gets Zapped into ExpressCard Format

Sound Blaster fans will soon be able to get Creative's flagship sound card in ExpressCard format. The new X-Fi Xtreme Audio will boost your notebook's crap sound system to something a little more suitable for watching your DVDs or playing games. A nice add-on, especially if you have a Media Center lappie. No word on pricing yet, though from the looks of the pics, it looks like it'll be released sooner than later. – Louis Ramirez More »

6:43 PM on Fri Mar 23 2007
By Louis Ramirez
5,791 views, 4 comments

Latest by Worf: Now to see if they'll fix their drivers. Or gimp out on Vista drivers. Or fix it so they don't only output 48kHz audio, forcing everything to be resampled (even CD audio...) I'm stuck using USB audio drives as my computer more »

peripherals

Creative Video Blaster Helps Old Lappies Render Video

Getting your home movies to DVD can be a pain if you've got a geriatric PC/laptop with no FireWire ports. That's the crowd Creative is aiming for with their Video Blaster Editor. The external box offers all the A/V ports you need to get video onto your PC and helps your PC render video to MPEG-2. Though it works as promised, the guys at Laptop found that the unit has steep requirements, which your PC/lappie may not meet. Add to that the $199 price tag and you may want to reconsider. – Louis Ramirez More »

10:58 AM on Fri Mar 23 2007
By Louis Ramirez
1,532 views, Comment

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