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Animated LEGO Proposal

James Kelly — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:22:35 +0000

Sure you could use the big-screen at the baseball park or maybe even do an advertisement on a freeway billboard, but that is just too mundane for today’s society. If you’re going to propose, you need do it right, and by right, I mean in a fashion worthy of a LEGO fan. Walt Thompson did [...]

Futurama Action Figures

James Kelly — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:16:42 +0000

Fans of Matt Groening’s animated comedy series Futurama appreciated the Futurama Mini Collectibles and Futurama Plush Figures; so GeekAlerts wanted to give you some more fun with the Futurama Action Figures. These figures come in all your favorite characters: the dumb but lovable Fry, the looking out for himself Bender, the very old professior Farnsworth, [...]

Laser Projector with Pac-Man Animations

Robert Birming — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:10:33 +0000

This new home projector uses green laser to project animated animated cartoons, like Pac-Man, a walking cat, a dancing girl, elephants and more, onto your wall. You also get beautiful green laser designs that jump everywhere and lighten up the mood. Mesmerizing circles, lines, and square laser projections make this gadget your ideal picker-upper, no [...]

Homer Simpson Clock: Beer Vs. Donut

Robert Birming — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:23:13 +0000

Good news for fans of animated gadgets inspired by the popular animated sitcom The Simpsons. Now you can add a new Homer clock to your collection of Simpsons products. Homer’s eyes move back and forth while he gazes at the donut in one hand and a can of Duff beer in the other. Homer’s arms [...]

Animated LED Clock

Robert Birming — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:28:16 +0000

Can’t get enough of those light-emitting-diodes? Maybe you want to take a closer look at this new wooden and ultra LEDish timepiece then. The Animated LED Clock ($58) from Toys Brando will show you the current time with red digits surrounded by a line of blue animated lights.

Blue LED Dog Tag (Limited Edition)

Robert Birming — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:04:45 +0000

Remember Tagz, the animated and customizable scrolling LED dog tag that we covered last summer? It’s now available in a limited edition with blue light-emitting diodes, instead of the original red ones. They can be programmed to say whatever you want with a maximum of 256 characters. The Tagz is able to scroll both capital [...]

Animated Golf Lamp

Robert Birming — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:24:44 +0000

Desktop gadgets and golfing, it’s a never ending story. Last out was the USB Putt Returner and now have this animated lamp. When you pull the chain to turn this lamp on, the golfer will putt a golf ball into the cup while the crowd cheers in the background. Sit back and watch as the [...]

Animated Homer Simpson Phone

Robert Birming — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:20:59 +0000

From KNG America, the company that brought us the Animated Spider-Man Phone, comes this similar product designed like the famous Springfield dad. The Animated Homer Simpson Phone ($44) features Homer in his favorite chair, taking a much needed nap after a hard day’s work. When the phone rings he wakes up, stretches, and then says [...]

Animated Disco Coaster

Robert Birming — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:39:42 +0000

Instructables member ebenupton decided to cheer his Las Vegas-loving wife up by by making an animated, brightly lit drinks coaster. The coaster can be driven from any PC with a serial port and will display any 10 by 10-pixel video you wish. Here’s a demonstration video of the coaster: And another demo clip with a [...]

Animated Spider-Man Phone

Robert Birming — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:28:03 +0000

Here’s something that would make a great addition to the Superman and Batman Superhero Desktop Gadgets from last week. The Animated Spider-Man Phone ($38) “shoots web” (arm raises), talks and plays the Spidey theme song on incoming calls. These features can also be activated with the push of a button. Here’s a video demonstration of [...]