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Toraichi Snake Skin Sneakers

Patra Beaulieu — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:52:41 +0000

When it comes to fancy footwear, GA knows you don’t want to be seen with kicks that anyone can get off the streets. You want to wear things that have little to no chance of being on someone else’s feet. Items like the Lord of the Rings Hobbit Feet, Hightop Sneaker Socks, Superhero Cape Socks, and Samurai Sandals would do, for example. Here’s [...]

Remote Control Snake

Ryan Cooper — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:27:03 +0000

Even better than the RC Tarantula, these Remote Control Snakes could be the catalyst for some great April Fool’s Day pranks. With light up eyes and realistic slithering motion, the Banana Boa snake or Green Mamba can frighten someone out of their skin. Plus it is always fun to play with RC toys even when [...]

Firefighting Snake Robot (Video)

Robert Birming — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:04:26 +0000

Remember that cool Amphibious Robot Snake that was covered here at GeekAlerts back in June? It looks like that snake has a sister named Anna Konda, living on land and spending her days fighting fires. The robot is to our knowledge the biggest and strongest snake robot in the world and also the first water [...]

Lisco USB Snake – Wearable Computer Accessory

Robert Birming — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:03:29 +0000

Lisco, created by the Finnish designer Laurent Hongisto, is a USB cable that you can wear in a fashionable manner, like a bracelet around your wrist. You can use the USB snake to recharge your mobile through your laptop while travelling, transfer your pictures from your camera or just use it as a data cable [...]

Amphibious Robot Snake (Video)

Robert Birming — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:11:31 +0000

ACM-R5 is the name of this awesome, and quite scary, amphibious robot snake – developed by the people at the Hirose Fukushima Lab in Japan. ACM-R5 is equipped with paddles and passive wheels around the body. To generate propulsive force by undulation, the robot need a resistance property as it glides freely in tangential direction [...]

Roboboa Robot Snake – Now Available in the USA

Robert Birming — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:51:57 +0000

WowWee’s robot snake, the Roboboa, is now available in the USA for $99.99. This is the advanced robot snake with powerful infrared sensor technology that doubles as a mobile intelligent flexible light, party snake, and alarm clock. Here’s a video demonstration of the Roboboa: Features: Thinks for himself but follows your every command 3-eyed "alien" [...]