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Iris 9000 brings HAL iPhone 4S Siri remote to your living room
Gives you the evil eye 25 October 2011 16:30 GMT TweetThinkGeek has just released an innovative remote control for Siri on the iPhone 4S; called Iris 9000 it bears more than a little resemblance to HAL 900 of 2001 fame and will enable you to take control of Siri from across the room.
By simply...
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ThinkGeek April Fool gag becomes reality...
...But not THAT one 13 April 2011 17:23 GMT TweetThinkGeek's Playmobil Apple Store April Fools' Day gag was so good that many of the site's other made-up products for the day were overshadowed. One of which was the Chocolate Zombie Bunny that the US online retailer was proposing for Easter. That...
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ThinkGeek's Playmobil Apple Store to go on sale for real?
EXCLUSIVE: "Never say never" 1 April 2011 23:26 GMT TweetThere's no doubt as to what Pocket-lint's favourite April Fools' Day prank was this year, the ThinkGeek Playmobil Apple Store. Indeed, as it was trending on Twitter at one point, it's pretty much everybody else's too.
Much like with the company's...
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April Fools' Day pranks that came true
FEATURE Jolly japes that became a reality 1 April 2011 12:05 GMT TweetApril fools' Day is celebrated all over the world on 1 April, when people mark the occassion with pratical jokes and general silliness. These kind of pranks are particularly popular in the the tech world with Pocket-lint even pulling a few of its own...
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Joystick-it for iPad hands-on
HANDS-ON Also works with Android tablets 16 March 2011 17:49 GMT TweetThere's no doubt that, with thousands of titles on offer, the iPad is a valid portable(ish) games machine. Indeed, some apps could happily rival PSP and DS equivalents, yet cost a fraction of the price.
One bugbear we've always had with console...
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Become a Test Candidate with the Portal Hoodie
Geeks can lurk around shopping malls too 9 March 2011 11:49 GMT TweetThe long-awaited sequel to the hit Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Mac game Portal hits the UK on 22 April 2011 and ThinkGeek is one step ahead of the game offering a new themed hoodie.
Portal 2 is essentially much more of the same third-person puzzling...
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VIDEO: ThinkGeek Joystick-IT for touchscreen retro gaming
Very simple, very cool 7 January 2011 11:29 GMT TweetThis is seriously awesome. Incredibly simple, but still brilliantly intuitive at the same time.
The Joystick-IT from makers of all things cool, ThinkGeek, solves the problem of a lack of physical controls with your touschcreen. It allowins...
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Tech deals: April Fool's day everyday with the Annoy-a-tron 2.0
Deals, offers and innovations 1 April 2010 13:00 GMT TweetAs it's April Fool's day we thought we'd bring you a gadget which will enable you to keep the pranks coming all year round, and is sure to win you the title of "office joker" if not "most popular employee".
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Flipside wallet safeguards RFID cards
"A protective vault that fits in your pocket" 23 November 2009 16:41 GMT Tweet"Modern day pickpockets don't need to touch you to steal your money", warns ThinkGeek on the emergence of RFID-enabled credit and debit cards.
Although such thieves would have to be high tech wizards complete with the necessary kit, if... -
Aeroplane spoon gets light-up runway bib
"Illuminated JetBib feeding system" 23 November 2009 13:38 GMT TweetEven people sans-bambinos know the old aeroplane trick when trying to persuade young ones to open their mouths ready for their baby goo, but this takes the concept a step further.
Without thinking too much about whether this is really for baby...
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VIDEO: Tauntaun sleeping bag up for pre-order
April fools joke now actually on sale 6 November 2009 12:20 GMT TweetWe knew it was coming, and now it's here. The awesome Tauntaun sleeping bag, which began its life as an April Fools Joke, is available for pre-order on ThinkGeek's website.
The site says: "after exhaustive movie viewing research and analysis ThinkGeek...
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VIDEO: ThinkGeek's Electronic Rock Guitar Shirt
Musical tee 28 October 2009 10:52 GMT TweetYou can now be a guitar hero away from the console with ThinkGeek's Electronic Guitar Shirt. $29.99 and four AAA batteries will see you rocking all over the world using just the shirt on your back.
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ThinkGeek offers image.jpg photo frame
An analogue digital picture holder 27 October 2009 14:07 GMT TweetThinkGeek is offering, what it calls, the first ever analogue "digital" photo frame.
The frame features a Mac software window silk-screened onto it described as "a manually-applied representation of a computer interface which holds your printed...
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Tauntaun sleeping bag lets you relive Empire Strikes Back sleepovers
April Fool becomes reality 10 October 2009 6:26 GMT TweetIt started off as an April Fools' joke, but rather like Pocket-lint's very own April fool the Tauntaun sleeping bag is to become a reality.
Thinkgeek, purveyor of all things geeky that you can buy on the Internet in the US, has announced ity...
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LEGO t-shirt launches
Wear your latest creation on your chest 21 September 2009 14:19 GMT TweetYou can now build your own t-shirt design with the Brick Construction Shirt from ThinkGeek.
The awesome garment offers a removable black baseplate across the chest to create flat or decidedly 3D designs on.
It's compatible...
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