toy ~ Chris Pirillo

Korg Kaossilator for Easy Music Creation

44 Comments (Add) | Sunday, February 17th, 2008 at 10:16pm

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My latest musical gadget is the Korg KAOSSILATOR. It’s a dynamic phrase synthesizer. Anyone can instantly play musical phrases by simply tapping or sliding their finger across the KAOSSILATOR’s Touch Pad.

The Widget Gadget Gizmo Desklet Thingamajig (Chumby!)

39 Comments (Add) | Thursday, January 10th, 2008 at 7:10am

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That’s right… it’s Chumby! This is definitely going to be a huge hit, and the favorite new gadget of many Geeks. I am having a lot of fun playing with the Chumby… and so are all the people in our live community!

Remote Control Robot: Dalek from Doctor Who

44 Comments (Add) | Sunday, December 23rd, 2007 at 1:05am

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My friend Willie over at ThinkGeek sent me the new Dalek Robot to play with. If you know much about Dr. Who, you’ll know what a Dalek is. It’s remote control, and fun to play with!

i-Sobot Robot Toy Review

43 Comments (Add) | Sunday, December 23rd, 2007 at 12:45am

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Awhile back, I had a toy robot that I never even took out of the box. It was huge, and took like 75 D batteries to operate. The great people over at ThinkGeek sent me one of their new i-SOBOTs to play with. This thing is definitely addictive… and now will be a regular part of my show.

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Ponzi’s Garbage Pail Kids

6 Comments (Add) | Saturday, May 27th, 2006 at 4:10pm

Ponzi’s going to be a Garbage Pail Kid!!! Yes, you all know my fascination with Garbage Pail Kids (even though I’m still mising Bonus Card B5, COLE Gate). A few weeks ago, I emailed Luis Diaz with a small request: that he create a GPK incorporating Ponzi’s two names (well, “Ponzi” is just her nickname – with Latthanapon being her birth name). You see, as I was going through ANS5, she lamented that they never have any GPKs with her name on them. I thought: “Let me see if I can commission an artist to surprise her.” Sure enough, Luis will create a GPK just for you (different options at different prices). He whipped up this sketch:

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