Oh! Gizmo

By Luke Anderson

Do you get bored while riding the bus, standing in line, or just about anywhere that requires you to wait for short (or long) periods? I’m easily bored, so I keep my Nintendo DS on me almost all the time, however, if I’ve only got a couple minutes to kill, I don’t usually bother getting it out. Now if I had a watch that let me play Tetris or Pong, I’d be set.

That’s exactly what this Tetris & Pong Forever watch promises. It doesn’t appear to be much larger than the calculator watches that you used to see in the 80’s and 90’s. The simple d-pad is all you need to play the games. Unfortunately, it’s only a concept design for now. This is something I’d definitely buy, so here’s to hoping it is actually created one day!

VIA [Yanko Design]

By Luke Anderson

I’ve never been one for casual video games that involve some sort of trivia. There’s just something about using a $300 piece of hardware for something so simple as a board game or card game. One of the latest offerings for the Xbox 360 takes the casual gaming to a whole new level with custom controllers for trivia games.

These new strange-looking controllers will be bundled with the new Scene It! game. As you would guess, the large colored buttons are for “buzzing in,” while the other four correspond with an answer displayed on the screen. I’m sure that the controllers will make the game more exciting for families that enjoy interactive games together. The Scene It! Bundle will be available starting on November 8th for $59.99.

[Scene It] VIA [Coolest Gadgets]

By Shane McGlaun

Parents with kids or really small adults that really want to get some shred time in on Guitar Hero, but don’t want to buy a game console and an actual copy of Guitar Hero to do it are in luck. DreamGear has a plug and play guitar called the Shredmaster JR Micro Plug N Play guitar that connects to any TV with AV inputs.

Once connected the guitar has a presumably Guitar Hero like game that features ten fully licensed songs that you have actually heard of. The list of tunes your little ones can jam to includes Smoke on the Water, I Love Rock and Roll, Iron Man, You Give Love a Bad Name, Billion Dollar Babies, Hotel California, Paradise City, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Paranoid, and Master of Puppets. The software also allows the creation of custom songs. The Shredmaster JR is available now and sells for $49.99, tight spandex pants and big hair not included.

VIA [ dreamGear ]