Sega Zippo lighters make me nostalgic

Looking at the Sega Mega Drive-modeled Zippo lighter reminds me of the actual console which I still have on top of my wardrobe. I remember spending a good deal of time on it playing Mortal Kombat and Sunset Riders with my friends. Those were the days when 16-bit graphics were more than enough, and 3D games were almost unheard of.

There is also a Sega Saturn version available, and both lighters retail for US$114 each. Give the PlayStation 3 10 years, and I'm sure it'll be inducted into the Zippo game console hall of fame.

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Wear your Air Guitar on your chest

Break out the ear mufflers, because this is one apparel that you don't wish on anyone. ThinkGeek's Electric Rock Guitar Shirt empowers bored nerds with an "Air Guitar" apparel. This actually contains sufficient real chords (recorded from a real electric guitar) and an attachable mini amp for the user to create Rock 'n Roll hell for those who happen to be in the vicinity. Like it or not.

There's a tone nob for volume control and a magnetic pick to let you strum those riffs like a real guitar. Both amp and shirt cost US$29.99, just in time for the year-end gift-giving season. Check out the video below to get an inkling of what you're letting yourself into, if you plan to get this for your geeky son/pal/brother. Of course, you could accidentally dump it into the wash if it gets really annoying.
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Don limited-edition Dr. Martens for some Guitar Hero suave

Real life imitating reel? This bizarre trading of places is increasingly taking a grip of the videogame universe. Dr. Martens' orthopedic sole shoes, once soul shoes for the youth subcultures like your friendly punks and grungers, are now not only lending their footwear the upcoming Guitar Hero: Band Hero (November release), actual limited editions of the virtual 14-hole rock punk boots will be sold. In the game, players can customize their cyber outfits with Converse, Vans or Dr. Martens.

Four models of the 1914 Rocker Docs, with a glazed guitar motif in black, pink, bordeaux and white, are retailing globally. In Singapore, just 16 pairs will be offered, at S$259 each, and only at the Orchard Central store. And it's all to let you dress the part of your game's character. Bizarre? Well, cosplay or anime role play has been around for the longest time, so this will likely have its Guitar Hero fans.

AlterG unveils more affordable antigravity treadmills

We got our first close look at the AlterG antigravity treadmill at a health expo in San Francisco earlier this year, and at the time, the price was floating up there somewhere near the space station.

But we've good news for those who like the idea of running like an astronaut: Fremont, California-based AlterG on Monday plans to announce a more affordable model, the AlterG M300. The two treadmills in the M300 series deliver the same antigravity technology as AlterG's pricey US$75,000 P200 series, but at a third of the cost--US$24,500 to US$27,000.
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OLED chair lights up when you rock

A rocking chair with an integrated OLED lamp would in and of itself be cool enough to feature here on Crave, but the Murakami Chair is different. The power to run the light, you see, comes from your own rocking motion.

As you rock, nano-dynamos built into the chair's skids (I love a job where I get paid to type things like "nano-dynamos") convert the kinetic energy of the motion into power, which is stored in internal batteries during the day or sent straight to the light when dark.
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