10. The Football Grill

Having a barbeque for Superbowl? Score a touchdown at every tailgate party with this one – the perfect grill for the occasion – a Charcoal Companion Hot Grill shaped like a football. The grill measures 17 by 12 inches and it weighs 10 pounds. The price is $49.99.
The Football Grill [Amazon]

9. Football helmet mp3 player

I found lots and lots of computer mouses, mouse pads and similar items but honestly they were all too boring to make it on to the list. Here is one that actually made it. It is a mp3 player that is shaped like a football helmet. 1 GB of storage for $89 at Target.
Football helmet mp3 player [Target.com]

8. Pro Football slow cooker

Cooking for Superbowl? If you want the perfect slow cooker for your Superbowl meal you got to check out this Football Slow Cooker from Pro Pots. The pot has 3 settings: off, warm, and cook and measures 7 by 11 by 11 inches. The price is $39.99.
Pro Pots Football-Shaped 1-1/2-Quart Slow Cooker [Amazon]

7. NY Giants Scoreboard Clock

The perfect way to dress up your living room wall for Superbowl is to get a Giant Scoreboard clock. The scoreboard mMeasures 20″ x 14″ and gives you the time, date and temperature – and you can get it painted with a lot of different teams, not just the New York Giants. The price tag reads $74.99.
NY Giants Scoreboard Clock [Shopgadgetsandgizmos.com]

6. NFL Trivia Pro

This is a neat little toy that lets you play the knowing game with your Superbowl buddies. The unit is packed with thousands of football questions like the one featured above ‘Who was named MVP in in the NFL in 1998‘ (the correct answer is Terrell Davis, Running Back in Denver). The price is $24.99.
NFL Trivia Pro [Amazon]

5. Virtual Distance Football

The ultimate question for your Superbowl buddies: How far can you throw? Find out with this really neat football that automatically measures the distance it gets thrown or kicked. Pretty cool right? Another cool thing is that it’s only $20.
Virtual Distance Football [discovery.com]

4. NFL Football fone phone

This item can only be found on eBay but ain’t it just too cool? I am pretty sure that you can find a modern version of this one but unfortunately I didn’t find one today. This one is $19 plus shipping. The one above is a rare, vintage model from when there were still only 30 teams in the NFL. Nice!
NFL Football fone phone [eBay]

3. Football Universal Remote Control

This universal remote control is the perfect way to control your equipment during any football night and especially Superbowl. You just have to love it! It even comes with a uilt-in voice that says “Are you ready for some football?” when you press that special button. Price is $19.99.
Football Universal Remote Control [pcnews.tv]

2. Automatic Quarterback

If this automatic quarterback thingy from Hammacher won’t impress your Superbowl buddies I don’t think anything will. The automatic football passer will throw you a perfect spiral every time and the foam football will be sent away up to 30 yards. The asking price is $69.95 and you can adjust the machine to give you both lateral passes and long, high bombs. Neat!
Automatic Quarterback [Hammacher.com]

1. Adult Football Fan Mask

It was hard to pick the winner for this Top 10, but this one made me laugh so many times that I just had to place it in the top position. It gets funnier for every time I look at it. You will look like a very weird super hero wearing this football mask. It is the cheapest item on this list too – only $9.99. Weird shit, hehe.

Adult Football Fan Mask [Shop.com]

Runner ups

Here is a couple more gadgets that didn’t make it into the final list, but I still think they are worth mentioning:

Riddell Revolution IQ HITS

The Riddell Revolution IQ HITS is a professional product that monitors and records all impacts received during a game or practice. All data can be uploaded to your computer via the desktop antenna (an additional $300). Cool and expensive pro gear.
Riddell Revolution IQ HITS [Riddel1.com]

Football Inflatable Cooler

The best way to keep your drinks cool for Superbowl – a big inflatable football field cooler. Don’t forget the ice.
Football Inflatable Cooler [Shop.com]

Electronic Football Game

I have never seen one of these Fisher Price games for real, but it sure looks like a whole lot of fun! It combines physical head to head gaming with digital electronics. Here is a quite from an Amazon customer review:

So is it fun? You bet. It’s not going to enthrall an adult or teenager for hours on end, but if you like electronic games and you want to get a quick workout, this is a good way to go. You can really work up a sweat in 16 minutes of running in place!

Football Electronic Game Table [Amazon]

Retro gadget

Tudor NFL Electronic Football

To end this list of Superbowl gadgets I want to add a retro gadget that is really cool. If you give this one to a kid today he or she will probably think that it is an amazingly boring game but when I was young I could spend days with a gadget like this one. Times change!
Tudor NFL Electronic Football [Handheldmuseum.com]

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On the third ‘/’ your app will crash.

Update: This seems to be a bug in a lot of OSX applications – just try entering ‘File:///’ in the url location in your browser (the capital F is important) – my browser, Chrome, will crash instantly. Crazy bug.

Apple Increases iPad with Retina Display to 128GB
Offers Twice the Storage Capacity to Create & Enjoy Even More Incredible Content

CUPERTINO, California―January 29, 2013―Apple® today announced a 128GB* version of the fourth generation iPad® with Retina® display. The 128GB iPad with Wi-Fi and iPad with Wi-Fi + Cellular models provide twice the storage capacity of the 64GB models to hold even more valuable content including photos, documents, projects, presentations, books, movies, TV shows, music and apps.

“With more than 120 million iPads sold, it’s clear that customers around the world love their iPads, and everyday they are finding more great reasons to work, learn and play on their iPads rather than their old PCs,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “With twice the storage capacity and an unparalleled selection of over 300,000 native iPad apps, enterprises, educators and artists have even more reasons to use iPad for all their business and personal needs.”

iPad continues to have a significant impact on business with virtually all of the Fortune 500 and over 85 percent of the Global 500 currently deploying or testing iPad. Companies regularly utilizing large amounts of data such as 3D CAD files, X-rays, film edits, music tracks, project blueprints, training videos and service manuals all benefit from having a greater choice of storage options for iPad. The over 10 million iWork® users, and customers who rely on other incredible apps like Global Apptitude for analyzing team film and creating digital playbooks, Auria for an incredible 48 track recording system, or AutoCAD for drafting architectural and engineering drawings, also benefit greatly from having the choice of an iPad with more storage capacity.

“Our AutoCAD WS app for iOS was designed to give customers seamless access to their designs anywhere, anytime,” said Amy Bunszel, vice president of AutoCAD products for Autodesk. “These files are often large and highly detailed so having the thin and light iPad with its Multitouch display, integrated camera and all-day battery life, is a real advantage for iPad users to view, edit and share their AutoCAD data.”

“The features and capabilities of iPad give us the ability to set a new standard for multitrack recording and editing on a mobile device,” said Rim Buntinas, WaveMachine Labs’ CEO. “Users of the Auria app can play 48 mono or stereo 24bit/96 kHz tracks simultaneously, record up to 24 of those tracks simultaneously, and also edit and mix with familiar tools. With its portability and all-day battery life, iPad has revolutionized recording for audio professionals allowing artists to record anywhere.”

“The bottom line for our customers is winning football games, and iPad running our GamePlan solution unquestionably helps players be as prepared as possible,” said Randall Fusee, Global Apptitude Co-Founder. “The iPad’s unbeatable combination of security, being thin and light, having an incredible Retina display and also being powerful enough to handle large amounts of data enables us to deliver a product that takes film study to a new level and ultimately gives our users the best opportunity to prepare, execute and win.”

The fourth generation iPad features a gorgeous 9.7-inch Retina display, Apple-designed A6X chip, FaceTime® HD camera, iOS 6.1 and ultrafast wireless performance**. iOS 6.1 includes support for additional LTE networks around the world***, and iTunes Match℠ subscribers can download individual songs to their iOS devices from iCloud®.

iPad runs over 800,000 apps available on the App Store℠, including more than 300,000 apps designed specifically for iPad, from a wide range of categories including books, games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel. iPad also supports the more than 5,000 newspapers and magazines offered in Newsstand, and the more than 1.5 million books available on the iBookstore℠.

Pricing & Availability
The new 128GB versions of the fourth generation iPad will be available starting Tuesday, February 5, in black or white, for a suggested retail price of $799 (US) for the iPad with Wi-Fi model and $929 (US) for the iPad with Wi-Fi + Cellular model. All versions of the 128GB iPad will be sold through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com), Apple retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers.

Why Apple is losing its aura [fastcodesign.com]

New Version Adds LTE Support For 36 Additional iPhone Carriers Worldwide

CUPERTINO, California—January 28, 2013—Apple® today updated iOS to version 6.1, adding LTE capabilities to 36 additional iPhone® carriers and 23 additional iPad® carriers around the world, so even more iPhone 5, iPad mini and iPad* with Retina® display users can experience ultrafast wireless performance** to browse, download and stream content at blazing fast speeds. To date, iOS users have uploaded over nine billion photos to Photo Stream, sent over 450 billion iMessages and received over four trillion notifications.

“iOS 6 is the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, and with nearly 300 million iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices on iOS 6 in just five months, it may be the most popular new version of an OS in history,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “iOS 6.1 brings LTE support to more markets around the world, so even more users can enjoy ultrafast Safari browsing, FaceTime video calls, iCloud services, and iTunes and App Store downloads.”

iOS 6 features include Siri®, which supports more languages, easy access to sports scores, restaurant recommendations and movie listings; Maps with Apple-designed cartography, turn-by-turn navigation and Flyover view; Facebook integration for Contacts and Calendar, with the ability to post directly from Notification Center, Siri and Facebook-enabled apps; Shared Photo Streams via iCloud®; and Passbook®, the simplest way to get all your passes in one place. Additional updates in iOS 6.1 include the ability to use Siri to purchase movie tickets in the US through Fandango, and iTunes Match℠ subscribers can download individual songs to their iOS devices from iCloud.

The revolutionary App Store℠ offers more than 800,000 apps to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch® users, with more than 300,000 native iPad apps. App Store customers have downloaded over 40 billion apps, and Apple has paid over seven billion dollars to its incredible developer community. Customers can choose from apps in 23 categories, including newspapers and magazines offered in Newsstand, games, business, news, sports, health & fitness and travel.

Availability
iOS 6.1 is available as a free software update today. iOS 6.1 is compatible with iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad (third and fourth generation), iPad mini, iPad 2 and iPod touch (fourth and fifth generation). Some features may not be available on all products. For more information please visit www.apple.com.

Here’s an interesting comparison of 11 games from the 80′s with todays killer games.

Karate Champ, Nintendo 1986 / Tekken Tag Tournament 2, PS3, 2012

Tennis, Nintendo 1983 / Virtua Tennis 3, XBOX 360, 2012

Bard’s tale, C64 1985 / Of Orcs and men, PC 2012

Rad Racer, Nintendo 1987 / Need for Speed: Most wanted, PS3 2012

Ice Hockey, Nintendo 1988 / NHL 2013, Xbox 360 2012

10 yard fight, Nintendo 1985 / Madden NFL 2013, PS3, 2012

Mike Tyson’s punch out, Nintendo 1987 / Fight Night Champion, PS3 2011

Nintendo World Cup soccer 1990 / Fifa 2013, PS3, 2012

Renegade, Nintendo 1987 / Grand Theft Auto 5, PS3 2013

Tag Team Pro Wrestling, Nintendo 1986 / WWE’13, PS3 2013

Dragon Lance: Heroes of the Lance, Nintendo 1991 / Ni no Kuni, PS3 2012

Android devices has picked up from 20 percent to 43 percent.

In Asia’s trend-setting cities, iPhone fatigue sets in [reuters.com]

Another report from Wall Street Cheat sheet shows that the growth for Apple products has slowed down much faster than they anticipated: Is Apple the new Microsoft [wallstcheatsheet.com]

- A curved carbon sandwich backplate that is worn with a waterproof adjustable sports belt.
- Adjustable camera pole.
- A locking/release mechanism.

The whole system weighs around 950 grams and can fit in a backpack when you are done filming. The project will run until February 18 and they are currently funded around 70%, so it will most definitely get funded.

3rd person view action camera [kickstarter.com]