Zoomdoggle: More fun than work!

Sorry to have gone all MIA last week, but it was Toy Fair in NYC and, well, in addition to bringing the balls to the people, I was taken with all the new technology out there. My top pick is this stuff, Gelli Baff from the UK, it turns bathtubs of water into goo – no really, thick like beaded snot, but in fun fruit flavors – then back to water so it can go down the drain. You’re going to want to skip ahead in the video to see the magic transformation, then skip over to the Gelli Baff UK site o use their “pool calculator” to figure out how many boxes will change your in-ground into the stuff of legends, before hitting Amazon for the goods.

LINK: Gellibaff and Amazon.

Another strategy shooter game that starts easy (shoot the cannon to hit the matching letter block) then gets, well, lets just say Kottke got to 19, while I seem to be hung-up on 4. Click the pic to get the game.

LINK: Sillyjelly.

Under normal circumstances Zoomdoggle would never endorse a prank against a loved one… but you’ve got to admit, there’s a brilliance both to the simplicity and the limited options. Fun, right?

Get ready for some next-level Tone Matrix-ing. Pick some blocks of color. Throw them on the board. Watch them bounce and listen as they do. It’s like 1000 Browser Balls playing a symphony of your making just for you. Click a prearranged melody and marvel at the masterpiece in action. Let it play for minutes and it starts to get moody. Good times.

LINK: Grotian.

WHEN: Tonight, Fri, Feb 12, 2010 07:00 PM
WHERE: Madison Square Garden, Where all of New York’s finer sporting events are held
WHAT: The latest installment in the world’s greatest and longest running basketball battle. Who will take the crown tonight, the ever clever Globetrotters or the somewhat clumsy Washington Generals? There’s only one way to know for sure (the Generals are due for a win, right?). Either way, the smart money bets it’s going to be fun.

LINK: Harlemglobetrotters.

Is your smart-phone smart enough to solve a Rubik’s Cube? Nokia’s is. How fun is that?

Open as many windows as you like, then throw a beach ball between them. The tag line is “Possibly More Cool Than You Think It Will Be” and we’re going to have to agree. How fun is that? Just fun enough for a minute or two. Have a look.

LINK: Browserball.

Wereboxes are boxes that, with the click of a button can become balls, before becoming boxes again. And therein lies the rub. Clear each board of all red boxes while leaving all others. It’s another physics puzzler. And it’s a fun one. Click the pic to get the game, but know that you’re sacrificing at least 30 minutes when you do.

LINK: Armorgames.

Stop motion + 222 t-shirts = fun to watch. Also a very fun way to sell t-shirts.

LINK: via Laughingsquid.

MTV debuted on a select few cable systems on August 1, 1981 with a limited roster of videos to choose from. 62 videos that aired on that first day. Everyone knows the first, but do you remember the next dozen? Check it out after the jump. Walking down memory lane is fun (as is watching Pat Benatar in action).

LINK: Thetop13.