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Powerball Techno | 
| Brand: Powerball
Category: Sports
List Price: £24.99
Buy New: £17.99
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New (5) from £17.99
Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 3731
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 4.3 x 3.9 x 3.1
MPN: PBTECH
Model: Techno
EAN: 5060109200164
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Techno Powerball is the very latest addition to the exciting family of Powerball products! | | • | Your score is displayed across the surface of the rotor | | • | The rotor displays an entrancing collection of 'firelines' as it spins, ranging from red to blue in colour | | • | Gives a truly amazing effect depending on the speed at which it is revolving | | • | Not suitable for Children Under 14yrs |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Techno NSD Powerball is the very latest addition to the exciting family of NSD Powerball products!This innovative gyroscope scrolls your achieved score 'magically' across the surface of the rotor (as opposed to displaying it instantly on a digital speed meter as with the other models in the range).The rotor also displays an entrancing collection of 'firelines' as it spins, ranging from red to blue in colour and giving an a truly amazing effect depending on the speed at which it is revolving.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 30
 Couldn't be easier! August 16, 2007
R. Martin (UK)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I was intrigued by an Amazon email, had a look around on the web and decided to give it a try. Fortunatly I went straight for the Powerball Signature series with the led readout on the top. (The flashing light also gave it some appeal!)
Such a simple workout and already my Squash backhand is improving. With the readout on the top you are always trying to better yourself. (It also is great fun in competition with a competative son).
Particularly with racket sports this is a fun way of strenghtening your grip, through your wrists, and up to your shoulder.
Todate I've ordered 5 more for other people who are now enjoying the workout, and competition, of this amazing...toy!
Excellent. October 12, 2007
SP James
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Truly useful and beneficial. I've got a knackered shoulder, carpal tunnel/RSI due to years of guitars and drumming. I'm not going to make any wild claims, but I genuinely feel it's helped; whether it's down to this thing or not, my wrist is definitely less painful and more flexible. Certainly not done any harm.
Also a great 'pub toy'! The 1-star reviews aren't deserved. I've bought 5 now for presents (believe it or not), and all recipients have been intrigued to the point of annoyance. The hills are alive with the sound of whirring. Mind you, when you're winding up for a speed attempt, it does look like you're going for a personal 'one-armed power session'.
More than happy with product and service. Great fun!
Easy when you know how! May 25, 2007
O. Goodall (Worthing)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I was looking for some way to exercise while sitting in the office all day and decided to buy this little gem after reading the reviews below. It's a bit tricky when you start but you quickly get the 'feel' for it and when you do its great fun!!! Really works the arms and hand muscles which will hopefully improve my tennis game.
As the other reviewers mention, the magic readout is tricky to see BUT here is the answer!!
TIP: connect the wrist strap (included in the box) and when you finish 'spinning' let the powerball dangle freely from the cord on your wrist. Your score will now be really easy to see on the rotor!! Enjoy!
Worked well for us, but it does take practice! July 30, 2007
Big Ben (Bedford, UK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm an oldie but got the hang of it with my right hand fairly quickly. I could soon keep it going - until my muscles got tired. The left hand took longer, and both hands took more time for my technique to improve enough until the *ingenious* "Laser Display Screen" resolved properly.
But when it did, our great-nephew (15) and his mum both went "C o o o l ! " and proceeded to learn it in a minute, display and all. They both play drums, so that's why I *had* to give them mine, and then order another one.
Ours really works, and if yours doesn't, why not send it back and try another? Seriously fun light show in the dark!
A superb gadget May 3, 2007
Mr. James D. G. Miles (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought a normal powerball because I was intrigued by the idea. I really enjoyed spinning it up and strengthening my arms/wrists with it but I don't feel the standard powerball is "fun" enough. This Techno one is far better because the speed you got it up to scrolls across by lighting little LEDs in just the right way to form numbers! It's brilliant! It also sometimes scrolls text, if you spin it at a different speed.
It's just like a normal powerball - same robust build, same smooth feel - but it's got that extra gimmick of the scrolling display.
At first I had a bit of difficulty holding it still enough to properly see the numbers and text scroll across, but within a couple of days I worked out that you have to hold it as loosely as possible when it's winding down, not exerting any forces in any direction non-coplanar to the way the gyro is spinning. With a bit of practice you can learn to very lightly exert a force perpendicular to the gyrospin that will spin the display to be facing the best way up to view the numbers as they scroll across.
Great toy!
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