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Archive for August 2010

Twitter Mug: Custom Mug From Twitter Profile Pics

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Nope, this mug won’t tweet for you, but it will show off all the people you follow on Twitter.

While a tweeting mug could be kind of cool, it would be pretty useless unless you’d be able to input some swanky 140-character tweets. Maybe something like “This coffee is too …

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August 10th, 2010 by: Range

When Darth Vader Takes a Penalty Kick…

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… you don’t want to be on the opposing team. Since Darth Vader specializes in aggressive use of the Force, and isn’t afraid to use it for that purpose, he can just do about anything he pleases with a flimsy soccer ball.

I laughed out loud when I saw what…

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August 10th, 2010 by: Range

Wii 2 to Get Blu-ray and HD in 2011? [Rumor]

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While we’re probably still looking at a 2011 or later release for Nintendo’s next Wii console, the rumors have started to fly on exactly what sort of technology might live under the hood of the next-gen console from Nintendo.

Back at the end of 2009, a rumor surfaced about how…

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August 10th, 2010 by: Technabob

Plants Vs Zombies on Xbla: Do the Undead Make for Good Fertilizer?

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PopCap’s legendary tower defense game is coming to XBLA next month, bringing with it 2 player co-op & versus mode(!) and lots of fun-looking extras. Did I mention that you can play as the Zombies?

Yeah, yeah, this is old news, but I don’t care, because the trailer is full…

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August 10th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

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Spock’S Monitor Location is Illogical

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Today’s computer use pro-tip is brought to you by Star Trek….

This was made by a commenter on xADAMx‘s blog, after the latter posted the original reminder, which he saw in one of the bathrooms of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Check out the blog to see the original

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August 10th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Flavor-Changing Meta Cookie: Willy Wonka Gets Real

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Stealing a page right out of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory…, this strange looking headgear turns a single cookie into one of seven different flavors.

Scientist Tajuki Narumi and a team from the University of Tokyo created this unusual contraption called the “Meta Cookie“. The device combines augmented reality

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August 9th, 2010 by: Technabob

Creepy Mr. Spock Doggie Mug: Live Long and Walkies

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I used to have some mugs with pictures of dogs on them when I was a kid – until they eventually broke. I think I still have one in storage, but who knows. Anyway, if you like having strange images on your mugs, then this Mr. Spock dog mug might…

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August 9th, 2010 by: Range

Homemade Handyduo NES/SNES Portable Looks Like a Real Thing

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You’ve gotta hand it to the casemodding community. Despite the fact that there are plenty of off-the shelf gadgets that let you play old NES and SNES games, the homebrew portable hits keep on coming.

This time we have Sharon aka “LovableChevy” aka “The Bondo Queen” and her HandyDuo. Her…

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August 9th, 2010 by: Technabob

Diablo Tetris Brings Back Nightmares

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In the world of Sanctuary, after every battle, whether it be against lowly Fallen or the Lord of Terror himself, you will find that warriors will pause, they will just stand there in the middle of the bloodbath. Some take but a second, others longer, but this post-battle ritual is…

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August 9th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

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Super Mario Soda

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No one should be allowed to buy even a single box of soda  from this stack:

Mario’s just itching to smash the question block, but Orange Crush might go spraying everywhere.…

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August 9th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

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