Archive for August 2010

We here in the U.S. might have had Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots when we were kids, but in Japan back in 1979, they had a little game called Pokapon. Instead of knocking off your opponent’s block like in Rock ‘Em Sock’ Em…, the objective of Pokapon was

I love these new adidas shoes inspired by the slimy slug-like body of Jabba the Hutt.

Each pair of adidas Originals Jabba the Hutt Attitude Hi-tops features a shiny, lumpy green finish, complete with green laces, and scaly details on the side of the soles.…

You’ve gotta love these ultra-minimal graphics of Bowser (with his back to us), Luigi, Mario and Princess Peach by Nick Luckett.

The Street Fighter… ones by infinitecontinues which inspired Nick to create his ain’t half bad either. See if you can name them all…

YouTube user/Xbox player/Jimmy Fallon soundalike Sina117 was busy playing a video game when suddenly he heard thumping, crashing beats. The sound wasn’t coming from the game; he realized that it was his washing machine. Now I’m sure you’ve heard dryers and washing machines make sounds – knocking or metallic noises…

…unless of course you already have a charger. Or you only have one controller. Or you don’t have a PS3. Seriously though, while this isn’t the cheapest PS3 controller charger out there, I’m pretty sure it’s the cheapest 4-port… charger. Of course you get what you pay for – no

Sure, you could go out and get one of those schmancy Hot Wheels sets and build a race track for toy cars, or you could buy this inexpensive kit that lets you turn just about anything into a track.

Well, I suppose that Donkey Products’ “My First Autobahn” Tape Kit…

I came across this unusual game over on IndieGames earlier today, and I have to say I like the way the early build is shaping up.

A small independent game studio called Santa Ragione created Tales of Unspoken World… after being inspired by this stylized case design from the Famicase

Imagine what it would have been like for your grandparents to have Facebook, YouTube, and Skype in their lifetime. It might have gone something like this.…

Although I love Japanese watches, the one thing that I dislike about a lot of them is to take a few moments to figure out what the heck is exactly going on. The Kisai Traffic watch shows what looks like some random traffic, which is supposed to help you tell…

My son has no interest in anything resembling technology at this point in his life unless it has to do with video games or watching Sonic the Hedgehog… cartoons on Hulu. He does like Hot Wheels cars though and has collected them since he was really young. Occasionally, I will