Author Archive: Karen M.
DIY Group Tetris Costume Will Earn You Lots of Candy
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I was looking around for an interesting Halloween costume when I came across this awesome 5-person Tetris costume! The great thing about this costume is that unlike some other group costumes, you would be very recognizable apart or together. The bad thing is that it looks insanely uncomfortable and awkward… |
October 19th, 2008
Pac-Man Quilt With Moving Pieces
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While this isn’t the first Pac-Man quilt we’ve ever seen, I would argue it’s the best. Why? Because the Pac-Man and ghost pieces are movable, so you can play with them on the quilty game board! The blue parts are appliqued on with yellow buttons sewn on for the dots.… |
October 18th, 2008
Textile: Interactive Fabric Made of Thousands of Computer Keys
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TEXTile is an interactive art piece made of nearly 23,000 computer keycaps, fabric, a projector, and custom software. Viewers can type messages that become a part of the project itself. Here’s how it works: “In this interactive sculpture, thousands of recycled keyboard keys are embedded into a continuous textile. The… |
October 17th, 2008
Cakes Just Like Your Motherboard Used to Make
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We have seen a lot of geeky treats, but these motherboard cakes can’t be beat! Who would think to combine butter, eggs, flour, and sugar into something resembling a motherboard? It turns out there are multiple people who have done just that, with varying results. |
October 6th, 2008
Midnight Mexico Minigod Speaker is Muy Macho
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Marka27 has wowed us with Minigod speakers in the past. Now they’re out with Round 2, and offering a limited edition of the Midnight Mexico Minigod speaker. At 17 inches tall, this guy has 2 inches on the original models. The MG2 sells for $119.95 and comes with a bonus… |
October 5th, 2008
This Colorful USB Hub is Fun and Flexy
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The Flexible Chromatic USB Hub will delight you with bright hues and a flexible design. You can fold and stretch it to your heart’s content, all while you do your USB thing. This gadget reminds me of those toys that have colored blocks of wood connected by fabric straps, that… |
October 5th, 2008
This Wacky Wii Ad Will Break All of Your Youtubes
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In what can only be a brilliant viral marketing scheme, Wii and YouTube have teamed up to make an advertisement that appears to break YouTube. They employ clever on-screen Flash effects to make it seem like what’s happening in the game is destroying the YouTube website! The screenshots don’t do… |
October 4th, 2008
Classy Pac-Man on the High Fashion Runway
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You may not be into high fashion runway shows, the Spring/Summer 2009 Giles Deacon collection might change your mind. Most of the models wore giant Pac-Man characters on their heads! Deacon also had the floor painted with imagery that could only be described as Capcom-tastic. It had a giant Pac-Man… |
October 3rd, 2008
Color Me Confused: Analog Digital Photo Frame
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This is a frame that’s actually a real frame but it looks like a digital frame. Sort of. I’m confused! The frame is made by Irina Blok. It’s a wooden frame with a hand silkscreened design, made to look like an Apple doc screen. This is what the frame looks… |
October 3rd, 2008
Dalek Shoes Do the Exterminating for You
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Love Dr. Who? …Then have I got a shoe for you! A Dalek shoe, to be true. Yup, that’s a pair of handpainted Daleks gracing those black sneakers. These shoes are no one-note craft, though. In addition to the Dalek painting on the front, you’ve also got “EXTERMINATE” written on |
September 29th, 2008
