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With Turkey Day just around the corner, I figured it was safe for me to start mentioning some Christmas geek goodies – and these ones are a great way to get you in a festive mood. I am absolutely in love with these laser-cut video game controller ornaments.
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November 20th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft video games
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How’d you like to own the fastest and coolest looking PC on your block, and at the same time help find a cure for cancer – and then write the whole thing off your tax bill? You’d be sold, right? Well that’s exactly what’s going on here. This stunning custom PC casemod is being auctioned…
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November 20th, 2009
stumble it! digg it!
author: technabob
filed under: computing geek art + craft technology video games
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Pixel art can be made out of all sorts of units, from painted squares to beads… but one item I haven’t previously seen used to product pixel art? Toilet paper rolls. Well, folks, we’ll never be able to say that again. Mark the date.
That doesn’t look so hard, right? If you run across a good…
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November 20th, 2009
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author: alisha k.
filed under: geek art + craft strange + wonderful
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These gorgeous computer mice are made from exotic woods, and are truly stunning. Created by Russia’s AlestRukov, each one is handcrafted using cultivated sustainable woods and carved, sanded and polished to a shiny finish using linseed oil and carnuba wax.
Each one is built from the finest electronic components, with an optical resolution of 1600…
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November 19th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: computing design geek art + craft technology
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Ahhh, the holidays are nearly upon us, and you know what that means: Pac-Man. He’s already invaded weddings, after all. Now he can also hang out under your Christmas tree, if you are arboreally inclined. Though I’m sure this tree skirt could be spread about under other things if you were really determined.
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November 19th, 2009
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author: alisha k.
filed under: geek art + craft video games

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Looks like Mr. and Ms. Pac-Man finally got hitched. At least that’s what I first gleaned when I stumbled onto this geektastic Pac-Man wedding cake.
Actually, this wasn’t the main wedding cake, but actually a groom’s cake that blogger The Domestic Scientist recently made for a friend’s wedding. And while the cake is fully edible…
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November 18th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun quickpix retro video games
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Know someone who’s gonna have a baby? Here’s a fun t-shirt for moms-to-be with a fondness for sci-fi.
Designed by Ruby Red Design, this “Who’s the Daddy?” Alien maternity t-shirt ($26 USD) features a sonogram image of an embryonic H.R. Giger creature growing inside your body.
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November 16th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun weird science
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I’ve seen some pretty impressive geek costumes over the years, but this one might just take the cake. This precision-engineered Tauntaun costume has to be way up there at the top of the list.
Created by Scott Holden for the recent Zone Ball in Sacramento, this Tauntaun not only looks great, it actually walks. Scott…
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November 15th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft strange + wonderful

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It’s been a little while since we featured any Space Invaders around here. So here goes nothing… Space… Invaders… Mailbox…
This special delivery comes to us courtesy of Nimcraft. While Nim thinks the mailbox invaders are “un-perfectly painted”, I don’t care. It’s way cooler than any of the mailboxes in my neighborhood.
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November 15th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft quickpix retro video games
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Looking for a fun way to wrap your presents this holiday season? Nothing says “I’m a complete gamer geek” like these Tetris block gift boxes.
Each colorful Tetris brick-shaped box measures 1 3/8 inches (3.5cm) deep (other dimensions vary), which means they’re not going to be big enough to hold that Lexus that you planned on giving…
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November 15th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: design geek art + craft just plain fun video games
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If your partner is geeky enough, you might get away with using capitolagirl’s Silicon Gallies question mark ring to pop the question.
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November 15th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun
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Looking like a robotic piece of art, BIll Owens’ award-winning NVIDIA ION Cube PC case mod is based on NVIDIA’s ION ITX motherboard. The aluminum case is decorated with UV green acrylic sheets, lit up with 4 cathode lights, and then placed on pedestal, allowing it to rotate a full 360°.
Aside from the ION…
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November 15th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: computing design geek art + craft hacks + mods technology
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