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robots build smaller versions of themselves, ad infinitum

filed under: home entertainment | just plain fun | retro | robotics | strange and wonderful

Fractal scene

Someone called ScreamyGuy built this fractal scene of robots. He says, “I built a robot whose sole purpose in life was to create an even smaller robot just like himself… So much like himself, that this robot endeavored to create yet another tiny robot, ad infinitum…

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posted: July 9th, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: karen

giant styrofoam robots on the attack!

filed under: geek art & craft | robotics

StyroBot by Michael Salter

Actually, despite their size, these styrofoam robots look pretty docile. In fact, you could probably take down an attacking Styrobot with a well-placed karate chop or two.

With the largest of his creations towering overhead at 22-feet tall, Michael Salter’s packing foam robot sculptures are a sight to behold…

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posted: July 4th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

video games sprites in the real world

filed under: digital imaging | geek art & craft | retro | video games

Street Fighter RetroNoob Pixel Art

These amazing video game images by digital artist RETROnoob take familiar bitmapped sprite characters and marry them to real world photographs.
Through creative and generous application of digital blur tools, each of the images does a brilliant job blending 2-D and 3-D worlds into one…

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posted: June 25th, 2008 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

dead ipod gets crossed eyes, cross stitched

filed under: geek art & craft | media players

Sad iPod Cross Stitch

The last thing you ever want to see on your good old iPod is the sad iPod icon. This usually tells of some sort of nasty failure of your iPod’s software or hardware, and is often a sign that you’ll soon be heading out to the Apple Store to pick up a brand new iPhone or iPod Touch…

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posted: June 16th, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

steve jobs shows off mini iphone and ipod

filed under: geek art & craft

Paper Steve Jobs by Toy-a-Day

With all the buzz surrounding the impending Apple WWDC show, it was only a matter of time before pictures of Steve Jobs and some new i-Things would leak to the ‘net. So I’m happy to bring you this exclusive first look at Apple’s latest breakthrough in miniaturization. Without further ado, I give you Paper Steve Jobs…

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posted: June 8th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

pac-man art shows life outside the maze

filed under: geek art & craft | retro | video games

Pac Man Illustrations by Scott Campbell

I always wondered what Pac-Man and his entourage did when they weren’t busy chasing each other around that maze. Thanks to the wacky and warped mind of illustrator Scott Campbell, we finally get a glimpse of Pac ‘N Pals outside the confines of their familiar corridors…

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posted: June 6th, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

keyboard shortcut art issues command: buy this!

filed under: geek art & craft

commard art print

If you’ve been searching for fun affordable art that features those convenient shortcut keys, this might be your lucky day. Clever Brooklyn graphic designer Christopher David Ryan has created the Command print series for his online shop, My Little Underground…

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posted: June 5th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: thescholar

grand theft auto 4 cross-stitch for a**-kickin’ grannies

filed under: geek art & craft | video games

Grand Theft Auto IV cross-stitch

Someone (who I’ll dub Crafty McCrafterson) created this charming Grand Theft Auto IV cross-stitch which uses embroidery thread to express that age old chestnut “Only those who die get closure. The living do not.” Awwww. So sweet!..

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posted: June 3rd, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: karen

mario dot matrix orginal art is pixel-y good

filed under: geek art & craft | video games

Mario Dotrix Dot Matrix Art on Canvas

I came across this cool dot-matrix rendition of Mario over on Etsy this morning. Using an original technique the artists refer to as “DOTRIX”, it’s a really unique method for presenting video game (and other pop culture) art…

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posted: May 18th, 2008 stumble it! 3 comments author: technabob

superbrothers pixel art: super retro goodness

filed under: geek art & craft | retro | video games

Superbrothers Pixel Art Star Trek

After spending the last 7 days straight looking at the hyper-real 3D environments of Grand Theft Auto IV, don’t you long for the blocky 8-bit goodness of days gone by? Eh, maybe not when it comes to gaming, but when it comes to retro gaming art, I definitely have a soft spot for the pixelated stuff…

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posted: May 7th, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

mario visits miami, then switzerland

filed under: geek art & craft | video games

BilliKid Mario Art in South Beach Miami

No, Mario isn’t going on an exotic vacation from the Mushroom Kingdom. Instead, his likeness is making the rounds of the art circuit thanks to these most excellent stencil paintings by street artist BilliKid…

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posted: April 23rd, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

megaman stained glass project: hallelujah.

filed under: geek art & craft | video games

Megaman Stained Glass by Gary in Cleveland

No matter what your religion you belong to, you’ll be a believer in the church of 8-bit platform gaming once you see this brilliant work of stained glass art, based on the classic Megaman gaming franchise…

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posted: April 20th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

ceramic robots: bite my shiny clay ass

filed under: design | geek art & craft | robotics

Pixel Pancho Ceramic Robots

When you think of robots, you usually think of lumbering hunks of metal. Not these guys. These funky little ‘bots are made from clay instead of steel…

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posted: April 17th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

little big man: robot inside a robot

filed under: geek art & craft | robotics

Little Big Man 2008 Robot by Nemo Gould

What did the big robot say to the little robot? “Get in me belly!” At least that’s the way this amazing automaton works. The larger-than-life wood and metal robot features a tiny little robot inside its gut, and it looks like he’s the real brains of the operation…

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posted: April 14th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

bioshock gets the anime treatment

filed under: geek art & craft | video games

Bioshock Anime Fan Art

While Bioshock was one of the darkest and bone-chilling games I’ve ever played, this recent gamer fan art somehow manages to make those creepy Little Sisters just a little less imposing.

This Anime Bioshock illustration by Shuugo envisions the little sisters with those bright Anime saucer eyes, making them look more curious than ominous…

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posted: April 12th, 2008 stumble it! 3 comments author: technabob

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