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utah school selling its old spaceship simulator. wait, schools have spaceship simulators now?

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You lucky Alpine School District students and your Space Education Center with its spaceship simulators. I hate you. All I had when I was a kid were teachers who liked to gossip and humiliate students who didn’t go to church. I hope you never find a buyer for your fancy schmancy USS Galileo, which has…

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November 11th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft interactive just plain fun retro strange + wonderful technology

world’s largest lego mario up for auction: its’a huge

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This unbelievable bit of geek art is purportedly the largest LEGO block statue of Mario ever created. It sure looks like it to me. And it’s definitely WAY bigger than this one.

The mammoth LEGO Mario was created by Dirk VH, and is made up of over 40,000 individually placed bricks. All in all, Mario…

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October 24th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft strange + wonderful video games

on ebay: one “annoying and moaning” grandmother. free shipping.

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Okay I don’t really know the shipping details of the auction, but a grandma by the name of  Marian Goodall was indeed put up for sale on eBay… by her granddaughter.

Ah, kids; sometimes you just wanna hug ‘em, just give ‘em a good old one-handed hug, and then punch their little heads in with…

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October 4th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: just plain fun strange + wonderful

ben heck’s commodore 64 laptop on auction, comes with free movie

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Ben Heck has put up his retro-futuristic creation, the Commodore 64 laptop, for auction. The proceeds will go to “a worthy charity”.  The winning bidder also gets an SD card – the laptop is equipped with both an SD card slot and a cartridge slot – and a DVD of Possomus Woman, a film written…

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July 10th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing cool toys gadgets geek art + craft hacks + mods interactive mobile tech retro strange + wonderful technology

kojima-signed gunmetal gray ps3 on ebay: won’t be there for long that’s for sure

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It’s a sad day for seller/mgs fan/sad person ids3remix, as he put up his limited edition gunmetal gray 40 GB Playstation 3 for sale on eBay. I think he really needs the money, stat, or else he wouldn’t be selling his beloved console. For those who don’t know, Sony made only 9000 of the gunmetal…

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June 10th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: home entertainment media players technology video games

colecovision mini console hits ebay [casemod]

Colecovision Mini Casemod

When it comes to retro game consoles, it seems like Nintendo and Atari get all of the attention. How about some love for the classic ColecoVision, the first console to bring arcade-quality graphics into your living room? This mini ColecoVision casemod is surely a good start.

The guys over at GameSniped stumbled onto this custom-modded…

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August 19th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods retro video games

hp custom designer laptops hit the auction block

Custom Laptop by Suzan Fellman

Want to score a really cool, original laptop? Then get your checkbooks ready. On Monday, May 12, PC Magazine is launching an online charity auction (on eBay) of nine custom HP laptops lovingly embellished by famous U.S. artists.

Pictured above is a beautifully illustrated monochromatic scene by furniture designer / interior designer / decorator Suzan…

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April 9th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing design hacks + mods

day the earth stood still giant gort robot for sale

Gort Robot Day the Earth Stood Still

This huge animatronic Gort robot comes to us courtesy of the classic 1951 science fiction flick, The Day the Earth Stood Still. Now, this imposing fella can be yours if you’re ready to pony up the dough.

Up for auction over on eBay (current bid is over $4000), the museum-quality replica is eight feet tall,…

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February 24th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: robots strange + wonderful

a fire breathing, car killing robot of your very own

Robosaurus Eats Car

Remember the Robosaurus? Let me refresh your memory. The gigantic robotic dinosaur looks like a metal, fire-breathing Tyrannosaurus Rex, and might be just about as fierce. Capable of picking up cars, then crushing them with its razor-sharp jaws, I certainly wouldn’t want to run into one in a back alley.

So it’s with much glee…

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January 8th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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rare nintendo game hits auction block

Nintendo World Championships 1990 Cartridge

Looking for a chance to own one of the rarest video game collectibles of all time? Got $12,000 to spare? Then head on over to this auction on eBay and hit “Buy it Now!” to grab this extraordinarily rare 1990 Nintendo World Championship NES cartridge.

The cart is one of only 116 ever produced and…

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November 23rd, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: video games

30 years of video game history on auction block

Massive Video Game Collection

If you’ve ever wanted to build up a collection of video game nostalgia, but don’t have the patience to dig through garage sales and flea markets to put it all together, check out this insane auction.

A dedicated video game fanatic going by the name of sengoku has decided to part ways with his massive…

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November 4th, 2007 comments (7) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: retro video games

pong arcade machine up for bid

Original PONG Machine by SYZYGY for Atari

Here’s a rare find over on eBay. It’s an early PONG machine, circa 1973. The game was made by SYZYGY for Atari. The machine is in surprisingly good condition for an arcade game made nearly 35 years ago.

Sure, there are some nicks and dings on the cabinet, but that’s what’s gives it some charm.…

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September 6th, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: retro video games

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