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Jake Sully Wheelchair Action Figure [Avatar Epic Fail]

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I’ll apologize in advance to any of our readers who find themselves confined to a wheelchair, or who are physically-challenged in any way. But whoever at Mattel thought that this pint-sized Jake Sully in a wheelchair should be called an “action figure” clearly had their head firmly up their arse.…

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February 19th, 2010 by: Technabob

Modern Movies Get the Atari 2600 Treatment

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Penney Design has put a really cool spin on movie poster art. It’s kind of cool to see how these movie concepts are just reduced to a few simple pixels on an Atari old video game box.

I love the Snakes on a Plane… game cartridge. The whole movie is

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January 13th, 2010 by: Range

Guy Turns Himself Into One of James Cameron’S Avatars

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One designer from Copenhagen decided that he’d want his own Avatar …after watching James Cameron’s epic film.

Peter Ammentorp Lund is a creative art director and just used his digital photo manipulation skills to create this effect. He’s done a really great job. As you might already know, some of

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January 8th, 2010 by: Range

Microsoft: Check Out Our in-Game Ads or We’Ll Starve Your Virtual Dog

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Okay, perhaps I’m being a little ridiculous with my title there, but I’m torn between thinking this new development from Microsoft is both funny and completely horrible. Microsoft’s adding all sorts of new ads to the Xbox 360 interface, and now there’s a patent for walking billboard avatars who hang…

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July 21st, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Pin Someone Else’S Mii on Your Stuff

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There’s an adorable new item available in craftsholic’s Etsy storefront: custom felt Mii pins! These little brooches are handsewn recreations of Nintendo’s distinctive avatars. There’s just one hitch: you can’t get a custom pin. No, instead you can select from craftsholic’s Miis. Bonus points if you actually happen to look…

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February 2nd, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Free Avatar Creator is… Good Enough.

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If like me you possess a face that could blind people outright, you probably don’t post your picture online, like on facebook or friendster. You probably don’t even have friends. Well have I got the thing for you. us. me. You can now stop using Johnny Depp’s face as your…

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November 22nd, 2008 by: Lambert Varias

Avatar Place Cards for a Geeky, Gamey Wedding

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Planning a geeky wedding? Here’s a tip for you- create super-detailed, individualized video game avatar name cards for each guests.

This couple took this project very seriously. The Mr. lovingly designed individual placecards for 77 guests, assigning each person his or her own specially chosen avatar. The Mrs. came up…

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June 23rd, 2008 by: Karen M.

Fancy Watches Get the Virtual Treatment

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I’ll start out by telling you that I’ve never been a dweller of the Second Life universe, but then again, I’m too busy living three or four lives in the real world. But for those of you who do take up residence in the insanely popular virtual world, you’ll soon…

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September 3rd, 2007 by: Technabob

Fabjectory: Get Your Mii in 3d

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Like your Nintendo Mii avatar? Now you can get yours rendered into a full 3-dimensional model that you can put on your desk.

Model makers Fabjectory are offering a service which will take your Mii avatar and output a real-life miniature figurine. Simply upload a picture of your Mii, and…

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April 17th, 2007 by: Technabob

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