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Tired of the same old bare floors? Why not cover them up with a little Mario magic? These plush mats lay down on your floor and feature icons from the classic Super Mario Brothers series.
Each squishy floor tile measures 40cm x 40cm (15.74 x 15.74″), and if you’re willing to spend some serious dough, you can cover your entire floor with ‘em…
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February 7th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: strange and wonderful | video games
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A perfect bathroom accessory to complement to those Mario Brothers air fresheners, this tissue box cover looks just like the original Japanese Nintendo Famicom console.
The box slips over the top of a standard box of tissues, and dispenses them from the cartridge slot.
Amazingly, these are official Nintendo-licensed accessories…
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October 13th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: gadgets | strange and wonderful
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Actually, there are no pigs involved in this bank. Rather, just another case of a bizarre gadget from the streets of Japan.
With its oddly misshapen wedge of of a head, Banpresto’s Face Bank is a rather disturbing looking device. Using an object sensor in its eyes, it detects your approaching hand and starts to chow down on any coin that gets within reach of its mouth…
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June 8th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: cool toys | video games
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These wacky things out of Japan feature the likeness of Toad, the familiar mushroom character from the Super Mario games.
The fun part is that these mushrooms wiggle back and forth when powered by the sun (or a desk lamp.) They’re just about 5-inches tall and make a great desktop gadget for the Mario fan in your life…
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May 11th, 2007
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author: technabob
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This desktop aquarium lets you enjoy the beauty of some of earth’s most mysterious creatures from the comfort of your own home.
The Banpresto Aquapict Jellyfish Aquarium features three amazingly real looking undersea critters (made from silicone,) and illuminates them with color-changing LEDs to give them an other-worldly glow…
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May 2nd, 2007
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author: technabob
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This light projector casts an ever-changing animation of the phases of the moon onto your wall.
The moon phase projector from Banpresto can project a 2 foot diameter moon image from about 6 feet away. The projector gradually changes between all of the lunar phases over the course of about an hour.
The projector is supposed to sell for ¥3675 (appx…
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April 19th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: computing | retro | video games
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Here’s another fun product for all you Nintendo fanboys and girls. These Dot Design 2 Super Mario Brothers computer mice from Banpresto features popular bitmap characters from the popular game series.
The mice come in two designs, one featuring Mario, and the other featuring a familiar Star shape…
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February 13th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun | timepieces
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Bring out your inner Jack Bauer with this alarm clock import from Japan. Once the DangerBomb’s alarm goes off, you’ll need to quickly disconnect one of three color-coded wires to prevent the DangerBomb from “exploding.”
To keep you on your toes, the alarm will pick a random color coded wire that must be detached within a pre-set amount of time…
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February 13th, 2007
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author: technabob