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wii box robot on the attack

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

Wii Box Robot

Thanks to a little hard work and creativity, a Japanese toy Otaku has put together this awesome little Wii box robot.

By combining Amazon Japan’s shipping box robot toy, some custom-printed box labels and a few mini Wii keychain accessories, they completed the look for the pint-sized bot…

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posted: December 10th, 2007 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

mario question mark block gets real

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

Mario Question Mark Block by Lostmitten

Looking for a unique gift for that Nintendo fan in your life? Check out this awesome bit of Mario-inspired decor I found over on Etsy.

Canada’s Lost Mitten crafts makes these 3-dimensional question mark boxes, perfect for your desktop, or hung from your ceiling…

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posted: October 27th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

nintendo famicom kleenex cozy: paper mario, literally

filed under: strange and wonderful | video games

Famicom Tissue Box

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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posted: October 13th, 2007 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

ring box media player pops the question

filed under: gadgets | media players | strange and wonderful

Euricase Multimedia Ring Box

Planning on asking that tech savvy girl for her hand in wedded bliss? Here’s a way to really make a splash when you present her with that all important ring.

The $199 Euricase Ring Box has a tiny 2-inch LCD screen and multimedia player built into the lid…

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posted: October 3rd, 2007 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

make your own atari 2600 game

filed under: just plain fun | retro | video games

Lunar Lander Label

Actually, you can only make your own fake Atari 2600 box art with this fun online image generator, but it’s still fun.

You can create your own goofy labels over at Label Maker 2600. The site lets you upload your own image, a game title, as well as your colors and copyright notice. Post a comment and share your funny creations with us!..

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posted: August 10th, 2007 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

otokibako: crank up the tunes, literally.

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

otokibako electronic music box

This electronic kit from Japan looks like a traditional music box from the outside, but when you open up the cover, it reveals an array of electronics that play music read from specially encoded music sheets.

Elekit’s OTOKIBAKO plays music data from strips of paper with black and white bars on them…

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posted: March 20th, 2007 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

the ultimate vaporware

filed under: just plain fun

Gotchabox

Just in time for the holidays, The Onion - America’s Finest News Source, will offer the ideal holiday gifts for the guy or gal who has everything…

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posted: November 5th, 2006 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

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