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atari controller gum tin: want a (joy)stick of gum?

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I had to figure this was going to show up sooner or later. What with the Nintendo NES mints and Wii gum containers, it was only a matter of time before the Atari 2600 got all jealous and demanded its fair shake. So here it is – the oh-so-awesome Atari 2600 controller gum container.

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September 16th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun retro video games

technabob quickpix: when a picture is worth 1000 words

question mark block tissue box asks: is your nose running?

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This Super Mario-inspired question mark block Kleenex cozy is perfect for Nintendo fans with colds – at least those who don’t already have a Famicom tissue box in their bathrooms.

Another Perler bead pixel art creation from Technabob fave artist lostmitten, you can grab one over on her Etsy shop for $20 (USD).

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September 6th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun quickpix video games

hp sends customer a boxful of stupid – or did they?

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NotebookReview forum member chrixx ordered something from HP. He got what he asked for, but he wasn’t prepared for this:

chrixx claims that that’s a 10kg (22 lbs) wooden pallet. See what I’m getting at? He orders a tiny thing, something that should only weigh “barely 300g”, and he ends up with this monstrosity: “…I…

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August 22nd, 2009 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing just plain fun

wooden sound box led alarm clock is boxy, but good

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If you’re looking for a new alarm clock that looks like a big old hunk of wood, then look no further than here.

The Wooden Sound Box Clock features a bold design sensibility, peppered with just enough technology in make it seem at home in any geek’s bedroom. The current time, date and day of…

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August 16th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design media players technology timepieces

recycle your old batteries by putting them inside another giant battery

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Here in Chicago, we just got started with a city-sponsored neighborhood recycling program. While they’ll collect and re-purpose much of your post-consumer waste, electronics aren’t on the pick-up list. But if you’re a gadget addict like me, you probably go through batteries like they’re going out of style. So while I can’t recycle my discarded…

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April 22nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design technology

diy group tetris costume will earn you lots of candy

I was looking around for an interesting Halloween costume when I came across this awesome 5-person Tetris costume!

The great thing about this costume is that unlike some other group costumes, you would be very recognizable apart or together. The bad thing is that it looks insanely uncomfortable and awkward to haul around all those…

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October 19th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun

wii box robot on the attack

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.

Be sure to check out the complete…

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December 10th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft robots video games

mario question mark block gets real

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. They’re made from a grid of fused Perler beads which happen…

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October 27th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design geek art + craft video games

nintendo famicom kleenex cozy: paper mario, literally

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. They originally sold for about…

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October 13th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: strange + wonderful video games

ring box media player pops the question

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. When she opens the box, your beloved…

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October 3rd, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets media players strange + wonderful

make your own atari 2600 game

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…

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August 10th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun retro video games

otokibako: crank up the tunes, literally.

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. You can generate…

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March 20th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets just plain fun

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