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tetris friends: all tetris, all the time

tetris_friends

Like Tetris? Then you’ll love this website that features all the Tetris you can handle – 24-hours-a-day, 7 -days-a-week, 365-days-a-year.

Tetris Friends is an online gaming experience that offers a bunch of Flash-based variants on the classic puzzler by Alexey Pajitnov.

The site currently features 7 single-player variants of the game, along with 3 multiplayer games, including this over-the-top 6-player mode.…

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June 23rd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun retro video games

iblock: lego style ipod speakers

ibrick1 lego ipod speakers

Here’s one of those things that makes me go, “why not?”: Building Brick iPod Speakers. On one hand, Lego and iPod barely have anything to do with each other. On the other hand, why not?

The Building Brick iPod Speakers, aka iPod Brick, aka iBlock, but not aka Lego iPod speakers,  works with 3rd-5th gen iPods, 1st-3rd gen iPod Nanos…

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December 18th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: audio geek art + craft just plain fun

fake psp hack scares newbies, ends friendships

PSP Hack

If you’re a geek or a techie among ignorant friends, here’s something you can try for a few laughs. Or a few punches in the face. Playboy21 of psp-hacks has cooked up a tiny program he calls TrickBrick.

If one of your n00b friends owns a PSP, offer to upgrade their firmware. Put TrickBrick into their memory stick’s GAME folder,…

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November 24th, 2008 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: hacks + mods just plain fun video games

lego star wars diorama blows my mind

LEGO Star Wars Diorama

Some people have way more time on their hands than I. Take for instance this guy, who painstakingly created this Star Wars scene using nothing but a crapload of LEGO bricks.

Tim Goddard (aka Roguebantha) created this amazingly detailed scene he calls “Rebel Attack”. The diorama envisions Rebel forces descending on a base known as “Mustaneer” and kicking some serious Imperial…

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September 21st, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun

lego skateboard for some bricktacular shredding

LEGO artist extraordinaire Nathan Sawaya’s recent project is this super sweet LEGO skateboard. It’s actual size, and based on the close-up picture of the wheels I’m going to go out on a limb and say it’s not actually ride-able.

According to the artist, his inspiration came about thusly: “My friend recently bought a new deck and it only took me…

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September 13th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: geek art + craft

lego pop art mosaics built brick by tiny brick

LEGO Spock by Motion5

These LEGO brick art pieces are the perfect way to brighten up any drab room.

Painstakingly assembled by artist Motion5, these artworks use anywhere from 800 to 4000 colorful single-peg LEGO building blocks. Pieces range in size from 10″x10″ up to 20″x30″, and Motion5 will also do custom designs to your specifications. (We want LEGO video game characters, please!)

Inspired…

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August 11th, 2008 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun

phones that look like food don’t seem so delicious

I had no idea you could get custom phones to look like food products, but I’m here to tell you that you can, and they’re… um… unique.

It all started when I saw this phone that looked like a sandwich, or rather, that looked like a phone horribly smooshed into a sandwich. This led me to the Fun Home Products…

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August 2nd, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: hacks + mods strange + wonderful

lego lamp is blocky and bright

25togo Lego Lamp

These clever desk lamps get their inspiration from classic LEGO building blocks. Designed by Taiwan’s 25togo, these LED illuminated acrylic block lamps look just like a giant-size version of the popular plastic playthings.

The blocks have a snap-off top layer that’s designed to hold pens, pencils and other office items. Each brick measures in at appx. 6″ × 4″ ×…

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July 31st, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design just plain fun

lego sushi looks stacky and scrumptious

Too bad this Lego sushi is inedible, because it looks oddly delicious! I love the wasabi- that’s got to be a specialty color.

I must be in serious need of a snack because I actually drooled a little bit when I saw these pictures. Of course, it’s hard to tell if that’s because of my love of Legos or sushi-…

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July 24th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: geek art + craft

lunablocks are giant legos that make furniture

LunaBlocks table

LunaBlocks are giant Lego-like blocks that you can use to make furniture!

LunaBlocks were designed by Thierry Nahon & Philippe Landecker, who say they are all about “the transformation and enlargement of bricks used in building games for children.” Which means that no actual Legos were harmed, or even referenced, in the making of these blocks.

I’ll freely admit that…

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June 5th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: design geek art + craft just plain fun

tetris mirror reflects your puzzled expression

Tetris Mirror by Soner Ozenc

If you thought those wall-size arcade artworks I wrote about the other day were a bit too bold for your taste, you might want to check out these slightly more subtle Tetris-inspired mirrors hanging on your wall instead.

UK product designer Soner Ozenc’s Tetris Mirror is comprised of thirteen interlocking mirrored acrylic panels, which can be arranged on your wall…

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March 18th, 2008 comments (8) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design video games

iphone lego-touch: millions of bricks in your pocket

LEGO Touch for iPhone

With all the buzz about the new iPhone SDK, all kinds of nifty applications are starting to crawl out of the woodwork. Of all the coming programs, this LEGO construction concept application has to be one of my favorites.

Designed by Nicholas G Panas of play /, LEGO-touch will let you build virtual LEGO creations using a large catalog of…

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March 11th, 2008 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: interactive mobile tech video games

simcity bricks your system, literally

SimCity 2000 Promotional Brick

This has got to be one of the best video game promotional items that I’ve ever come across. It’s so simple, yet brilliant. It’s an actual custom-cast brick that was used to promote the classic MAXIS/EA city-building game SimCity 2000.

The rare item is currently available for bid over on eBay, but is located in the UK, so shipping a…

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October 5th, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: strange + wonderful video games