candy on technabob...
 |
These handmade Super Mario Bros. candies from pastry artist Ana Fuji look too good to eat. Each delightful bon-bon features the likeness of a popular character from the Mushroom Kingdom, popping its head out of the top of an orb of chocolate and fondant.
Who do you think looks more yummy, Mario, Luigi or that…
|
continue reading »
October 10th, 2009
stumble it! digg it!
author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft video games
 |
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.
…
|
continue reading »
September 16th, 2009
stumble it! digg it!
author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun retro video games
 |
Give this WALL-E a good whack with a baseball bat, and it’ll spew forth its guts filled with candy goodness.
The handmade WALL-E pinata comes from Etsy seller victorof1980s, complete with predetermined weak spots to make sure that your candy comes tumbling to the ground when beaten. It’s perfect for giving your kids a momentary…
|
continue reading »
September 2nd, 2009
stumble it! digg it!
author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft

 |
I have no idea where these Katamari Damacy jelly beans came from, but they sure look delicious. The guys at Jelly Belly and Namco need to do a business deal. And I should get a cut. Or at least a lifetime supply.
|
continue reading »
August 28th, 2009
stumble it! digg it!
author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft quickpix video games
 |
Cakes, cupcakes… things of the past. Relics from a ruined age. Now it’s candy, folks; if you want to make decorative, teeth-rotting sweets, it’s all about candy displays, just like this one. It’s the cutting edge! Or maybe just delicious.
Check that out: colorful, artistic, and wholly edible, which means it’s the best of all…
|
continue reading »
July 6th, 2009
stumble it! digg it!
author: alisha k.
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun mobile tech
 |
He might enjoy the occasional cherry, strawberry or pretzel, but there’s one food that Pac-Man loves above all – the power pellet. Now you can enjoy the same tasty treats that Pac-Man chomps as he moves around the maze.
In addition to tasty round power pellets, there’s sour blue raspberry blue ghosts, and tart cherry…
|
continue reading »
May 6th, 2009
stumble it! digg it!
author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun video games

 |
I was cruising around checking out the finalists for the Washington Post’s annual Easter Peeps Diorama competition this morning, and came across this bit of Apple/Peeps humor by Sarah Kohari and Erin Mastrangelo – it’s Peep Chromatic. Be sure to check all forty finalists over at Peeps Show III and let us know your favorites.…
|
continue reading »
April 13th, 2009
stumble it! digg it!
author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun media players quickpix
 |
Trekkies like candies too. This limited edition, 8-piece Star Trek Pez gift set is further proof that Trekkies aren’t so different from you and me and therefore must not be shunned, no matter how obsessed they are with made up languages and men that wear headbands over their eyes.
The set features the USS Enterprise and…
|
continue reading »
April 9th, 2009
stumble it! digg it!
author: lambert v.
filed under: just plain fun retro
 |
After 4 years of playing second-fiddle to the Nintendo DS, the Sony PSP finally has something that the DS doesn’t. A candy version. And no, this thing doesn’t count.
Check out these officially-licensed PlayStation Portable candies, loaded up inside a metal tin that looks just like a PSP. Made from such goodies as sugar, glucose,…
|
continue reading »
March 15th, 2009
stumble it! digg it!
author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun video games
 |
Nothing says love like biting into a chocolate rendering of your significant other! Paul Pape Design’s Chocomiis took geek Valentine’s Day by storm last year, though they had no real name and apparently no real boxes, but now the Wii avatar chocolates are attempting to make a comeback.
For those who missed them last year,…
|
continue reading »
January 26th, 2009
stumble it! digg it!
author: alisha k.
filed under: design just plain fun technology video games
 |
With all the insanity of the recent holidays, I somehow missed this tasty advertisement that Sony Style was running for the recent shopping season.
Created by the CGI mavens over at Tronic Studio, the ad envisions larger-than-life versions of Sony gear, poured from chocolate. The animation seamlessly melds the gigantic candy electronics with the cityscape…
|
continue reading »
January 2nd, 2009
stumble it! digg it!
author: technabob
filed under: digital imaging strange + wonderful video
 |
Gummi Bears (or is it Gummy Bears?) are one of life’s little pleasures – especially the red ones. Now it seems that somebody has gotten the brilliant idea to super-size the delicious chewy candy concoctions.
The 4-inch tall Giant Gummi Bear weighs in at a whopping half a pound, and is the equivalent of 88…
|
continue reading »
December 20th, 2008
stumble it! digg it!
author: technabob
filed under: strange + wonderful
more posts »