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coffin-shaped mousetrap lets you show respect for the animal whose neck you just broke

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I’m not sure if PETA would approve of Sarah Dery’s mousetrap design. On one hand, it provides captured mice with a decent resting place, and it makes it easy for you to toss them out the window while shrieking give them a proper burial.

On the other hand, the mouse wouldn’t need the coffin if…

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September 3rd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: strange + wonderful

papercraft nes is unplayable due to lack of cardboard controllers

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The folks at Cubeecraft just posted a cardboard NES console template, which you can download here, but they didn’t make templates for cardboard NES controllers. Or cardboard NES games.

Or a cardboard power cord. Or a cardboard RCA jack. Or a cardboard TV. Or a cardboard player. Or a cardboard house. Or a cardboard world.…

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July 28th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys geek art + craft just plain fun retro video games

watch some guy build a gears of war lancer

gears of war prop lancer model diy

Gears of War is notable for a lot of reasons, but the Lancer is certainly among the most memorable. Not convinced? Repeat these two words to yourself: chainsaw bayonet. Do that ten times, and then try to argue against the incredibility of the Lancer. Think what you will about the game, but respect the Lancer. This…

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April 22nd, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

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

eco-chic: pad your laptop with recycled cardboard

giles miller recycled cardboard laptop cardcase case

If you’re looking for something both unique and somewhat green to protect your laptop and you happen to have £180+ (appx. $265 USD) lying around to spend on your little heart’s desire, you might just be interested in Giles Miller’s amazing cardboard laptop case design. If, like me, you aren’t exactly flush with cash for…

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March 24th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: computing design

technabob quickpix: when a picture is worth 1000 words

recompute cardboard computer is boxy, but good

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The Recompute computer has a case made from corrugated cardboard, glued together with non-toxic adhesive. Amazingly, it’s more heat resistant than plastic. Can I get an Xbox 360 made from cardboard?

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

filed under: computing quickpix strange + wonderful technology

worst casemod ever: ubuntubox cardboard pc

Ubuntubox Cardboard Casemod

This computer has to be the biggest hunk of junk I’ve ever seen. Cobbled together from cardboard, red duct tape and embellished with a Sharpie, the UbuntuBox V1.0 certainly won’t win any awards for build quality.

According to the builder, the guts of the old Pentium 3 tower are being used to power this Ubuntu…

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December 19th, 2007 comments (9) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing hacks + mods just plain fun

speakers not worth the paper they’re printed on

Xenics Music Cube Cardboard Speakers

Now I’ve seen some cheap speakers in my days, but even the chintziest ones I’ve seen were at least made out of plastic. Not these. These ones are fabricated from thick paper stock.

Xenics Music Cube M speakers offer up some truly low-fidelity sound thanks to their flimsy cardboard construction. Heck, they don’t even come…

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November 30th, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio strange + wonderful

cardboard mini arcade for the psp

PSP Mini Arcade By Suck UK

Now you can have your own tiny arcade machine anywhere you take your Sony PSP portable gaming system. These arcade cardboard stands make your PSP look like it’s an arcade game cabinet (in miniature of course).

Two versions of the compact cabinets are in the works, one that’s a racing game called Dirt Track Rally,…

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August 12th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun video games

cardboard boom box really works

Cardboard Boom Box by Suck UK

This boom box has everything you’d expect in a portable stereo: an amplifier, speakers, even an iPod dock. But this one is made out of cardboard.

While most portable stereos aren’t particularly waterproof, this one doesn’t stand a chance in a rainstorm. The Mini Cardboard Boom Box comes folded flat and ready for assembly. It…

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

filed under: audio design media players

technorobot: the paper automaton

TechnoRobot

Sure, you could go spend hundreds of dollars on one of those fancy robot kits, or you could be a cheap bastard like me, and pick up one of these.

At just 12 bucks, you can’t expect much. The TechnoRobot kit is a do-it-yourself robot that’s made mostly out of cardboard and held together by…

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

filed under: just plain fun robots