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big daddy doll, straight from the bioshock 2 trailer

bioshock 2 big daddy doll

BioShock 2 doesn’t even exist  yet and already the artisans of the world are hard at work on the sequel to 2K’s alternate-history title. A doll fashioned to look like one of the game’s Big Daddy characters was shown in the sequel’s beautiful (and creepy) trailer, and now that same doll has been recreated in loving…

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April 13th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft technology video games

audiomatryoshka speakers don’t wobble, won’t fall down

audio_matryoshka_speakers

The word Matryoshka isn’t exactly a part of the English vernacular, but once you realize that it’s really just the Russian name for those little nesting dolls your grandmother has sitting on her mantle, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about.

This concept for a set of speakers the designer calls “Audiomatryoshka” is definitely bold,…

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February 3rd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio design technology

robotroyshka dolls will conquer you with cuteness

These robotroyshka dolls are one tricky mashup: they combine Russian nesting dolls, crochet, and robots into one deliciously adorable blend.

I spotted these on the crafster forums. The ever-clever RhymeswOrange crocheted them by hand, and each one has a different felty face! My favorite has got to be this guy with Pacman hands who’s working…

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September 28th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: geek art + craft robots

star wars characters get plush, deformed

R2-D2 Plush Dolls

There’s no reason that the pillows on your couch have to be square, round or rectangular. Why shouldn’t they reflect your Star Wars addiction like anything else?

These plush versions of classic characters from the Star Wars universe are just too cool. From the squishy R2-D2 to the scruffy Chewbacca and blobby-headed Boba Fett, you need these…

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July 25th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun

art lebedev’s data dolls store nothing but themselves

Art Lebedev Matroshkus

If you’re unfamiliar with the Russian craft of Matryoshka, they’re those little stacking wooden dolls that fit inside one-another, gradually getting smaller and smaller. Designer Art Lebedev has taken these traditional dolls and put a geeky spin on them, adding data storage measurements to each one.

So the big mama is a Petabyte, inside her…

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June 17th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design geek art + craft

star wars amigurumi: the jedi get stuffed

Star Warsh Amigurumi

Who says that Star Wars has to be all about manly things like lightsabers, Death Stars and Darth Vader? Why can’t it be about butterflies, puppies and playing with dolls?

Crafter Sammi Resendes of Geek Central Station sure thinks that the classic sci-fi epic can be just as sweet as a roomful of cuddly kittens rolled…

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April 4th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft

just plain weird: the USB memory stick doll

Doll Eats USB Memory

As much as Japan provides us with some amazing inventions and top-notch consumer electronics, they’re also responsible for some of the most oddball, eccentric stuff out there.

In case you were worried about misplacing your memory stick, or embarrassed by its unsightly looks, you can now hide your USB memory stick in the bowels of…

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October 25th, 2006 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: strange + wonderful