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Here’s a rare find over on eBay. It’s an early PONG machine, circa 1973. The game was made by SYZYGY for Atari. The machine is in surprisingly good condition for an arcade game made nearly 35 years ago.
Sure, there are some nicks and dings on the cabinet, but that’s what’s gives it some charm…
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September 6th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: strange and wonderful | video games
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If you’re looking for a serious conversation piece, check out this 7-foot tall statue of Halo’s Master Chief that someone has for sale over on eBay.
I guess Microsoft made a very limited number of these to promote Halo 2 when it came out. Now you can own your very own.
Hmmm, I wonder what’s inside that giant box? It says Fra-gi-le on the box, so it must Italian, right?..
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August 28th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: retro | strange and wonderful | video games
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You better act quick if you want this great piece of Nintendo nostalgia for your house. It’s a Super Mario Brothers ceiling fan, circa 1988, that I found over on eBay.
I know Nintendo merchandised the hell out of this franchise, but a Super Mario ceiling fan? I think I’ve seen everything now…
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July 25th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: gadgets
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Are you an early adopter like me? If so, I bet you’ve got some old electronic gear lying around and gathering dust. This new service makes it easy to easily make some cold hard lucre in exchange for your old gadgets.
Second Rotation provides all the tools you need to quickly estimate the value of your old gadgets, ship them and cash out…
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July 24th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: home entertainment | retro | video
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Sure, you could have one of those shiny new Apple TV set top boxes, but why be a lemming? Instead, why not pick up Apple’s original set top box, designed back in 1993, at the low point in Apple’s industrial design heritage.
Yep, you too could be the proud owner of this original Apple set top box which I found over on eBay…
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April 2nd, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: retro | video games
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This little known SEGA Saturn SGX system is for sale on eBay. The Saturn SGX was designed to run SEGA Saturn games in video arcades.
Made back in the late 90’s by a company called SunSeibu, The SGX is basically a modified SEGA Saturn mounted in a heavy-duty metal enclosure with a coin-op mechanism. It also has a special seven-CD changer for easy switching between multiple games…
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February 12th, 2007
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author: technabob
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