For his Anrealage fashion line, Japanese designer Kunihiko Morinaga took inspiration from the squared-off pixel block to create his F/W 2011 collection, which includes shoes with pixel heels, pixelated prints on on jackets, sweaters and slacks.

But my favorite part of the collection isn’t the clothing. It’s the pixel furniture, which includes a pair of awesome blocky armchairs, a matching café table, a pixel-patterned Oriental rug, and some awesome pixel light bulb fixtures.

I would live in a house filled with this stuff if I could. But I can’t. So for now, the only way to experience this is to head to the Anrealage showroom in Harajuku, Tokyo.

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But for accessories totally geared to gamers, there’s the Super Mario Bros. Piranha Earrings for you.

Even those who don’t really play Super Mario Bros. will be able to recognize this distinct potted and dotted plant, who’s actually a pretty bad guy in the game.

Who knew such a ferociously named villain (the “Piranha Plant”) could make such an adorable-looking earring? Just look at it taking a bite out of her ear lobe.

Unfortunately, the earrings are sold out for now and will be made available again around September 1. They’re available from Lizglizz’s Shop on Etsy, so you might want to bookmark the page for easy reference later on.

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If you’re anything like me, then you’ll also want to complement those gorgeous gamer necklaces with aptly themed earrings, like these white vintage circuit earrings that are made from an old circuit board.

I like how a lot of designers are coming up with pieces that showcase geekery at their finest and most fashionable best. You might get a couple of lot of stares from other people who see you with these earrings on. But in my opinion, they’re a really fun and fashionable way of displaying geeky side with a chic vibe.

I’m heading off to order a pair of these myself on Sparkover’s Shop on Etsy now. They’re available for $20 a pair, by the way.

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According to Fits.me, 25% of online purchases are returned, mostly because customers discover – or decide –  that the clothes they ordered don’t fit right. But with the FitBots, along with a virtual fitting room, customers will be able to see right away what the clothes will look like on them. The only downside to this? You have to know your exact measurements, because that’s what the software will use to adjust the bot’s body. Wrong measurements, wrong fit.

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You can test the virtual fitting room over at Fits.me’s website. Again, you’ll have to enter a few measurements to adjust the FitBot. Maybe the best solution lies with a Kinect-like device, but I imagine it would be quite a while before PCs with built-in full body scanners become standard.

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Instructables contributor Anna Howard Shaw created this one for herself, but the Instructable gives a step-by-step process on how you can make one too. You’re basically going to be working with pieces of wood and shaping them into the right form to get your box. The whole box is made out of wood, including walnut and cherry veneer for some of the decorations. Lastly, the box is finished with a stain or shellac to give it that rich color.

Admittedly, you could use this box to store any number of little knick-knacks if you don’t wear jewelry. Or, you could pick up some appropriate jewelry here, like some Pitfall Harry earrings.

[Instructables via Make:]

You know those little cardboard things that go around your cup of coffee at Starbucks? They’re actually pretty ingenious if you think about it. I mean, not only do they function as a buffer between the hot cup and your hand, but they can be used as a form of advertisement. So the company has found a way to bring advertising to their customers, while providing something useful. That’s just plain smart. So why do I hate these RuMe CUFF wallets so much?

After all, they too serve dual purposes. They keep your hand from getting burned, and hold your money. Just because you can make something that does two things, doesn’t mean you should. First, do you really carry a cup of coffee with you so often that it could actually replace your wallet? Second, do you have so few things in your wallet that it’s going to fit nicely around a cup of Joe? Third, and I can’t stress this one enough, you will throw this away at some point. No matter how hard you try, eventually you’ll chuck your cup into the trash instinctively, while donating your funds to the city dump.

There are probably a dozen other reason why this thing is a bad buy. Sure, it’s only $10. But then again, you already have a wallet, and you get one of those cardboard things for free with your coffee. The product page does mention that you can also use it as an armband as well. I still stand by my previous thoughts. Why waste time and money on this thing?

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There’s a good chance that the other person would be just as annoyed if it were your phone going off. Naturally, if you find the other person’s company important enough, you’ll actually turn your phone off, or at least put it on silent. Want to make sure that they know the lengths you’ve gone to ensure that you don’t interrupt the conversation with a noisy phone? Get a Phonekerchief.

What exactly is a Phonekerchief you ask? It’s a handkerchief that blocks cell phone signals. You just wrap your phone in one, and the signal is blocked. The best part? It’s embroidered to say “My phone is off for you.” Honestly, if I saw someone wearing one of these, I’d probably steer clear of them. Why? Because there’s just something about a person who feels the need to wear a sign that essentially says “I’m being polite,” instead of just turning their phone off, that bothers me. If you simply must have it, then be prepared to part with $15 for one when they go on sale November 25.

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Unless you’re someone that drinks a lot and doesn’t care who knows it, you might not want to carry a bottle opener on your keychain. After all, nothing says “I love booze” like a bottle opener keychain with some witty saying about only drinking in days that end in “y”. So how do you stay prepared for a drinking situation while still staying classy? Apparently with a $150 Bottoms Up watch.Happy Hour Timepieces has announced a new watch that not only looks stylish, but has a bottle opener buckle built into the strap. It’s so subtle that almost no one would ever know that it wasn’t your average ordinary (non-bottle-opening) watch. It sports other features like a brushed stainless steel design, a calf leather strap and being water resistant to 5 ATM.

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You can pre-order the watch now for $100, or wait until after it goes on sale later in the month and pay an extra $50. The only thing you have to ask yourself now is which is worse, carrying a $5 bottle opener on a keychain, or a $150 bottle opener that tells time to mask its real use.

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The Pop-Up Shop will be in Cali for six weeks and will offer all the cool gear we have seen branded with the TRON style and logo along with a café and art exhibition. The store will be in Culver City, CA November 19 to December 23, and will operate from 10-6 daily with hours until 10 p.m. on Wednesdays.

According to Disney, new TRON gear will be unveiled during the six weeks the store is open. The design of the store is inspired by the safe house that will be in the movie with curves and lights, and loads of epic thrown in for good measure.

You might be thinking that these glasses were just a concept, and they didn’t really make any, but you’d be completely wrong. The 5 dpi and 6 dpi models are actually available for pre-order right now and will set you back €185 ($256 USD). The glasses were designed in France and handmade in the USA.

If you are looking for a truly unique pair of glasses, then you’ll find nothing as special as these. You can pre-order yours here.

[via Design Milk via Josh Spear]

The USB Necktie Cooler 3 is now available to keep you cool in  meetings, especially since this is one of the hottest summers on record. The necktie cooler comes with a smaller portable charger. This hot new addition to your wardrobe won’t really look good with anything, but at least you’ll be cooling down – at least slightly.

The USB Necktie Cooler 3 sells for ¥2980 (appx. $35 USD) over at Thanko.

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Of them all, the Jango Fett image is definitely the most eyecatching, at least for me, because of the nice splashes of color. That being said, I don’t think that either Jango or Boba Fett would be caught dead in these clothes, as it makes them both look a bit foppish.

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Ok, I’m back. If you don’t share my irrational fear of the dreaded blue screen of death, you might find this belt interesting. The buckle has the BSOD error printed on it and the belt is some sort of woven material. You can also get the belt with Pong on the buckle.

It’s hard to believe that Pong was so popular once. If either of the belts tickles your fancy, you can order them up for $15 (USD) each. The buckle apparently uses a friction type buckle. Just beware; I heard one kid was cut in half while wearing this sort of belt when he kept pulling the belt trying to get it to release only to make it tighter each time.

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The dress is supposed to light up like when the snow sparkles at night. The LEDs underneath the skirt will only light up if the skirt and a ring come in contact which each other thanks to a magnetic switch. I suppose the lights would help her be seen at night, but they strike me as more of an artistic statement than anything else.

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I find this pretty darn cool, especially if you live in a big, smoggy city. The quality of the air is transmitted to the wearer thanks to an ingenious LED lighting system, sewn into the fabric of the garment.

If the pollution level is too high, the collar can be pulled up over your face to protect against them, kind of like a gas mask.

Of course, if the pollution level is too high, you’ll probably need to get yourself a biohazard suit and a respirator to cover this outfit with.

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I don’t know about you, but I certainly am not cool with poking my crotch every now and then in order to type. It’s too impractical for geeks, and not even the blind would call this thing beautiful.

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This dress was created by Diffus. It’s kind of amazing that it includes all of those LED lights. If the level of pollution increases around it, the lights start pulsating faster and faster, making a nifty air quality sensor.

The LEDs are wired to a small microprocessor chip that includes a carbon dioxide detector. I’m not sure that this dress will ever be mass-produced, but it’s a really cool idea. It gives the wearer an easy way of gauging the air quality.

With LEDs and OLEDs becoming smaller and smaller, as well as more and more efficient, I wonder if we’ll see more of these lights integrated into clothing. Something like this certainly would impact our environmental awareness.

[via The Coolist]

It looks pretty cozy and there are even these crazy blades on the side of it as decoration, which makes me even want it more. This TMNT Shredder hoodie is being produced by 80stees and will cost you only $60 (USD).

This Shredder hoodie is based upon the armor of the Shredder, or Oroku Saki. It comes with a neat half-mask, as well as a false cape and spikes protruding from the shoulders and forearms. I really like how the zipper zips up all the way straight over your face to make the mask.

[80s Tees via You Bent My Wookie via Geekologie]

Just kidding. And even if the electronics on Flare are affected by water, I think the worst that could happen would be the lights shorting out. I hope.

I like how the electronics enhance but don’t overwhelm the dress. Ossevoort’s work shows that geeky fashion goes way beyond Star Wars t-shirts and video game-themed sneakers. Not that there’s anything bad about those.

[via Bornrich]

I mean come on! Who else aside from MacGyver can pull off a get-up involving mini lighter cufflinks? Even James Bond in the 70s would’ve had laser beam cufflinks. Richard Dean Anderson, the cufflinks are sold by YougNeek at Etsy for $40 (USD). They’re currently sold out, so you might want to use your charms to wrangle a pair off of YougNeek. Or better yet, take a good look at the cufflinks and then go make your own.

[via Cool Material]