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openemu mac emulator lets you play and play with retro video games

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There aren’t as many video game apps for the Mac as there are for Windows computers, and even then I have a feeling that there’s no program, Windows or otherwise, that lets you play and play with retro video games the way OpenEmu does. The basic function of the app, as its name implies, is emulation of various retro video…

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July 2nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing cool toys hacks + mods interactive retro technology video games

buck the talking stag sings “sweet home alabama”. my head hurts.

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Sometimes I worry that the day would come when there’d be nothing weird to write about anymore. And sometimes I come across shit like this, a (fake) deer head mounted on a wooden plaque that can be ordered to “sing” Sweet Home Alabama whenever it senses movement. Good for scaring the hell out of visitors and would-be thieves, Buck the stag…

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

filed under: interactive just plain fun strange + wonderful

nes controller doorbell: I’d hit that

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To whoever made this fun doorbell: wouldn’t it be more awesome if you had to punch in the Konami code before it rang? Requiring the code will also deter naughty neighbors who’ll no doubt be compelled to play with the doorbell. Or just press it at least once. I know I would. I mean, it’s a controller tacked on a…

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

filed under: hacks + mods just plain fun retro video games

bottle cap mario and pac-man art pop onto etsy

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I really love these whimsical folk art renditions of classic video game characters, handmade from bottle caps.

Etsy artist BottleCapArt turns discarded beer bottle caps into pixel art. Each creation is handmade from bottlecaps, paint, pine, and tons of hot glue. My fingers hurt just thinking about the burns the artist must have endured pressing metal into scalding hot glue…

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June 26th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft retro video games

tetris friends: all tetris, all the time

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Like Tetris? Then you’ll love this website that features all the Tetris you can handle – 24-hours-a-day, 7 -days-a-week, 365-days-a-year.

Tetris Friends is an online gaming experience that offers a bunch of Flash-based variants on the classic puzzler by Alexey Pajitnov.

The site currently features 7 single-player variants of the game, along with 3 multiplayer games, including this over-the-top 6-player mode.…

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June 23rd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun retro video games

bundles of joy: geeky amigurumi on etsy

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Crochet connoisseur Rin aka deadcraft aka oddgumi makes wonderful dolls of personalities both fictional and real, as long as they’re awesome. I am confident that a Barney Stinson doll is in the works. Let’s look at some her creations:

Now that’s something you don’t see everyday. Jamie looks kinda creepy though. Adam’s spot on, but I still like Lolcat Adam…

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June 18th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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

are you a debian nerd? then you can play nes on your palm pre, double literally

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Do you know what a chroot is? No? Then let’s file this under Cool Shit We Don’t Understand, because I have no freaking idea either: A bunch of cool nerds at Pre Dev Wiki (motto: “Let’s open this beast up”) have managed to coerce the newly released iPhone rival Palm Pre to run the popular NES emulator FCEUltra. They then decide…

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June 18th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets hacks + mods mobile tech retro technology video games

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bomb and dynamite candles are a real blast

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If you’re looking to make a real statement at your next dinner party, you might want to set the centerpiece of your table with these candles instead of the boring old beeswax jobs you picked up at Pier One.

The guys at Russian design shop Mystake have created these candles that look just like bombs and dynamite sticks. They’re called…

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June 17th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design just plain fun quickpix

tengu allstars: the little led singers get a makeover

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Remember Tengu? You know, the little LED guy who moves his pixel block mouth to the sounds it hears?
Well Tengu is back, and this time, he’s got some new looks. Tengu Allstars are Crispin Jones’ latest creation. These new members of the Tengu family get some serious attitude thanks to the addition of hair and little accessories. There are…

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June 16th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys gadgets interactive just plain fun

clamshell ibook greeting cards say happy birthday from mac to you

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Remember the old clamshell Apple iBook laptop? Well even if you don’t I still think these iBook greeting cards are cool.

Handmade by Etsy paper artist Cadiz Cards, the iCard comes in sets of three, including classic blueberry, indigo and key lime iBooks, each one with a tiny screen that comes blank for you to fill in your own greeting,…

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June 4th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing geek art + craft retro

desktop bat-signal hails bugs not bats

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Perfect for closet crime-fighters, this replica Bat Signal will definitely give you extra geek cred the next time your friends come over.

The miniature replica Bat-Signal features a sturdy metal construction and stands about 12-inches tall. It’s got a built-in cooling fan and can be swiveled and tilted to give you the best shot at making contact with the Dark…

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May 28th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys just plain fun

make your own tiny starship enterprise from spare parts

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I just got back from watching the glorious new Star Trek movie, so I must have the Enterprise on the brain. And while this tiny Starship Enterprise isn’t quite as dramatic as the mammoth star vessel from the film, it’s just as cool in my book. Maybe even more so.

Built by a guy going by the name “Wolf” (no, not…

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May 21st, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft hacks + mods just plain fun

segatoys happy savon bubble blower for a whale of a good bath time

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Leave it to the gadget makers at SegaToys to come up with another oddity that could only come from Japan. This wacky bathroom accessory is designed to blow bubbles while you sit in the tub and chill out.

The Happy Savon (savon = French for soap) looks like a little white whale, and fills sits on the edge of your…

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April 17th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets just plain fun

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gold brick mouse is .999 pure ridiculosity

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This gold bullion mouse is sure to make your friends and co-workers think that you’ve got money to burn – especially when you plug it into a matching gold brick USB hub and then plug that into your gold MacBook Pro. Available from Iwantoneofthose for £24.99 (appx. $35 USD). And no, it’s not actually made from gold.
[via Boing Boing…

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April 8th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing design just plain fun quickpix

learn what time it is with karlsson’s book table clocks

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We’ve already featured several quirky clocks from Karlsson, but these two designs grabbed my attention because they’re unique but still modest. Karlsson calls them table clocks, but I think they’ll be more at home on bookshelves.

Very nice, especially the use of book spines for the nine o’clock and three o’ clock positions. You can buy one of these at…

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

filed under: design timepieces

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