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nes controller coffee table: drool.

filed under: geek art & craft | retro | video games

NES Controller Coffee Table

This has got to be my favorite piece of furniture, ever. Not only does this coffee table look like a giant NES controller, it’s actually fully functional!

Lovingly constructed by Kyle Downes of Ultra Awesome, the table also offers ample storage for all of his other gaming systems…

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posted: May 9th, 2008 5 comments author: technabob

ipod earbuds for giants [speakers]

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

500xl giant earbud speakers by fred

You’ve gotta love these speakers that look like giant iPod earbuds. Unless your last name Bunyon or your first name is Green, these jumbo earphones will have to sit on your desktop instead of in your ears…

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posted: January 23rd, 2008 2 comments author: technabob

giant nes controller conceals pc [case mod]

filed under: hacks-mods | video games

Giant NES Controller Case Mod

It’s kind of funny that this isn’t the first giant NES controller story I’ve covered. The last one I wrote about was a mammoth controller which could actually play games. This time, we’ve got the same monster controller concept, but beneath the hood dwells a completely functional PC…

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posted: December 12th, 2007 post a comment author: technabob

giant led lamps made from leds

filed under: design | just plain fun

Kei Yamamoto’s Led of Led Lighting Fixtures

Designer Kei Yamamoto created these lighting fixtures that look like giant LEDs. Made from acrylic, aluminum and a dozen LED light sources each, they’re each about 20-times the size of a normal light-emitting diode.

The fixtures’ clear acrylic shell and arrangement of LEDs create a beautiful visual effect on the wall above the lamps…

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posted: October 7th, 2007 2 comments author: technabob

life sized master chief on ebay

filed under: strange and unusual | video games

Master Chief Lifesize Statue

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?..

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posted: August 28th, 2007 2 comments author: technabob

creative zen stone, made out of wood

filed under: hacks-mods | just plain fun | media players

Captain Odegard’s Giant Wooden Zen Stone

Somebody sure likes their Creative Zen Stone media player. In fact, this guy loves his enough that he created a mammoth wooden version of his portable media player.

Captain Ødegård’s giant-sized wood media player measures in at 8.25″ x 5.5″ x 2″, giving it about 90-times the volume of a regular Zen Stone player…

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posted: August 23rd, 2007 post a comment author: technabob

giant nintendo controller won’t fit in your hands

filed under: hacks-mods | just plain fun | retro | video games

Giant NES Controller

You won’t have any trouble finding the buttons on this massive replica of Nintendo’s famous NES controller.

Game fan Philip Torrone and his team of builders put together this 5-foot wide joypad for the recently completed 2007 Maker Faire…

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posted: June 10th, 2007 1 comment author: technabob

giant helmet vision: the next big thing?

filed under: future tech | strange and unusual

Giant Helmet Television

Toshiba has shown us the future of television in the form of the most unwieldy contraption I’ve ever seen.

Looking like a cross between a space helmet and some sort of industrial grade hair dryer, the prototype system is said to provide an all-encompasssing 360-degree television experience on its massive convex screen…

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posted: October 16th, 2006 4 comments author: technabob

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