What you’re staring at here is a giant Scrabble board, which measures in at nearly 49 square feet. It’s made by artist John Kahn, using Russian birch plywood, covered with galvanized steel and vinyl game graphics. Each one of the game’s 100 tiles is made from wood with a strong magnet inside, and measures a whopping 4-3/8″ square. The board also comes with two wall-mounted tile holders, and a pair of tile racks for game play – though it would have been nice for them to include two more – in case you want to play a four-player game.

Only nine of this gigantic Scrabble set are being made, and with a price tag of $12,000(USD), I can’t imagine they’ll all be snapped up quickly. But if you have enough enough capital to afford one, you can check it out over at Hammacher Schlemmer now.

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The massive controller measures approximately 12ft (w) x 5 ft (d) 3 in x 1ft 8 in (h), and weighs in at a whopping 265 pounds. It was built by Ben Allen, along with Stephen van ‘t Hof and Michel Verhulst.

The controller cost over $6,000 (USD) to construct, and yes – it does play games. The thing is so big that it takes at least two people to play a game with it, as the armspan required to use the D-Pad at the same time as the A/B buttons is too wide for even the likes of Yao Ming. Hence, my comment about Co-Op mode in the title above.

The controller was shown off at London, England’s Liverpool Street Station in celebration of the release of Guiness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2012. And no, you can’t have it in your living room.

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The new robot is an upgrade from the nearly 7-foot-tall bot he previously built. A 13-foot-tall bot is impressive, but it is only an interim design apparently. After this bot, Sakamoto plans to build a new one that is 26-feet-tall with a cockpit. Ultimately, he wants to go to 59-feet tall. Unfortunately, there’s no video yet of the new robot, but here’s a clip of Hajime 33, the big ‘bots predecessor.

And here’s a brief history of the Hajime robots, which started out at less than a foot tall.

If you are wondering, that 59-foot tall robot would be a 1:1 Gundam size bot, like the stationary one in currently being reassembled in Japan – except this one could actually walk. That would be awesome. If he is successful, I hope he builds an Atlas Mech after that. I want one with jet packs and a rail gun on each arm please.

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The duo usually tries to make a statement when they create their technological pieces of art. The large iPhone becomes spiraled, kind of like the unbuilt Tatlin’s Tower, a shrine the ubiquity of smartphone in our modern society, and a comment on how the design of consumerist products are seen as an art form by many these days.

The twisty iPhone is currently part of an exhibition at the Science Museum in London, that’s open until the 14th of February, 2012. The exhibit also features a crazy wavy iPod, and other distorted electronic gadgets.

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God only knows what they will build next when they tire of playing with their robot spiders and snakes. I would say that these people need to be stopped, except that if I do say it, they will probably send these metal demons to my house and I will be slowly digested over 100 years in this snake’s belly.

One of the creators says that Titanoboa is supposed to make people contemplate historical climate change. No, that didn’t really work for me. It just makes me want to kill it and save humanity, even though I’d probably just hide in the corner and whimper when that failed.

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While this isn’t the first time we’ve seen a big screen multitouch interface, what makes this one unusual is that it uses the standard Android tablet interface. This prototype allows Ardic to showcase the tablet user experience.

I think we’d all like our handsets and tablets to grow to this size and then shrink back into our pockets and bags. While the tablet isn’t that useful for everyday users, it will make an effective presentation tool, kind of like a Microsoft Surface table. Hopefully, the Ardic giant tablet will probably be cheaper than a Surface table, because we all secretely want one.

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This oversize USB mouse is so big, that it requires the entire expanse of your grip to move it around. I’m not sure where I’d find the room on my desktop to cram this thing in.

If you have any doubt about just how large this thing is, just think about the specs. At 175mm long (~6.88″), 105mm (~4.13″) wide and 55mm (~2.16″) tall, this thing could eat your current mouse for breakfast, then swallow 3 or 4 more mice for dessert.

If having a giant-sized USB mouse sitting on your desktop wasn’t distracting enough, this whopper of a mouse also includes a built-in LED light show. It’s like a disco on your desk.

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Why not string 24 of these into a giant USB hub and actually open your own discotheque? You can get the giant USB mouse over at Brando now for $20 (USD). While you’re over there, be sure to tell them how much we love them, and to never stop with the wacky.

But if you happen to have really fat fingers and are a pretty huge person overall, then you might appreciate having a larger of the gaming console. Pictured above is the wall-mounted gaming portable(?), although its case , which looks and plays just one of those old Game & Watch handheld video games.

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I mean, if we’ve got giant iPhones (although limited in functionality) and giant bathing ladies, then why not a giant Game & Watch?

The giant Nintendo Game & Watch was made by Tobie Nortje for the reception area of 21tanks. It was built using a computer monitor embedded in the oversize case, while the buttons are connected to an Arduino control board. Signals are sent back and forth from the controls to a PC, allowing users to play games from the classic platform, in this case, powered by PicaPic.

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The statue measures in at nearly 32 feet-tall, and weighs in at a staggering 4 tons! Incredibly, it’s almost entirely made from parts from an old truck. Other than some parts on his face and the sword, everything else is recycled truck junk.

The statue is supposed to be modeled not after any specific ‘bot from the Transformers, but based on the Chinese deity Guan Gong. Frankly, I don’t see the resemblance. Looks more like the cousin of Truckasaurus to me.

Who’s up for making one of these stateside? I’ll chip in $20 bucks towards the purchase of a  junkyard truck.

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The guys over at Korea’s Early Adopter Shop are offering the iCushion for 19,800 KRW (appx. $17 USD), but good luck trying to get one of these outside of Korea. Maybe you can fly a whole planeload of people over there and have them use these as neck rests on the flight back to the States.

The towering paper Spartan was made entirely from sheets of thick paper. It took Misty about 75 hours of painstaking craft over the course of 5 months to build the 7-foot, 6-inch tall Master Chief. The only thing that I would have done differently was use green construction paper.

No word on when she’ll start building the giant paper warthog for him to stand on the back of.

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This gigantic LEGO BlackBerry was created by LEGO sculptor Nathan Sawaya for the BlackBerry Developer Conference. The five-foot tall smartphone is based on the BlackBerry Tour 9360, and not only incorporates thousands of LEGO blocks, but also has a flat-screen LCD television built into the middle of it.

While it won’t actually send and receive messages or make phone calls, the enormous BlackBerry could be used to surf the web – if only Nathan were to connect a computer to the display.

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This giant-size SD card is actually a photo album for holding on to your 4″x6″ photo prints. I like how they even put the metallic contacts on the back of the album for added realism. Can you imagine the memory card reader you’d need to transfer files from this thing?

Now I rarely convert my digital images into prints these days, but for the occasional time I want something more tangible than pixels, I would want one of these to keep my hardcopies in. The SD card photo album ships this April, and is available for pre-order over at Spinninghat for £9.99 (appx. $16 USD).

These oversize computer key LED lamps plug into a spare USB port, and provide a little extra accent lighting for your workspace. Each key measures in at about 5.86″ (w) x 5.07″ (d) x 2.95″ (h), which makes them about 80 times bigger than an ordinary key. Available in Esc, Del, Ctrl and Shift key designs, they turn on and off with just a little tap on the top.

USB Keypress lamps can be ordered over at USBGeek for just $14 (USD) each. Maybe someday they’ll make every key on the keyboard so I can make a giant one of these.

This crazy thing could actually be the biggest fly you’ll see this year. Turns out this mammoth-sized bug was created by the guys over at Plunge Productions for a recent show on UK channel T4 called Red Bull Rivals.

The massive fly is actually a Red Bull Flugtag vehicle, which means that’s it’s designed to be plunged off of a cliff in a futile attempt to fly through the air.

As a matter of fact, the fly was eventually plunged into the drink for the recent Red Bull Flugtag in Marseille, France. Here’s an annoying little video clip from the show called “Fly School Musical” for your viewing pleasure…

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While the white guy rapping in the video clip isn’t nearly as cool as the fly itself, at least you get to see the giant bug fly off the ramp in a brief cameo at the end.

It’s official – flies cannot swim.

The screen is awesome though, and the tiny trackball at the bottom works to some extent. Incidentally, engadget’s review says “there’s literally nothing in the OS” that justifies the existence of the trackball on the Nexus One. But let’s not dwell on such things; look! A giant phone!

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Shiny screen. Mmmmm. I still hate you for making me excited about the Google Tablet, Xeni!

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Dirk took about 60 hours to build this 2-foot tall LEGO Yoshi, complete with bulbous proboscis (I think I know the name of my new band). Sure, he’s nowhere nearly as tall as the 5-foot 9-inch tall Mario, but that doesn’t make Yoshi any less cool in my book. Check out the video clip below to see timelapse footage of the build in progress.

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Yep, that’s about it. ‘Nuff Said. The bulbous panda head speaker is available over at Gadget4All for $27 (USD).

They really do need to work on the name, though. Maybe something like Big Oval-Shaped Panda Head With Look of Constant Surprise Stereo Audio Output Device With USB Charging Cable. Or maybe just PanDasonic.

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These wall decals let you transform any wall into a larger-than-life Pong screen. They’re perfect for video game and media rooms, and will look great alongside your PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii. They’re available in a variety of colors, and the set sells for $55 bucks (USD) over at VinylWallDesign’s Etsy shop.

And what’s with the eight-to-nothing score? Did somebody’s paddle break?

This generic-brand mobile phone offers oversize numeric buttons (1-cm wide) that you can read from several feet away – making phone calls nearly fool-proof. The phone was mainly designed for seniors with limited tech savvy, but it’s fine if you’re just looking for a really simple cell phone too. Let me go on the record now by saying If I lose my ability to use the latest high-tech gadgets when I’m an old man, please just put me out of my misery.

The 6380 Senior Mobile Phone ($75 USD) does actually have a few handy features, including a built in flashlight, and a giant “SOS” button on the back that can automatically dial a pre-set emergency number, and emit a loud warning alarm. It’s also got a minimal display with large on-screen fonts, and a whopping 128×60 screen resolution. Sign me up now!

Actually, the 6380 does hide a couple of modern features under the hood, including a digital phone book, SMS messaging, a calendar, alarm clock, games (I can only imagine how much fun those are on that screen), and an FM radio. FM? I wanted an AM crystal radio set and a Victrola built-in.

Oh, and I forgot to mention one thing. The 6380 phone only works on GSM 900/1800 bands, so it works everywhere in the world except the U.S. and Canada. Oh well, I didn’t want one anyway.