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World’s Largest NES Controller Adds Co-Op Mode to Super Mario Bros.

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I’ve previously featured some pretty ridiculously large NES controllers here on the site, but this one is the new supersize champ, measuring approximately 30 times the size of an original NES gamepad.…

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January 21st, 2012 by: Technabob

BT Tower Turned into World’s Largest Lightsaber

To celebrate the release of the Star Wars… Saga on Blu-Ray, last week BT Tower in London was turned into the largest lightsaber ever constructed. This is a lightsaber for the gods and may they have mercy on any mortals who get in their way.

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September 19th, 2011 by: Conner Flynn

Mirror TARDIS Reflects Space and Time

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While most of us think of Doctor Who’s TARDIS as a big, blue police box on the outside, I have to say I rather like this reinterpretation of the time and space travel device using mirrors.…

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August 20th, 2011 by: Technabob

Daleks Invade London: Sanctioned by the BBC

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It was a strange sight on London’s Westminster Bridge when people saw Daleks rolling about, getting ready to exterminate everyone. The procession included four generations of Daleks, showing how the mutant creatures had evolved during the years.…

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July 17th, 2011 by: Range

Pac-Man Tube Map: aka the London Ghost Tour

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Planning on heading to London any time soon? There’s no better way to get around besides the Underground (aka the “Tube”). Of course, you’ll need a map, right? Well geeks and geekettes, have I got a Tube map for you.…

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June 24th, 2011 by: Technabob

Bionic Heart: a Visual Novel for the Rest of Us

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Visual novels aren’t quite the same deal in the west as they are in Japan, which is why we don’t get incredible titles like 428. Occasionally, however, some developer throws us a bone, and this time, it’s in the shape of Bionic Heart.

Bionic Heart… is an interactive

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August 10th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Mathmos Fireflow: the Lava Lamp Goes Cordless

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Remember lava lamps? This modern update on the classic lava lamp does away with cords, instead promoting its ooey-gooey goodness using fire.

London UK-based Mathmos is getting set to release their new Fireflow lava lamps. The lights eliminate the need for electricity, instead substituting the heat of a simple tea…

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August 5th, 2009 by: Technabob

Sky News Samples 6 Computer Repair Shops in London: Guess How Many Tried to Scam Them?

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A recent Sky News exposé gives PC repair shops a bad name. A really, really bad name. Sky News conducted a test of 6 repair shops in London. They intentionally broke a laptop by loosening a memory chip – a problem whose solution is just the reverse: put it back…

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July 26th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Storm Faze LED Watch: Lots and Lots of Dots

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Here’s a new LED watch that’s sure to draw attention whenever you go to check the time.

The STORM Faze watch features a unique dot-matrix LED display, concealed behind a plastic lens that sort of reminds me of the compound eye of an insect. Or maybe one of those dotty…

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December 15th, 2008 by: Technabob

Sound/Chairs Get Their Shape From Audio Waves

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This wild piece of modern furniture may look like an abstract shape from the mind of its creator, but it’s actually been precisely engineered from a 3-dimensional waveform plot of a brief audio clip.

To make his Sound/Chair, designer Matthew Plummer-Fernandez started with a 3D plot based on the volume,…

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October 6th, 2008 by: Technabob

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