technabob » medal http://technabob.com/blog gadgets, gizmos, games, cool gadgets, geeky gadgets Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:53:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 2010 olympic medals to be made from old circuit boards http://technabob.com/blog/2009/10/16/2010-olympics-medals-recycled/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/10/16/2010-olympics-medals-recycled/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:03:12 +0000 alisha k. http://technabob.com/blog/?p=21581 It’s already pretty awesome to get a gold medal. Really – it means that for at least one day, you were the best in the world at something, and there’s no arguing with that. But Olympic medals have become increasingly more beautiful, too, and the medals for the 2010 Vancouver winter games are no exception… and it doesn’t hurt that they’re made from old circuit boards!

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The medals all feature work by Canadian artists Corrine Hunt and Omer Arbel, and are each laser-etched with a unique design so that no two of the games’ medals will be the same. But perhaps most interestingly, the medals are made from materials reclaimed from used electronics. All that gold, silver, and bronze used to be running something… and now it’ll all be part of some of the biggest and heaviest medals in Olympic history.

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The medals are also not flat, but instead move and rise, a design said to spring from the undulating land of Vancouver.

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NES Console Wars Medal by Supermandolini

Now you can wear your gaming accomplishments on your sleeve. Literally.

NES Console Wars Medal by Supermandolini

A little boutique design firm from Greece known as Supermandolini created these cool Console Wars medals to celebrate your excellence in gaming. The gold finish pins feature a tiny enameled reproduction of the classic 8-bit Nintendo controller. NES or not, it’s really perfect for any gaming fan, no matter what console they love.

The medal is available in a limited edition for €18 (appx. $26 USD), so you better get going if you want to be sure to grab one.

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