Technabob » mii http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Pin Someone Else’S Mii on Your Stuff http://technabob.com/blog/2009/02/02/pin-someone-elses-mii-on-your-stuff/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/02/02/pin-someone-elses-mii-on-your-stuff/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:25:58 +0000 Alisha K. http://technabob.com/blog/?p=8474 There’s an adorable new item available in craftsholic’s Etsy storefront: custom felt Mii pins! These little brooches are handsewn recreations of Nintendo’s distinctive avatars. There’s just one hitch: you can’t get a custom pin. No, instead you can select from craftsholic’s Miis. Bonus points if you actually happen to look like one of these guys, I guess!

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Despite the limitations on design, the pins are really great representations of the Mii avatars. Not only are they true to the look, but there’s something about the way the little felt features are tacked on that really evokes the feel of Miis. Now if only you could order custom pins….

The Mii pins are available for $10.50 per pin.

[craftholic's store via Etsy]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2009/02/02/pin-someone-elses-mii-on-your-stuff/feed/ 0 Chocomiis, for the Wii Lover’S Valentine http://technabob.com/blog/2009/01/26/chocomiis-for-the-wii-lovers-valentine/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/01/26/chocomiis-for-the-wii-lovers-valentine/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:48:13 +0000 Alisha K. http://technabob.com/blog/?p=8116 Nothing says love like biting into a chocolate rendering of your significant other! Paul Pape Design’s Chocomiis took geek Valentine’s Day by storm last year, though they had no real name and apparently no real boxes, but now the Wii avatar chocolates are attempting to make a comeback.

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For those who missed them last year, Chocomiis are just chocolate replicas of Nintendo Wii avatars, set in a base that resembles the shape of the console. Each figure is a full two ounces of white, milk, or dark chocolate and comes with a little candy heart affixed to their chests. You can pick up a pair–in any combination of genders–for $19.95. Unfortunately, the press release is so full of the changes made from last year that there’s no mention of how the Mii design is to be transferred to them!

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Luckily, Paul Pape Designs also makes Mii models and wedding cake toppers, and so the instructions about shooting pictures of your Miis are elsewhere on their site.

[Paul Pape Designs]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2009/01/26/chocomiis-for-the-wii-lovers-valentine/feed/ 2 Fabjectory: Get Your Mii in 3d http://technabob.com/blog/2007/04/17/fabjectory-get-your-mii-in-3d/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/04/17/fabjectory-get-your-mii-in-3d/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:24:51 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/04/17/fabjectory-get-your-mii-in-3d/ Like your Nintendo Mii avatar? Now you can get yours rendered into a full 3-dimensional model that you can put on your desk.

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Model makers Fabjectory are offering a service which will take your Mii avatar and output a real-life miniature figurine. Simply upload a picture of your Mii, and they’ll create either a 3-inch figure ($50) or a 5-inch figure ($100). Each model is made from thousands of layers of color-infused plaster using their Z-Corp digital prototyping equipment.

If you’re not a Nintendo Wii fan, Fabjectory can also generate 3D models from your Second Life avatar or from a SketchUp model.

[via Dave Curry via Make]

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The Let it Bii shirt is 20 bucks from Nerdy Shirts features Nintendo “Mii” avatars designed to look like John, Paul, Ringo and George. Very clever, indeed.

[via tcritic]

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