paint on technabob...

diy group tetris costume will earn you lots of candy

filed under: geek art & craft | just plain fun

I was looking around for an interesting Halloween costume when I came across this awesome 5-person Tetris costume!

The great thing about this costume is that unlike some other group costumes, you would be very recognizable apart or together. The bad thing is that it looks insanely uncomfortable and awkward to haul around all those cardboard boxes…

click to continue reading »

October 19th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

dalek shoes do the exterminating for you

filed under: geek art & craft | retro

Love Dr. Who? Then have I got a shoe for you! A Dalek shoe, to be true. Yup, that’s a pair of handpainted Daleks gracing those black sneakers.

These shoes are no one-note craft, though. In addition to the Dalek painting on the front, you’ve also got “EXTERMINATE” written on the back…

click to continue reading »

September 29th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

handpainted keyboards offer dazzling, dizzying designs

filed under: computing | design | geek art & craft

Handpainted USB Keyboards

If you’re like most people, your computer keyboard is probably either black, white or some shade in between. If you happen to have an older PC or Mac, maybe it’s a cigarette smoke-tinged beige. These handpainted USB keyboards couldn’t bend the rules more…

click to continue reading »

May 6th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mario visits miami, then switzerland

filed under: geek art & craft | video games

BilliKid Mario Art in South Beach Miami

No, Mario isn’t going on an exotic vacation from the Mushroom Kingdom. Instead, his likeness is making the rounds of the art circuit thanks to these most excellent stencil paintings by street artist BilliKid.

Recently sighted in South Beach, Miami, the stencils feature a dayglo backdrop and a bold graphic treatment of Mario that makes him really pop…

click to continue reading »

April 23rd, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

guitar hero custom wood guitars rock

filed under: geek art & craft | video games

Guitar Hero Art Guitars

While games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band are a blast to play, their out-of-the-box guitars don’t have a tremendous amount of personality. Now you can get your hands on some beautifully handpainted guitar controllers that’ll have all of your friends green with envy.

Each limited edition $399 ArtGuitar is individually painted with logos and imagery from popular rock icons…

click to continue reading »

March 23rd, 2008 6 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

itsa wii, super mario casemod

filed under: hacks-mods | video games

Super Mario Wii Casemod by BeerBellyJoe

With all of the casemods I’ve seen for the Nintendo Wii, I’m surprised that I haven’t come across any Mario-themed designs in my travels. I guess it was only a matter of time before everyone’s favorite little plumber got his due…

click to continue reading »

March 9th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

vw bus computer case for hippies and beach bums

filed under: computing | hacks-mods

VW Minibus PC Case by Cooler Master

As soon as I saw this Volkswagen Minibus PC, all I could think of was the cast of Little Miss Sunshine pushing this thing down the road and running to jump inside.

The intricately painted case is part of Cooler Master’s high-end CSX series. The series is a result of the collaboration between the case building talent at Cooler Master, and the masters of PC paint jobs at Smooth Creations…

click to continue reading »

January 9th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

pac-man sneakers (and a pina colada, my friend)

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

Pac-Man Sneakers

Looking for the perfect accessory to go with your Pac-Man hoodie and Pac-Man hat? How about a pair of rockin’ Pac-Man sneakers?

These awesome hand-painted Pac-Man shoes turned up recently in a Flickr photostream from someone going by the name thekalaka…

click to continue reading »

January 9th, 2008 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

the pixelated man

filed under: design | strange and wonderful

Low Res Man Sculpture by Thomas Broome

At first glance, this sculpture might look like it’s made out of LEGO blocks, but it’s actually an intricate handcrafted work of art by Swedish sculptor Thomas Broomé.

The artist’s Low Res Man was fabricated from thousands of precisely arranged 1cm see-through acrylic cubes, then painted to look like a real person when viewed from a great distance…

click to continue reading »

November 7th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

more posts »

Page 1 of 212Next »

got a tip?
e-mail technabob!

get more from technabob

browse posts by category

sites technabob likes

Technology Blogs - Blog Top Sites

what are other people reading on this site?