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R2-D2 Fingernails Have a Secret Message to Deliver

r2-d2 nail polish

These nails are not especially beautiful without their Star Wars… coating, but with tiny astromech droids painted on them, they became wonderful!  Plenty of people have painted their entire bodies to look like R2-D2 (what?) but not many have been able to pull of R2-D2 nails like this.  I would

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May 5th, 2012 by: Jack Kieffer

Gamer Bathroom is Flush with Pixel Art

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Most bathrooms are pretty boring, sterile places, designed for the utility of brushing your teeth, washing your face, taking a bath, and using the toilet. But that doesn’t mean that a bathroom can’t be a fun place too – like this awesome video game themed bathroom from Technabob reader Gregory…

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April 28th, 2012 by: Technabob

Legend of Zelda NES Mod a Real Team Effort: It’s Dangerous to Mod Alone

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While I’ve seen tons of NES casemods over the years, I have to say that it’s sometimes best to keep things simple and elegant, like with this Legend of Zelda… tribute NES done up by Ryan Fitzpatrick (aka “Platinumfungi,”) along with the help of pro console painter Jayrod2.

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January 19th, 2012 by: Technabob

Chromatic Typewriter Lets You QWERTY Up Some Paintings

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I guess from that statement, we could say that art, in itself, is pretty much subjective. You could throw water bombs filled with paint on an empty canvas, and call the end product art. You could work with charcoal and do portraits,…

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January 3rd, 2012 by: Hazel Chua

technabob quickpix: when a picture is worth 1000 words

LEGO Minifig Propane Tank is a Real Hot-Head

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While I did love the R2-D2 smoker, the Death Star grill the BBQ casemod, this is about as awesome as geeky grilling gets. This LEGO minifig head tank is full of propane, and equally full of win.…

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September 11th, 2011 by: Technabob

Simply Spray Fabric Paints For (Almost) Every Purpose Imaginable

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My dad loved his old, ratty couch to pieces. It was the one he sat on for all those Super Bowl games and NBA Finals through the years, and it showed. My mom was always ragging on him to either throw it out or get it upholstered, and he obviously…

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August 24th, 2011 by: Hazel Chua

ColorWare Now Customizing Leica D-Lux 5

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Owners of the Leica D-Lux 5: are you sick of your camera’s classy black color? So tired of it that you’re willing to pay nearly half of the cost of the camera itself to get it re-painted? There, there. Don’t worry. ColorWare’s got your back.…

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August 1st, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

The Flow: A Paint Brush for the iPad (and other tablets too)

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All sorts of attempts have been made to create “the perfect stylus” for drawing on the iPad, with mixed success. But this is the first time I’ve seen a devices designed to let you use your tablet like a painter’s canvas. The guys at Joystickers have come up with this…

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April 14th, 2011 by: Technabob

ColorClix Paint Matching App Saves Marriages

Once you have been married man for years you learn that there are some questions a wife can ask you that you simply can’t answer. Naturally, there is the classic “Do I look fat in this?,”… which will get you in trouble at some point no matter which way you

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March 29th, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

ON/OFF Paint Lets You Make Wall-Sized Switches

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Is this the death of the light switch? French design firm Quarks has designed a special paint that can be used in conjunction with electronics in order to control appliances. So for example you can turn a lamp on or off just by touching the surface coated with the special…

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January 23rd, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

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