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Nintendo Collages for Everyone

Mario Collage by Chris Lange

Remember those amazing handmade Nintendo collages that I mentioned a few weeks back? Regardless of how cool you thought they were, dropping 250 big ones on a piece of art instead of that new Wii might have been a turn-off to some of you. Here’s great news for those of…

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January 6th, 2008 by: Technabob

Electronic Paper Could have Worked Like This

Electronic Newsboy

For those of you out there who aren’t big fans of electronic paper devices like the Amazon Kindle and Sony’s e-Reader, just be thankful that we didn’t end up in an alternative universe where this was the way you’d receive your daily newspaper.

The guys over at Modern Mechanix dug…

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December 26th, 2007 by: Technabob

Nintendo Collages Made to Order

Nintendo Koopa Collage by Chris Lange

These fun, one-of-a-kind paper collages are inspired by popular Nintendo video game characters.

Washington DC artist and die-hard Nintendo fanboy Chris Lange handcrafts these colorful gaming collages from old Nintendo Power… magazines, so he’s not lying when he states that they’re “100% Nintendo”.

Pictured here are several works which Lange

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December 21st, 2007 by: Technabob

Worst Casemod Ever: Ubuntubox Cardboard Pc

Ubuntubox Cardboard Casemod

This computer has to be the biggest hunk of junk I’ve ever seen. Cobbled together from cardboard, red duct tape and embellished with a Sharpie, the UbuntuBox V1.0 certainly won’t win any awards for build quality.

According to the builder, the guts of the old Pentium 3 tower are being…

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December 19th, 2007 by: Technabob

Speakers Not Worth the Paper They’re Printed on

Xenics Music Cube Cardboard Speakers

Now I’ve seen some cheap speakers in my days, but even the chintziest ones I’ve seen were at least made out of plastic. Not these. These ones are fabricated from thick paper stock.

Xenics Music Cube M speakers offer up some truly low-fidelity sound thanks to their flimsy cardboard construction.…

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November 30th, 2007 by: Technabob

Friend’s Xbox 360 Died? Send Your Condolences.

Xbox 360 Condolence Card

If you’re into video games at all, chances are you know somebody who had an Xbox 360 crap out on them. Here’s your chance to show you care by sending them this clever condolence card.

Greeting card artist bsangel created this Xbox 360 Red Rings of Death card which lets…

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October 16th, 2007 by: Technabob

Nintendo Famicom Kleenex Cozy: Paper Mario, Literally

Famicom Tissue Box

A perfect bathroom accessory to complement to those Mario Brothers air fresheners, this tissue box cover looks just like the original Japanese Nintendo Famicom console.

The box slips over the top of a standard box of tissues, and dispenses them from the cartridge slot.
Amazingly, these are official Nintendo-licensed accessories.…

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October 13th, 2007 by: Technabob

Cardboard Boom Box Really Works

Cardboard Boom Box by Suck UK

This boom box has everything you’d expect in a portable stereo: an amplifier, speakers, even an iPod dock. But this one is made out of cardboard.

While most portable stereos aren’t particularly waterproof, this one doesn’t stand a chance in a rainstorm. The Mini Cardboard Boom Box comes folded flat…

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August 1st, 2007 by: Technabob

Classic Mac Icons on Note Cards

Susan Kare Mac Icon Note Cards

Here’s a great little gift for any Mac fanatic. User interface designer Susan Kare makes these fun notecards that feature her original designs from the classic Apple Macintosh computer.

All of your favorites are there: the smiling computer, the watch, the paint bucket and the dreaded bomb among others. The…

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June 28th, 2007 by: Technabob

Spamtrap: Shreds Spam Into a Fine Pulp

Bill Shackelford’s Spamtrap Installation

I don’t know what it is that fascinates me so much about shredding devices lately; maybe it’s just my latent destructive tendencies. That said, this art installation by artist Bill Shackelford just seemed too good to not mention.

Shackelford’s Spamtrap is a computer-driven sculpture that receives spam e-mails, prints them…

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May 14th, 2007 by: Technabob

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