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paper gps won’t get you lost (if you write good directions)

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Paper GPS Navigation Notepad

Who needs one of those new-fangled e-lec-tronic GPS navigation contraptions, when you can accomplish the same degree of directional guidance with a little old-fashioned paper and ink?..

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April 30th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

e-mail goes low tech

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Paper E-mail Pads from ThinkGeek

Working in the online biz, I just can’t seem to get away from e-mail. All day and all night, the messages flow. I get hundreds each and every day (and that’s before the spam). I can only imagine how big that stack of would be if the messages were written on good old paper…

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April 11th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

tiny super nintendo papercraft goes anywhere

filed under: geek art & craft | video games

Tiny SNES Papercraft by ryo007

This amazing papercraft Super Nintendo system is so small that it’ll fit in the palm of your hand.

Created by Chilean papercrafter ryo007, the teeny tiny SNES even include a pair of minuscule controllers and a set of game cartridges. Best of all, ryo has provided the cut-out diagrams over on DeviantArt so you can make your very own mini SNES…

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April 9th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

the world’s smallest nintendo ds lite

filed under: just plain fun | video games

Nintendo DS Papercraft Tiny

Check out this tiny papercraft model of an ice blue Nintendo DS Lite created by a really dedicated (and really patient) gaming fan. Even though it’s only slightly larger than a paper clip, this mini DS Lite features an a amazing amount of detail.

With a steady hand, some glue, a knife and a couple of other office supplies, artist SonicScape Jun created this tiny little DS…

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February 2nd, 2008 37 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

macbook air isn’t the thinnest apple

filed under: computing | just plain fun

macbook paper

On the eve of the in-store release of Apple’s sleek and sexy MacBook Air portable, it’s been revealed that an even thinner, tinier MacBook is in the works.

The MacBook Paper is about twice the thickness of a sheet of paper, and it too fits inside of an envelope. Be sure to check out the video clip below to see the new micro laptop in action…

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January 28th, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

export to world: virtual objects get real

filed under: interactive | strange and wonderful

Virtual Donut from Export to World

There’s nothing quite like a delicious virtual donut and a hot cup of paper coffee before parking it in front of the fake TV to get my day going.

This off-the-wall creative project takes items seen in the 3D virtual world of Second Life, and transforms them into real-world (paper) objects…

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January 12th, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

panda shredder destroys tiny documents, not pandas

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

Panda Paper Shredder

These wacky mini panda bear shredders aren’t really big enough to destroy that second set of books you’ve been keeping for your business (let alone pandas), but they are perfect for getting rid of tiny pieces of paper you’ve written secret love notes on. As an added convenience, the desktop panda will sharpen your pencil while it shreds…

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January 10th, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

paper mario goes online without nintendo’s help

filed under: video games

Super Paper Mario Online

Here’s a fun online Mario platformer called Paper Mario World that the guys over at Random Good Stuff recently dug up.

But this game wasn’t made under the watchful eye of Nintendo. It was actually created over five months by a rabid Mario fan (a 13-year old from Holland going by the name Lesjuh) and it’s quite faithful to the design styling of the original Paper Mario games…

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January 7th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

nintendo collages for everyone

filed under: geek art & craft | video games

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 you who loved them, but couldn’t spend the dough…

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January 6th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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