Technabob » pixelated 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 Sterling Silver Space Invader Ring Puts Pixels on Your Digits http://technabob.com/blog/2012/05/04/sterling-silver-space-invader-ring/ http://technabob.com/blog/2012/05/04/sterling-silver-space-invader-ring/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 14:00:21 +0000 Conner Flynn http://technabob.com/blog/?p=93322 Retro game fans will love the style of this sterling silver Space Invader ring. It has class. You could easily give this to your geeky significant other and feel good about it. And you will have them forever.
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It shows the world that you are an amazing old school gamer and you aren’t afraid to wear some bling that proves it. This sterling silver ring is called “Invader Aiko” and what I love most is that it really does have an 8-bit pixelated quality to it, while still conforming to your finger.

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If you love Space Invaders (Who doesn’t?)and need a geeky wedding band, this is the way to go. It will cost you €198 (~$260 USD) over at Tjep. I have never seen a cooler Space Invaders ring, myself.

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Check out the video here, which demonstrates how intuitive the game becomes when all you have to do is tilt the board to make the snake slither and slide around the pixelated board.

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In case you’ve never heard of a monome, it’s a device that has a grid of backlit buttons that can be used for a variety of things, including games. They don’t make a whole lot of them, but you can check availability and try to convince them to make more at the monome website.

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Even with the fancy device, though, this game doesn’t seem all that action-packed. And yet, on the faster levels, I’ve been known to blow through large chunks of time playing Snake on my cell phone without being able to stop…

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