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It Doesn’t Hate You, But This DIY Portal Turret Will Still Shoot You

Sure, we’ve seen the odd Portal turret here and there, but this one actually shoots. It was created by a Penn State University student for his Advanced Mechatronics class’ final project. Just like in the game, it tracks its victims using a camera and shoots at them.…

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May 11th, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

Portal Companion Cube Cookie Jar Will Never Threaten To Stab You, But May Make You Fat

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How do you make Portal’s… Weighted Companion Cube even more adorable and indispensable? By making it talk and move on its own. But since that will never happen, ThinkGeek has the next best solution: a Companion Cube Cookie Jar. Cube. Jar. Jar Cube. Cubic Jar.

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May 1st, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

Aperture Science Dalek Exterminates All Test Subjects

Daleks pop up in many forms. You have the old Daleks, the new Daleks, the new new Daleks with the retro colors and funny build and now a Dalek from Aperture Science. Looks like the Doctor is going to be busy.…

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April 21st, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

Video Game Mini Golf Course Not Just Par for the Course

Tom Scott, along with some friends ported some video games like Minecraft, Portal, and The Crystal Maze… into a mini-golf game for some extra fun and it looks like an awesome time for all, despite the fact that there is no Super Mario anywhere.

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April 18th, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

Life-Size Inflatable Portal 2 Sentry Turret Doesn’t Blame You

I bet more than a few of you are fans of the game Portal and Portal 2.… Besides GLaDOS, the Companion Cube, Wheatley and Cave Johnson, one of the most memorable things Chell had to deal with are those pesky turrets lying around the environment. ThinkGeek has a long and

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March 22nd, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

Steampunk Portal Gun: Steeeeeaaaaaaaam

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Aperture Science was founded during the 1970s, but if its scientists started work on the Handheld Portal Device in 1870, this is what the gun might have looked like. I must say, I’m liking this junkyard look more than the sterile original.…

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March 7th, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

Portal Diagram Blanket: After Testing, There Will Be Resting

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Fans of Portal… will immediately recognize the icons on this blanket from those instruction posters at the entrance of each of Aperture Labs’ test chambers. It seems to cover most of the basics, from Weighted Companion Cube use to turret avoidance, to accelerating via portals. Though it doesn’t provide any

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March 4th, 2012 by: Technabob

Japanese Portal Gun Looks Just like the Real (Virtual) Thing

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The last time we talked about a replica gun from Portal,… the thing was made by the bad-ass video game weapon replica maker Harrison Krix from Volpin Props. I don’t even want to think about how expensive that handmade piece of awesome would cost. Another full-size 1:1 scale replica of

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February 9th, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

Portal Test Chamber Fingernails: GLaDOS Approved

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Gamer girls with a thing for Portal, it might be time to get your nails done. At least that’s what I think, after seeing these amusing Portal…-inspired fingernails you can pick up.

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January 21st, 2012 by: Technabob

GLaDOS Voice on Garmin GPS: Question is, Do You Trust Her?

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…because the researchers at Aperture Science did, and look what happened to them. But if you’re brave enough, a Redditor has created a GLaDOS voice for Garmin Nuvi GPS devices and is sharing it free of charge. Then again, the Redditor’s name is GLaDOS_Garmin_Thrwwy. So you know, could be a…

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January 10th, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

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