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rare r2-d2 fridge for sale: one cool droid

filed under: retro | strange and wonderful

I was surfing around in search of this desktop R2-D2 mini USB can fridge that I recently read about, when I happened upon something much, much cooler than that cooler.

Turns out that this awesome R2-D2 compact refrigerator was apparently made back in 2002 as a promotional prize for an Attack of the Clones contest held at 7-11 Stores in Japan…

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August 27th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

super mario rains down real coins

filed under: strange and wonderful | video games

Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land

Usually when I think of Mario’s primary currency, I think of those little gold coins (and maybe some power-packed ’shrooms). So I was pleasantly surprised to see this arcade machine from Japan in which Mario pays out with real coins…

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December 6th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

rare nintendo game hits auction block

filed under: video games

Nintendo World Championships 1990 Cartridge

Looking for a chance to own one of the rarest video game collectibles of all time? Got $12,000 to spare? Then head on over to this auction on eBay and hit “Buy it Now!” to grab this extraordinarily rare 1990 Nintendo World Championship NES cartridge.

The cart is one of only 116 ever produced and given only to participants in the gaming competition…

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November 23rd, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

30 years of video game history on auction block

filed under: retro | video games

Massive Video Game Collection

If you’ve ever wanted to build up a collection of video game nostalgia, but don’t have the patience to dig through garage sales and flea markets to put it all together, check out this insane auction.

A dedicated video game fanatic going by the name of sengoku has decided to part ways with his massive collection which is almost like a self-contained museum of gaming history…

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November 4th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

viva pinata coming to nintendo ds

filed under: video games

Viva Pinata Logo

Fans of the Xbox 360 critter-rearing game, Viva Pinata, rejoice. The cartoony, yet very deep game is headed to the Nintendo DS.

According to the crew over at RARE, the game will be a full port of the Xbox 360 game, not some watered-down minigame like many portable games. It’s even being developed by the same team that made the 360 version…

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July 30th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

lomo soviet-era camera kits available

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

Lomo Meccano Erector Set

Here’s a great find for the photo enthusiast in your life. These Soviet-era camera kits from LOMO let you build your own 35mm camera and other photographic gear.

The Lomo Meccano Erector set is a complete kit that lets you build five different photographic devices…

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July 12th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

e3 2007 xbox 360 rumors surface

filed under: video games

Xbox 360 Vertical

The rumor mill has started to buzz about what we might see from the big console players at the upcoming E3 conference, scheduled for July 11 to 13, 2007…

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June 16th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

the original apple tv

filed under: home entertainment | retro | video

Apple Set Top Box

Sure, you could have one of those shiny new Apple TV set top boxes, but why be a lemming? Instead, why not pick up Apple’s original set top box, designed back in 1993, at the low point in Apple’s industrial design heritage.

Yep, you too could be the proud owner of this original Apple set top box which I found over on eBay…

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April 2nd, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

rare sega saturn sgx arcade box on ebay

filed under: retro | video games

SEGA SGX Arcade Console

This little known SEGA Saturn SGX system is for sale on eBay. The Saturn SGX was designed to run SEGA Saturn games in video arcades.

Made back in the late 90’s by a company called SunSeibu, The SGX is basically a modified SEGA Saturn mounted in a heavy-duty metal enclosure with a coin-op mechanism. It also has a special seven-CD changer for easy switching between multiple games…

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February 12th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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