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matias tactile pro 3 keyboard: the mac gets a real keyboard again

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While many of you might like the industrial design of the keyboards that Apple has been churning out for the last several years, I still long for keys that FEEL like keys. Thankfully, the guys over at Matias have the same sentiment and are getting ready to release a new Mac keyboard with REAL keys,…

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November 18th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing design technology

star wars baby costumes: force awwwwww

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I know that Halloween’s still more than a month away, but after seeing the awesomely cute Barf Vader, I decided to do a thorough research on – okay I hit Amazon. and Etsy. More on that later; let’s just say that most of the costumes will make your spawn ten times more adorable, while some…

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September 29th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun retro

spoilt movie spoiler t-shirt: wear it and your death is guaranteed

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…That is, if the people around you haven’t seen – or finished – any of the movies that it refers to. From The Usual Suspects, to Donnie Darko and even Citizen Kane, the Spoilt shirt design offends people from all walks of life.

I think some of the spoilers don’t deserve to be included with the other…

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September 13th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design geek art + craft just plain fun

marc ecko limited edition star wars hoodies: style blessed by the force

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I’m not a big Star Wars nut, but I would gladly hand over my money for these awesome Star Wars hoodies by Marc Ecko. I want all of them. Here are some of the designs:

That’s the Vader hoodie ($100 (USD)) together with the X Wing Pilot hoodie ($150). I wonder why the Vader hoodie is cheaper…

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August 16th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design geek art + craft just plain fun retro

computer algorithm does not play mario, it solves mario

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The Mario AI Competition “is about learning, or otherwise developing, the best controller (agent) for a version of Super Mario Bros.” Programmers have to come up with AI that can solve a “heavily modified version” of the game Infinite Mario Bros. by Markus Persson. That’s all well and nerdy, but if you think this is…

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August 16th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: just plain fun strange + wonderful technology video games

nes controller business card case lets your business partners guess how old you are

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It’s possible that I may have fiddled with an Atari 2600 but was probably too young to remember. But I remember the NES – I grew up calling it  the Family Computer – and it’s games, which were loaded in those ridiculous 600-in-1 cartridges: Contra, a game that I must admit I don’t remember finishing,…

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July 23rd, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun retro video games

ben heck’s commodore 64 laptop on auction, comes with free movie

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Ben Heck has put up his retro-futuristic creation, the Commodore 64 laptop, for auction. The proceeds will go to “a worthy charity”.  The winning bidder also gets an SD card – the laptop is equipped with both an SD card slot and a cartridge slot – and a DVD of Possomus Woman, a film written…

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July 10th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing cool toys gadgets geek art + craft hacks + mods interactive mobile tech retro strange + wonderful technology

nintendo ds and sony psp morphed into less portable arcade cabinet

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You know what’s awesome about portable game systems? Portability, of course! And what’s awesome about arcade cabinets? Everything. So it’s clear that arcade cabinets are, in fact, better than portables… which means it’s totally okay to hack your portables into your arcade cabinets.

While the originating site is in Japanese and is thus beyond my…

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July 6th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: cool toys hacks + mods strange + wonderful technology video games

needle-felted jabba the hutt: awwwwwww

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How do you make a disgusting alien cute? Easy: just replace his slimy skin with wool. Oh and give him a “squezzly bunnybear.”

Flickr pro/proud mom/Jedi Grand Needle Felter Kit Lane imagined that as a child, Zorba’s offspring wasn’t really an evil Hutt. Unfortunately “the unmerciless(?) taunting by his slime mates over his compulsion for…

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July 5th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys geek art + craft just plain fun retro

openemu mac emulator lets you play and play with retro video games

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There aren’t as many video game apps for the Mac as there are for Windows computers, and even then I have a feeling that there’s no program, Windows or otherwise, that lets you play and play with retro video games the way OpenEmu does. The basic function of the app, as its name implies, is…

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July 2nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing cool toys hacks + mods interactive retro technology video games

hp calculator iphone apps: almost worth buying just for their looks

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Introduced in the early 1980s, three models from HP’s much-loved 10c series calculators get a savvy transition to the 21st century with their iPhone app counterparts. The 12c and the 12c Platinum are both financial calculators, while the 15c – an out of production calculator so in demand 2nd hand units sell for as much…

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June 29th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: mobile tech retro technology

commodore 64 vs. the iphone 3gs: guess who won?

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After the arguably unnecessary rejection of the Commodore 64 emulator for the iPhone, Technologizer’s Harry McCracken – whose last name would be much cooler if it ended with an exclamation point: McCracken! (and started with Zak) – decided to pit the iconic Commodore 64 with the future Hall of Famer, the iPhone 3GS, just for…

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June 26th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing just plain fun media players mobile tech retro technology

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