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Tiny Felt Playstation Controllers to Hang on Your Gadgets

Technabob — Thu, 28 May 2009 11:55:54 +0000

There’s something just so wrong it’s right about these tiny little Sony PlayStation controllers that you can hang all over the place.

As shown in the picture above, these miniature felt PlayStation controllers look perfect hanging from your Sony PSP (or even better yet on your Nintendo DS). Created by textile artist RabbitRampage, each keychain-size controller is handsewn from felt and stuffed with fiberfill – just like your real PlayStation controller, except for the fiberfill and the felt parts.

They’re available in both PS1 (grey) and PS2 (black) versions over at RabbitRampage’s Etsy shop for just $7 (USD) each.

Space Invaders Mobile Hovers Over Head

Technabob — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:07:07 +0000

I guess it doesn’t take much to amuse me these days. Pretty much put an image of Mario, Pac-man or the Space Invaders on anything handmade and I’ll bite. Today’s crafty goody is this felt mobile that pays tribute to Taito’s classic video game aliens.

A Chicago artist going by the screen name pixelparty created this whimsical art piece which puts the iconic retro gaming aliens into motion over your head. The mobile is made from wool felt, dowels and cord and features nine individual “invaders” as well as one “laser base” (appropriately positioned at the lowest height.)

Since the $70 mobile is currently a one-of-a-kind piece, you’d better hop over to Etsy and grab it before someone else does.

[Thanks for the tip, roadsidescholar!]

Q*Bert + Quilt = Quiltbert

Technabob — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:11:40 +0000

Remember the expletive-spouting orange dude from 1980s arcade game, Q*bert? Well the strange little guy has now been immortalized in this awesome handmade video game quilt by Lenore, an artist over an Evil Mad Scientist Labs.

She’s done a valiant job recreating the details of the game, including the game’s signature isometric diamond blocks you jumped on, those spinny colored escape platforms, and a couple of those weird enemies. Best of all, Lenore documented the construction process, so you can make your own too.

Actually, the best part of the design is the score of just 400 points, which is about as far as I ever got in this game before perishing from that stupid purple snake (his name was “Coily”, thanks WikiPedia!) @!#?@!

[via MAKE]

Wacky Cloth iPod Nano Cases by Annamatic

Technabob — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 05:15:08 +0000

These hand sewn cases for the iPod Nano are pretty goofy looking if you ask me. They’re certainly not the typical sleek metal or plastic cases you usually see.

Individually crafted by artist Anna Lee (a.k.a. ‘Annamatic’,) these cases are definitely geared more toward girls, kids or men who are extremely confident in their masculinity. Choose from “Mr. Devil,” a little red demon, “Bubba,” the leather-clad bear, or “Hamlet” the pink pig designs.

The cases cost just $15 each and are available from Annamatic’s shop over on Etsy.

[via Smidigt]