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samurai warrior joystick won’t win any prizes for ergonomics

warrior_usb_joypad

Now I’m just fine with my DualShock 3 controller, but for those of you out there who prefer their joypads with a bit more character, you might want to check out this Samurai warrior USB controller.

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October 14th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun video games

the weirdest cameras you will ever see: the art of wayne martin belger

3rd-eye-skull-camera

It’s Strange & Wonderful Wednesday, and as I was perusing the offerings of the Internet I came upon Gerard Vlemmings’ – aka The Presurfer – link to an article on blogbits about weird cameras. They were weird alright: there was an 18-carat gold plated Pentax LX and even a pistol-shaped camera. But the article promised…

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September 30th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design geek art + craft strange + wonderful

steampunk skull mouse for those who are creepy yet classy

skull mouse ivan mavrov

Ivan Mavrov’s steampunk-style projects range from delicate dragonflies to clunky “time collectors,” but they’re all beautifully well crafted. But I think the award for ‘most likely to make your jaw drop’ clearly has to go to this item: the skull mouse.

That is some serious mouse–not for the faint of heart (or those looking for…

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August 20th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: design geek art + craft hacks + mods

brando’s thriller skull phone: so this is what happened to skeletor

brando-skull-phone

By the power of (a) gray(?) skull… you can call your friends! Brando’s Thriller Skull Phone has flashing blue LEDs to complete it’s pseudo-scary theme. The handset is the middle third of the skull’s face, but it looks like you’ll have no problem picking it up because of the grooves that the eye sockets make.…

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July 14th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets just plain fun

gears of war xbox 360 casemod kicks ass

Gears of War Casemod by DFW Monkie

Here’s a dark and disturbing Gears of War Xbox 360 casemod that would make Cliffy B. himself proud.

Modder DFW Monkie, the same guy who brought us this creepy alligator Xbox 360, has outdone himself this time with his new Gears 360.

The case features an intricate sculptural Gears of War logo, complete with a skull and gear…

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July 30th, 2008 comments (10) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods video games

skull speakers: how jack sparrow listens to his ipod

Skull Speakers

Taking a page out of The Pirates of the Carribean, these speakers look like something you might find lying around in Davy Jones’ Locker at the bottom of the sea.

These skulls may look olde and crusty(e?), but they’re actually powered speakers you can hook up to your computer or media player. Adding to the…

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January 20th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets strange + wonderful

skull and crossbones clock: ooh, that’s scary!

Skull Automaton Clock

This amazing clock may have been constructed almost 400 years ago, but it’s just as bone-chilling as it was back then. To tell the time, just crack open his skull cap, and the clock is where his brains should be.

The skull and crossbones automaton clock has a mechanical moving jaw, and snakes that dart…

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October 28th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: strange + wonderful timepieces

voodoo glow skull arrives just in time for halloween

Glowing Scary Deaths-Head Toy

I’m thinking that this Halloween, I’d like to scare all the neighborhood kids out of their wits with a bunch of these disembodied robo-heads sitting in my front windows.

The brilliantly named “Glowing Scary Deaths-Head Toy” looks like your average, everyday metal-headed, Skeletor-robot-zombie until you flip the switch. Once powered up, the skull lights up…

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October 9th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun strange + wonderful