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tetris gift boxes: perfect for gifts shaped just like tetris bricks

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Looking for a fun way to wrap your presents this holiday season? Nothing says “I’m a complete gamer geek” like these Tetris block gift boxes.

Each colorful Tetris brick-shaped box measures 1 3/8 inches (3.5cm) deep (other dimensions vary), which means they’re not going to be big enough to hold that Lexus that you planned on giving…

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November 15th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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

line breaks won’t cause tetris chair to vanish from under you

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I swear some of the best stuff we’ve posted here at technabob has originated from someone’s Coroflot portfolio. In this case, it’s Mexican industrial designer Gabriel Cañas’ Tetris Chair, which is so amazingly gaudy that only Willy Wonka could ever hope to love it.

And geeks like me.

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October 28th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: chris h.

filed under: design geek art + craft video games

game pumpkin goodness doesn’t stop at zelda

Earthworm Jim, Pumpkin-style

Fred Fisher isn’t the only game-loving pumpkin carver out there that’s handy with an x-acto knife. Over on Deviant Art, user “ceemdee” posted a veritable cornucopia of video game art carved into pumpkins on her DA gallery.

I kid you not when I say “cornucopia” – there are video game pumpkins a-plenty, and they range…

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October 26th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: chris h.

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

tetris’d turns tetris into a platformer

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When most of us think of Tetris, we think of puzzle games. But this new variant of the classic brick-stacking puzzler isn’t about that. You see, Tetris’D is a platform game. Huh, wha?

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October 17th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun video games

can’t you see i’m busy? how to slack off and play games at your job

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Sick of your job, but can’t afford to quit? Why not sit in your cubicle and play video games all day? But your boss is always looking over your shoulder, you say? Now that’s no problem thanks to these clever games disguised as office applications.

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October 15th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun video games

berlin block tetris: where do you go when your floor disappears?

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This clever video by artist Sergej Hein offers a whimsical look at the world of old socialist housing, as seen through the eyes of Tetris.

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October 1st, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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

swarovski pretty pixel jewelry: video games get sparkly

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These new jewelry designs look just like your favorite retro gaming characters, only made from schmancy, shiny crystals.

Designed by Germany’s Team Tentakulus, these jewels feature the likenesses of Pac-Man, Tetris and Space Invaders crafted from exquisite Swarovski crystals.

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September 30th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design retro video games

skateboarders recreate tetris on streets of sf

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What happens when you get a bunch of skateboarders together, strap brightly colored neon Tetris blocks to their heads, and let them run wild on the streets of San Francisco? This does.

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September 23rd, 2009 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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tetris + pong = tetripong

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Hey, you got your Pong in my Tetris! Say, you got you Tetris in my Pong! Wait a second? Are these two great tastes that taste great together?

That’s what coder Jayenkai thought when he built Tetripong, a major mashup between the two retro classic games. While the objective of the game is basically the…

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September 5th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: retro strange + wonderful video games

at least it’s not permanent: tetris hair

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Listen, I’m all over the idea of crazy hair. I couldn’t even tell you what color my hair is, exactly, under the layers of dye and conditioner. But even I’m not certain about this Tetris-inspired ‘do.

On the one hand, I have to offer deep props for both the love of Tetris and this guy’s stone…

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August 25th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: retro strange + wonderful video games

classic video games as they were never supposed to be

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We may have moved past the blocky look of pixels in modern gaming, but the designs of squares on squares that mark classic games continue to have special places in the hearts of gamers. But what if those storied jaggy characters and interfaces were thrust into the real world?

With his Jump ‘n’ Run series,…

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August 17th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft retro strange + wonderful video games

i-block pepper grinder fits right into this salt shaker [tetris]

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Pepper grinders are, by their very nature, kind of cool. Gives you an active role in the spicing of your food, at least. But this particular pepper grinder is in a whole different realm of cool, being that it’s shaped like a tetromino.

Shown here are Flickr user thinkchildthink’s Tetris-inspired pepper grinder, salt shaker, and……

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July 29th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

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

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