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Mr. Potato Head Meets Mr. Bubbles in Rapture

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Bioshock is still one of my favorite games of the last decade, so I was disappointed to hear that Bioshock 3… had been delayed until February 2013. At least I’ve got something to cheer me up for a few minutes of the extended wait.

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May 20th, 2012 by: Technabob

Tanooki Mario Plush Flies into Our Hearts, and onto Our Couches

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If you’re looking for the perfect accessory for your game room, look no further than this excellent plush version of Mario, dressed up in his famous flying  raccoon Tanooki suit.…

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May 13th, 2012 by: Technabob

Dragon Grip Turns You into a Virtual Bruce Lee

Were big fans of old-school kung fu movies around my house. My daughter and I particularly like Bruce Lee. The downside is that each time we watch a Bruce Lee flick, she stalks around the house and jumped out at any given moment with a Lee-like HI-YAH and punches me…

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May 12th, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

Arduino WiFly Mini: Real Virtual Racing

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A couple of years ago we heard about Racer, an analog take on arcade racing games: instead of just controlling a virtual car, the game had you control an R/C car using the traditional arcade setup. Blair Kelly has an updated take on that concept, which he calls the Arduino…

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May 11th, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

Goliathon Steampunk Nerf Gun Seems to be as Heavy as a Locomotive

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Built by Professor T. Lemetry, the Goliathon is the result of weaponizing “all the horsepower of a full-size steam locomotive”, resulting in a gun so powerful it can “level a building, down an airship, or turn a man inside out.”… Aside from being an excellent modder, the good professor

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May 1st, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

LEGO Tachikoma Can Be Official, but It Needs More Than Eleven Individuals to Vote for It

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Peer Kreuger put his motorized LEGO Tahickoma tank up on Cuusoo and needs your support for the powers that be to notice it. If you’re a Ghost in the Shell… fan that should be all that you need to know, but in case you still need more motivation, here’s a

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April 27th, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

LEGO M45 Tactical Shotgun from Halo Reach Has Working Pump-Action

I love it when geeks take virtual weapons from video games and recreate them in the real world. We’ve seen weapons created from wood and paint in the past, but my favorite is when they create the virtual weapons using LEGO bricks. For his Halo Reach weapon, LEGO is the…

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April 9th, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

Angry Birds R/C Helicopter: No Catapult Required

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While I really don’t think we need any more Angry Birds… merchandise, I have to say this is one of the better product tie-ins I’ve seen so far. What we’ve got here is the Angry Birds Helicopter, which actually lets you practice flying your bird with a remote control.

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April 5th, 2012 by: Technabob

Inflatable Star Trek Captain’s Chair Is Perfect for Little Captains

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Stardate 5928.5, we had a pool party for Spock’s birthday today, and what do you know, my chair floats.… I don’t think we will ever hear Kirk or Picard utter that sentence in the Captain’s log. But if you’re a small adult or have a child that likes science fiction,

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April 2nd, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

LEGO Tachikoma: Ghost in the Brick

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We’re big fans of Peer Kreuger’s work and have featured a couple of his designs. One of his newest toys is an excellent replica of the Tachikoma, the artificial intelligence sidekicks with spider-like bodies in Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell…. This Tachikoma can’t shoot webs, fire guns or

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April 2nd, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

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