Your neighbors are sure to know you’re into gaming the minute they see this 8-Bit Wreath, which has a game controller, pixelated cherries, a 1-up mushroom (with a Santa hat), a Galaga ship, Tetris block, and even Slime from Dragon Quest. You’ll even notice how it’s got gold coins, glittering in the night thanks to yellow LEDs inside each one.

The 8-Bit Wreath measures 10.5″ x 13″, and is made from durable EVA foam (which happens to be what pixels are actually made of – I know I read that somewhere.) It sells for just $19.99 (USD) over at ThinkGeek.

The 8-bit NES Xmas cartridge contains a game called Fireplace Bash, a 4-player game where the objective is to bash everyone else’s fireplaces. Think Battle City but simpler.

The 16-bit SNES Xmas cartridge on the other hand has a game called Christmas Craze, which seems like a platformer.

The lights in both cartridges change depending on what’s happening in the games, but they’ll happily blink and shine for you even if you don’t play the games. You’ll still have to plug them in to their respective consoles though. Colorful blinky lights need power.

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You can order the Xmas cartridges from Retrozone for $39 (USD) each. You can also have text displayed in the games and printed on an accompanying card for an additional $6. Not only are these unique yet affordable gifts, GameSniped says these are quickly becoming collector’s items, so buy them NAO.

[via GameSniped via GoNintendo]

Thanks to the use of a free pattern, Craftster forum member Ilia was able to complete these two rockin’ Federation stockings for less than five bucks. It’s even harder to argue with results like that than it is to argue with Star Trek.

However, as one other member commented… red shirt stockings just don’t seem destined for good gifts. Watch and make sure that one doesn’t end up in the fireplace or something.

[via Geek Crafts]

TheLemonadeStandShop may have a whimsical name, but Master Chief is serious business. The hero of Halo isn’t all that’s on offer, however; the Etsy marketplace also has glass balls decorated with a Gears of War motif.

There are several other ornaments for sale as well, with characters such as Hello Kitty, for those who prefer cuteness to carnage on the Christmas tree. You can even request a little personalization on the ornaments, though for $5.00, it seems doubtful that would extend to custom armor colors on the Halo 3 ornament.

[TheLemonadeStandShop at Etsy]

The Yamaha YSP-800 lets you add a complete surround sound system to any room, with just one box. The system uses 23 individual speakers to bounce sound all around you. List price for the YSP-800 is $899, but it’s now on sale for just $359.07 (60% off).

Didn’t get that HD-DVD player you wanted? Now you can snag the latest Toshiba HD-A3 HD-DVD Player for about 40% off of list. Regular price is $299.99, and it’s now just $178 (41% off).

Got the player, but not the TV to go with it? Here’s a great deal on a 47-inch Full HD 1080p LCD flat screen with a great picture. The Toshiba REGZA 47HL167 LCD Television lists for $2299.99, but is on sale for the ridiculously low price $1,199.77 (45% off).

The Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 Noise-Canceling Headphones are arguably the best reviewed noise-reducing headphones available. Now you can grab a pair for just $123.06 (45% off).

If you didn’t manage to grab a GPS yet, you might want to check out the Mio C520 Widescreen GPS. It’s one of the more full-featured navigators out there, with a 4.3-inch screen, spoken street names, media player and Bluetooth hands-free calling. List price is $399.99, so it’s a steal at only $258.57 (35% off).

For more great electronic bargains every day, be sure to bookmark Amazon’s Daily Electronic Deals.

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The bright green laser tree was on display from December 18 to 22 between the towers of the Yurakucho Marion building in the Tokyo’s fashionable Ginza district.

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I still think nothing’s quite as good as Madrid’s Pac-Man Christmas tree, but this one is still cooler than your average evergreen.

Leave it to the wacky gadget makers of Japan’s Thanko (the same guys who brought us other gems like these) to come up with these silly oversize red shoes, which keep your tootsies toasty when you plug them into your computer’s USB port.

What’s next? Heated booties for your flying reindeer?

[via 7Gadgets]

With a few bucks worth of off the shelf parts, an Arduino board, a USB cable and a little code, you too can have one for your website, thanks to this detailed “how-to” article over on Tinkerlog.

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While I think the idea is really clever, I think you’d end up throwing the thing against the wall if you have even a mildly popular website. But if you just have a personal blog, or only want to monitor a single page, it could be gratifying to hear the little bell ring every time a visitor pops by.

Ding!

[via MAKE]

The “tree” features a fully-animated version of the classic arcade game, rendered across thousands of colored LEDs.

From what I can tell (my Spanish isn’t that great), its currently on display in downtown Madrid at Nuevos Ministerios.

[via Clipset, with extra photos over on Kartones Blog]