June 2008
avatar place cards for a geeky, gamey wedding
June 23, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Planning a geeky wedding? Here’s a tip for you- create super-detailed, individualized video game avatar name cards for each guests.
This couple took this project very seriously. The Mr. lovingly designed individual placecards for 77 guests, assigning each person his or her own specially chosen avatar. The Mrs…
[evil] plush wireless router wants your connection to fail
June 22, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
For the past couple of days, I’ve been holed up in a tiny country cottage with spotty, catch-as-you-can WiFi access. More often than not, I had no connection, and I started to think that figured the wireless router was intentionally messing with my head. Perhaps it was this plush evil wireless router that was disrupting my connectivity…
pixelated dig dug pillows fight your inner pookas
June 22, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
These sweet pixelated Dig Dug pillows are completely rocking this couch! Talk about a fruit bonus.
Dig Dug was one of the first games I mastered, so if anyone wants to make these for me, feel free. In fact, seeing these inspired me to fire up my Firenes app and check out how accurately these pillows were rendered…
crabfu tortoise robot hits the ground crawling
June 21, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
The guys over at Crabfu Motionworks have been responsible for some weird and wonderful robotic creations over the years, and their latest is no exception.
The Crabfu R/C Tortoise ‘bot crawls along the ground like a turtle, with a set of 4 sub-micro servos controlling its pokey little legs…
new plasma tv in a retro-look wooden case
June 21, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
This retro-look wooden casing houses a plasma TV. It combines mid-century modern aesthetics with modern technology to give you the best of both worlds.
At first glance, the TV looks like it belongs in one of yesteryear’s living rooms- until you realize how thin it is. The case can be made in custom sizes and a variety of woods…
geiger counter pc casemod can’t play half-life
June 20, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
Before all you budding nuclear physicists attempt to correct me, I know this isn’t truly a Geiger Counter. It’s actually one of those Cold-War era Ion Chamber radiation detectors. But that’s not what most of us think, so I’ll stick with the more familiar Geiger name…
rickroll cake brings rickrolling to delicious new lows
June 20, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Oh, Rickrolling, aren’t we finished with you yet? Apparently not, since there is now an Instructables post on how to make a sneaky Rickroll birthday cake.
The cake was made by one Papersatan (a pretty fitting name for a perpetrator of Astley-based crimes, eh?) for her boyfriend’s birthday…
bling this: diamond-studded camera and memory stick
June 20, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
It’s just what you need: a memory stick and camera studded with hundreds of diamonds!
The accessories are a collaborative effort between Dalumi, LG, and Ricoh. They’re made with white gold and more than 200 diamonds each. The camera is a mere $25,000 and the memory stick a reasonable $10K. Which, of course, is SO worth it…
ampbot: like a robot on a segway with a boom box
June 19, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
Hot off the presses is the A.M.P.Bot, a unique roller-bot that moves around using a gyroscopic balancing system that works much like the Segway Personal Transporter.
A.M.P. stands for “Automated Musical Personality”. That’s because the wheeled robot can follow you around and play your tunes wherever you go…
ya gotta believe in this parappa chapeau
June 19, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
Parappa the Rapper has got to be one of the greatest rhythm matching games of all time. From its whimsical 2D cartoon character designs to its hysterical lyrics, it’s a true classic. Now you can pay homage to the paper-thin Parappa by donning the same hat that the eponymous paper-thin dog wore in the game…
