July 2008
cassette tape skeleton: honey, i made you a mix tape
July 26, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
This oooey-gooey delicious skeleton is made from the melted down old carcasses of cassette tapes. Artist Brian Dettmer created these guys for an exhibition at the International Museum of Sugical Science, right here in my hometown of Chicago…
cuddle up with this fleece galaga fighter pillow
July 26, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
This Galaga pillow is sure to liven up your bedtime by adding a touch of pew pew pew! to your nightly ritual.
The fleece pillow is handmade by CrazyOwl and sports a fighter from one of the mostest awesomest video games of all time, Galaga. It can be yours from Etsy for a mere $8. Oh CrazyOwl, you should really value your time more highly…
nixie tube clock offers retro modern time keeping
July 25, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
This certainly wouldn’t be the first Nixie tube clock that I’ve written about, but it is definitely one of my favorite designs. Maybe it’s the funky front-facing display tubes that make it super sweet…
excel art is lots more fun than formulas and functions
July 25, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Artist Danielle Aubert creates pixelated masterpieces using Microsoft Excel, with surprisingly dazzling results.
About the project, she says, “…the drawings are a part of a series that I executed on an irregular daily basis for 16 months…
star wars characters get plush, deformed
July 25, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
There’s no reason that the pillows on your couch have to be square, round or rectangular. Why shouldn’t they reflect your Star Wars addiction like anything else?
These plush versions of classic characters from the Star Wars universe are just too cool…
journey mp3 player: don’t stop believin’
July 24, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
1980s power-ballad mavens Journey and technology have a long-standing relationship. Back in 1983, they entered the geek psyche with the classic Journey arcade machine. Now they’re back in the electronics biz with their own MP3 player…
usb chinese bbq looks delicious, but inedible
July 24, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
We seem to have a food theme going this morning. After you nosh on an appetizer of some Lego sushi, why not fill up your belly with some USB BBQ?
These goofy USB flash memory devices are disguised to look like crispy, delicious Chinese BBQ…
lego sushi looks stacky and scrumptious
July 24, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Too bad this Lego sushi is inedible, because it looks oddly delicious! I love the wasabi- that’s got to be a specialty color.
I must be in serious need of a snack because I actually drooled a little bit when I saw these pictures. Of course, it’s hard to tell if that’s because of my love of Legos or sushi- maybe both…
rock out like a real-life link with this playable ocarina
July 23, 2008 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
If you’ve always dreamed of serenading your very own Zelda with the dulcet tones of an ocarina, now’s your chance. You can buy this playable replica, tri-force logo and all!
Anything that’s described as a “mesmerizing playable fairy flute” is sure to get the ladies lining up at your doorstep…
crabfu golf robot hits the links
July 23, 2008 by technabob · Leave a Comment
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a very good golfer. If you take par, then multiply it by a factor of 1.5x, that’s about what I usually hit. So I guess I was pretty pleased to see that this little robotic golfer doesn’t play any better than I do…
