July 2009
mario rug and question mark block ottoman: the perfect living room
July 31, 2009 by technabob · Leave a Comment
This Raccoon Mario rug and matching Question Mark block Ottoman are the ultimate in retro gamer living room accessories.
Handcrafted by Mindy Y. (aka #8220;enemyairship#8221;), the 7-foot square, 8-bit Racoon Mario rug is made from 386 individual #8220;granny square#8221; pixels. It took Mindy about 120 hours to put the whole#8230;
the future of desktop computing is looking more and more like star trek
July 31, 2009 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Microsoft#8217;s #8220;top research and strategy officer#8221; Craig Mundie demoed various flashy #38; functional future tech that the company believes will be an integral part of the future desktop computing experience. Mundie#8217;s demo included #8220;hologram-like videoconferencing, a virtual digital assistant, and multiple surface computers, along with voice-, touch- and gesture-recognition technology.#8221;#8230;
roll up your own handbag of holding
July 31, 2009 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Dice are important for gamers of all types, not just fans of tabletop RPGs, so why not make a dicebag to carry your dice in? It sounds like something from emPimp My Ride/em, but really, it#8217;s just a nifty project you can undertake yourself.
Neat, huh? There are step-by-step instructions,#8230;
gundam statue in tokyo: because we can always use more gundam
July 31, 2009 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
I know, I know, he#8217;s been here several times already. But RJ Evans of Quazen was kind enough to scour Flickr to bring us more pictures of the best thing that has ever happened to Japan. Even better, most of the pictures come in desktop wallpaper sizes! Here are some#8230;
scary metal flash disks at etsy
July 31, 2009 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
If Ozzy Osbourne ever thinks of selling a line of flash disks, he should have heavy metalchemist-technojeweler-Etsy seller sempercura design them. She combines metal, crystals and technology in a cauldron, adds a dash of powdered goat skulls and a pinch of darkness to come up with gloriously creepy flash disks#8230;
take note of takara tomy’s new dsi accessory
July 31, 2009 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
If you feel the need to ugly up your Nintendo DSi, Takara Tomy has a creative way of managing it: magic film note stickers. What? emExactly/em.
These Memo Film notepad stickers actually aren#8217;t a bad idea; there#8217;s definitely plenty of reason to take notes while grinding away at one of#8230;
apple macbook pro and iphone cake looks way too good to eat
July 31, 2009 by technabob · Leave a Comment
This amazingly intricate cake by New York#8217;s BCake is an edible version of an aluminum MacBook Pro, along with a delicious iPhone among other things.
The centerpiece of this geeky cakestravaganza is an aluminum MacBook Pro laptop, complete with a highly detailed keyboard, and LCD (that#8217;s Lickable Candy Deliciousity) display#8230;
nintendo mini classics bring back memories of game watch
July 30, 2009 by technabob · Leave a Comment
If you grew up in the 1980s, you probably remember Nintendo#8217;s Game #38; Watch LCD games. These primitive portable games were the great-grandparents of the Game Boy, GBA, and DS, and now they#8217;re back for you to enjoy once again.
These Nintendo mini classic games have gotten a modern makeover,#8230;
katamari wedding might have left some guests baffled
July 30, 2009 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
You might have seen the Katamari Damacy wedding cake that we featured before, but that#8217;s a tiny dot compared to this Katamari Damacy wedding. The accessories were well done, from the dorky but cute headgear to the bundle of flowers and of course the Katamari cake.
Actually I#8217;ve only been#8230;
iron man and wolverine anime coming in 2010: the wolverine one’s looking very japanese already
July 30, 2009 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Topless Robot posted the trailers for the upcoming Iron Man and Wolverine anime. According to Mania, both features will be shown on Animax in spring 2010. Both of them will be produced by super studio Madhouse, responsible for classics like emNinja Scroll/em, emVampire Hunter D: Bloodlust/em, emTrigun/em, emMillennium Actress/em, emThe#8230;/em
