Urban Pacman [Video]
Pacman in the streets of Germany? Aww yeah! Directed by Sergej Hein, Co-directed by David Moya, Produced by Julian Holland @ Partizan Music youguysmusic.com Thanks to Gustavo (Pacman) & Davide (Inkey) [Kuriositas]
Monthly Archives: August 2011
A Visual Explanation of Crowdsourcing [Infographic]
[Daily Infographic via DVICE]
Amazon Deal of the Day: 41% Off Sharp Quattron 40-inch LED-LCD HDTV – $649.99
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon has the Sharp Quattron 40-inch LED-LCD 1080p HDTV (model number LC40LE830U) for just $649.99 – 41% off the regular retail price. Product Features 40-inch class display with full HD 1080p (1920 x 1080) resolution UltraBrilliant LED system uses “double-dome” light amplifier lens and multi-fluorescents for high [...]
Pixel Galaxy: the Game Boy Book
Like a lot of the rest of us, Sergio Ingravalle has a certain nostalgia for 8-bit graphics and old-school gaming. Back in its heyday, nothing was more awesome than the Nintendo Game Boy. Even now, it’s still the third highest-selling handheld system of all time. An entire generation of kids grew up playing monochromatic Street Fighter Street Fighter [...]
Brent Spiner’s Patrick Stewart Impression [Video]
I’m sorry–Sir Mr. Stewart impression. [HandandHook via Neatorama]
WANT: Fan-Made Avengers Minifigs
Avengers superfan Andrew Becraft (Dunechaser) couldn’t wait for the 2012 release of Lego’s official Avengers minifig lineup, so he made his own with extant minifig components and a steady hand. They’re incredible, really–it’s hard to imagine how Lego might top these next year. Check out some more pics in Becraft’s Flickr stream. [Kuriositas]
DIY TARDIS Cufflinks for the Classy Geek
You may not always wear cufflinks, but when you do, you should wear these spiffy ones inspired by Doctor Who. Simon Jansen, a self-professed Anglophile and trainspotter, made these from an N-scale police box model. If you’d like your own, head over to Asciimation for the instructions. [Make via technabob]
IBM’s Brain-Mimicking Silicon Chips
Didn’t these scientists ever watch Terminator or any other sci-fi movies where the computers gained sentience and proceeded to eliminate humanity? When the computers rise up and rebel, we all have scientists at IBM to thank: Each of IBM’s brain-mimicking silicon chips is a few square millimetresin size and holds a grid of 256 parallel [...]
Plasticine Tatooine: an Homage to Lesser Star Wars Characters
Elliott Quince’s book and website, Plasticine Tattooine, are a “100% unofficial and completely made up collection of intergalactic nonsense featuring some of the more rubbish Star Wars characters sculpted lovingly from plasticine.” It’s an odd niche, to be sure, but one that seems perfect for developing a cult following. That is, if it’s any good. [...]
Star Trek Mighty Wallets
The United Federation of Planets may not have any needs for cash in the 24th century, but until then – as Kirk said to his crew in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, “people still use money.” But where would you put your (primitive) dollar bills? How about the Star Trek Mighty Wallets from the [...]
It’sa Me, Maria! [Pics]
Check out deviant bluewolf487 (Beth T.)’s gender-swapping retake on Super Mario. I especially love princes Peach and Daisy (Pete and David?) [technabob]
Crazy Portal Balloon Art [Pic]
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