Uh oh Toys has released their newest figure, Gus. Gus is 1.5″ tall, handmade, comes in a shit load of colors and comes in a handmade box window. He is $8 and you can get him here.
Gus is a sad box of tissue because people say he’s rough on their nose.
Is it just me, or are there a bunch of sad toys coming out? Cheer up and stop being sad!!!
[via plastic and plush]
Can’t find the hole? Then you have problems! Or you just need a flashlight to hang on your keys! This LED mini flashlight is designed to look like Darth Vader’s light saber and will help you find your hole, hopefully!
Get it for $9.99 here.
[via uberreview]
What the fuck, Nintendo? You had a good thing going with the original DS and part of that good thing was giving gamers the option to import all the awesome games that you wouldn’t let us have in other regions. Ouendan, Bangai Spirits O, Band Brothers just to name a few, even though we go Elite Beat Agents and just finally our own Bangai Spirits, but how long did you make us wait!? Thankfully, where you failed us, Play-Asia was there to tend to the wounds of our broken spirits.
Part of the DS’s initial charm was being able to import quirky titles. The jet-setting businessman could pick up a game while staying in Tokyo and play it on his American DS. This was a simple formula and avoids the possibility of the “casual gamer” (because we know how much Nintendo loves the “casual gamers” these days) getting confused.
What’s going to happen when the executive mother is on an overseas business trip and spots a game that she’d like for her new DSi, but after she prchases she finds that it doesn’t work on her unit? How is she going to feel knowing that her old DS was fully capable of playing games from other countries? Negative one casual gamer, Nintendo. Bend over and stick your dick between your cheeks because you’ve just fucked yourselves. More importantly, you’ve (once again) fucked your loyal fanbase and people like myself who were prepared to shell out for both an imported DSi in November as well as the North American version when it shipt next year.
I could understand if the built-in software and downloadable games were region locked. That makes a tiny bit of sense, but to all of a sudden region lock something that wasn’t locked before, all while opening up a whirlwind of possibilities for hackers and piracy by allowing SD card capabilities is absurd. Trying to get imports could be the new gateway to game piracy for some people. Think about it: you hear about a new game that sounds pretty awesome, but the chances of it hitting our shores are slim to none. You tell yourself “ah, I won’t steal any other games, just this one because they’ll never sell it here anyway.”
Before you know it, you’re buying a 1TB hard drive just to support your DSi piracy habit.
It just seems to me like Nintendo has a lot of re-thinking to do, but they probably won’t. After all, they know exactly what their customers want. At least that’s what they tell themselves.
[Via CVG]
Massive and bright, but not built yet. This is a mock-up for The Podium, a 33-story office building in Dubai with a huge screen on one side that will be visible from a mile away. Literally. This gigantic television will be great for advertising, and anything else you want to put on it. The building itself will have 33 floors of office space, two floors for retail, and four floors for parking. And apparently it won’t block out the sun. It’s a shame, though, because it would be interesting to see the two sides of the building fight it out. Good vs. Evil.
Of course, this is being built in Dubai, the same place that has the Burj Al Arab hotel seen below (with its helipad converted into a tennis court and driving range).
I’m pretty sure I need to visit this place called Dubai. And figure out how to hack into LED display computers. Change the display to a big middle finger or something. Yeah. Take that, you rich people.
[via Gizmodo]
Plug-and-play external hard drives are pretty damn convenient, but let’s face it, some of them can be downright ugly. Etsy seller NesBox set out to change all that by modding his own portable hard drive that would appeal to the most refined of geek pallets.
I recently purchased an external drive and was disappointed with the enclosure, this may sound shallow but when you spend money on something, you want it to look and feel exactly right.
From these humble beginnings Nes-box was born, my next task was to see if my plan would work, so I dismantled one of my old nes cartridges to size it up against the drive. The cart was almost a perfect match and the drive fitted quite snugly inside its new jacket.
The NES-Box comprises of a Nes cartridge and a 250gb SATA Hard drive with 8mb cache.
And it can be yours for $180 through the seller’s Etsy page.
[Via Geeky Gadgets]
Awesome poster spotted over at I Love Typography. I’m admitedly a typography nut and I have the ability to spot and name more fonts than the average Joe. Anyway, this poster is pointing out the fact that we have no awesome characters in our language - mainly, characters with diacritics a.k.a. words like café or pokémon.
This poster was designed by Michael Ciancio and I’m wondering why he decided to make the very first letter break the red, black, green, yellow, blue pattern…
There’s more ways than just “LOL” to chuckle with the written English language. I’ve always preferred a series of ha’s myself. Praise Jesus, someone has finally made a funnyometer so that I can tell just how funny people think my e-snark is!
[Via GirlOnGauch]
Capcom’s just released the first downloadable packs for Mega Man 9 on the Wii today. First up is the Endless Attack mode where you play one long level that gets increasingly difficult as you progress. You’ll be able to track the records of other players through the Rankings page.
There’s also the new Proto Man download. Sure, he costs $1.99, but when you think about it, the games only $10 so paying a few bucks for some extra stuff isn’t really a big deal. I’m personally not a fan of buying stuff that I would have been able to unlock with a button code a few years ago, but Proto Man is a tad tempting.
If you’re wondering where the downloads are for the other consoles, don’t worry. We’ll see downloadable content for the 360 tomorrow and for the PS3 this Thursday.
For now, I’ll just keep getting my ass handed to me by the Plug Man stage. I must be some kind of massochist because I keep going back for more.
Antics is having a contest where you can win a custom skateboard designed by Sket One!
In the spirit of ANTICS mobile parties, Toyota teamed up with over 50 of today’s leading visual artists and photographers to create one-of-a-kind skate decks and snow boards. Contributors were asked to provide an original piece based on their interpretation of the word “ANTICS”, and their final production was limited to only 50 signed pieces per design.
There isn’t much to do to enter. For all the details and to enter go here!
This is probably one of the coolest things ever. Marcelo Braga pretty much has the entire outline of an epic Smurfs story. His original plan was to turn this into a graphic novel, but he never got around to it. I seriously think he should just hurry up and do it. He obviously can’t sell it due to copyright restrictions, but I’m sure that some of us out there would be willing to make generous PayPal donations in exchange for a copy.
Here’s a glimpse at the plot:
The story starts after the Smurfs invasion of Gargamel’s Castle. They finally captured and killed him, as well as his cat Azrael. As a trophy, the cat’s preserved body was put at the center of the village’s main square, as a reminder of Dark Times forever gone, or so they thought…
Seriously, you need to read the whole thing. It’ll totally make your day. Check it out on Marcelo’s blog.
[Via Nerdcore]
This week’s Munny Monday is brought to you by your’s truly, ME! This is only my second custom, but it’s not too bad, if I do say so myself. I whipped this Mini Munny up in a matter of a few hours spread across a weekend. I used some Daler-Rowney acrylics and some cheap brushes and went to town.
The main theme behind this Munny is passion and what it is that drives us, as well as what we’ll endure to obtain our goals. This Munny’s got his scarf on and he’s ready to face the cold harshness of life head on. His hands are bloody because he’s always ripping his heart out over what he wants to become. Maybe he’ll figure it out some day. For now, he’ll just sit pretty on a shelf. He’s for sale, so hit me up if you’re interested: brownkidd@albotas.com
And yes, that’s the scarf from the DevilRobots Series 5 Dunny.
More pics just around the bend. Read the rest of this entry »
In this week’s episode, we talk about the recently announced Nintendo DSi, the new iteration of the DS that sports 2 built-in cameras and built-in memory.
We also review the new iPod Nano, issue #1 of the Fringe comic based on the new TV series by J.J. Abrams, and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for the XBOX 360.
We also take a look inside the Dunny Series 5 release party at Metropolis in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This was one of only 25 official release parties in the entire world! We even got to interview Aya Kakeda who designed a Dunny for this series.
This one’s definitely not to be missed. Download the Quicktime version here.
Special thanks to the following for making this episode awesome:
A few weeks ago we posted about Sket One’s You Asked For it -UK Solo Show. Here is a sneak peek of 1 of the 6 customs Sket One will have at the show! The customs will even have matching canvases. WOW! Ripple, dressed like Big Boy, holding a burger! Whats not to love about this custom?! It’s super cute! I’ve always been a sucker for big cheeks, I just love to pinch the shit out of them!!! I used to love Bob’s Big Boy! Brings back lots of memories when I was young and going to eat with my family. Good times!
Check out Sket One for all the show info and hit the jump for full picture of the custom and show flier.
At albotas headquarters we are all excited for Resident Evil 5! If you are just as excited, here are some new screen shots to get you even more excited and probably make you a little wet. If you weren’t excited and you still aren’t after you see these . . . GET THE STICK OUT OF YOUR ASS!!! Available on the PS3 and 360 March 2009.
Hit the jump and enjoy! <3
