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As most of you have surely heard thousands of times by now, the “King of Pop” Michael Jackson passed away at the age of 50 yesterday afternoon. While he’ll no doubt be remembered most for his musical career, legal troubles and bizarre facial reconstruction, MJ has his spot in geek culture as well. And rightfully so.

Many MJ fans who also happened to be stricken with the geek bug grew up playing the Michael Jackson video game “Moonwalker.” In fact, frenzied geek fans ravaged Twitter yesterday, demanding that SEGA re-release the game. SEGA has tastefully declined… for now. Read more about Jacko’s gadget  innovation after the jump.

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No need to chow down on beans to add a taste of musical culture to your dinner table. The Piano Graphics Tablecloth includes a border lined with the standard design of piano keys. Jam out to Miles Davis as you chow down on your mom’s meatloaf (which is way too dry by the way).

Tell her to add some ketchup or some shit. The dog won’t even touch that crap.

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Possibly the owner of the greatest and most influential mustache in the history of art, Salvador Dali was a master of his medium. His life was the arts. One of his most famous works, The Persistance of Memory, shows a series of melting and morphing clocks. This wall timepiece is designed to invoke a similar feel of surrealism and mutated time.

We aren’t what you might call the most cultured of people on the web. We have our fair share of poopy and pee-pee jokes. But Dali is no laughing matter. Even though it’ll be pretty funny watching visitors becoming nauseous as they check the time.

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Prefer a Coat of Arms over a peacoat? Rayguns over the mighty handgun? We feel you. Your love of Steampunk culture is what keeps the DIY movement going and DVD sales of Blade Runner high. If you’re sick of turning electronics and computers into Steampunk creations, try giving your dishwasher the tile treatment. With a little brass and handiwork, your significant other won’t mind what you’ve done to the world’s greatest appliance as long as you’re the one emptying it every night.

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If tangled wires are actually pieces of art, I’ve been creating bundles of cultural significance for decades now. I will gladly sell the heap of tangled mess which I am staring at right now. It’s just sitting here being all artsy and stuff right next to my desk anyway. Let the bidding commence.

While you’re all fighting over my masterpiece, allow me to introduce you to a piece of art which is slightly less full of shit. The Tangle Lamp made by ceramicist Jo Davies and photographer Matthew Booth integrates a wad of tangled cabling (which just so happen to be in active, so don’t worry about any electrical “mishaps”) right into the actual fixture. the result is supposed to represent the ultimate cable management system and is probably supposed to reflect the angst of the human condition… or something like that.

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We all have games that indirectly inspire our dreams. There may be even some that give us nightmares. Some games you can’t help but wish you were the main character of just so you can get with the princess at the end of the story. Hit the jump to see the games that I dream I’m in, whether it be a dream of cold steel and dungeons or espionage and poison capped teeth.
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Using a little bit of clay and a whole lot of imagination, Ash Ringrose of Mr. PotatoMash has become popular molding clay into a well-made array of pop culture, movie, and cartoon characters. One of his later works is  a Mr. Potato rendition of Hellboy.

In light of the upcoming release of the hero’s new movie: Hellboy II: The Golden Army we’d like to thank Ringrose for his dedication and excellent work. We can’t wait to see the upcoming Captain Picard Mr. Potato, no hair needed.

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Why would anyone pay $4500 for a diamond-less and goldless keyboard? Well first of all you have to be a huge fan of the Japanese culture to appreciate the Wajimanuri (lacquer ware) technique used to paint over those keys.

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Having seen them selling cellphones with a girl in a tub, here comes another marketing stunt from Japan. How ’bout a spectacular cartoon epic on a weird-looking mouse that does acupuncture? Jump to find out more.

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When we saw the BenQ-Siemens’ over-pimped EF-71 phone, we thought it was a joke. It wasn’t until Samsung announced collaboration with Swarovski then we realized there’s an actual market need. The Taiwanese just can’t seem to wait for those phones to come out, so they started Blinging up their own phones with fancy stickers, and they have to stick them -all-over- the phone. You can pretty much find them everywhere in Taiwan by now, the most expensive ones would be those made with Swarovski crystals. Jump for more glamorous shots.

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