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The one thing that I’ve always loved about pixelated fashion is how it makes you look high-def in comparison. Wearing low-pixel items makes you stand out out in a crowd, even if said crowd isn’t stuffed pack with geeks. People react to pixels in a way that goes behind gaming. Pixels are an ultimate symbol of retro style. Samal Design’s Pixel Glasses are not merely a clever concept. You can actually buy these glasses, available in both 5 DPI and... Continue reading

In a few short months, the film Tron: Legacy will hit theaters, reinvigorating a once lost franchise that seemed lost in the folds of gaming history. There’s only one way to survive the world of TRON, and that’s to have the proper gear. The lifespan of a digital light racer seems to be not so good. The Tron Motorcycle Suit lets you take the Tron-style from the confines of digital software into the reality of the matrix. Each full set... Continue reading

Now that I think about it, the iPad and the Etch-A-Sketch really do have similar dimensions. In fact, after further research, the dimensions are damn near identical, give or take an inch or two here or there. So I suppose an Etch-A-Sketch iPad Case really makes sense. Basically, you’re buying a $500 gadget and a $39 case in order to make your groovy new piece of tech look like a $15 throwback toy. Nothing wrong with that. It’s been done... Continue reading

Back in the 1980′s there was no such thing as eHarmony. In fact, there was barely an effective matchmaking system that didn’t occur on game shows. If you didn’t meet your soul mate in high school, there was no sitting on your ass in front of a computer screen. You actively had to seek out the dating scene by bar hopping, clubbing the night away, hanging around playgrounds, etc. But there was one other option! Yes, it was dating videos,... Continue reading

Halo 2600 goes far beyond any other retro gaming mock-up we’ve ever seen. For one, its actually playable in cartridge form on an actual Atari 2600. Secondly, and even cooler, you can play the game online with a little help from emulation. Developed by Ed Fries, the once vice president of Microsoft’s game publishing division who assisted in the signing of Bungie Software to a first-party development deal with Microsoft, Halo 2600 was both a return to form and a... Continue reading

Just because the animation wasn’t made for 3D, doesn’t mean that we can’t use modern tools to bring the days of retro gaming into the modern age. Hell, we’ve already seen it work the other way around. Deviantart user Cezkid utilizes his mad skills to create 3D versions of classic 8-bit gaming art, including this Super Mario rendering. Also included in the collection is Contra, Mega Man and a Mudkip. You can see the rest after the jump.

Imagine the reaction if something resembling the iPod was released in the 70s. People would have assumed it was some sort of extraterrestrial device. What other choice would they have? So, if the iPod had been released in the in the 70s, of course it would have looked a little different. Ok, maybe a lot different. The Pocket Hi-Fi, an artistic creation by designer Alex Varanese, demonstrates what a different turn the technology world could have taken, at least design... Continue reading

I don’t think there’s a lot of people with these old Mac Classics lying around, but for those who do, here’s a cool way to actually use the thing for something other than taking up space. The iPad Mac Classic mod molds the old with the new, integrating the iPad into the display of the Mac Classic. Link [via]

I dare you to find a family portrait cooler than this one that doesn’t feature bacon. The bayonet to mustache ratio really does it for me. Link

Work it, ladies! Like a pwny, like a pwny! Nothing makes me sweat more then setting up a real life version of one of my favorite retro games, Tetris. Nothing else makes my short-shorts run-up my butt cheeks quite as much. Here’s how this real life analog version of Tetris works. With two people playing, one on either side of the apparatus, the pair works on creating Tetris-like patterns, just like in the real game. So you really can be... Continue reading