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Like a lot of geeks out there I have a constant stream of crap being shipped to me from various internet companies. But I’m getting sick of just chucking all of the cardboard away. There has to be something productive we can create using all of our excess boxes.

And then I came across this and I had a “Eureka!” moment. Duh. Why not create a piece of furniture? And a geeky piece of furniture at that! I might just have to make a PS3 version. Maybe one day I’ll make a Wii cardboard toilet. We already shit on the Wii plenty anyway.

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Seeing as custom felt cases are quickly becoming the “cool thing” to have on your iPhone, I had no choice but to post this amazing first look at the hand embroidered Xbox 360 felt iPhone case and included key chain controller.

For both the case and the key chain you’ll be shelling out $45. Subtract $10 if you don’t care for the controller key chain.

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Righties rejoice. Ben Heck has done it again with a brand new mod. This time around the Heck-ster created a one-handed Xbox 360 controller. The addition of a semi-intrusive joystick removes the need for the left side of the controller. An added mechanism on the rear of the controller manages the bumper action.

While it’s not as pretty as some of his past creations, it gets the job done, leaving your left hand free for more important activities. Specifically while playing Tomb Raider. *wink wink* (Yes… masturbation.) Lefties are still left with no hands.

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Finally, an achievement anybody can earn, without even playing a game.

The Xbox 360 Achievement: Red Ring of Death t-shirt rings a little too close to home for us Xbox gamers. Microsoft might consider adding an achievement, at least something good could come out of something altogether sucky. And that’s how my console became airborne.

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What up south paws? Gaming controllers got you down? Lack the coordination in your right hand to successfully tap out the X Y B A buttons? Who decided to call it the “right” hand anyway. We say, it’s the WRONG hand. UNH! In yo face!

Master modder Ben Heck busted out this awesome swapped Xbox 360 controller, a controller made for people who have a difficult time dealing with the default set-up. The controller also includes an added X Y B A set of buttons on its rear.

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We’ve loved almost every single Xbox 360 case mod we’ve ever seen, except the ones which are designed to glorify your fandom for the Twilight series.

And seeing as we’ve only seen one Twilight-themed Xbox, I think you get the point. (We hate this damn thing) If you like this sort of crap (you might also like our great collection of butt plugs) you can make a bid on eBay for this glowy case.

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While the Xbox 360 still has a few years left before you can dump it in the gutter with Grandma’s ashes, you know that Microsoft is already working on the design of the Xbox 720, which is likely to include the motion-detecting Project Natal, I might add.

So… what could the Xbox 720 possibly look like? While this concept is a little clunkier and football-alicious than I imagine the final product will be (not to mention I don’t see an area for the Natal component) it’s still fun to play around with the idea of the 720’s design.

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Just because your mom used to collect all of those kitschy magnets on the family fridge doesn’t mean all magnets should be burned in a fiery pit. In fact, these Xbox 360 controller magnets could find themselves holding an honorable spot on my fridge.

Each set is $20, so it’ll hardly make a huge dent in your pocket. But it might offer a considerable boost to your dating life. Geeky chicks love this kind of crap.

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This calculator only does a sub-par job of mimicking the Xbox 360 controller. Why, exactly, is this such a ripoff?

No friggen Y button. WTF. Do the math. (Hardy-har) We’ve been short-changed.

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Xbox modder Richard posted some photos on Picasa of his Xbox 360 overhaul. Basically, his mod makes the console look like some sort of suped-up muscle car. But a discernible theme is hard to point out, as Richard left that out in his album description.

All I know is that the console casing has been painted hot rod red and boasts some turbo-looking boosters and assorted metal piping. Sounds pretty muscle car-esque to me.

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