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Game Boy iPhone Pouch Case Reminds You of the Good Old Days

Remember when Bush number one was president, the dust from the fallen Berlin wall had barely settled and a little handheld gadget named Game Boy ruled supreme? The Game Boy iPhone Pouch takes me back to the days of laying in bed for hours, trying to beat my own high score of Tetris. I’ve been one of those bare back ...

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New York City Hotel Tiles Floor With Pennies

As far as tiling goes, this has got to be the most ostentatious floor paneling we’ve come across. The Standard Grill Hotel in New York has a uniquely tiled floor. The floor is tiled with thousands of shiny pennies. Real, authentic, actual pennies. You might miss it if you don’t look close, but I guess it’s the small things which ...

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The Game Boy Timeline

Game Boy turned 20 this week! Isn’t that amazing? I remember, specifically, receiving the very first model when I was 3 years old. It came with Tetris and I soon purchased Metroid II and Super Mario Land. The batteries died in minutes, the screen was hard to look at but more importantly, it was a portable gaming monster that kept ...

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Working Game Boy Costume

Wow. Look at the costume this guy made for Ohayocon 2009. It’s an old school Nintendo Game Boy made out of cardboard. But what’s this? His costume is actually a full fucking working replica? Holy shit kid. Nice work. You can actually use the cardboard D-pad and buttons to play Tetris. I’d like to know how he made this thing. ...

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Retro Video Game Neckties

Do you want to be the Prince of Ties? It’s kind of like being the Prince of Tides, except that you play a lot of Tetris. You also have to play other classic games like Space Invaders, Pong or Asteroids, but that sure beats work that a real prince would do. Oh, and you’ll have to wear a tie to ...

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FreeiFlow Shower Gets Your Rocks Off

We’ve explored numerous shower designs on Gearfuse, but this is the first time we’ve seen one that uses magnetism to stay put. That’s right; the FreeiFlow Shower attaches to your wall via a magnet built inside the shower head and a metal-infused shower wall. Quite luxurious I must say. No wonder it won the 2008 Bathroom Innovation Award. Too bad ...

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Mashing

Shooting Watch is a training device for gamers that lets them test their button mashing skills. It resembles an NES controller in yellow with a mini LCD display and the Hudson Bee logo. Bash the A and B buttons to set a record and then try to beat it. Before you know it, your Tetris skills will be off the ...

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Afternoon Linkage for November 17th, 2008

Einstein once derived a simple formula that Gearfuse follows strictly: Linkage = Good. Here comes USB 3.0! Silicon Graphics is chuggin’ out a new supercomputer A new microchip could help diagnose cancer quicker Freddy’s back (hic!) What do you think of a Watchmen video game? Nice work, Microsoft A sweet light-up billiards table Fantastic Tetris jewelry LEDs + Nintendo DS ...

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