You’ve played Super Mario Bros. more times than you can shake a stick at most likely. Now you want to show off your nostalgic pride and you need to do it appropriately. Luckily, there’s Cassie’s handmade scarf. It’s a scarf with level 1-1 from SMB. Yes. The entire level. Exactly what you were looking for, except it’s not for sale. ...

I bet you’re wondering why Geordi LaForge was always so glum. If you’ve ever gotten a scratch on your cornea, you’d know how painful it can be. Thankfully, researchers at Stanford University have developed a new artificial cornea. I’m not talking about eyeball lamps either, these are real corneas for real eyeballs. Animal studies incorporating the cornea are showing promise, ...

I have a DIY light-up Mets hat I want to share with you later today, but until then, here’s some links to hold your rumbling tummies over. GTA IV is coming to the PC Some photos of a Hadron Collider Interesting… One of the oddest lamps I’ve seen A LEGO windmill is a high-demand item? Nissan has a new electric ...

A year ago today I moved into my current apartment. It’s a new month, a new year and a time for other news things. Like links. Let’s do this. Lightsaber Chopsticks anyone? Puma came out with Goonies edition sneakers This is one sexy lamp Preview the Nokia 9900 The Hamburglar might steal your data, as well as some french fries ...

What better way to translate audio signals into light patterns than with this DIY project from Electronicpeasant.com. Throwing a few parties at your house while your rents are in Tahiti? Build a bunch of these, throw on some jam band music and take some hallucinogens to pay tribute to the late great Albert Hoffman. Perhaps some of your friends could ...

The crew over at InventorSpot decided to name five keyboards they thought were beat up with an ugly stick. We’re talking about keyboards you wouldn’t be caught dead with on your desk. And after checking out all five, we can see why. The Hello Kitty keyboard reminds me of AIDS mixed with a pile of bile and pink frosting. And ...

Strive for originality in your gift-giving? Have glassblower Livio Serena from 5.5 Designers whip you up a pair of eyeballs. Eerily realistic with the ability to light up your room (they’re lamps), the Cloned Eyeball Lamps are bound to make an impression on whoever you decide to give them to. Just don’t go using them as anal beads, mkay? Link

Looking for a sidekick in your life? This is the week, baby. In the meantime, have some links and eat up. You’re gonna need it. I’ve heard of birch beer but a birch lamp? Culi, a competitor to Google Search, launched and boy does it suck Everyone needs one of these Ryan thinks trucker hats are still in style. You ...

This is a material skeleton, living in a skeletal world. You can chastise me for the shitty Madonna pun, but don’t even think about giving artist Brian Dettmer any shit. He’s the guy who crafted this cassette tape skeleton. The only text I can make out is a big ARISTA Records logo and some tape called “Get The Knack.” It’s ...

Santa Monica recently held its first GLOW festival on July 19th, an all-night event of media art, performances, music, and sculpture. The most memorable of all was perhaps Usman Haque�s art installation called Primal Source. It looks like a smaller-scale northern lights, being made up of a large water spray screen that projects light patterns aided by the perfect backdrop ...