The Spacestore is now selling a little piece of pseudo-history. It is a replica Apollo 11 spacesuit that is created from molds of real NASA Apollo-era A7L space-wear. It is wearable (though probably stiflingly hot), made from heavy weight Nylon Cordura and built for “wear and tear”. Oh, and it is insanely expensive too, but [...]
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[ November 3rd, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]Apollo 11 Replica Spacesuit is “Built for Wear and Tear”
Arduino Gamepack, Costs a Lot, Has No Games, Is Very Cool
Why buy a vintage portable game unit like a Gameboy when you can build one yourself? Sure, the Arduino Gamepack is prohibitively expensive, and there aren’t actually any games to speak of for it yet (it runs homebrew code), but if the longshot comes in and someone puts together an emulator for the thing, then [...]
Videos: Super Nerd Proposes to His Special Lady Using Custom Made Video Game Level
This story is so sickly sweet that I am resisting the urge to dry heave as I write it. Can you think of anything more nerdy than proposing to your special someone using a hacked ROM? I didn’t think so, but that’s what this guy did. He created a whole level to sum up their [...]
Dreamtrooper, Stormtrooper Head Dreamcast Portable Costs the Life of at Least One Laser Doodle
The Dreamtrooper, which is the work of BenHeck.com forum member “hailrazer,” puts the guts of a Dreamcast in a disemboweled Lazer Doodle and looks damned good in the process. Hailrazer also manages to work in a bit of a stormtrooper motif, which only increases the awesomeness of this mod.
Video after the jump.
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Donkey Kong Jenga Attempts to Add Geek Appeal, Fails
Jenga, is a wonderfully stupid game. You pull blocks out of a pile, which you try to build into a tower, which you hope doesn’t come crashing down. It is fun for kids, but hardly a worthy way to spend one’s time. If you throw some Donkey Kong colors on there, it is still the [...]
