I was going to do a serious write up of this T-Rex necklace until I remembered that awesomely terrible song from the 1990s about “walking the dinosaur” or something like that. Hit the jump for the real jewels.
Read More »DIY: Paper Mario Hat With Shoddy Graphics
Everyone loves cosplaying as their favorite Italian plumber. All it takes is a red shirt and some overalls and all you’re missing is a hat and phony mustache.� Well, don’t worry about buying some expensive Nintendo-licensed product made of fabric. Instead, make your own Mario hat with nothing more than some paper, printer ink and Band-Aids. Just don’t try grabbing ...
Read More »Bottle Cap Craze
Just in time for the 2008 Green Design Festival in Athens, Greece comes a fresh look from Athanassios Babalis. Keeping it eco-tech, Athanassios created a shopping bag and a stool from recycled bottle caps. Think it was an easy task? Oh my friend, you are quite mistaken. Babalis collected the caps from his workmates and an extended network of friends ...
Read More »Esquire’s E-Ink Cover Dissected
With Esquire‘s 75th anniversary taking place this year, the magazine released its latest issue with an E-Ink cover that comes with plenty of bits and pieces for DIYers to take apart and mess with. Phillip Torrone of MAKE points out the minor potential the E-ink cover has in regards to hacking but approves of its design with much enthusiasm. He ...
Read More »A Genius Reading Light
Whether you’re an Ayn Rand fan or a Hustler aficionado, we understand your love of reading in bed. After all, your bed is the most private place in your dominion. Sometimes we get tired, though. We are human after all. Not everyone can muster the strength to get up to turn on the light for a quick chapter. That’s why ...
Read More »Do It For The Children: Spruce Up Your Shower
We’ve covered a lot of showers here on Gearfuse and most tend to be extravagant light-up systems that cost five figures. For the rest of us, we can take our 3BR, 1 bathroom apartments to the next level with these shower companions from Italian company Colacril. Add a melted starfish to your beach house, toss a panda in your dojo; ...
Read More »Free Microsoft Points With 360 Purchase
Just a quick tip for those of you out there in need of an Xbox 360. You may want to consider hitting up the infamous Circuit City for your console, as the big box retailer seems to be feeling more generous as of late. For each Xbox 360 you pick up post price-cut, you’ll get a card worth 1600 Microsoft ...
Read More »The Quick Review: Spore
Let’s say, hypothetically, that last Friday I got my hands on a copy of Spore before it came out. You could say I spent all day Sunday testing it out and playing it too. Let me give you my hypothetical impression of it as to not implicate myself entirely. Spore is a fantastic game. Not since I first played World ...
Read More »Love On The Rocks (No Ice)
Not everyone cares what their ice cubes look like but for the rest of us, we rely on creativity and nautical disasters to take our drinks up a notch. For the bold and brave, try these drinking rocks that come from Sweden. Known as Nordic Rock, the cube-cut stones are known for their ability to retain the cold. This particular ...
Read More »DIY: Macro Photography Made Easily and On The Cheap
Check out this picture. What does it look like to you? If you guessed ballpoint pen, you’re correct. You win absolutely nothing because it wasn’t that difficult of a question to begin with and I’m not writing about a contest. However, if you’re into photography and want to be able to take macro photographs like the one shown above, there’s ...
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