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Netbook Cover Fashions Itself In The Likeness Of An NES Controller
12:40PM Adrian Covert | Handcrafts made to look like old pieces of Nintendo hardware are great. Which is why this Netbook cover, received as a gift by Flickr user Mendicon, speaks for itself. But I think this could be even better. More »
Design
Foam Transformers Make Hard Chairs Into Comfy Chairs
8:20AM Sean Fallon | Before you chop up that old, uncomfortable chair in the attic for firewood, check out the S-Chair Transformer. This laser-cut polyethylene foam cover can be fitted over the chair to remedy all of its shortcomings. More »
Entertainment
London’s The Mentalists Cover MGMT on iPhones
5:00AM Jason Chen | We’ve never heard of the Mentalists (because we’re old), but this four-woman London band just covered MGMT’s Kids using just iPhones. And it doesn’t sound like shit! More »
Phones
Is This the Back of the Next iPhone?
7:39AM Matt Buchanan | iPod Observer and MacRumors are floating shots of what’s supposedly the back of the next iPhone. It’s a new case, with reflective metal etching, that’s textured matte black and man, I want it. More »
Peripherals
Kindle 2 Book Jackets Add $US30 Worth of Class
12:30PM Gizmodo US Edition | M-Edge’s $30 Kindle 2 book jackets are designed to do what real book jackets do—provide a protective cover and a fancy exterior to better present your reading materials to the outside world. More »
Games
3D Screaming Skull Cover: Dress Your PS3 Up for Halloween
1:40AM Sean Fallon | Halloween is going to be here before you know it, so it is time to start getting prepared. But why should you be the only one getting dressed up? Throwing this screaming skull cover over your PS3 not only protects it from scratches, it also scares children. When they come ringing to trick or treat, open the door quickly, make a lot of noise and hurl your screaming skull PS3 in the air. The cover should protect it right? Available for US$11. [Sourcing Map via Chip Chick] More »
Gadgets
Esquire’s E-Ink Cover Dissected, Circuit Boards and Microcontrollers Found (Surprise!)
9:55AM Adrian Covert | Though it’s no huge shock to find out what’s behind Esquire’s recent E-Ink cover, it’s always fun to look at the postmortem pics. Phil over at MAKE took the magazine cover apart, and in addition to the E-Ink display, found lithium cells, printed circuit boards, and flash-programmable microcontrollers, which could be partially hacked or reprogrammed. More »
Random Stuff
Test Card TV Cozy Reminds Us That We’re Old
8:10AM Jason Chen | Do kids nowadays even know what TV test screens look like? In the world of 24 hour broadcasting, how often do stations prefer to put these up instead of some Everybody Loves Raymond rerun? Not very often, but if you want to re-live those glory days of annoyingly bright colours in felt form, there’s this TV Cozy. The standard one costs US$25, but you’ll have to pay more if you own a larger sized set. Putting these on when you’re not watching TV should make the set last a few more weeks between dustings, plus also protects against errant baby spit. [Etsy via Boing Boing] More »
Games
Lightning Review: Rock Band Drum Covers Dampen Your Furious Beatings
3:40AM Jason Chen | The Gadget: Stitched drum covers for Rock Band from “Premium Rock Band Drum Covers”, which give you five different levels of padding for sound dampening. They come in four-colour style, all-black, and four-colour with a white sidewall for the Wii. More »
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