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Design
Can Art Reveals Pac-Man’s Gruesome Reality
6:30AM Chris Jacob | All this time you thought Pac-Man was a harmless game. This artist’s rendering, built entirely in tin cans, shows you the terrifying reality 8-bit graphics couldn’t. More »
Robots
Video: Hacked Roombas Used To Play Pac-Man, Finally!
2:08AM Danny Allen | It was only a matter of time, right? Check out this setup where a laptop player controls “Pac-Man” while being chased by robo-vacuum ghosts. And get this: it’s actually a demo of their unmanned aerial software that guides airborne vehicles. More »
Gadgets
Remainders—What We Didn’t Post
1:00PM Wilson Rothman | Ms. Pac-Man Becomes Ms. Mac-Man…A Topographical Map for Your Beloved…300 G.I. Joes To Take Kansas City By Parachute… More »
Software
8:00AM John Herrman | This week in the unseasonably entertaining App Store: Another bizarrely amazing music app; free turn-by-turn directions of questionable reliability; a fat man on a tightrope; an interesting take on the classic-est of classics; and a treat for our dear developers. More »
The Week In iPhone Apps: Makin’ Music, Chompin’ Ghosts
8:00AM John Herrman | This week in the unseasonably entertaining App Store: Another bizarrely amazing music app; free turn-by-turn directions of questionable reliability; a fat man on a tightrope; an interesting take on the classic-est of classics; and a treat for our dear developers. More »
Gadgets
Pac Man Stapler Really Should Be Yellow
11:50PM Adam Frucci | Will a stapler shaped like Pac Man distract you from your office drone work enough to make life in a cubicle bearable? I doubt it, but hey, it’s worth a shot. [Panik Design via Nerd Approved] More »
Robots
Guy Hacks His Roomba with LEDs, Transforms It Into Pac Man
8:45PM Gizmodo US Edition | Anyone out there with a fetish for hoovering in the dark (anyone out there with a fetish for hoovering, call me, because I need a new cleaning lady) might like this hacked Roomba. Ron Tajima has created the Pacma, using 448 yellow LEDs, and a control unit made of an MPU that connects to the robo-vac via a cable and uses Bluetooth. Fun? Ron, my rugs are just crying out for you. [YouTube via BotJunkie] More »
Gadgets
Pac-Man Lights Won’t Chomp Your Wall or Attract Ghosts
10:43PM Gizmodo US Edition | This Pac-Man modular lighting system from French company Remake will fire up anyone with latent ’80s videogame nostalgia within them. The glowing bricks interlock, so you can build your own maze complete with ghosts, power dots and of, course, the yellow chomper himself. More »
Gadgets
Pac-Man Hoodie Has Everything You Wanted, But 100% Natural Fibers
8:00PM Addy Dugdale | Nothing better in the run-up to Christmas to have a Jesus lookalike modelling a Pac-Man hoodie from Hot Topic. It’s a steal at $US45, but why is it only 80% cotton? Nylon just makes me come out in hives, guys. [Oh!Gizmo] More »
Gadgets
Pac-Man Xmas Tree Offers 8-bit Holiday Cheer
1:29PM Adrian Covert | This electronic Christmas tree fashioned in the likeness of a Pac-Man map, complete with Pac Man, power pellets and ghosts, shows the Spanish know what they’re doing when it comes to the holidays. Currently in downtown Madrid, the tree not only features all the elements of the game, but Pac-Man and his nemeses are partially animated, shifting back and forth in place. More »
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