space invaders

Design

What Space Invaders Really Look Like (T-Shirt)

12:00PM Mark Wilson | All these years, we pegged the Space Invaders for grotesque aliens. But really they’re men and women just like us, flying spaceships in a war they neither want nor understand. $US18. [Threadless via FashionablyGeek]
Design

Animated Space Invaders T-Shirt Is $50 Of Instant Geek Cred

9:34AM Nick Broughall | Let’s face it — if you’re willing to spend $50 on a t-shirt that has a flashing Space Invaders sequence on the front, you’re a geek. More »
Design

Space Invaders Tea Best Served With Side Of MIDI After Dinner Music

6:30AM Jack Loftus | This ingenious tea pot and serving pitcher not only features classic Space Invaders, it’s completely functional as well. When the water is hot, the blue invaders appear, letting you know it’s ready for service. More »
Games

Suds, Laser Cannons, Aliens: Space Invaders Under The Influence

1:00AM Wilson Rothman | In his third guest installment, the illustrious tech writer Steven Levy explains what it’s like to play arcade Space Invaders while totally shitfaced. More »
Design

Space Invader Soap Has Me Pew-Pewing In the Shower

11:30PM Jesus Diaz | Pom… Peem… Pom… Peem… Pom… Peem. Blawp. Blawp. Pom. Peem. Pom. Peem. Blawp. Blawp. Pom. Peem. Peeeweweweweweweweweweweweweweweww. Blawpblawpblawp. CGGHHHKKHKHKKH. Pompeem. Pompeem. Pompeem. Pompeem. Blawp. Blawp. Pompeempompeempompeempompeem. Blawp. Blawp. CGGHHHKKHKHKKH. Shower over. More »
Games

Human Space Invaders Game Turns Your Body Into a Wiimote

12:00PM Wilson Rothman | For a class project, computer-engineering college kids built a system that tracks body movements using a camera and a coloured vest, mapping them to a Space Invaders-type game that requires you to jump to shoot. More »
Games

The Space Invaders Are No Less Deadly As Coasters

11:50PM Mark Wilson | Over the past few decades, the Space Invaders have been tamed. Formerly vicious killers, the systematically brutal alien race now lets of steam by waging war on water rings. More »
Gadgets

Get Your Own Space Invader Ice Cubes

10:29AM Nick Broughall | Hope none of you guys imported a set of these Space Invaders ice cube trays after we showed them to you a couple of weeks ago. Latestbuy has announced that they’ll be selling them locally for $14.95. Awesome. [Latestbuy] More »
Gadgets

Ice Invaders Attack Girly Mixed Drinks Everywhere

1:07AM Mark Wilson | Sometimes it’s not enough to be a somewhat indifferent fan of an 80s arcade phenomenon. Sometimes you need to share your blasé passion with others by making them ingest it. More »
Games

Space Invaders Tabletop Arcade Cabinet Piggy Bank

12:20PM Sean Fallon | Unlike the Space Invaders arcade cabinets of our youth, this tabletop version actually helps you save money. It even features an LCD screen that lights up when a 100 yen coin is entered. More »