Geeked-Out: Finally, a Good Reason to Drink Starbucks
by Chelsea Thompson on October 23, 2008 at 3:46 am
If you were anything like me, your favorite movie growing up was (is?) the original Star Wars Trilogy. In fact, even if you aren’t anything like me at all you probably love the original Star Wars movies. As a result, you get a lot of crazy fan art like homemade storm trooper outfits and, you know, Lego Han Solo in carbonite.
One Star Wars fan decided to go green and make his own TIE Fighter out of Starbucks garbage. Using stirrers for the skeleton, ribbed cardboard for the two outside panels and a cut-up coffee lid for the front of the cockpit, Star Wars fan Dan Winters has made a pretty fancy looking replica. “Pew pew!” sound effects not included.
As a result of Dan’s ingeniuty, Wired.com is also starting a contest to see who can make the coolest stuff using only Starbucks materials. Don’t let this dude show you up; save the environment and your money by making your own toys. Grab some cardboard cups and get cracking.
Source: Wired.com
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Prices for Older PS3s Double in Japan
by Ian Ennis on March 3, 2008 at 4:54 pm
If you’re an early adaptor of the PS3, consider yourself lucky, because it might have paid off. In Japan, the 20GB model is burning up Amazon Japan, and most local retailers are now charging twice the price for these backward compatible machines as the newer 40GB model. Read more…
New Xbox 360 Sku on the Way? Amazon.com Confuses
by Patrick Steen on February 18, 2008 at 3:41 pm
It’s safe to say, it won’t look like this.
There’s been quite a bit of evidence for a new Xbox 360 sku, or at least a sign that Microsoft will be putting out new models, whether they have any major hardware additions or not. Apparent shortages in the United States, a bigger appearance at this weeks GDC, and now Amazon.com are adding to the pile. Read more…
