Skateboard Tetris: First Sport of the Highly Unofficial Video X Games

Towering above San Francisco, glowing Tetris pieces gently fall into place like just as they were fated since birth. But at the street level level, skateboard Tetris is a different, more intense experience. More »

Palm Pre Tetris Mania Demo is Pointless at 30 Seconds of Total Length

Electronic Arts knows that we can't wait to get our Tetris fix on the Palm Pre, so instead of making us wait until the October release of Tetris Mania, they've released a thirty second demo. A thirty-freakin'-second demo. More »

Playing Tetris Will Get You A More Efficient Brain

According to new research by neuroscientist Richard Haier, Tetris makes your brain more efficient, as it helps develop some parts of it. In fact, according to Haier, any "challenging visuospatial task" will affect it. More »

Tetris Haircut Won't Help Your Long Piece Complete a Tetris, if You Get My Drift

Bad video game inspired haircut, or worst video game inspired haircut? You decide. [Walyou via Kotaku]

Hardcore Tetris Orgy Brings Back Odd Memories

In case you missed it, last Saturday marked the 25th birthday of the legendary Tetris, the game that made the Nintendo GameBoy an instant blockbuster and became a pop-culture icon. And a porn-culture icon too. [Thanks Eduardo]

Happy 25th Birthday, Tetris

Tetris, our favorite non-vodka Russian export, turns 25 today. Unquestionably one of the greatest games of all time, Tetris is a bona fide cultural institution, responsible for wasting innumerable hours of time worldwide. Happy birthday, King of Puzzles! More »

Tetris Furniture That's as Practical as It Is Russian

We've seen more than our share of Tetris-themed furniture, but these new concepts by Brazilian designers Diego Silvério and Helder Filipov may be the first to actually make some level of sense. More »

Art: Tetris Bricks Falling in an Alley

Tetris is my favoritest game ever. In fact, I would commit my life to being a bum, living off hobomodos, just for an excuse to sleep under these Tetris stars every night. [Flickr] More »

Free iPhone Tetris Getting Pulled from App Store

Tris, the free version of Tetris for the iPhone that we loved ('cause it was free!) is being pulled from the App Store. Apparently, The Tetris Company called up Apple and it no likey. Its creator, Noah Witherspoon, says that while he thinks The Tetris Company's copyright claim is thin—and would be thinner still if he called his game "Trys"—he doesn't really have the resources to fight it in court, so he's removing it from the store on Wednesday. Download it while you can, folks! Another depressing reminder why we need the iPhone app black market. [Two Finger Play - Sorry Noah!]

iPhone Apps We Love: Tris - Free iPhone Tetris

EA's version of Tetris was fine. There was nothing hugely wrong with it, except that $10 price. And since we've all paid for Tetris before on one platform or another, we'll gladly settle for the iPhone's free version of Tetris called Tris. Move pieces by sliding your finger back and forth and rotate them by tapping anywhere on the screen. The controls are quite responsive and, yes, the entire design feels like Tetris. More »

Lightning Review: iPhone Tetris App

The App: Tetris with excellent touch implementation. In a matter of seconds anyone will be comfortably rotating, placing and flicking blocks around the screen, and the block placement preview is a welcome addition. More »

Tetris, the Bottles Blowing Edition

Our obsession with Tetris is probably only matched by LEGO, Star Wars, and Futurama. However, this video of three synchronized bottle-blowers interpreting Korobeiniki—the famous Tetris theme song—shows that a) our fetishes are really not that bad, b) we are too lazy, c) we don't have as much free time as we would like to do silly things like these (and others), or d) all of the above. Seriously, these guys are so good that we want to take them out for drinks. And use the bottle to blow the Mario theme. [Snotr] More »

Tresling Tetris Arm Wrestling Bridges Gap Between Brains and Brawn

Tetris geeks must rely on brute force as much as mental agility to win in Tresling, a new version of the classic game. Opponents are pitted against each other on an arm wrestling board, and the pieces shift based on whoever is in control. Wanna get that straight piece in position for a four line combo? You better hit the gym, sissy. Of course, you can't win on beefcakey-ness alone, a good deal of strategy is required to move the pieces where you want them to land. We really enjoy creator Tom Gerhardt's attempt to turn Tresling into a lifestyle, and not just a game, complete with a Communist-style logo and calls for back-alley matches. Check out the official site to "join the revolution". Update: We have video of the action! [Tresling - Thanks Tom!]

Heart-Shaped Phone-Game Console Concept is for Da Kids

Designed by Sung-Kyu Nam, the Okids phone can shape-shift from a cell to a heart-shaped game console at a flick of the wrist. It's aimed at five- to six-year-olds, and the heart and pill shapes represent the love you have for Mario and Pac Man children, apparently. The Okids phone-console thingy is a concept and, let's hope it stays that way. [Shiny Shiny]

"Tetrice" Ice Trays: A Game of Tetris That is Colder than a Siberian Winter

I'm not quite sure how you would actually play a game of Tetris with ice cubes, but if you put a little food coloring in there and pop them into a glass—you will have yourself a frosty drink that can only be compared to the lego ice cube tray in terms of sheer geekyness. Unfortunately, that wont happen anytime soon—these are only concepts at the moment. [Martin Zampach via NOTCOT]

Amazing Finnish Dorm Room Tetris in Video

What do you get when you combine the largest student dorm in Finland, a cellphone, and a love of Tetris? Something that's way cooler than the Russian monochrome equivalent. Video after the jump. More »

Watch Concepts Let You Play Pong and Tetris In Style

Lysandre Follet's watch concepts assume the identity of a pair of Nixon timepieces, throwing pong or tetris into the inner workings while avoiding excessive nerddom. The watches balance throwback games with simple, clean designs that don't look to irony for their appeal (like the designer retro-reissue of the Casio Databank). If this were ever real, I'd seriously consider buying it. [Yanko Design] More »

Oi Modular Sofa Makes me Think of Albino Tetris, Shipping Now

The Oi sofa concept was launched in New York last year, but it's taken almost a year and a half to make it available. Made out of L- and bar-shaped components, you can make loads of different-shaped sofas with it, including one with a neat side table add-on. It packs up/down into a 30-inch cube so shipping and storage is easy, and it costs $2,300. Price, plus a gallery of all the permutations are below. More »

Park To Play Lets You Use Your Car as a Gaming Joystick

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Russian Dorm Tetris

What do you get when you combine some Russian college kids, an empty dorm and the desire to re-create Tetris in 100x scale? This video. [English Russia]

How to Build a Tetris Shelf

We've shown you those Tetris shelves a couple times over the years now, but they're still really, really expensive to the point where you'd have to live inside it in lieu of an actual apartment. Here's how you can build your own on the cheap. More »

LED Tetris: Better Than Plain Tetris

Sparkfun's LED Tetris is the first creative incarnation of the game that we've seen in a long time. It's completely hands-on, with each of the 240 spots on the grid acting as both a light and a button. If you want the piece to move, you click to the left or right of it on the grid. And somehow Tetris becomes even more intuitive. More »

Tetris is the Future of Cellphone Gaming

Stick with us here. Imagine being able to play a multiplayer game with your buddy no matter what provider he's on. No having to get in Wi-Fi range or hook up some janky cable to his phone, you two can just fire up a game and play. This is exactly what EA's done with their multiplayer Tetris game. More »

Kid-Sized Tetris Blocks

Similar to the Tetris Magnets and Tetris Shelves, these Tetris blocks are made for children 4 and up to fool around and smack each other with. Great for building up your kids' spacial recognition and organizational skills as well. More »

Tetris: Taking Over the World? No.

This game is called "Metaphorical Tetris", but the whole video seems pretty literal to me. Maybe "Tetris Personified" would've worked better. Either way...good stuff. –Mark Wilson Thanks Carlos!

Torched "Gulf War" Game Boy Still Works

This original Game Boy got itself into some deep shit in the first Gulf War, yet somehow still manages to function. There's no better way to prove that you're a hardcore Nintendo fanboy than by staying in your flaming barracks because you only need a few more lines to get a high score. More »

Eleven Great Apps For Windows Mobile Pocket PC

With all the Windows Mobile phones we cover here, more than a few readers probably took the plunge and picked up a WinMo phone for themselves—then subsequently discovered that they need to download third party apps in order to make the phone great. Lifehacker's got a few tips on which ones you should make room for. More »

Tetris Magnets: For the Fridge

Only two minutes until your cheese meatloaf TV dinner is done. Seems like an eternity. Instead of staring at your microwave, drop some lines with these Tetris refrigerator magnets.– Brian Lam More »

Return of Revenge of Tetris Shelves (In Color)

Revenge of Tetris Shelves (In Color) More »

You Suck At Tetris

Okay, so this isn't about gadgets, but we've all spent hours and hours of our lives playing the game, so quit yer whining. We don't care how good you think you've gotten at Tetris DS during your daily commute—this Japanese Tetris Grandmaster totally owns you. Watch and be humbled by his rotational mastery. More »