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apple halloween
Instant Nostalgia: Apple-Themed Halloween Costumes
Another Halloween has come and gone, and instead of nursing my hangover while curled up in the bathtub, like I really wanted to, I'm tasked with entertaining you lot. It seems like a good year for costumes: we've seen some great ones, and we're asking for more, but what nobody's asked for is the Apple-themed costumes piling up in my inbox. More »
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freaky
Spooky Hexapod Dancing Robot Scares Ladies Your Way
This six-legged, pimp-headed robot dancing to Lou Bega's “Mambo No. 5” is all sorts of freaky. It's been on YouTube for a few weeks, but I thought it was perfect for Halloween, as evidenced by that pins-and-needles feeling I get watching it. Remember that scene in Toy Story when the maltreated toys go after Buzz and Woody? Why the hell would someone want to replicate toys so scary? It’s enough to make me go running and screaming like a girl—wait, I totally forgot, I am a girl. Maybe you guys should show your lady friends this clip, so you can magically morph into Prince Charmings to protect and console them. [Geekologie]
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By Erica HoComment by vicsells: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! PRICELESS! This is great, I give the inventor of this robot a HUGE pat on the back 2 Responses | Other threads
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In case you're looking for a recap of today's Halloween madness on Giz, all the ghoulishness and trickery you can handle is right here. -
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Google Robots Ordered to Fight Zombies on Halloween
Halloween is a scary day because you never know when some undead miscreant is going to try and harvest your brain. That's why, as Matt Cutts discovered, Google has ordered its robots to disallow any brain-hungry zombies from...well...eating brains. I'm not sure exactly how this zombie spotting and robot deployment works, but now we can search the web with the knowledge our heads will be intact every step of the way. More »
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nintendo
Halloween Wii Dogs Make Us Laugh, Shed Single Tear
Despite the humiliated faces of these two dogs dressed as a Nintendo Wii and a Wiimote, this photo has had two effects in me. One, it made me chuckle. Two, it made me scramble all over the house looking for cardboard, white paint, black and blue markers, a dog mask, and fur coat (trust me, all these elements are somewhere in my closets). Sadly, I couldn't find them on time, so I'm going to have to wear again my rubber chicken outfit, which keeps sticking on all the wrong places. More » -
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What are You Dressing Up as for Halloween?
So tonight's the night, my friends: Halloween. You've been planning for weeks or you're going to toss some half-assed costume together from stuff in the back of your closet, but either way, you're dressing up as something. What is it? And is it… sexy? Me, I'm going as Zombie Jimmy Stewart. Not gadgety, I know, but I'm hoping it'll go over well. So, what about you? Are you doing something really ambitious? Let's hear about it! Pictures and video are greatly encouraged! And if you need ideas, hit the jump for the classic web video Girl's Costume Warehouse. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by Kaiser-Machead: Mine is more of an artsy piece. I will be wearing the clothes I always wear, but I'll just be... 11 Responses | Other threads
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Gizmodo's Haunted Halloween Post
Welcome to Gizmodo's Haunted Halloween Post. Turn of the lights and prepare to take a blood-curdling journey into the nether regions of animatronic hell. Unlike a traditional haunted house, there are no walls (except maybe the boundaries of your monitor), but each floor of this post is packed with pure evil. The story begins in a creepy looking foyer. More » -
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Lightning Review: Fun Size 3 Musketeers Bars (Verdict: Not That Fun)
The Gadget: Fun Sized 3 Musketeers chocolate bars. Available in 11 ounce bags of individually wrapped bars. More »
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halloween
Lasers: The Only Way to Carve a Pumpkin
You could risk cutting yourself with a knife. Or you could buy one of those mini saw kits that always break off in the pumpkin. Or, if you really want to misuse company/lab equipment, you can requisition a laser cutter to carve your Halloween pumpkins. That's what Doug did, and he has no regrets other than that the results "smell bad." More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Lite: is on a boat.: Ugh, that has to smell terrible. I remember using a laser in college to vaporize tissue off of a... 4 Responses | Other threads
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halloween
Amazing Costume is Either a Kid Dressed as a Mech or a Mech Dressed as a Kid
Happy Halloween! Bad news! Your costume sucks compared to this kid's, which is amazing. It's a homemade chicken walker mech costume, and it is so badass I can't quite put how badass it is into words. I think between this and the Lil' Mega Man costume we can conclude that Halloween is the best time for awesome dads to work on really fun, nerdy costumes with their kids. What can I say, I'm a sucker for familial bonding mixed with awesome walking mech children. And check out this adult-sized AT-ST walker costume: More » -
diy
DIY Stock Ticker Pumpkin is Truly Horrifying
A clever cutout may suffice to scare the kids, but if you want your pumpkin to scare adults, consider putting down the carving set and picking up a soldering iron and a couple of 5x7 LED matrix arrays. Why? Because this tiny pumpkin displays the most frightening face of them all—the twisted horror of a 401K plan hemorrhaging funds. My guess is that if you have the know-how, this amusing concept could be scaled up fairly easily for maximum impact. Hit the link for instructions on how to build your own version. [Evil Mad Scientist via DVICE]
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By Sean FallonComment by Shamoononon, Vampire Grater - Now SWF: My 401k: -35% Thanks for the reminder, hmmpf. 2 Responses | Other threads
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pumpkins
Truly Scare Neighbour Kids with CNC-Carved Geek-o-Lantern
With just one day to go, the novelty Halloween pumpkins have been slowly building up: but I say none of them, none, have the scariness factor of this. It's a geek head pumpkin, geekily precision-carved using a geekily cool open-source DIY CNC machine into a genuine geek pumpkin. OK, so the last part is a lie, but the rest is real: check out the video of the carving in action. It's like a mini babyfood maker colliding with high-tech electronics. More »
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By Kit EatonComment by Giz Has Lost It: What if you used a photograph of the pumpkin itself? Would it do nothing, or carve away the entire pumpkin? 2 Responses | Other threads
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DIY Boo! Bug Bots Freak Out in the Light
Hey kids, it's only two more days until Halloween and I'm telling you, nothing gives your Halloween party more oomph than scary DIY robotic projects! Here's a great tutorial for making little robot “bugs” that dance around your candy bowl whenever they sense light; it's sure to spook even the hardiest of Halloweeners! If you want to add even more atmosphere to your haunted home, you could combine these jumpy little things with a pumpkin with scary innards and a Haunted Ouija board. Trick o' treat! [Pop Sci]
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By Elaine ChowComment by Bearded Rapper: This is leet. I'm totally going to try and make this. Make the most out of my engineering degree. 4 Responses | Other threads
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contest
Halloween Costume Competition: Robots Turn on Humans
From our last post on the matter: With Halloween around the corner, there's one thought that scares us more than any other. It's not Dracula or reanimated corpses. It's not TP'd houses or razor blade candy. It's the day when robots turn on humans in the battle for Earth. And to prep for the event, we're throwing a contest. Dress up like a robot that's turned on the human race, maybe win a pizza. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Kaiser-Machead: Feed myself and someone I love...hmmm Can I really eat a whole pizza? 5 Responses | Other threads
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DIY Pumpkin Guaranteed To Make You Hollow Out Your Bowels
It's almost Halloween again, and for those of you who have yet to try your hand at carving a badass pumpkin, check out Make Zine's video of a self-proclaimed "scariest pumpkin ever"—a simple looking pumpkin with not-so-simple insides. Looking at the project, it's apparent that aesthetics are not what is shocking about this pumpkin. In fact, its happy eyes and goofy grin may be enough to lure you to come over and give his nose a squeeze, until you hear the sound this squash can make! More »
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By Andi WangComment by üli von strüple: oh and most phones go stright to a new blank mail just by holding the mail button for 2 seconds.... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Halloween Mac OS X Finder Pillows Keep PCs From Trick-or-Treating on Your Sofa
You know, even though the OS X Finder guy has a big smile on his face, I can't help but think it's a facade, that he's actually depressed, or at least bi-polar. Maybe it's his complexion. These Halloween Finder pillows are way more lively, even if they're all undead. While Count Macula and Finderstein are cute riffs, I have to say that the stark, all-white Spooker is actually kinda spooky. They're all $40, and will totally scare the bejeezus out of Microsoft's Clippy. [Etsy via Nerd Approved]
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Comment by kahri: If I think these are cute, must I turn in my man-card? What if I use them to stash weed... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Use No. 7,853 For Duct Tape: Intricately Sculpted Batman Mask
Duct tape was the perfect medium for Instructables user seamster to craft this cool-looking Dark Knight-era Bat-mask for his mug. Halloween's just around the corner, and no everyone can't go as Sarah Palin, so if your costume/dominatrix supply shop is sold out of knee-high patent leather boots, librarian glasses and $5,000 dresses from Barney's, consider following along here. [Instructables]
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By John MahoneyComment by russdanger: Anyone ever see duct-tape on a duct? Me neither. It's too being made into bongs... 3 Responses | Other threads
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TiV-o'-lantern Scares the Commercials Away
The specific story varies, but as legend has it, the original Jack-o'-Lantern came about as a punishment after a crafty gent named Jack played a trick on the Devil. We don't know if TiVo was trapped after their similar stunt, giving man a way to skip past pesky commercials before advertisers sealed the company's soul in a pumpkin, but it sure makes for a spooky bedtime story. [Thanks Dang!]
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By Mark WilsonComment by Giz Has Lost It: What, no Apple-O-Lantern? 2 Responses | Other threads
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diy
Haunted Ouija Board Communicates With The Dead (Your PC)
Halloween is fast approaching, so it's time to start outfitting your house with spooky decor! If you're feeling particularly courageous this season, why not try your hand at this really neat DIY haunted Ouija board project. After some wood carving, staining and electrical work, you'll end up with a board that not only moves its planchette independently, but will talk to you (via a remote PC) as well. It's a complicated process, but aren't the best Halloween treats always from the sophisticated tricks? [Instructables]
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By Elaine ChowComment by Yetibelle: now if it was as thin as a standard board, they would have something...at this point its alot les work... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Die Halloween TiVo! Die!
The 10th installment of arieScope's annual Halloween short film just might be its best. TiVo is the star of the show this year, and the video does a good job of exposing its dark side. At first TiVo just wants to get to know you—learn your preferences to create a customized TV-watching experience. Careful though—TiVo is sensitive. Friendship turns to an obsession, obsession leads to jealousy, jealously leads to cat murder and cat murder leads to...well, you'll see. Bwahahahaha! [ariescope via Zats] -
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RRoD Pumpkin: The Scariest Tale of Them All
If there's one eerie light to avoid this Halloween night, it's the RRoD pumpkin. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by schpeen: Cool but fake. That was done with Photoshop 5 Responses | Other threads
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apple
Steve Jobs Jack-O-Lantern Only Moderately Scary to Neighborhood Children
Halloween's getting closer, and you know what that means: novelty pumpkin carving! The Joy of Tech has provided a nice little template of Steve Jobs' face so you can have your own little Steve head in your front lawn this October 31st. Ryan from Seattle did an admirable job with the instructions, but even with Apple's new aluminum aesthetic I can't help but wish he had used one of those all-white pumpkins. Update: reader Scott Heimendinger isn't about to let the Jobs-O-Lantern go unanswered. His creation after the jump. More »
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pew pew
Homemade Mega Man Costume Looks Just as Good as the Real Thing
Kevin is an awesome dad. Because only a truly awesome dad would make a completely amazing Mega Man costume for his son, complete with light-up mega blaster. Sure, his kid was definitely not around when Mega Man was originally released, but I'm sure he's enjoyed dying over and over and over again in Mega Man 9 just like the rest of us. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by Giz Has Lost It: Kid: Daddy, what am I supposed to be? Kevin: You're Mega Man! Isn't that COOL? Kid: Who's Mega Man? Kevin: He was in... 4 Responses | Other threads
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robots
Nothing Says 'Happy Halloween' Like a Robotic Crab with a Baby's Head
Nothing says creepy like a crab robot with the head of a Cabbage Patch Kid doll. The robot, which is available in a DIY kit (sans head), takes about three hours to put together and is sure to freak out any kids that come around your house looking for free candy in a few weeks. Hit the jump for a video of this monstrosity in action. More » -
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Punch-Through Tombstone is an Explosive Memorial to the Dead
While yes, this breakable tombstone is meant for haunted houses and the like, as nothing is scarier than a fist breaking through a tombstone in your direction, I don't see why the fun needs to end with Halloween. Why not use this as your regular tombstone? Sure, you'll need to have one of your living relatives build a new one every time it gets punched through, but think of how many people you can convince you're a ghost! And yes, I have thought this through, thank you very much. [Instructables]
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By Adam FrucciComment by mrweatherbee: The Asian guy needs to get some pants that aren't so blousy. Both of them need to get girlfriends. Gizmodo... 3 Responses | Other threads
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halloween
Best Use of an LED Yet (Eating Children)
Is it still called a Halloween costume if you wear it all year long? Regardless, this anglerfish mask utilizes an LED to entertain friends, distracting them before it opens wide and engulfs their head a la mutant symbiote. OK, we might have presented that explanation without complete factual accuracy. There are actually a number of LEDs that light up before the mask bites your friends' heads off. So it looks pretty cool in the dark: More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by nightsky: Is this from Cheap as Free toys and is it licensed by StrongBad? 1 Responses | Other threads
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3D Screaming Skull Cover: Dress Your PS3 Up for Halloween
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 $11. [Sourcing Map via Chip Chick]
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By Sean FallonComment by lilaliendog: my buddy hit me in the face with it one time when I was kicking his ass on prologue and... 4 Responses | Other threads
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USB crap
Brando USB Pumpkin Lights are Actually Cubicle-Worthy
I have an allergy to all gimmicky USB things, but these USB Halloween Pumpkin LED lights are actually cubicle-worthy, especially seeing how they all look with the lights off. Unfortunately, the $13 8-pumpkin lights package has some problems. More »
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Halloween Bubble Fogger Delivers Targeted Strikes of Fog-Filled Bubbles to Your Eyes
Halloween fog machines? Been there, inhaled that. Bubble machines? Still pretty cool, soap in the eye or not. But what if humanity had created a machine that combined the venerable fog machine with bubbles? Interest piqued? Consider it done! More »
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By Jack LoftusComment by HeyBeav: Can I fill the bubbles with some other kind of 'fog'? Just asking 4 Responses | Other threads
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lighting
36-Inch Twitching Spider: Your Worst Nightmare in Lamp Form
I have yet to meet someone who is genuinely not creeped out by spiders, so I would imagine that you could get a lot of laughs out of a 36-incher that features four twitching legs illuminated by purple incandescent lights. It would be great as a Halloween decoration, or for placing next to your partner in bed. Nothing starts a morning right like watching a loved one pee their pants and let out and a shrill, girlish scream. Now, that's invigorating. Available for $70. [Hammacher via Boing Boing Gadgets]
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By Sean FallonComment by Markarian: Locusts and Craneflies (mosquito hawks, skeeter eaters, etc [even though they don't eat mosquitos]). *shudder* more » | Other threads
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Bloody Serial Killer Shower Curtain Brings Murderous Fun Into the Bathroom
There's actually a lot more to this bloody shower curtain Halloween decoration than meets the eye. There's the obvious stuff, of course, like the homage to Alfred Hitchcock classic Psycho. And the blood splatters and hand prints themselves say a lot about the owner. But beyond that, there's a little something extra in store for guests who need to drop off the candy corn in between Trick or Treats. More »
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By Jack LoftusComment by samhainaz: How about something like this on your shower curtain or even better staring down at you while sitting on the... more » | Other threads
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home entertainment
Monster Theater Video Tour: One Sci-Fi Nerd's $100,000 Nightmarish Fantasy
Who doesn't want their home theater to look like a "spaceship transporting dangerous aliens"? I for one wouldn't mind owning an animatronic alien that pops out of nowhere. "When steam starts blasting from ceiling vents and the alien lurches through the wall, you hear friends scream expletives like 'holy (expletive)'—and then request to borrow a clean pair of underwear," says Dr. David Winn, a self-styled "devout Christian who just happens to enjoy the macabre." In Winn's little sanctum, Locutus of Borg roams free while the most dangerous creatures of them all (no, not MAN—Predator and Creature from the Black Lagoon) are contained safely behind bars. And why yes, that is a "museum-grade" Robbie the Robot. EH has the full story plus photos. [Electronic House] -
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Turn Your Old, Dusty PC Into Ghetto Gas Mask
Everyone needs a gas mask to go with their tinfoil hat, but the problem is that they tend to cost too damn much. Unless you construct one from scrap parts from your last PC. With a paper bag base, CD case visor and a filter fashioned from a keyboard box, cleaning disk, CPU fan and a WC paper tube, it's probably not going to shield you from Resident Evil or Planet Terror-esque biohazardous tomfoolery, but the listed specs do promise protection from acid rain, your mother-in-law and +10 to haxx0r skills. [Sorgonet via Makezine]
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libel
Steve Ballmer's Costume Dungeon Makes Halloween That Much Scarier
Halloween is all about dressing up, and if you're not so into dressing yourself up, there's no way you won't enjoy dressing up Microsoft honcho and complete madman Steve Ballmer. This shouldn't be as fun as it is, it really shouldn't. I made Ballmer look like a ballerina! Ah-haw-haw-haw! [Joy of Tech]
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By Adam FrucciComment by DJJS: Man.. Clippy Looks a lil bit dirty and Smiling at the same time.. more » | Other threads
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halloween
Top 10 Sexiest Halloween Costumes for 2007
In honor of the autumnal season and one of our favorite pastimes, here's a roundup of the Top 10 Sexiest Halloween Costumes in the entire world. After all, Halloween is a holiday for goblins, geeks, goons, weirdos, trolls and merrymakers of all stripes, so we knew the Giz readership wouldn't mind if we posted a few non-gadget costume pics (I can see Blam rolling his eyes already). And hey, it's gadget-y, too—heck, one of these babes is wearing handcuffs, isn't she? Anyway, we're not sure if it's the costumes themselves or those comely lasses who are wearing them, but either way, we find each costume appealing in its own inimitable way. Check out the gallery after the jump, which includes a few NSFW shots, so beware. More » -
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Dog Dresses Up as iPhone for Halloween Celebration
Who says people get to have all the Halloween fun? Dress up your dog in this iPhone Halloween costume and he'll be the envy of all the other mutts. On the other hand, wearing this getup couldn't be much fun for the poor guy. Nevertheless, this is a brilliantly executed costume, even better than that Darth Vader dog costume we showed you in the past. It doesn't quite reach the level of that Croc-Eat-Dog masterpiece, though. In this case, someone really knew what he was doing when he put this one together, with meticulous attention to detail and craftsmanship—even laying down what looks like plexiglass for the iPhone's touchscreen. And what's that? A leash where the iPhone's headphone jack normally is? Brilliant. [Gregory Hull on flickr, via Make]
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Gizmodo Does Halloween, Oh Do We Do It
Happy Halloween, all you scary, scary readers. Today may be the official Halloween, but we've been celebrating the holiday for at least a few days now. Here are all of our best stories that you should be sure link in your mass holiday email to look cool: More » -
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25 Best Geek-o'-Lanterns in the World
It's that time of year again, and we're getting shivers down our spines just thinking about it: Halloween, the time of harvest, parties, carving gourds and getting drunk out of your gourd. And some of that gourd carving must have been done with the assistance of high technology, especially that one with Jack Nicholson from his role in The Shining. Did they use a projector? Special knives? An auto-carving machine? Add that to all the other most exquisitely created jack-o'-lanterns we could find, some of which are classics you may have seen in years gone by, and some entirely new. Our favorite? That Jack Nicholson-o'-lantern has our jaws agape. Let us know which one is your favorite, and please, don't everyone pick the goatse one. [MMOABC]
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Mac-O-Lanterns Put the 'E' Back In Halloween
Sure, there have been Apple/Halloween mashups lately, but these Mac-o-Lanterns steal the show as far as I'm concerned. With the creative use of spray paint, some epoxy paste, and a little photoshop work, the guys over at Bad Banana Blog took an old Mac Classic and gave it new life as holiday decor. I'll be expecting Old St. Mac to rear his head when December rolls around. Check out more photos here. [Gadget Lab via Tuaw via Bad Banana Blog]
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