Gizmodo: lunchbox

Make Your Broken NES Into a Lunchbox

Elaine Chow — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDT

If you're like me, you probably have an old, broken-down NES somewhere in your house, gathering dust while you try to decide whether you should keep it for nostalgia's sake. How about turning it into a lunchbox, which will allow you to bring those warm early gaming memories with you to work or school every day? Instructables contributor fluctifragus has posted a pretty easy do-it-yourself for making your console useful (and deliciously so!) again. All you need is your NES, a rotary tool, two small hinges, some glue and... a Canadian superhero? [Instructables via Lifehacker]

A BananaGuard a Day Keeps the Bruises Away

Charlie White — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:16:32 EST

Bananas are among the more delicate fruits, in need of protection inside a lunchbox or backpack. If you're a banana aficionado like we are, you'll need the Banana Guard, a hard plastic case for those phallic fruits that will keep those icky brown bruises away. Hey, BananaGuard also makes a great Halloween costume for that banana, but it's probably too late for that.

The only problem we see? Bananas, being the natural products that they are, vary in size, and some may be too small or big to fit in this condom-esque package. The solution? Buy bananas that fit these containers, and keep 'em pristine and bruise-free for $6.99 Canadian (about $6.25 US). – Charlie White

Product Page [Banana Guard, via The Consumerist]

The LunchBox-A-Lele

Jason Chen — Sat, 13 May 2006 12:26:39 EDT

Do you play a ukulele? Do you like lunchboxes? If you answered "Yes" to those two questions and are over the age of 10, you are probably never going to be on the cover of GQ Magazine. Nevertheless, Box-A-Lele combines your two favorite hobbies to form the LunchBox-A-Lele, which is exactly what it sounds like.

By sticking a Ukulele on a lunchbox, you can play your favorite Patridge Family tunes on an actual Patridge Family lunchbox. You just can't store your lunch inside, because opening up the box would destroy your instrument. Oh well!

Update: Looks like you can store your lunch in there. The strings and stuff are attached to the back of the lunchbox, keeping the actual lid free for all your tuna sandwiches.

LunchBox-A-Lele [BoxALele]