Gizmodo: skull

Metal Skull Table Lamp Is Beyond Creepy

Adam Frucci — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST

Well, this is the most terrifying table lamp I've ever seen. Why anybody would want to stare at this thing every time they sit on the couch is beyond me.

The lamp's name is Frankie, and it's shaped like a skull with some sort of horrifying modification over where the mouth should be. The eyes are interchangeable LED or halogen bulbs, allowing you to choose just how intense the stare from this thing is gonna be. The whole thing weighs 11 pounds, and is probably expensive due to the fact that you need to contact the artist for pricing. No thank you. [Fernando Akasaka via CoolHunting]

Intricate Steampunk Mouse Might Have Gone A Bit Far With the Whole 'Actual Mouse Spine' Thing

John Herrman — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:52:12 EST

Daniel Pon needed to make a steampunk mouse to accompany his tricked-out keyboard and monitor, so he got to work, and perhaps a little carried away. The end result is impressive. And kind of nauseating.

The so-called Paradox Mouse has everything a good steampunk mod needs: brass, bolts, gears, woods, and a distinct neo-Victorian flair. It also has a few extras, which the modder refers to as "ironic": a mouse skull, shoulder blades and spine. The skull sits as a sort of ornament on the front of the mouse, the shoulder blades as miniature cattle catchers, and the vertebrae as the palmrest.
I'm not sure what to say about this, especially considering that it sounds like the modder might have some, uh, experience when it comes to repurposing mouse parts:

I had to soak the bone in warm water for 5 minutes to soften the tendons which allowed me to bend it to its final shape.

Neat! Daniel, who just had a mouse skeleton just "sitting in a box" (!!!) says the entire mod only cost him about $40-$50. Check his site for build details. [TheTentacleParadox]

MP3-Playing, Photo Frame Skull Belt Buckle is Gothic Gadget Wrongness

Kit Eaton — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:52:18 EST

Sadly this doesn't have "I am become death, the bringer of MP3s" inscribed upon it—it'd chime nicely with the ohmygod tackiness of the Digital Skull Belt Buckle. It's in fact so terrible it's wonderful: A metal belt-buckle in the shape of a skull with interchangeable modules in a cutout in the forehead. One's a cheesy flashing LED light panel, the other's a 1GB MP3 and video media-player that can also be a digital photoframe and comes with headphones. Passers-by will see your headphone cable disappearing apparently into your nether regions, but maybe you'll see that as a plus. There's no pricing info, but it's out "soon" gothic gadget fans. [Chinavision via BBG]

Solid Alliance Goes Goth, Crams 2GB RAM into Skull Ring

Kit Eaton — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:20:31 EDT

A skull ring with 2GB of RAM squeezed inside. Scary. What else is there to say? It'll go nicely with your skull-and-bones motif keyboard and mouse... but probably won't cheer you up on a dreary winter's morn. Particularly when you find out one will set you back $145. [GeekStuff4U via Akihabaranews]

Papercraft Skull with Moving Jaw, Just in Time for Halloween

Charlie White — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:50:15 EDT

This Papercraft skull has a tab on the back that you can pull and make it talk, scaring the children, and maybe even your pets. Download the PDF, and you can make one for yourself, just in time for the big day. After the jump, we have a very special hat you can wear for your Halloween festivities.

Not for the faint of heart, this very special cap has as talking rat on top, and what's that? It looks like he's munching on your brains for dinner. But Giz readers have plenty of that bodily organ to spare, so this little rat can go ahead and nourish himself all he wants.

What sorts of things does this talking rat say? Follow the link to the website and you'll see the video, but we're thinking it might be a better idea just to take the batteries out before you head out to that Halloween party.

[Boing Boing (Skull) and HalloweenOnly (Rat Hat)]

Skull MP3 Player is Classy, Scary

Jason Chen — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:00:01 EDT

Halloween may only last for a day (not counting November 1 cleanup efforts), but with the MP4 Skull Buckle with Line In Control player, goths can experience their favorite day of the year all year long. Not only is this thing shaped like a skull, it's got an FM tuner, MP3/WMA audio support, MTV/DMV/AMV video support, e-book support, a voice recorder, file manager, an equalizer, games and it's firmware update-able. Yes, you can do all those things on a fucking skull. \m/ [Alibaba via PMP Today]

Skull PCB Bracelet Brings Back High School Memories

Matt Buchanan — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:54:19 EDT

A Livejournal user with the lovely moniker "vomitsaw" has crafted some equally lovely skull bracelets from copper printed circuit boards, which are etched by hand and sport AV plug fasteners. Apparently there's been enough interest in these very '80s ornaments to lure the goth/geek (geek/goth?) craftsman into the possibilities of entrepreneurship, so look for them to fetch $20 each here. [LJ via Craftzine via MAKE]

Heady SkullCam: Evil Eye Keeps You In Line

Charlie White — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:30:54 EST

The Chinese manufacturer of this skull-shaped webcam must've gotten its dates mixed up, this being more of a Halloween item than anything else, but what better way to conjure up a menacing mood for a dreaded WebCam meeting than using this SkullCam?

Look to its glowing eye for inspiration, and humble yourself in the fact that underneath that skin of yours lies a skull somewhat like this one.

What the heck is the point of this, anyway? Next, this manufacturer will release a smiley-faced webcam, just remind you to keep that twinkle in your eye and smile in your voice. Just what we need. – Charlie White

Warped Webcam [TRFJ]