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bendy

Space Invaders Invade New Space: Bendy Keyboard's Keys

This Bendiboard Retroboard Invaders is a flexible roll-up rubber keyboard adorned with those famous pixellated alien Space Invaders. It's bendy, it's got aliens, it's got a space key depicting a laser gun-base. You can spill coffee on it safely if you get a little energetic in your gaming, and it's $40. Enough said, because I can't think of a way of writing the Space Invaders sound effects down as text. [Technabob]

6:42 AM on Wed Sep 3 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,984 views, 18 comments

Latest by spivak26: @Git Em SteveDave is starlost: Alright, it's Saturday night, I have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta, and more »

space invaders

Space Invaders: The Anniversary Show Commemorates by Blowing Up World Trade Center

This year Space Invaders is celebrating their 30th anniversary. And over at the Leipzig Games Convention, they're housing an exhibit called Space Invaders: The Anniversary Show to commemorate the event. But a bit surprisingly, one included interactive exhibit labeled "Invaders!" depicts the generally lovable but pesky aliens destroying the Twin Towers. (Because, uhh, how else would you celebrate a video game turning 30?) From the artist: More »

3:02 PM on Wed Aug 20 2008
By Mark Wilson
7,869 views, 56 comments

Latest by Nathan Drake: @chasmm: You are absolutely right. What the hell have they been doing all these years? more »

space invaders

Space Invaders Have Infiltrated the Kitchen

The Space Invaders magnet set—the perfect accompaniment to your refrigerator. But don't even think about reaching for that milk without a pixel blaster. Oh, you're out of ammo? Poor baby. Guess you're ordering a pizza. Dial, bitch. (Or order online, of course.) [Jlist via Random Good Stuff]

11:40 AM on Wed Aug 13 2008
By Mark Wilson
2,685 views, 14 comments

Latest by CapitalC: Curse my non-magnetic stainless fridge! more »

furnishings

Space Intruderz Lamps Invade Our Hearts

I know what you're thinking. These Space Intruderz lamps look a lot like they're ripping off a certain classic video game. But contrary to popular belief, there were no aliens in Pac-Man. Those were ghosts. Ghosts. So these Space Intruderz lamps by Unison Idea Studio are a completely original, lawsuit-immune creation. Each lamp will run you about $50 and you'll have to email the studio to place your order, but at least that means your neighbor shouldn't have decor. [Unison via technabob and MoCoLoco]

11:00 AM on Thu Jun 5 2008
By Mark Wilson
3,876 views, 24 comments

Latest by 92BuickLeSabre: @konshuss: I agree! Oh wait! more »

displays

Giant Display Made of Paper Lamps

Space Invaders 2008 is an art installation with 176 lamps (each with its own lampshade style) hung in a 1,600 feet-square curtain. They're all wired up to a system with a camera, turning them into a low-res video display that reacts dramatically to passers-by, as you can see above, or to music, as you can see after the jump. More »

10:04 AM on Tue Feb 5 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,270 views, 9 comments

Latest by wizzledizzle: When the man runs across you get a better perspective of how huge it is, thou it is stupid more »

gamers

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


Esoteric Dutch blog Fresh Creation went to the Holland Innovation fair in, surprise, the Netherlands, and they found this crazy little — well, big, actually — thing. Park To Play lets you play games — Pong, Tetris, Pinball, Space Invaders etc — with your car. Yep, you didn't hear wrong. Part art installation, part crazy, what-have-they-been-smoking-over-in-them-thar-low-countries-coffee-houses, they've rigged out the steering wheel and doors with sensors so that you can use the car to control the game. Headlights, brakes, car doors, they all become buttons to control the game with. I like the fact that the pinball flippers are controlled by the car doors. [Fresh Creation]

6:58 AM on Tue Oct 23 2007
By AddyDugdale
2,610 views, 10 comments

Latest by tys: Finally, I have a use for that broken down 2CV sitting in the garage! more »

dial 9 for space invaders

Atari "Punk" Console Stuffed in a Rotary Phone

Is no gadget sacred anymore? Here we have an old school Ericsson rotary telephone stripped of its innards which were subsequently replaced with a home-built Atari 'punk' console. Did we need a new way to present the Pong box? Hit the jump for the DIY schematic on the console itself. More »

8:57 PM on Thu Aug 2 2007
By kthompson
3,427 views, 7 comments

Latest by supergeeky: That isn't the schematic for a pong game. The IC is an LM556 which is two 555 timers on a more »

ufo'clock

Space Invaders Clock Made From an Old TV and Propeller Chip

Jason Hickner is a very clever man. Not content with modding an old Sony TV into a Space Invaders clock, he then decided that a mere digital time display was not enough. Instead, he decided to have the hours represented by the extra lives, and the minutes by the aliens. More »

8:28 AM on Tue Jul 17 2007
By AddyDugdale
2,116 views, 2 comments

Latest by Oneon1isto: Second. Well, unless you look at it from the back. more »

gadgets

Animated Space Invaders Doormat Keeps Your Visitors' Feet Clean - If They Have Feet

Fresh from French designers La Tête Au Cube comes this hi-tech doormat, which does many things to a person's crib.
For starters, it says "Beware Of The Nerd" in a fairly charming way.
It will show you to your door no matter how many Flaming Sambucas/microdots/spliffs you've had the (mis)fortune to consume on your travels.
Door(mat) tax is $110 and you'll need a couple of AA batteries to make the little green men strut their spacey stuff outside your door. – Ad Dugdale More »

9:57 AM on Fri Apr 13 2007
By www.gizmodo.com
510 views, 13 comments

Latest by stonefry: And which part of the anatomy is being squashed. more »

japan

Hello Kitty Space Invaders Cell Phone Strap

Hello Kitty and Space Invaders are both pop culture icons from Japan in the 1970s, but nobody thought to put them together—until now. Here we see the two have made sweet love and bred a Space Invaders-Hello Kitty cell phone strap. Classic.
–Lisa Katayama More »

12:52 PM on Mon Jan 22 2007
By LISA KATAYAMA
1,819 views, 6 comments

Latest by Thunderous_Thor: Question #1: Who the hell is Lisa Katayama? Question #2: Who the hell cares about that damn cat? It's everywhere. Get more »

Space Invaders Cufflinks Continuing our obsession with all things classic gaming, check out these Sterling silver Space Invader cufflinks. Only $35 bucks, or 140 credits.–Brian Lam Etsy [Via Fabulist]

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gadgets

Space Invaders Skateboard, For the Dennis the Menace Inside of You

We've covered a few Space Invaders items in the past and today brings us something for all the kids out there: skateboards! I know, the excitement is almost too much to handle, but if you hold onto your hat long enough, you'll be amazed by the amount of work put into these sidewalk surfboards. Designed by Mekanism, these boards are limited edition, so be prepared to kiss a good chunk of your paycheck goodbye. More »

9:43 AM on Mon Oct 9 2006
By Gizloco
630 views, 3 comments

Latest by ratnikh: These boards aren't even ridable. He's using actual tiles glued to the deck, and you can see, quite clearly, that more »

alarm clocks

Space Invaders Alarm Clock—Bew Bew!

Mornings can be a rough time for some people. I blame the traditional alarm clocks with their silly radios or annoying beeping. The Space Invaders alarm clock could cure my case of the mornings by awakening to the pleasant sounds of space invaders. It is available for $34, but looks like it will have to be imported to the states. – Travis Hudson More »

11:30 AM on Wed Sep 27 2006
By Travis Hudson
1,958 views, 10 comments

Latest by Hello_Newman: I dunno, I remember playing Space Invaders and waking up to constant pounding by alien forces and pressure to kill more »

peripherals

The Space Invaders Carpet

It was just a few months ago that we reported on the existence of Space Invaders wall stickers and judging by the overwhelming response, it appears that the public can't get enough of those evil, Earth-coveting space aliens. Carpet Invaders, created by Poland's Janek Simon, incorporates everyone's favorite Space-based invaders into a nice, Persian rug. Perfect for parties, as indicated by the pictures of youthful 20-somethings on the project's home page, or for keeping you company while you sit alone in your room, the carpet is "powered" by a PS2 that projects the game onto the carpet via an overhead projector. More »

1:59 PM on Mon Jul 3 2006
By Gizloco
495 views, 1 comment

Latest by OMAC: So, what is the point of playin Space Invaders on a carpet? I mean, if the carpet itself were more »

home entertainment

Arcade Nirvana at Home

If you're old enough to recall the arcades of the 80s, Peter Hirshberg has replicated that entire atmosphere even down to the coin machines, where he's got more than 50 dedicated originals with no conversions. He has original versions of Frogger, Lunar Lander, Pac-man, Space Invaders, Dig Dug, the original Pong and lots more. More »

1:09 PM on Wed May 17 2006
By Charlie White
328 views, 16 comments

Latest by Navin R Johnson: 1. I'm more than a little jealous, with my one machine (albeit a MAME machine) inside of Super Buster Bros. more »

gadgets

Space Invaders on Your Wall

Relive the halcyon days of your youth with these Space Invaders decals from wall graphics company Blik. Available in assorted colors, you get a pack of eight of the 13-inch diameter stick-on invaders along with the missile base that will keep you safe for $45. All you need is a couple of sixpacks to get the room spinning and some Space Invaders sound effects, and who needs an Xbox 360? More »

12:07 PM on Sat Feb 25 2006
By Charlie White
2,833 views, Comment