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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 »

6:46 AM on Wed May 7 2008
By Jesus Diaz
28,345 views, 31 comments

Latest by Bren747: I stopped watching when I realized that it wasn't "performed" in real-time. more »

tetris

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!]

12:05 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Benny Goldman
4,155 views, 16 comments

Latest by male roof blower: I don't know if it's depressing or not that everyone knows Over the Top. more »

gadgets

Tetris Mirror Pieces Fall Down But Don't Disappear

Want to teach your kid to be really good at Tetris really fast? Let them play with this Tetris Mirror, which has the bottom part already formed for a convenient mirror surface, but has the top part all Tetris'ed out so you can rearrange them at will. Put a piece wrong and junior gets cut with the glass. What makes it even more tricky is that there are two "one-block" pieces which aren't regulation Tetris blocks as far as we know. Good luck kiddo. [SonerOzenc via Technabob]

5:35 PM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Jason Chen
6,020 views, 17 comments

Latest by ILikeMacsWhatAboutIT: @strider_mt2k: I'm colorblind, Dr. Mario as a kid for me was like the fat kid getting picked last in dodgeball. Talk about traumatizing. more »

gadgets

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]

11:46 AM on Fri Mar 14 2008
By Addy Dugdale
1,940 views, 10 comments

concept

"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]

4:20 PM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Sean Fallon
6,740 views, 23 comments

tetris

Mekaniskt Is Table-Sized Robotic Tetris, Needs Disintegrator Ray

The Mekaniskt is a robotic Tetris, an arm that can suck pieces, moving and rotating them to make the perfectly fit in place using Nintendo NES-like controls. The only problem: the lines don't disappear. More »

1:23 PM on Fri Jan 18 2008
By Jesus Diaz
8,992 views, 23 comments

toys

Tetris Plush Explodes With Sincerity

Our Japanese is somewhere between nonexistent and "you're speaking Korean dumbass," so we can't tell what these labels on the block pieces say. However, there's not much explanation needed to know that these Tetris Plush pillows are awesome in a way that only a supernova in the background can illustrate. All our favorite pieces are there, from that T piece, the the L, to the Z thing, to good old straighty, to...wait...what the hell is that?! [ToysnJoys via Nerd Approved]

6:40 PM on Thu Dec 20 2007
By Jason Chen
2,294 views, 13 comments

Latest by grossner: I don't have a degree in differential topology, but it looks like two of those green 3-d pieces will fit together to make a (3-d) square block... more »

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.

18 comments

concept

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 »

6:40 PM on Thu Nov 15 2007
By Adrian Covert
3,338 views, 12 comments

Latest by Watch lets you play pong and tetris on MAKE Magazine: Here's a nice way to relive the old school gaming relics. This watch by Nixon allows you to play Tetris and Pong side by on your wrist while simultaneously trying to figure out what the current time is. Is that more »

sofas

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 »

8:00 AM on Tue Oct 23 2007
By Addy Dugdale
3,241 views, 11 comments

Latest by jennyfur: LoveSac has been making modular sectionals similar to this for years already and they cost a lot less and look a lot better IMO. There's a LoveSac store at the mall by me. [www.lovesac.com] 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 Addy Dugdale
2,576 views, 10 comments

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

gamer furniture

Arrow Bookshelf a Must-Have for Tetris Mongs

Furniture designer Timothy Ben's Arrow bookshelf modules are made from MDF and come in 20 different colors, with either a lacquered or laminated finish. Although they're probably meant to be stacked in that delightful chevron effect, I'm sure you can play a basic form of Tetris with them if you're really bored. [Timothy Ben Furniture via MoCo Loco]

7:16 AM on Wed Sep 26 2007
By Addy Dugdale
1,947 views, 7 comments

Latest by lordargent: 1) Make simplistic stacking bookcase 2) Make it in funky colors 3) Woot, you're a designer. /they should come in black more »

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TV Tetris Brings Tetris Anywhere

You know we've arrived in the future when we have a Tetris game that can be enjoyed just by plugging it into the TV. These TV Tetris controllers allow you to enjoy your second favorite Russian game from the '80s (their roulette game is still #1) with nothing but a Tetris-shaped controller and a TV. You can even go mano-a-blocko with your friends by plugging in a second controller into the first. [Epoch via PlasticBamboo]

2:20 PM on Wed Aug 8 2007
By Jason Chen
1,610 views, 9 comments

Latest by braak: I have become fascinated by Marain. It says here that rotated and reversed letters are used for variant but related phonemes. It makes me wonder, because studies have shown that humans can, in their heads, very easily reverse more »

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]

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diy

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 »

3:00 PM on Wed May 30 2007
By Jason Chen
7,118 views, 8 comments

spark fun electronics

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 »

4:30 PM on Sun May 13 2007
By Mark Wilson
5,168 views, 7 comments

cellphones

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 »

9:00 PM on Wed Mar 21 2007
By Jason Chen
1,746 views, 3 comments

gadgets

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 »

7:50 PM on Wed Feb 14 2007
By Jason Chen
454 views, 6 comments