Super Mario Marbles

So pretty. 

From the Technabob blog:

Super Mario Bros. Glass Marbles Blow Me Away

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 04:00 PM PDT

Damn. Those are marbles? When I was a kid marbles were boring swirly colored little orbs. These things are works of art that look so awesome that they should be in some combination of a 3D Mario and a Metroid game.

These handcrafted Super Mario Bros. marbles were made by glass blowing artist Paul Stephan from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. All I can say is, the man is an artist. Each of these marbles shows an actual level behind our hero, with some amazing detail.

Damn. Now I really want to buy these. And I can't. Paul needs to get himself a deal and start working with Nintendo to produce more of these things so that we can all buy them. Great work, Paul!

[via Obvious Winner

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3DS XL

Ack now they have an XL version. Ack!

From the Technabob blog:

Satoru Iwata Tries to Explain Why No Second Circle Pad for 3DS XL

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 01:00 PM PDT

Each time I look at a photo of the Nintendo 3DS XL I wonder why Nintendo didn't just add a second circle pad to the console from the start. I always figured it was because Nintendo wanted to sell the Circle Pad accessory. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata is offering up the official explanation of why the portable console only has one circle pad.

According to Iwata the main concerns for Nintendo when designing the 3DS XL console was longer battery life and to have as large a screen as possible. He says that a second circle pad was never a main focus when designing the console, but it was something Nintendo looked into. He claims that the second circle pad would've required a physically larger portable and a smaller battery.

Iwata said during a recent interview, "When we looked at the design of the 3DS XL, we had to look at various factors. One was battery life. One was the overall size of the unit. And we had to make some trade-offs. The choice, if we were going to include the second analog stick, was to reduce the size of the batteries or make the unit much bigger. What we wanted to do was have a bigger screen in comparison with the overall size of the system, so we had various discussions and had to make trade-offs, and this is the outcome."

[via Nintendo Life]

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Ice trays

This is an awesome idea. Much better than those stupid trays. 

From the Technabob blog:

The Cube Tube Improves Upon the Ordinary Ice Tray

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 08:00 AM PDT

I use ice cubes regularly (who doesn't?) but I find filling up the ice trays after all the ice has been used up to be quite the chore. There's the task of having to pour water slowly into each compartment and make sure it's not too full or not too empty, before slowly walking back to the freezer to put the tray back in. There's also the mess and sanitation risk of having to handle each cube by hand.

A neat solution to this is the Cube Tube. It's basically a square-shaped container that you're supposed to fill with water. Then you insert the divider that does all the work for you, twist it in to seal it, and pop the entire thing into the freezer. And voila, you're done! No muss, no fuss, and definitely no spillage.

Pretty convenient, right?

They're not for sale yet, although the projected price for these Cube Tubes are about $7 to $8 when they go into production. For the convenience it brings, I'd say that's a reasonable price. Check them out on Quirky for more information.

[via Oh Gizmo!

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Bunny + Dr Who = The cuteness

From Technabob blog:

The Cast of Doctor Who in Bunny Form, Why Not?

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 07:00 AM PDT

Here comes Doctor Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail. Hippity Hoppity, the TARDIS is on the way… What the hell happened to the Doctor here? And Amy and Rory? Well, this isn't some lost Easter special episode. Etsy seller Catherine Boucher aka StitchyButton turned them into cute little bunnies.

Yeah, this has probably been done before, but if so, I'm sure it wasn't done this well. These time traveling hares are adorable.

She makes all kinds of famous characters into bunnies in fact. You might say that they multiply like rabbits. She makes Harry Potter, Marvel characters, and even the ladies fromGame of Thrones – but they're not rabbits, at least not yet. But these Doctor who bunnies are the neatest I think. Great work, Catherine!

[via The Mary Sue]

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