These heat changing arcade mugs could be a lot like you in the morning: blank, dull, inanimate objects. However, fill them with coffee and they bring Space Invaders and Pac Man screens to life with ghosts, aliens and lines of Pac Man breakfast dots. You can watch a short clip with a $1 budget after the break.
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This Atari coozy will keep your chosen carbonated beverage chilled for those long MMORPG missions. Lucky for you, the gaming industry has moved well beyond the days of Atari 8-bit gaming even though this coozy hasn’t.
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Pour yourself a pint in one of four classic Atari game glasses: Asteroids, Missile Command, Centipede and Battle Zone. As you slip further into a depressed drunkenness, you can recall the carefree days of your youth spent playing Atari games in your parent’s living room.
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As promised, here is the sequel to yesterday’s installment of Nerd Approved’s Stupidest Products of 2009. This section concludes the series with categories like Household, Booze, Things That Could Kill You, Alarm Clocks, Lego, USB, Toys and Micellany. Have a great new year!
As if you needed another sign that society is headed in the wrong direction, take the stupid products people spend their money on. Every year they get stupider and stupider, but we are right there to spend our hard earned dollar. Why? Because poop never stops being funny and it’s hard to resist a “limited edition.” So, without further ado, here is Part I of the epic master list of the stupidest products of 2009.
This umbrella has enough features to keep your avid golfer satisfied. The umbrella has a handle that makes it appear as a golf club when put in your bag, it has an electronic score keeper in the bottom of that head and it will also show you what time it is. The ability to get you to the course on time, keep you dry and keep you from trying to keep score on a soaking wet scorecard all combine to make this a perfect Christmas present for the golfer geek in your family.
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This spaceship bowl is really two bowls that are very good at their task of holding fruit, vegetables or anything else you want to leave on display. But when they are not acting as bowls they can be stacked on top of one another giving it that spaceship look. Perfect for the food connoisseur with a soft spot for aliens and their conveyances.
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Your typical ball marker in golf is a pretty tame affair, but these alien golf ball markers have a different way of marking it. Like your dog marks his territory, this alien is marking your spot on the green with a personal touch. Just look for where he left his mark to replace your ball in the correct spot. You can be pretty sure which ball marker is yours when you use this one.
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Here are the top ten Nerd Approved Gadgets for the week of October 5th-11th, 2009:
Surprise Mugs: Have a great anti-theft feature. (PSFW)
Stig Soap on a Rope and Body Wash: Lather up with the Stig.
Bullet Bill 3D Magnet: Blasts off your fridge.
Head Chef Utensils: Were mutated in a bizarre kitchen accident.
Alien Facehugger Plush: Gives you the kiss of death.
