Hasta La Gadget!

The Game Boy Color can only store a few megabytes of data in its memory, but these carcasses of the handheld contain nothing but a 1TB hard drive. They can probably store all of the games that have ever been released for all of Nintendo’s handhelds and still have some room left for your homework.

Jason Roach sells these colorful external hard drives on his Etsy shop 8-Bit Memory. He usually fits them with a 1TB USB 3.0 Western Digital hard drive, but he says you can also ask for a 500GB drive. He can also look for other colors if you don’t want the ones he’s offering. If you want to go older school, then get the Game Boy hard drive. It also has a 1TB USB 3.0 hard drive. All of the hard drives are powered via USB so you won’t need an adapter for them.

Head to 8-Bit Memory on Etsy to order the drives. The Game Boy drive sells for $140 (USD), while the Game Boy Color drives go for $160 each. Jason is also selling a couple of slightly damaged Game Boy Color drives for $10 less.

[via GoNintendo]

While Jabba the Hutt is one ugly looking mutha, I still think I’d consider sinking my teeth into his flesh if he were made out of cake and icing – like this guy.

While it may look nasty on the outside, this Jabba the Hutt cake is probably delicious on the inside. It was made by Kate’s Kakes for some lucky dude named Henry. Of course, he had to strangle it with his shackles before he cut it open and started devouring him.

I wonder if it left any Salacious Crumbs on Henry’s tablecloth.

The famous Hogwarts Castle from the Harry Potter series already has an official LEGO playset, but I’m sure that even J.K. Rowling herself would rather play with this sprawling replica made by Alice Finch. It would be notable enough for its sheer size, but what takes it to the next level is its decked out interior.

Whereas the official LEGO Hogwarts set is made of 1,920 pieces, Alice used about 400,000 bricks to build her Hogwarts. I can’t even count to 400,000. I always get lost when I get to the tens. In an interview with The Brothers Brick, Alice said she worked on the replica for a total of one year, spread out over an 18-month period. Aside from the books and movies, Alice also visited the Harry Potter studio in London to get a better idea of the school’s interior.

Alice’s Hogwarts won Best in Show and People’s Choice at last year’s BrickCon. It’s easy to see why. Seriously go check out Alice’s Flickr page for more pictures of her masterpiece. I could spend hours appreciating the details of her work and I’m not even a Harry Potter fan.

[via Geekologie & The Brothers Brick]

You can create all sorts of awesome stuff with Photoshop, provided you know how to use the filters and practice moderation when it comes to applying certain effects. You can come up with works of art, tweak photographs and turn them into timeless prints, or you can use it to create posters to drive a point across (and sell your product.)

The last one is what online service provider Universo Online did for their campaign to promote their parental control service.

Wondering whether she’s still a child or already an adult? Well, she’s actually a bit of both. The ad people behind the campaign Photoshopped various kids’ portraits like crazy to make them look like adults. They did that, to a certain extent. While I admit it’s bound to be a successful campaign, I can’t help but be creeped out by the end results all the same.

Pure win or epic fail? What do you think?

[via BuzzFeed]

It seems like people are taking Phil Dubost’s lead when it comes to resumes. In case you haven’t heard of Phil, he’s the one behind the Amaz-ing Resume that promptly went viral after he posted it. Apparently, many seem to agree that a fake Amazon product page beats a boring old CV any day.

That was followed shortly by the chocolate bar resume of Redditor elilanger’s friend Nicholas, which went viral after it was posted online. (In case you were wondering, yes, he got the job.) Hot on the heels of both unusual resumes is Floyd Hayes and his 3D-printed head resume.

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