Hasta La Gadget!

If you love staring at gadget teardowns, check out photographer Brandon Allen’s Deconstructed. It’s a series of images of dissected video game controllers, their parts neatly arranged for the camera. All of the controllers in Brandon’s series were donated and heavily used (some of them don’t work anymore) hence the dust and worn out parts.

I would’ve loved to see labels for the parts as well, but I guess they would only clutter the images.

There are 18 controllers from different consoles in Brandon’s series; you can see the rest here and here. If you really want to take a closer look at the parts you’d be better off looking at the desktop wallpaper-sized images, which Brandon so generously made available for free. You can also buy prints of the dissected NES, SNES, PS3 and Xbox 360 controllers from his online shop.

[via Laughing Squid]

This awesome costume is a Dune sandworm that you can make yourself. It also could double as Sarlacc pit. He who controls the spice controls the universe, while he who controls the costume controls the worm – otherwise known as Shai Hulud.

If you want to get in touch with your inner worm and wriggle around in some sand, you can find the instructions for building your own here, thanks to Instructables contributor Canida.

For this costume you need a $13 kid’s-play tunnel, six yards of sandworm-tan fabric, mouth-pink fabric, poster board, wire, and a large cardboard box. You will also need some basic sewing skills. After you put them all together you have yourself an awesome worm costume.

I would suggest burying yourself in a sandbox or on the beach and leaping out to scare kids, but that’s just my personal preference.

[via Neatorama]

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, artist Bill Mudron drew a timeline – timeandspaceline? – of the Time Lord’s adventures. His artwork starts with the First Doctor up until the upcoming The Day of the Doctor episode, with major events noted in between. In other words, it’s one massive spoiler.

Bill made the timeline in the style of the Bayeux Tapestry – a 230ft. long embroidered cloth that depicts a major historical event in England – hence its name. Bill originally planned to draw the timeline in one continuous strip just like the Bayeux Tapestry, but he eventually decided against it because the resulting print would’ve been hard to frame and display. The final print measures 24″ x 36″. You can check out a high-res image of the print on Bill’s Flickr page.

You can order the Baywheux Tapestry from Bill’s online shop for $40 (USD).

[via Wired]

Thanks to these custom tiles, I can finally turn my room into the Death Star. They look amazing. You really could turn any room into a Death Star. Death Star shower? You could do that. And it would be amazing. Of course then you would need some Death Star soap to go with it. This station would be the… ultimate shower in the universe!

Artist and designer Victor Brown collaborated with Tom Spina Designs when his client wanted a sci-fi inspired custom home theater. One requirement was wall tiles that you can’t just find at your local Home Depot. They came up with tiles that look like the Death Star Trench run scene from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

They designed 14 different 12″x12″ sculptures, then artist Lonnie Hale reproduced a total of 120 Death Star tiles in cast resin. They were installed under the home theater’s screen and along the lower walls and steps. As you can see in the video and it really completes the theme. I want a whole wall full of these amazing tiles.

[via Homes and Hues]

When you care enough to give your baby an awesome geek ride like this Millennium Falcon Stroller, you are the best parent ever. Now you can smuggle cargo like stinky diapers and teething rings in style. Everybody buckle in and stand by for Diaperspace!

This awesome baby vehicle was spotted at Akron Comicon over the weekend and even though it looks like it is piloted by a drunk Yoda, it is actually for the kid seen here. It looks like the whole ship just goes right on top of the existing stroller, so you can switch vehicles with ease.

The only downside is that there is no wookiee for a co-pilot.

[via Nerd Approved]