Geek Art! 8-Bitscapes Photo and Illustration Collaboration


Updated 01/26/11 5:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

8-Bitscapes Photo and Illustration Art

What do you get when you take gorgeous landscape photographs and insert your favorite 8-bit details? 8-bitscapes, a collection of 8-bit inspired prints. The collaboration between photographer Kevin Rozario-Johnson and illustrator Jamie Sneddon is comprised of eight "strictly limited-edition" prints, with retro gaming characters making their way through some familiar and not-so-familiar Read more

Turn Your City Into a Giant Pac-Man Game With PacMap For Android


Updated 01/25/11 12:39 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

PacMap Pac-Man Android App

Pac-Man has been around for years and years, but I manage to be pleasantly delighted each time a quirky new Pac-Man-themed product or service hits the market. Remember Google's Pac-Man logo that may have wasted nearly 5 million hours of workday productivity? Or the set of amazingly decorated Pac-Man cupcakes? Now I'm similarly enamored with PacMap, a new Android app that allows you to explore Read more

Google's Pac-Man Logo May Have Wasted 4.8 Million Hours


Updated 05/31/10 3:09 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 3 comments

Google's Pac-Man Game Wasted 4.8 Million Hours

The amazing, addictive Pac-Man Google logo that graced the Google homepage last week may have caused 4.8 million hours of lost productivity, according to a study. The average play time for one game of Google Pac-Man (and, honestly, who played it just once?) was 36 seconds. The research firm that conducted the study says that amounts to $120,483,800, or the amount you'd pay every single Google Read more

Eat the Heat With This Pacman Oven Mitt


Updated 12/15/09 1:55 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

Pacman Oven Mitt

Just typing the phrase "Pacman oven mitt" makes me giggle, but how cute is this? The Pacman Oven Mitt ($18) is made of 100 percent bright yellow silicone and fits completely over your hand to avoid any unfortunate oven mishaps. It resists temperatures of up to 450 degrees and is apparently freezer safe, should you decide to store your oven mitt in the freezer. Check out the maze detail inside Read more

I'm in Love With This Pacman Necklace


Updated 11/22/09 6:31 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 2 comments

Pacman Brass Necklace

Attention anyone looking to fill my stocking this holiday: this necklace is one of the cutest I've seen! The Arcade Parade Necklace ($45) features one of my favorite arcade game characters, Pacman, being chased by ghosts Blinky, Pinky, and Inky. The necklace is made from brass, so its sheen will age naturally over time, and it comes with a canvas pouch for safekeeping. Pacman was one of the first Read more

Motorized Pacman Plushies: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?


Updated 12/07/10 7:05 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 5 comments

Motorized Pac Man Plushies: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic

OK, so my boyfriend may let me get away with splurging on a Desktop Pacman Arcade someday, and will quietly put up with my wearing a Pacman hoodie on movie date night (which you guys think is geek chic, thank you very much), but I think my Pacman obsession may have to end with the Motorized Pacman Plushies ($25-30), which could be a little too weird for me to throw down for. These eight-inch Read more

Make a Boo Boo Cool With Pacman Bandages


Updated 08/12/09 12:37 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 5 comments

Pacman Bandages Available From Fred Flare With Collectible Tin

Ever sustain a gadget-related injury? Even if your scratch is not caused by gaming, you can at least be reminded of it with these Pacman Bandages. There's just 15 strips in three different patterns, but you get to keep the tin, and come on, no one really grows out of cool, printed bandages. What are you gonna use, flesh-colored ones? Ew. Read more

Pacman Ghost Earrings: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?


Updated 07/19/11 2:55 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 5 comments

Pacman Inky Ghost Earrings on Etsy

All right now, I am trying to maintain a sense of sophistication, a level of maturity. . . . OK didn't last! I kind of love these Pacman Inky Ghost Earrings ($10). They're vintage geek, they're blue beads, they're so adorable . . . but can I do it? Can I risk my status as a practical adult and sport these? I don't know! Ack! I'm in crisis mode, clearly. Can you? Pacman Ghost Earrings: Read more

Pac-Man Wine Charms: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?


Updated 03/11/09 9:19 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 16 comments

Handmade Pac-Man Character Wine Charm Set from Etsy

Pac-Man updated to drinking age! These handmade Pac-Man Wine Charms use characters from the vintage arcade game to make markers for wine glass stems, which is mucho helpful during a party. For $12 you get a set of six of these charms, and the ultimate compromise in growing up (or, well, growing older). Old vice, meet new vice. What do you think of these? Classy enough for a wine party, or too Read more

Do You See What I See? It's a Designer Pac Man Dress!


Updated 11/16/09 3:27 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 10 comments

Do You See What I See? It's a Designer Pac Man Dress!

I had learned from Fab that fashion designer Giles Deacon had incorporated some intense geeky Pac Man headgear during his London Fashion Week runway show, but I had no idea that such a dress like this existed — stop the presses! After my run in with the Space Invaders dress at the FCUK store, it became apparent to me that video game graphics on sexy designer dresses wasn't that taboo, and Read more