Turn Your Phone Into an Arcade

Gaming just got a whole lot itty-bittier with the iCade Jr. from Ion Audio. Just plug in your iPhone or iPod touch and fire up one of the many compatible games from the App Store for a devilishly diminutive retro experience. Featuring a solid arcade-style joystick and eight action buttons (four on the front and four on the back) the iCade Jr. also sports a pass-thru port for use with a USB cable, turning your mini-arcade into the coolest iPhone dock ever. Best of all, it's made to work perfectly with the "Atari's Greatest Hits" app which features 100 classic home and arcade titles from the number one video game maker of the 1980s. But be warned, this little fella costs $69.99, so for 30 bucks more you could pick up its iPad-compatible sibling, the original iCade, instead.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE ICADE JR. PRODUCT PAGE

This Ain't No Fooling Around: USB Disco Ball

Let's face it, if you work in an office, you're going to be spending a lot of time in dull situations. It's not your fault – those gray partitions, beige ceiling tiles and that monkey suit you're wearing are all time-honored tools used by Big Brother keep the proletariat of the modern dystopian workplace in line. If Ridley Scott's been scouting for filming locations in your office, you know what I'm talking about. Your only reprieve from the mind-numbing meetings and guilt-induced fund-raisers is the occasional office birthday party, which, from what I hear, aren't quite like they used to be. So what can you do to maximize your 7 minute soiree's potential? Well the next time your buddy Samir Nagheenanajar from down the hall has a b-day bash, just turn out the lights and whip out your (wait for it) USB Disco Ball and you'll swear that you're doing blow with Debbie Harry in the ladies room at Studio 54. If by some chance you happen work in an office that still hasn't managed to upgrade your to computers to one with USB then I suppose you can run the unit on 3 AA batteries, but that really wouldn't be as geekie so, you know, just don't do it.

Now you can 1) head on over to THIS PLACE to buy the thing and check out some groovy photos that are really happening in a far-out way or 2) you can just watch the short video clip below and then go read some more posts. Completely your decision.