February 9th, 2010
hangUP now at attractmode
Adam over at attractmode in the US is now stocking the hangUP in Walnut with red balltops.
Of course it’s not ALL about the hangUPs… you should take a browse through the rest of the wares. He’s got a good range of chip music and some nice prints too… amongst other things.
hangUP at attractmode
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February 8th, 2010
Bowling alley coffee table
William Stranger is no stranger to working with salvaged or sustainable timber. The wood from this superb coffee table was actually salvaged from a bowling alley from what I gather.

Simple, but very effective. I like.
Stranger Furniture :: MAKE
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February 5th, 2010
Play some table football in style
In these winter months when going outside for a kick-around isn’t so appealing, maybe staying in and playing on a table of luxury materials is the better option. Italian Billiard-table maker Cavicchi have produced a high-end football table with “crystal playfield, shiny black floor and silver playlines”. Available in a range of materials and finishes from solid timber to gloss.

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February 3rd, 2010
Sink your shots - 8-bit style.
I’m not one for necking shots, but I’d grab these in an instant. I’m not sure what spirits have to do with retro gaming… but hey, what does that matter!
Available from Amazon in the US.
Source :: technabob
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February 1st, 2010
Let pac-man do your dishes
As part of pacman’s 30th birthday, you can now buy him help you clean your dirty dishes… though I think I’ll need 10 of them every time I have to tackle mine.
You can pick one of these up for just over 5 quid from curiosite.com.
Source :: technabob
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January 14th, 2010
Retro-Tech’s new media table
Retro-Tech have just released their new Platinum table offering up a “full multimedia experience”.

Running on Windows, it holds a 22″ LCD and uses the Logitech diNovo Edge as offered with the surface tension arcade tables. Other details are a little thin on the ground, but it’s a great looking table.
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December 9th, 2009
Latest updates
You can read the latest surface tension mailout here.
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November 9th, 2009
surface tension website update
The website has now been updated to include the new surface tension arcade table. The existing table has taken on the name of Double7 and the new table is called the Arcane giving customers a design preference. The only real difference is the Arcane has a slightly longer control panel which houses a spinner alongside the existing controls. There aren’t any pictures of this on the site yet, but they shouldn’t be too far away.
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November 2nd, 2009
PacMan Paintwork
Are you a huge PacMan fan? Yeah? How big a fan are you? Willing to show the world? Well this guy from Georgia, US is. His pimped up Chevy with custom paint job and interior clearly put the message across. I wonder if he’s gone as far as having his name changed by deed poll.

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October 31st, 2009
Fixing a sticky Happ trackball
I’ve experienced a couple of Happ trackballs recently that seemed to get stuck in one direction. Though with a little roll back and forth it would continue on it’s way. Very frustrating when trying to kill millipedes!
These trackballs were brand new, though because they had been sat on the shelf for 9 months, the grease and anti-rust agents must have solidified a little. So, I have written a set of instructions on how to overcome this problem. Saying that, it’s not limited to new trackballs experiencing a rolling problem, but you might be able to revive your old Happ trackball that has seen better days rather than replacing the bearings. Well, worth a shot before replacing the 6 sets of bearings anyway.
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