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Puppy Shaped Leather Bag

This thing looks so real that its pretty creepy, ok . . . really creepy!!! This puppy “Excessory Baggage” was made by New York artist Meryl Smith, for a group exhibition at the Honey Space. Artists were asked to create a sculpture that fit the measurement requirements for a carry-on bag!
[via HardwareSphere]

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Available Today At Kidrobot

Today, Kidrobot has released Kozik’s Labbit. It is 5″ and comes with 4 interchangeable accessories. This series features 16 swappable accessories. Some of the accessories it may include are a mustache, burger, zipper mouth, pair of legs, carrot, smile, ice cream cone, party blower, cigar, tongue, glasses/nose disguise, balloon, lips, bone, drool or a twin [...]

Custom Super Mario Bros and Zelda Shoes

Etsy user ohmy is taking orders for Super Mario and Old School Zelda Shoes. She can make any size as long as she can find the blank canvas shoe. Each is hand drawn with permanent fabric markers and sprayed with Scotch Guard for protection. The shoes will run you $42 each plus shipping.
More info and [...]

The Beer Belt

After a long, hard day at work you like to come home and relax. You strip down to your boxers, grab a beer, put your feet up on the table and watch TV while you scratch yourself. Once you finish that first beer you are probably way too relaxed to get up and get another. [...]

Bucky Lastard Mini-Munny Contest

Brand New Intention and Bucky Lastard have joined forces to bring you limited edition t-shirts designed by Bucky himself! Not only that, but you’ll also get the chance to score 1 of 3 Mini-Munny’s customized by Bucky just for this release! The shirts are sick and the Munny customs are some of the [...]

Adidas x Hellboy

Adidas will be releasing two new pairs of limited edition sneakers in honor of Hellboy. There’s a black pair of Stan-Mids featuring and illustration Mike Mignola’s Hellboy which will be limited to $150 and only available at Adidias Originals stores.
There’s also a pair of Forum-Mids in honor of Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. The kicks [...]

Limited Edition “Goonies” Pumas

“Heeeeey youuuuu guuuuuuyyyyssssss!!!”
Puma has acquired the rights to one of the greatest movies ever, The Goonies! The limited edition Disc Blaze kicks feature the original artwork of the famous treasure map from the movie as well as the Goonies logo and a silhouet of the Goonies and Sloth watching the sun go down. To top [...]

Drippy Table

Sadly, this table is just a concept made by French designer John Nouanesing. Hopefully this gets produced in the future. Check out some of Nouanesing’s other concepts.
Why just stop at tables? I’d like to see a bloody flat screen, or a bloody laptop, or a bloody fridge. Basically, everything in my house should look like [...]

What do 1942 and Cammy have in common?

If you don’t already know by now, we’re pretty big fans of two things here at ALBOTAS.COM: Shmups and 2D fighters. Mike McWhertor has combined our two passions to form the single most awesome geek shirt we’ve ever seen. The portrayal of Cammy as one of those old-school pin-up girls is brilliant. McWherter also hints [...]

Metal Gear Solid Tour T-shirts

Apparently Metal Gear Solid is some sort of rock star now because Japan will be releasing tour shirts for $40. The backs of the shirts even have all of the stops from the tour. They only come in sizes M and L. Sorry, little guys.
Metal Gear Solid is a cool cat and all, but I [...]

Kidrobot x Tarina Tarantino - New Jewelry Line

Kid Robot announced that they will be releasing a jewelry line designed by Tarina Tarantino. The jewelry line will debut on July 30th and will range from $65 to $975. Personally, I don’t know how I would feel about purchasing a set of smorking monger earring for my girlfriend, not truly a fan. But the [...]

Mega Man 9 Box Art T-Shirt

Yes, this is indeed the epitome of what we at ALBOTAS headquarters like to call “fucking amazing.”

This “box art” for Mega Man 9 was done by Gerald de Jesus whose name might ring a bell for those familiar with I Am 8-bit. The art was put onto 4 shirts for Capcom staff to wear [...]

Mix Tape Transforming Dinosaur Necklaces

These awesome necklaces transform from mix tapes to freakin’ dinosaurs!!! Yes!!! Dinosaurs!!! How odd and awesome is that?!?!?!
More awesome transforming dinosaurs after the jump

The HOT New Look In Paris Fashion

Ok so maybe not!
{via FFFFOUND]

Pre-order ‘Mirror’s Edge’ and Get A Bag

Steve touched on this a bit in his post yesterday, but since I’m such a huge fan of bags, I figured this was awesome enough for its own post.
Basically, all you have to do is pre-order Mirror’s Edge for the 360 or PS3 at GameStop and get a sweet Runner bag. It’s the same bag [...]