Electronic Plastic, designed by Buro Destruct, is a great book featuring tons of info and photos all about the history of hand-held electronic games. The writing is what you’d expect, but the pictures and design more than make up for it.

A fantastic read for anyone even remotely into gaming, Game Over by David Sheff and Andy Eddy chronicles the 100+ year history of a company most of us grew up knowing, Nintendo. It thoroughly examines the company that essentially shaped not only game design, but the video game business.

So a bunch of lite brights held a city of idiots hostage. If you were one of the lucky few who managed to get their hands on these before police blew them up with the help of robots you’re in line to make a few bucks. The Mooninite pictured above (at the time of this writing) is about to sell for $2000.

For the full story on how the Mooninites terrorized the nation click here.

So lately I’ve been hooked on Wi-Fi Tetris on the Nintendo DS. I’ve had the game for a while now but never fired up the wi-fi capability. It’s a totally different experience playing against other gamers rather than the AI. Be warned, there are some serious Tetris masters out in the ether!

Does it get any better than a 108″ LCD tv? The new Sharp Aquos was revealed at the 2006 CES and my checkbook is ready.

Woah…20K for a phone? I gotta admit, the design of the thing is on point, but a ruby encrusted keypad is something I could live without. But maybe all the bling would give me a reason to actually answer the thing when it rings.

Because in 1988, only the coolest kids on the block rocked out to Tiffany, The Bangles, and the La Bamba OST.