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Handheld & Computer Wars Veteran Pins: Blood, Sweat & Pixels

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We’ve featured Supermandolini’s Console Wars Veteran Pins. But of course battles are fought on other platforms as well, which is why the studio also made Computer Wars Veteran Pins, for the master race’s grizzled combatants.

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Meanwhile, Supermandolini’s latest gaming-themed pin is for field agents, those who were first to stack blocks, wake Link and collect ‘em all.

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Report to your browser immediately and head to Supermandolini’s online store to order the pins. They cost €18 (~$24 USD) each.  However, the studio is on vacation until 8/18/14, so expect your orders to be shipped after that date.

[via Reddit]

Famicom Pin Badge Collection: Gotta Cart ‘Em All

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While looking at the Star Soldius t-shirt, I stumbled upon another homage to classic video games, and from a Japanese artist as well. It’s a collection of Famicom cartridge pin badges.

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Ketchuparts’ collection will consist of 15 pin badges. I’m not entirely certain, but I think they’re based on Famicom launch games.

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Each pin badge costs ¥800 (~$8 USD). Press your browser firmly into your computer and head to Ketchuparts’ online shop, Meteor or Frog Port to get the pins. It seems like Ketchuparts has yet to release all the pin badges so keep checking back on those stores if you want to get them all.

Mozilla launches Open Badges 1.0, delivers virtual kudos for real skills

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Mozilla launches Open Badges 10, delivers virtual recognition for real skills

We've long missed the stickers and badges we could wear to show achievements in our childhood, whether it was an A+ in History or our campfire-making chops. Mozilla must miss those too, as it's launching Open Badges 1.0, a spec for proving skills on the web. The approach provides verifiable credentials that are stowed away in a virtual Mozilla backpack and shareable through a number of online avenues, starting with WordPress blogs and Twitter updates. You won't necessarily need to be a web scripting wizard to earn badges, either -- they're available or coming from 600-plus companies and educational institutions that include Disney-Pixar, NASA and the Smithsonian. We're a long way from only having to flash our Open Badges to land a job, but those symbols may be enough to let teachers and coworkers know we're up to snuff for key tasks.

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Decorated Nerd T-Shirt: Wear Your Heart on Your, Uhm, Chest

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A year ago we saw a set of awesome military-style pins for console gamers. But what if you’re not just a gaming nerd? Many of us also love other geeky things like science fiction shows, tabletop gaming and the like. If you’re a dork of all trades, you’ll love the Decorated Nerd T-shirt.

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Designed by our pals at Nerd Approved, the shirt’s graphic is filled with references to various technological and recreational endeavors, many of which were bound to have your butt kicked in school just a couple of decades ago. Now practically everyone is a gamer. Come to think of it, if you’re under 20 years old you don’t deserve to wear this shirt. Just kidding.

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Brave and anonymous young warriors can order the Decorated Nerd t-shirt from SplitReason for $19 (USD). No, it doesn’t come in any colors other than poop green. Stop complaining, Private! Why don’t you earn your stripes by fighting against oppressive DRM, lazy DLC and all the other acronyms that us old folks don’t care for or understand anymore! Use your 3D-printing, Kickstarting, motion-controlling powers and make your elders proud. Don’t use petitions though. That’s just lame. Your enemies react to numbers, not letters, if you know what I mean.

[via Fashionably Geek]

Apple’s Sir Ive honored with BBC kids TV’s greatest honor, the gold Blue Peter badge (video)

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Knighthood, schmighthood. Apple's British design head has just picked up a golden Blue Peter badge. The show, which has been running on UK TV for over 50 years, even had their gift reciprocated, with Sir Jonathan Ive offering up a solid aluminum Blue Peter badge (above) that took over 10 hours to craft. Ive can count himself in good company, joining other luminaries like JK Rowling and David Beckham. The segment will air during a gadget special tomorrow, but you can watch the exchange between kids TV and Apple design right after the break.

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Instagram Badges are now available, because your web profile deserves the love

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Instagram Badges are now available, because your web profile deserves the love

It's a minor move, but the app that never even acknowledged the desktop world until recently is taking its first notable step to promote Web Profiles. Instagram has today launched Badges, which are intended to help users "link to and promote one's Instagram web profile." Sure, designers with the right skill set have been able to do similar for some time, but now it's easy. Just surf over to your web profile, hit your username and select 'Badges' from the drop down menu. And just like that, you'll be on your way to adding yet another little icon to your About.me page -- not like things weren't crowded enough with Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, Google+, Tumblr, Formspring and Foursquare already.

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