Monthly Archives: December 2010

The Ultimate Christmas Present

by Robin Parrish
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The Ultimate Christmas Present

We all have that one person in our lives who’s just impossible to shop for. If you’re facing that eternal conundrum (what do you get for the person who has everything?), and money is no object… have I got the thing for you! You’re looking at a real-life, actually-works, street-legal Tron Lightcycle, based on the cycles from Tron Legacy. One assumes that the trailing ribbon of energy is not included, but in every other way, this is as close to the real deal as you’ll ever get. And it’ll set you back a mere $55,000. Made by Parker Brothers Custom Choppers in Florida, these Lightcycle replicas are made with a steel Read more »

A Jack-Coke, Please – Magnified 1000x!

by Noemi Twigg
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A Jack-Coke, Please – Magnified 1000x!

Christmas is just around the corner – how’s your Christmas shopping going? I have decided to skip Christmas this year, in the sense that I have not done – and will not do – any gift shopping. Most of you will probably do it differently, and if you are looking for last minute gift ideas, here is a unique gift idea: modern art featuring beverages. Read more »

Navteq GPS – The Perfect Christmas Gift

by Satchel Graeme
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Navteq GPS – The Perfect Christmas Gift

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of NAVTEQ. All opinions are 100% mine. I love my in-dash GPS. I’m not trying to sell you anything so I won’t get into the nitty gritty of who the manufacturer is or what the model is. However, earlier this year, I ran into a problem. My wife and I decided to spend the day at a relatively new shopping outlet that opened about 60 miles away from home. We set out with a full wallet, ready to embrace a day of deep discounts and food court calories. As we exited the highway, I was relying solely on my in-dash Read more »

Is Twitter Ready for Social Gaming?

by Robin Parrish
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Is Twitter Ready for Social Gaming?

Facebook games are so five minutes ago. Make no mistake: Farmville, Texas Hold ‘Em, Bejeweled Blitz, and Mafia Wars are big money-makers on Facebook. Now one game company wants to find out if games on Twitter can have the same level of success. Play140, which uses the tagline “social games with words,” wants to turn your tweets into word-based gameplay. Having just started its beta period, Play140 currently offers three games: The Acronym Game, Robot Smash Battle, and Be Greedy. Playing is as simple as following the dedicated Twitter feed for a particular game, and each of them operates as variations of a similar play mechanic where Play140 sends out Read more »

Adidas Star Wars Sneakers

by Darice de Cuba
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Adidas Star Wars Sneakers

Adidas Originals has partnered with LUCASFILM Ltd to create, yet again, Star Wars branded sneakers. The Star Wars x adidas Originals is set for a Sping/Summer 2011 release. The Star Wars theme is very obvious in some of the shoes design and less in others. The Select Pack will contain characteristics from an AT-AT Pilot on the El Dorado, the city of Coruscant on the Skyline and Emperor Palpatine on the ZX 8000 and more. These shoes remind me of the recent story of a little girl who was bullied at school for bringing a Star Wars water bottle. She was bullied because, “Star Wars is for boys only”. This Read more »

Superman’s Secret Revealed! Well, not really.

by Darren Burr
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Superman’s Secret Revealed! Well, not really.

I was unsure of the new direction of the Superman title, what with the walkabout and the apparent absence of any long-term plot, one of the major strong points of the Super-titles of the last two decades. I am pleased to say I have been pleasantly surprised. The stories have been reminiscent of some of the better titles of the late seventies and early eighties, but updated for today’s tastes. After all, many of those stories don’t translate as well as they could, it wasn’t called the Bronze Age of comics for no reason. Case in point, this weeks Superman #706. I think this was the best ‘OMG! Superman’s secret Read more »

Amazing Typewriter Art

by Noemi Twigg
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Amazing Typewriter Art

Just the other night, a friend remarked that she missed using the typewriter. While I can say that I miss the clickety-clack of the metal parts hitting the cylinder, the typewriter doesn’t really come anywhere near the modern machines we take for granted these days. But did you ever think of using the typewriter to create works of art? Read more »

Back to the Future Game Hits 12/22

by Robin Parrish
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Back to the Future Game Hits 12/22

Back to the Future: The Game is coming, and sooner than you think: it’s less than a week away! Wednesday, December 22nd is the launch date for the game’s first episode (of five), on both PC and Mac. Entitled “It’s About Time,” this first episode finds Marty having just returned from his adventures in the Old West from the third movie, the DeLorean destroyed by a speeding train, when suddenly the DeLorean materializes right in front of him. Doc Brown uses the mysteriously-resurrected DeLorean to send Marty an S.O.S. from the past, where Doc is trapped. Although the game is unfolding in five downloadable episodes, Telltale Games has decided to Read more »

The 12 Geek Trees of Christmas

by Robin Parrish
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The 12 Geek Trees of Christmas

The modern Christmas tree is more than a thing to put presents under. It’s a representation of your tastes, your hobbies, even your personality. Mash up some wildly outside-the-box creativity with the kind of devotion that only a geek can have, and you get some amazingly awesome Christmas trees. Like these. Dalek Tree Such a perfect marriage, it’s a wonder no one’s done it before. It’s all the more impressive when you zoom in and see just how simple it was to make out of ordinary household items like a laundry basket and a plunger. By Lindsay Testolin. Lightsaber Tree Okay, so technically these aren’t lightsabers — they’re flourescent light Read more »

Wins and Fails This Week in Geek v 9

by Dina Ely
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Wins and Fails This Week in Geek v 9

Did you predict that COBOL would be back in the limelight? If so, this week’s a big old win for you. And what about Iron Man 3? Anonymous? Twitter? Is this descending into the foundation of a drinking game? Read on, and discover who’s winning and who’s failing this eventful week in geek. WIN: Fear Marvel’s steadily releasing their “fear” teasers, with Captain America, The Hulk, Spider-Man and Cyclops all getting special treatment. The teasers have no further identifying information than the month “April”. Each features a question, such as Captain America’s “Do you fear a loss of faith?”, with a thought-provoking illustration. While the artwork on the Spider-Man teaser Read more »