Monthly Archives: April 2011

Weird Pac-Man Products

by Robin Parrish
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Weird Pac-Man Products

What is it about Pac-Man that’s allowed the character (and his four enemies) to transcend from video game avatar to pop culture icon? I mean, what do we even know about the guy? He’s round, he’s got a mouth that’s disproportionate to the rest of his body, and he’s hungry round-the-clock. That could describe a lot of people. Yet something about this yellow sphere inspires all sorts of weird stuff. It’s amazing to me that people actually made the products you’ll see below; even more amazing is that other people actually bought them. Read more »

Hasbro My3D Handheld Viewer for iOS devices. A high-tech View-Master

by Jeff Cormier
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Hasbro My3D Handheld Viewer for iOS devices. A high-tech View-Master

As a child many of you probably enjoyed a great deal of time with Hasbro’s View-Master, I know I did.  The device, since retails sales of the device began in 1939, has been a toy providing hours of fun for those desiring to view 3-D images on paper disks inserted into the View-Master.  Starting April 3, the iconic View-Master will add a high-tech sibling to its family with the introduction of the My3D Handheld Viewer. Read more »

Star Wars: The Old Republic Translated Into Wookie

by Robin Parrish
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Star Wars: The Old Republic Translated Into Wookie

BioWare and Lucasarts have sent out a press release today announcing that their upcoming MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, is being translated into the Wookie language of Shyriiwook for the benefit of “our furry friends.” By the way, did you happen to notice what today’s date is? Read more »

Sigil is here!

by Darren Burr
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Sigil is here!

A week late but not a dollar short, I finally tracked down a copy of Sigil #1 and had to share my thoughts. It was not what I expected. Nor particularly what I wanted. There exists a glut of teenage girl heroine titles, coming into their powers, roles and responsibilities, and the new incarnation of Sam Rey seemed little different to any of those. Maybe I’m expecting a little much from a first issue, but for such an eagerly awaited issue (personally at least, and I can’t be the only one), I feel a little let down. Now, maybe I am being too much of a stick in the mud, Read more »

Hand-Knit Tardis Blanket

by Noemi Twigg
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Hand-Knit Tardis Blanket

Doctor Who is all over the place again, and fans are definitely happy about it. While this is not about the new Doctor Who trailer or anything like that, you just might fancy getting your hands on the creation of hedoknitstic, who posted some really nifty photos of a hand-knit afghan blanket on Flickr. For those of you who are still “enjoying” the cold in certain parts of the world, then there is no better blanket to have than this one. You don’t even have to turn your computer on to see Tardis – just wrap yourself up in this warm (or so it looks) blankie and you’re all set. Read more »