There are geeks, and then there are Geeks: the ones willing to go to any lengths to show the world how much they love whatever it is they’re passionate about. Even if it means transforming their home into a virtual shrine. Here are my picks for the world’s teen geekiest houses. (Add a link to your favorite geeky house in the Comments!) Read more »
Almost every day something new and geeky finds its way to an Etsy store and often it’s difficult to keep up with all new awesome items on Etsy – or we think they’re cool but just not cool enough. This time though, user SceeneShoes caught my attention with a serious of handmade bras aimed at old-skool gamers and 8bit nostalgics. SceeneShoes has more 8bit items in store for Mario and Pokémon fans. Read more »
Harry Potter has completed many a dangerous task using an invisibility cloak. For fans of Harry Potter and those desiring to remain invisible when doing anything their heart desires, would no doubt welcome the idea of purchasing their own invisibility cloak. While an item that renders the human form invisible is currently unavailable, scientists are inching closer to such an item, beginning with a cloaking device that masks sound waves. Read more »
Have you heard about this new camera that lets you focus the picture after it’s been taken? It’s called the Lytro camera, and it was dreamed up by a genius from Stanford who wants to help you capture perfect moments on film without having to wait for the focus. Instead, you can choose any focal point you want after the fact. My mind = blown. Read more »
Remember the halcyon days of Box Office Poison? Or the incomparable Love Sucks? Possibly not. They were small press titles in the mid-Nineties, the former from Antarctic Press, later re-printed by Top Shelf; and the latter a 1996 five issue series from Ace. Both were quite the deviation from my standard spandex fare, but were classics, portraits of modern relationships without being soppy, without undue drama and with a touch of humour. But just a touch, these were observational pieces designed to make you smile, not bwah-ha-ha slapstick. Now David’s Hahn’s All-Nighter seems to lack that humour, the central character carry a far greater cynicism as we like to think Read more »
With very little fanfare, Valve has suddenly made its popular online PvP shooter Team Fortress 2 a free game. As in, free to own, free to play, as much as you want. Forever. Read more »
I wouldn’t classify MoonType as a ‘Typing of the Dead’ style time waster with a twist. In fact it is pretty surprising a game of this caliber is recommended by the guys from Adult Swim, the same ones who brought you Lesbian Spider Queen and Robot Unicorn Attack. In MoonType, you have to defend the moon from an armada of space vessels by typing in words to launch your defenses. There’s an assortment of ships, from fast moving scouts that can be downed in two letters and the slower carrier vessels that launch the scouts, which need to be downed by typing words with three or more syllables. And then Read more »
Harry Potter fans: dust off those old volumes, because you may just want to re-read the series again starting this October. The idea behind Pottermore, as revealed today by J.K. Rowling herself, is to bring Harry Potter into the digital age. But putting a simple label on just what the Pottermore.com site is, won’t be easy. It’s part reading club, part social network, part online game, part never-before-seen Potter content straight from Rowling, and part digital bookstore. We’ve got pictures! Read more »
Here’s another amusing mashup for you guys. This time, it’s for those of you who cannot get enough of Doctor Who. Now I don’t know if people who are into Doctor Who are the same types who like Peanuts, but Larry Wentzel obviously thinks there is something about putting them together. He says “I imagine after the 11th Doctor was put in the Pandorica, the villains broke out into a little celebratory dance. Apologies to Charles Schulz and the Peanuts characters.” He sure has a rich imagination, and I don’t think that Charles Schulz and the Peanuts characters would mind this depiction. Not at all. Me, I think the characters Read more »
We’re big fans of “LEGO artist” Nathan Sawaya here at ForeverGeek. He makes stuff out of LEGO that blows our minds. His latest work captures two popular superheroes in flight. Read more »
