“Real” being a relative term, this is indeed a real sonic screwdriver. It doesn’t emit any sonic waves, but in every other way, it’s the real deal, a “hero prop” exactly like the one used by Matt Smith on Doctor Who. You won’t believe how much it costs. Read more »
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Terminator 2: T-800 Brain Chip Replica
On April 19th at 8:11 PM, Skynet was supposed to become aware. In the Terminator franchise that day is known as Judgment Day, when the machines turns against us. On April 19th Judgment Day didn’t come obviously. Twitter though was buzzing with the fact that they day had arrived. I’m sure the die hard fans secretly hoped it would happen, just for the fascination of time travel. Sheldon Cooper even added a Skynet clause to the roommate agreement with Leonard specifying about when one friend needs help to destroy an artificial intelligence he’s created and that’s taking over Earth. As a fan of the Matrix franchise I also wonder sometimes Read more »
Your Own Batmobile
No, your eyes are not deceiving you. You can now order your very own officially-licensed 1966-era Batmobile. Assuming you have a spare $149,999 lying around. Fiberglass Freaks claims that their Batmobile is an exact replica of the car from the campy Adam West/Burt Ward TV show, and it really works. You even get Batman‘s signature booster rocket that spits flames out of the back of the car, as well as the red siren lightand all the other trimmings (but no weaponry, sadly). The car sports a GM 350 crate engine and new transmission so you can at least look like that flame-throwing booster is giving you super speed. Everything about Read more »
Plush Jobs: for the Apple fanatic who has everything
What do you get the Apple nut (yes that includes me) that has every piece of kit going? Well, what you don’t get is a “Windows for Dummies” book from Amazon, or a Zune, or Microsoft Office. What you might consider is the Plush Jobs 17-inch tall replica doll of… Steve Jobs – who else? If your chosen Apple fan isn’t visibly delighted with a mini-Steve, then he or she is either lying, or isn’t as much of an Applehead as you thought. Read more »










