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Doctor Who #10: David Tennant gets the stuffed toy treatment

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Doctor Who #10: David Tennant gets the stuffed toy treatment

You know you’ve been a hit when you get made into a stuffed toy, right? Well, possibly. Regardless, there’s little doubt in the minds of most Doctor Who fans (particularly younger ones) that David Tennant has been one of the most popular Time Lords in the history of the cult sci-fi show. Now, he’s been turned into a chibi soft toy. I can’t see him standing up to Cybermen or Daleks in this form, but as he’s already regenerated into Doctor number 11 that probably doesn’t matter. As he was created on DeviantArt a couple of years ago, perhaps it’s time that they got to work on a Matt Smith Read more »

Cool British LEGO advert from the 1970s

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Forget CGI for the moment and take a look at this wonderful British TV ad from the 1970s for our old favourite: LEGO. I don’t know what TV ads are doing Stateside (or elsewhere) at present, but in the UK there’s a resurgence of ads from the 1970s and ’80s. I think it’s probably because the kids who grew up with these adverts are now in nostalgic mode and have kids of their own. Narrated by the late, great British comedian Tommy Cooper, it shows off the versatility of LEGO (assuming you have a lot of it) in a humorous way, with various LEGO creatures and objects pitting themselves against Read more »

Meerkats boldly go… Star Trek knitted toys

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Meerkats boldly go… Star Trek knitted toys

I don’t usually rave about little stuffed toy animals, but I had to post this up because it’s cute and a little bit geeky all at the same time. I love meerkats (I’ve even adopted one at London Zoo for the year), so this pair dressed up in Star Trek outfits just had to be shared. Creator NiftyKnits writes: Kirk is of course wearing gold, the original command colour. Spock is in Science blue. They wear Federation emblems proudly on their chests and have their ranking stripes on their sleeves. Spock (unusually for a meerkat) has those classic slanting eyebrows. As with my non-trekkie meerkats, hind legs and tails are Read more »

Hot Cold Mug

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Hot Cold Mug

More of a safety device than a gadget, but definitely one that geek’s around the world will enjoy. No one wants to drink cold stale coffee, what we want is a visual way to note if the beverage in front of us is warm or steamy hot for the overnight projects. Oh believe you me when I say caffeine IS A MUST when a deadline looms and every last ounce of adrenalin is needed to pull it through. It’s a little “steeply” priced for a mug at US$25 so might as well put this in as a project expense that helps out the team? Not sure about that, but worth Read more »