Jan 25 2008 Nautilus Home Theater Is Freaking Awesome
Inspired by Jules Verne's classic novel, the Nautilus home theater is truly a work of art. It was designed by Dillon Works Inc. for Dallas-based dentist Randy Moran and his wife. It looks unbelievably awesome and is nearly 900 square feet. I just showed it to my girlfriend and told her I wanted something similar. "Yeah, too bad you're 20,000 Leagues Under Debt." "Well listen, I'm entering an intense land race called 'Around Your Fat Ass in 80 Days', and if I win then the prize money should be enough to cover it." And that, my friends, is what you tell someone when you want your privates bludgeoned with a Wiimote.
Several more must-see pictures and an equipment list after the dive.
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Jan 25 2008 Geekologie: 2008 Tech Blog Of The Year
Well by divine miracle (and my l33t haxoring) Geekologie has been nominated for a Bloggie in the 2008 Best Computers or Technology category. I would like to thank you all for your support and urge you to take a trip over to the Bloggies website and cast a vote for Geekologie. As you can see we're up against some pretty stiff competition. Real stiff. Stiff as hell. The big dogs. But like that story in the bible where the one little dude eats six dozen eggs and a gallon of milk to beat the other bigger dude in the eating contest, you never know.
And if by some fluke Geekologie does win I hereby swear I'll pound an entire fifth of bourbon and convince my girlfriend to have a threesome. I'll even take pictures. Hell, I may even hire Sears Portrait Studio -- after all, this is the bigtime. Now get out there and vote so we can stick it to the man. And by 'the man' I mean my father. He still thinks I'm just some loser that lives in the basement and steals his beer.
Jan 25 2008 Sinistar Is Still Scary, Even As Delicious Cake
I never had the chance to play Sinistar in the arcade, but I certainly played the hell out of it on Sega Genesis, and that mother could send shivers down my spine. Well here he is in cake form, and he's looking just as scary as ever. I remember him yelling at me to "Run, coward!" -- and I would, I would totally run. Straight down the hall to hide under my bed with a fresh load in my pants.
I Hunger...For This Fabulous Sinistar Cake [kotaku]
Thanks to TetterkeT for the tip, and Happy Birthday!
Jan 25 2008 Boy Builds Bicycle Entirely Out Of Wood
16 year-old high school student Marco Facciola built a bike out of wood. I'm talking every part is made out of wood. Pretty damn impressive. "Marco had to complete this as a non-academic project for his International Baccalaureate, and inspiration came from his grandfather, forced to make wooden wheels for his bike during the war due to rubber shortages." Well props to both you and your grandfather, I'm sure he's proud. Say, mind if I take it for a ride? I'm working on a stunt spectacular where I set a bike on fire and jump over cats in my driveway. No I can't use my own bike Marco, it won't burn right.
Hit the jump for several close-ups of the amazing wooden gears and chain.
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Jan 25 2008 Make Your Own Custom Sharpie Pens
I used Sharpies all the time -- for labeling, drawing, and scribbling on my passed out girlfriend. In a shocking annoucement Sharpie has decided to allow you to customize your own pens with personalized message, clip art, and font choices. Why? The hell if I know, I don't work for damn Sharpie. What I do know is a 6-pack costs $12 and a 12er runs $22. I'm pretty sure they all have to have the same message though, which sucks. And so does the list of things you can't do:
**Please do not use any obscenities or offensive phrases. Be bold, but don't offend! **No celebrity names, please! Unless of course it's YOUR name! **No professional sports team names - we know you love them, but we want to respect their trademarks too! **No names of major events or landmarks. **No product names, trademarked names, copyrighted names or business names! **No school/college/university names! Use your imagination to find other ways to show your school spirit!
Wow, way to zap the fun out of pen customization, Sharpie. I still sent in an order just for the hell of it, but they emailed me back saying they wouldn't make them for. I tried to explain Cock B. Dragon was my given name, but they didn't falling for it.
Personalized Sharpies [notcot]
Sharpie page, which I used to make the ones in the picture.
Jan 25 2008 Real Halo Energy Sword For Sale On eBay
It says so right there in the item description: "A life size, REAL Energy Sword exclusively from Lionheartsrealm!" So it's real after all folks. I can't believe all this time I thought it was just a fictional weapon in a video game! How stupid of me. I do wish he would have taken some pictures of it while the plasma was glowing and all, you know, just to be sure.
Current price is $255 with 5 days 10 hours left, hit the link for a different picture, a link to the auction and another energy sword you can make yourself.
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Jan 25 2008 The World Is Doomed, Head For The Hills
Dan Bloom thinks the world is screwed. Who is Dan Bloom you ask? Some scientist or expert on global warming? No, he's a writer that doesn't own a computer and lives in Taiwan teaching English. Proving it doesn't take a scientist to believe Mother Earth is packing up her bags and calling it quits. Dan is also the one that came up with the idea for these awesome Polar Cities. Basically he thinks that in no longer than 500 years (and possible way sooner) the world's population will be decimated and only a few hundred million people will survive in these specially-designed cities in the Arctic.
Well damn, Dan, way to put a damper on my usual 'Get Drunk and Watch The Price Is Right' Friday ritual. Screaming at the idiotic contestants really lost its luster with this depressing news. Oh my god you better bid $601 or I swear I'll kill you! Oh you lost? Really? Well maybe it's because YOU'RE A BONEHEAD ASSCAP AND DIDN'T BID WHAT I TOLD YOU TO. Jesus the people are stupid today. It's like half-wit vs. quarter-wit day on The Price Is Right. I bet these are the same morons responsible for destroying the damn planet. God I hate them so much.
A few more pictures of the conceptual cities after the jump, in case you're building a sweet Habitrail for your gerbils and want to use them for reference.
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Jan 25 2008 It's About Time: A Microwave On The Go
Phil Davis is an inventor. An inventor with a dream. An inventor with a dream of a microwave in the bathroom.
Davis said he came up with the idea for the I-Wave when he was thinking about using a hot towel on his face while in the bathroom, and asked himself why a microwave can't be in the bathroom and bedroom.
Ah yes, the old microwave in the bathroom conundrum. Been There Phil, been there. You're on the right track, but you need a mini-fridge/freezer attachment as well, or it's pointless. A microwave in the bathroom is only as good as the number of Pizza Bites and Hot Pockets you have within arm's reach of the john. *Ding* Oh, gotta go -- breakfast biscuit's ready.
iWave Cube [sharperimage]
Thanks to Melissa, who can cook me breakfast anyday, for the tip
Jan 24 2008 Batmobile Case Mod Looks Nice, Fast
Batfan06, a modder, went and made a computer case out of a 1/6 scale Tumbler Batmobile RC car. It looks good. Real good. Nice and well lit. I like lights. The dude obviously has mad skills and I give him props for such a wicked looking case. It's certainly a hell of a lot better than my case mod. Which is just a plain beige computer case I covered with Hello Kitty stickers.
"Holy casemod, Batman".
"Damnit Robin, I told you to stop saying dumb shit like that."
"I'm sorry Batman, I thought you liked it."
"Well I never have. Now put your leotard back on and get the hell out of here."
"Holy sleeping on the couch, Batman."
"Goddamnit Robin!"
Hit the Batcave for a ton more pictures and a link to the build site that's worth checking out.
Jan 24 2008 LEGO Star Wars Steampunk Contest Is Rad
A week or two ago someone sent a tip about the LEGO Star Wars Steampunk contest, and I forgot all about it. So whoever that was let me know, and I'll give you the proper credit you're due. Anyways, there's a contest going on over at the FTBD (From Bricks to Bothans) forums until the end of the month where you steampunkify a vehicle from Star Wars and post it for judging. The entries have been rolling in, and some of the creations are absolutely ridiculous. These people have got some serious imaginations and LEGO building talent. It's weird how that works -- some people are good at some things and others are good at other things. Like these people are great at constructing wicked steampunk Star Wars vehicles, and I'm good at, well, sucking at life.
Hit the jump for a bunch more vehicles and make sure to check out the link to the contest page for all the bad-assness.
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Jan 24 2008 I'm In Love With The Day-To-Night Solar Dress
Well we've posted unusual dresses (must watch if you haven't seen it before) and solar bikinis here in the past, and now there's a solar dress making its way down the runway.
The Day-For-Night dress is a modular, reconfigurable dress comprised of 448 white circuit boards (although the number changes as the dress can get longer or shorter). Each tile is designed in such a way as to accommodate a solar cell, a RGB LED, or a photocell, and jumper connectors (in the form of 0 Ohm resistors). A control board provides power, communicates with the tiles, and links to a computer via RF. The dress is completely modular both in terms of software and hardware.
To be honest I have no idea what that means because I didn't bother reading it. I just copied and pasted it there with the hope that it would make sense and answer any questions you may have. I apologize, but I've been preoccupied with staring at the picture. I think I'm in love with that model. She's just the way I like my women -- leggy, scantily clad, and faceless from the nose up. Yow Yow!! Did I really just yell that? You're damn right I did, and I meant it.
Day-for-Night solar dress turns on more than just light bulbs [dvice]
Jan 24 2008 Retro 8-Bit Watch Really Takes Me Back
The Icon Watch costs about $82 and looks all blocky with its 8-bit styling. I like it. Nice and simple. Really takes me back. Back to the day when I invented a 4-bit watch and was doing great until some company trumped me with an 8-bitter and stole all my damn profits. Thanks a lot, dicks. You heartless moneygrubbing jerks. You will discontinue this line immediately or find out what a 4-bit foot jammed up your 8-bit b-hole feels like.
A couple more pictures after the jump, if you can't decide yet if you want one.
Jan 24 2008 Jet Wing: Not A Jetpack But I'll Still Take It
We've posted different jetpacks here before, and let's face it, jetpacks are awesome as hell. We also posted the Vampire 2 Wingsuit, which was pretty sweet in its own way. And now comes a sort of hybrid of the two, the Personal Jet Wing.
Basically you jump out of a plane with this thing strapped on and glide to an altitude around 8,000 feet. Then you kick on the engines and about 30 seconds later you're stabilized and flying horizontally. After ignition you reach speeds in excess of 115MPH and have enough juice to fly for 4-6 minutes. While that doesn't sound like a whole lot, I imagine it's more than sufficient time to fill your entire flight suit with excrement.
Check out a video (in French and German) after the jump. The flying starts around 3:00.
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Jan 24 2008 500XL Earbud Speakers May Hurt Your Ears
The 500XL Earbud Speakers were designed to be 500 times the size of normal iPod earbuds. I think they're just a conceptual product design by Fred & Friends, and thus don't exist in the real world yet (and may never). According to the company:
How great will these look on your desktop alongside your mp3 player or PC? 500XL includes a built-in amp and 3-way power - it runs on batteries; you can connect it to your PC’s USB port with the supplied cord; or plug it into the wall with a generic power supply (not included). The stand-up, peggable clamshell packaging really makes a statement.
Now as a person with unusually large ears, I appreciate where they're going with this product. Unfortunately I just took some measurements and I'm going to have to hold out for the 750XL's to ensure a snug fit.
500XL Speakers; iPod Earbuds 500 TImes The Size Of The Original [uberreview]
Jan 24 2008 MonsterHoodies Probably Won't Scare Kids
MonsterHoodies are hooded sweatshirts with teeth sewn into the hood and some googly eyes glued on. They're made by Jen Dunlap and Zach Smith (who I assume are the two in the pictures) and start shipping February 1st. They cost $60 (with free shipping) and are made from American Apparel Unisex California Fleece Zip Hoodies that normally cost $41. So if you’re skilled in the arts of sewing and gluing you could do it yourself and save a few coconuts. I have no skills whatsoever (I once glued my head to the desk), so I'm buying Dinosaurus Rex (the green one). The others, going clockwise are Neko Gato, Shark Bite, and Monster Kun -- which, incidentally, my girlfriend has one of.
UPDATE: While the hoodies themselves probably won't scare children, that face the girl is making in the upper right photo sure will.
MonsterHoodies, Turn Yourself Into A Cute Monster [laughingsquid]
Thanks to Sebastian, who has never made out with a monster in his life, for the tip
Jan 24 2008 Darth Vader Transformer Has Identity Crisis
Thinkgeek is selling these 11" tall Darth Vader Transformers for $50. For that price you get the main figure along with 3 mini Storm Troopers, 3 little Tie Fighters, and a mini Vader. The figure also comes with a few weapons and makes different noises depending on his mood and what kind of weapons he's holding. Sounds good right? Well there's a problem: It's completely unbelievable. The first Death Star had a diameter between 120 - 160km ( ~75 - 100 miles). That's freaking huge. So if you had a Vader that big, why even bother building a Death Star? Vader could just land on the planet and kick the shit out of any Ewoks that got in his way. Just swing the ol' lightsaber around for a day or two and everyone is dead. Plus you get to keep the planet afterward instead of vaporizing it. Win, win. That being said, I ordered two of these. One for myself and one for my daughter because I forgot her birthday. I've got my fingers crossed she doesn't want it though so I can keep one mint condition. *pew pew*
UPDATE: Two pictures added of horrible, horrible, horrible Chewbacca and Han Solo Millennium Falcon Transfomers added, thanks to the beatiful Melissa. You really have to see them to believe the awfulness.
Hit the jump for a few more pictures of the entire thing.
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Jan 23 2008 Virgin Galactic Flashes Its Spacecans For Us
Virgin Galactic recently showed off the spaceships that will take rich passengers into sub-orbit starting as early as next year. The ships will take off from Spaceport America in New Mexico. The picture above just shows the spaceship -- SpaceShip Two, but White Knight Two, which is a plane, is required to get the spaceship high enough to launch itself into space (pictures after the jump). The plane is near completed, and the spaceship is approximately 60% done. A trip will cost you about $200,000 -- which is pretty steep. For that kind of money they better give you more than a bag of peanuts and can of ginger ale for the flight. For $200,000 I'd expect at least a Burger King Value Meal. Upsized -- and with a shake for no extra cost.
UPDATE: Video added.
Hit the jump for a bunch more pictures of the ships and their construction, along with a video.
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Jan 23 2008 Oakley Medusa Hat & Goggles Are Painful
There are people out there that want to look as stupid as possible. Thankfully for these freaks there is the Medusa hat and goggles from Oakley. The ridiculous hat goes for a paltry $500 and the bug-eyed goggles for $250 -- a steal. I can't imagine who in their right (or wrong) mind would ever, ever, ever buy these monstrosities, but I'm sure they're out there. I'm also sure they're idiots and should be sterilized. That being said, I think they'd be great for a little mythical role-playing in the bedroom. I could get my wife to put these on, then I'd pretend to cut her head off with my man-sword. You know, just like Perseus did.
Thanks to Melissa, goddess of beauty, and Sebastian, god of sexual prowess, for the tips
Jan 23 2008 New Gun Mouse Looks Like A Robot's Foot
Well we've posted other FPS gun-mice in the past, and now here comes another. With a more futuristic design than the other, this bad boy is just the thing you need to bust a cap in someone's ass with a rail-gun, ion-cannon, AWP, or whatever the hell else suits your fancy. The mouse features "five programmable buttons, gold plated USB connectors, and Teflon coated bottom grips". It also has a 2,000 DPI resolution and costs $73. I posted it for anyone out there that may be in the market for an ion-cannon mouse, but I'm not really feeling it. What I am feeling is my dog's bare a-hole against my arm. It feels kind of gross and cool at the same time.
FPS Gun Mouse equips you with the perfect virtual hand cannon [dvice]
Jan 23 2008 Roadkill Cooker: The Exhaust Burger Grill
You stuff the one of the open ends of the Exhaust Burger into your tailpipe, and then drive around while the heat of your exhaust cooks a burger. I know exactly what you're thinking -- "why didn't I think of that?". I'll admit I was a little miffed I didn't come up with it either. It was actually designed by an Iranian team (amazing it took a team of people to develop and not just one drunk scribbling on a bar napkin) and no fumes actually come in contact with your burger (allegedly). The hot exhaust fumes just warm up the metal to cook the meat. However it looks like it only heats one side, so you may have to stop at a gas station and flip you meat. Now I've heard of cooking on a hot engine before, but never cooking by exhaust. And I must say, I think this invention is a glimpse of a very bright future. And by 'bright future' I mean what the hell is the matter with these people.
Another picture of the device installed in a tailpipe after the jump.
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Jan 23 2008 $20,000 Coffee Maker Is Redonkdonkdiculous
How much is a perfect cup of brew worth to you? If $20,000 is the answer, then this might be your new coffee maker. Currently it's the only halogen-powered siphon coffee maker in the U.S. and is at the Blue Bottle Cafe in San Francisco.
The whole process of making a cup of coffee is invigorating and lasts 45 to 90 seconds. “The whirlpool, it messes with your mind,” said Mr. Freeman, who practiced stirring plain water for months to develop muscle memory before he brewed his first cup of siphon coffee. “There’s no way to rush it.” The key to a cup of siphon coffee is the temperature variation, the flavor changes as the temperature changes. The flavor is “kaleidoscopic,” says Mr. Freeman.
Uh, okay. Not totally sure what all that means because the only coffee I drink is from 7-11 and not only is the process far from invigorating, the flavor sure as hell isn't "kaleidoscopic." I'm still going to buy one of these brewers though, so I can see what all the fuss is about. And if it sucks I'll just part it out and make some wicked bongs.
$20,000 Coffee Maker Straight from Science Lab [bornrich]
Jan 23 2008 Din-ink Pen Utensils: Never Without Flatware
These Din-ink pen cap utensils recently tied for first place in Designboom's 'Dining in 2015' contest. They're made of biodegradable materials and are pretty clever. These would be great for some people at work, but personally I'm not a big fan of using utensils. I like to eat standing over a sink with my meal wrapped in a paper towel. Sure it sucks for soups, pasta, and pretty much everything that isn't a sandwich, but I don't eat those things anyways. Unfortunately for me, there is no kitchen sink at work, so I only have three options for comfortable dining. 1. eating over the water fountain, 2. eating over a restroom sink, and 3. eating over a urinal. Please note: Due to health concerns I have lowered the 'dropped food rule' from 5 seconds to a much safer (and hygenic) 4 seconds.
Din-ink Utensils [notcot]
Jan 23 2008 Wii Mii Chocolates In Time For Valentine's
Wii Mii Chocolates are, get this -- little Wii Mii shaped chocolates! You get the option of milk, dark, or white chocolate, and can choose any combination of the three, along with the preferred sexes of the two figures. They run $15 and come in a little Wii shaped box. Perfect for that Wii loving lover of yours for Valentine's day. I actually thought about ordering some, but I've decided on going a different route. Instead of buying chocolates I'm going to write a heartfelt poem for my girlfriend on Valentine's. The following is my rough draft.
My girlfriend,
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I couldn't come up with anything, so I guess I don't.
I've been sleeping with your best friend anyways.
I guess this is my way of saying "we're over."
Happy Valentine's.I hope you cry a lot,
The Geekologie Writer
Pretty romantic, I know.
Chocolate Mii for you and Wii [popgadget]
Jan 23 2008 Solar Powered NES/Gameboy Emulator
Chinavasion has a pretty sweet looking 2GB MP4 player for sale that comes packed with all sorts of goodies, including NES, Gameboy, and Gameboy Color emulators. All this and it's solar powered.
Uniquely designed 2GB MP4 Player with 2 solar panels built in for either recharging the built in Li-ion batteries or for recharging other electrical devices through the USB OUT. The eco friendly MP4 player has the ability to recharge 4.5V, 5V, 6.3V, 9V devices, so you will be getting a mobile power station wherever you go. Other excellent features include a 3.5 Inch TFT Screen with a 1.6 million colors, a NES, GB and GBC emulator, an E-Book that will read aloud for you, and even a built in LED flashlight.
They cost $123 and are available from Chinavasion if you're really interested. But don't screw around -- if you're not really interested don't lead me on. Because that's how feelings get hurt. And when feelings get hurt, arms and legs get broken.
handheld nintendo emulator goes solar [technabob]
Jan 22 2008 MacHeads The Movie Coming Soon! Whee!
Apparently this is a legitimate film being made about Mac lovers and is not just a jab at crazy fanboys. It's definitely worth checking out. And I'm going to preface this with the following statement: I don't have anything against Mac fans at all. I like Apple. My wife swears by her MacBook and I heart my iPod Touch and want to be buried with it. That being said, the Apple fanatics in this video are freaking nuts.
MacHeads The Movie Trailer Shocks, Revolts, Intrigues Us [gizmodo]
Jan 22 2008 Powerstick USB Charger Is Small, Tempting
The Powerstick is a little 40 gram device designed to recharge your gadgets when they run out of juice (not the fruit variety, I'm talking power here). It fully recharges via USB in 90 minutes and is then ready to charge your mobile devices. "It can charge a portable device as fast as a wall charger can, and will in theory double the battery life of your phone, PDA or MP3 player. It even includes 9 connectors covering everything from Nokia, Sony Ericsson, LG, Motorola, Blackberry and Samsung phones to the iPod and even the iPhone." The thing costs $70 and has a nice little gas gauge style power meter on top. A nice touch if I do say so myself. Speaking of nice touches, I need a massage. First one to come over with some scented massage oils wins the annual "Give The Geekologie Writer A Massage" contest. Winner takes home a mysterious rash and any unused oils.
Powerstick Portable USB Charger [ohgizmo]
Jan 22 2008 Message Tape: Analog Packing Tape Is Lame
I touched on this packing tape back in October, but now SUCK UK is selling the stuff, in both traditional LCD and Pixel varieties. A mini roll will set you back £5 (~$9.80) and the big ones go for £7.50 (~$14.70), which is pretty freaking expensive for some damn tape. Still, if you can't stand the look of plain analog packing tape, maybe this is for you. You know, the pixel tape kind of reminds me of the opscan forms you had to fill out for multiple choice tests in college. I would always get two and after I was done taking the test I'd put a fake name on the other and fill in the bubbles to look like a monster penis. Ah, college.
A NSFW example of an old test of mine if you don't know what I'm talking about, after the jump.
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Jan 22 2008 Seal The Deal With A Gadget: The iRing
Victor Soto, an artist, came up with the idea for iRings. "The band acts as a touch-sensitive function strip. Swipe your finger across the band to control media playback and volume." While only conceptual, the device would feature an OLED display, a two day battery life, and another reason for people to avoid human relationships. Who needs a woman/man anyways when you can marry an, um, iSomething? Sure it would still be better than my marriage, but so would getting hit by a car. Which is why I always go for the mail blindfolded.
Hit the jump for a graphical representation of the controls, along with a picture of me modeling the ring.
Jan 22 2008 It's About Time: Self-Assembling Bionic Eyes
Finally, bionic vision. I've been waiting for this technology forever, and apparently it's right around the corner, waiting to pounce on me like a mugger. We have a group of electrical engineers from the University of Washington to thank for this awesome step into the future. The idea was to provide a means of streaming information in your field of vision without the use of some goofy looking glasses.
Sporting circuits a few nanometers thick and grain-of-sand-sized light-emitting diodes, the lenses have full Count Zero potential. They're also the product of some ingenious hackery: since contact lenses are delicate and circuit manufacture is hot and toxic, the researchers designed each component to attach itself only to certain other components. Their powder of circuits and diodes literally self-assembled into gadgetry when sprinkled onto the lens plastic.
The engineers say they'll have basic models out "fairly quickly", but the cooler wireless-enabled and radio/solar charging ones will take longer. And sadly, at this end of this post, I come to the realization that bionic vision has nothing to do with seeing through a woman's shirt.
Self-Assembling Bionic Eyes Coming Soon [wired]
Thanks to Sebastian, who doesn't need any special technology to get to see a woman's hooters, for the tip
Jan 22 2008 Tiny Bluetooth Adapter Will Get Lost Easily
Brando, maker of some of the best products of the century is actually producing a product with some use -- the ultra-tiny USB Bluetooth Adapter. The unit "allows for a working range of more than 10 meters, with a 723 Kbps data rate transmission." They run $24 and are very small. But don't worry -- while it is tiny, you'll still be able to locate the device in the dryer by the noise it makes while it bounces around in there. And on a completely unrelated note, this picture just gave me the idea for a great "get rich quick" scheme. You know what I'm thinking don't you? That's right, I'm going to print a million copies of this picture and pass the pennies off as real ones. Brilliant, I know. I certainly didn't get this "Good Eater" award because I'm stupid.
Penny-Sized Bluetooth Adapter Is World's Smallest [techeblog]
Jan 22 2008 Cliche Super-Villain T-Shirt Is Questionable
We posted the 56 Geek Poster awhile ago, and here comes something similar -- the League Of Cliche Evil Super-Villains t-shirt. As you can see it's a shirt featured cliche super-villains. You've gotta admit, it would look good hanging on a rack at the thrift store. They run $15-$17 from Threadless, depending on the style of shirt you want. I actually just posted this because I've been getting lots of fan mail from beautiful women asking if I'm really as handsome as I seem. Well I am. If you look at the picture there and imagine a face 1/3 Dark Priest, 1/3 Evil Genius, and 1/3 Evil Ninja, you'd pretty much have me. Except I wear a top hat over my ninja gear. You know, for extra class.
EDITOR'S UPDATE: I've seen the Geekologie writer before and he doesn't look like that. He's more a cross between Butch Henchwoman and Brain Man but way, way uglier. Oh, and the chick he's dating looks like the Bog Creature.
GEEKOLOGIE WRITER UPDATE: He's got me.
The League of Cliche Evil Super-Villains by Joshua Kemble [laughingsquid]
Jan 22 2008 Mario Cupcakes Don't Provide Invincibility
In today's delectable news, a flickr user that goes by 'hello naomi' has officially become a cupcake goddess according to the Geekologie writer. Asked for further comment the writer responded "I'd eat the hell out of those things." They do look amazing don't they? This woman has clearly got skills in the kitchen *elbows girlfriend*. But be careful eating something like this, because once I made a Mario star cupcake and expected invincibility like in the game. I ran outside and punched the first guy I could find, which happened to be the mailman. He beat me within inches of my life.
Hit continue to see a set of Pac-man cupcakes the saint of sweets also created.
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Jan 21 2008 Man Builds Huge LEGO Ship, It Is Awesome
Mark Kelso, a LEGO brick artist, spent nine months making a huge spaceship. And it's actually a scale model of General Grevious' ship the Invisible Hand from Star Wars Episode III. It's 73 inches long, weighs about 30 pounds and, according to my calculation, has betwen 6 and 8 vajillion pieces. Which is a lot. And which is a real number. I'm not carrying this calculator because I don't know math. Actually I don't know why I'm carrying a damn calculator. Oh wait, it's a PSP. That's right, I was playing video games.
A ton more pictures of the ship after the jump, check them out.
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Jan 21 2008 Skull Speakers Add Nice Piratey Ambiance
So what we've got here are some relatively good looking skull speakers. As is evident from the photograph they glow blue when you turn them on and look like a cyclops with half its eye in its nose. As is not evident from the photograph, they cost $71.75 a pair and there's a matching webcam available. You know, I think they'll look pretty good in my pirate-themed office. Well, except I don't have a pirate-themed office. Hell, I don't even have an office. What I do have is a tapeworm.
skull speakers: how jack sparrow listens to his ipod [technabob]
Jan 21 2008 Man Makes Chairs By Melting Weird Plastics
Tom Price, a designer from London, has made a line of chairs by melting different plastics with a seat-shaped mold. We posted a picture of the rope chair back in June, and here comes the rest of the series. As you can tell it looks like a ball of PVC tubing with a turd-like seat in the middle. I'm finding myself strangely attracted to it. I think it's because it makes no sense whatsoever, like my girlfriend. I mean I rarely have any idea what the hell she's talking about. I guess if I paid attention that would help, but it's really hard with her being so uninteresting. Ha, just kidding honey, you're awesome. And by awesome I mean you're boring and I can't stand you. Yeah that's right, we're breaking up via Geekologie post. Oh god put down that knife. Listen readers -- if there isn't another post in an hour somebody call the morgue. Or Domino's if you're getting hungry.
His other designs, along with a video of the rope chair being made, after the jump.
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Jan 21 2008 Weighted Companion Case Mod Looks Good
Someone went and made a Companion Cube computer case from Portal. It looks good and is small (20cm). It's used as a web browsing and music computer, so there isn't anything too fancy on the inside. Unlike the doughnuts I had for breakfast, which were chock full of fanciness. And by fanciness I mean Bavarian cream.
A few more pictures and a link to the build through the portal.
Jan 21 2008 R/C Helicopter Is Crazy, Operator Has Skills
This video is pretty old, but I'd never seen it before so I figured there were probably some of you out there that haven't either. It's a video of a guy flying an R/C helicopter and doing the craziest things I've ever seen with it. I thought it was fake at first, but it's real. Can you imagine what it would be like if full-size helicopters flew like that? I can, and it would be a lot like puking uncontrollably.
Thanks to sexy Pete, who is both sexy and Pete, for the video
Jan 21 2008 LINDO Laptop Holder Is Pretty Questionable
The LINDO laptop holder was designed by Henning Kunow to hold a laptop while you're sitting, standing or walking. It's utterly ridiculous and I definitely want one. Just think about it -- it's perfect for those times when you, you know, need to, uh, damn I got nothing.
Hip Office - LINDO [likecool]
Thanks to Ben, who is a very productive worker and doesn't need a laptop attached at the hip, for the tip
