January 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... | More →

January 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.... | More →

January 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.... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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,... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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.... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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,... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →

January 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... | More →