Deep dives into niche interests, curiosities, experiments, hardware, software, science, and ideas that appeal to technically curious and enthusiast audiences.
18 Pulp Fiction Characters Forever Pixel Immortalized
They have become a cult phenomenon, and they keep appearing at least once a week nowadays. I am of course talking about the pixelized movie characters that take us back to the 8-bit era when Commodore 64 and its peers founded the gaming landscape that we're used to today. I remember starting up a ga ...
13 Examples Of Computer Addiction Gone Too Far…
Geeks have always been heavily dedicated to whatever they are interested in. Their way of achieving goals is to go for it and never stop. If someone were to tell them it's impossible, they simply don't listen. It's like they are immune to the negative thought patterns of the ordinary world. However, ...
Fascinating: The Fake Plastic Crowds You See In Movies
If you are James Cameron and have hundreds of millions of dollars budgeted to make a film, then you'd probably use real people (extras) or fancy computer generated imagery to create a crowd for a scene, right? But what about all the movies that don't have that kind of budget? Have you ever wondered ...
Bacon Cologne: Now You Can Smell Like A Pig All Day
If you thought for one moment that the bacon revolution was about to end, you are wrong. Bacon is like social media. People keep waiting for the trend to end, but in reality, it's just getting stronger and stronger, and by that, I'm referring to the smell in my kitchen right now as I cook some of it ...
Game Boy Music: But Not The Kind We’re Used To
Writing and producing music has a lot of facets that most people are unaware of. There are several procedures that you do to get the sounds, instruments and vocals to really pop out of a mix to make it break through the overall noise of a song. With today's technology, you don't have to have expensi ...
Han Solo and Princess Leia’s Wedding Rings
Ok all you geek girls out there; have you ever wondered what Han Solo and Princess Leia's wedding rings might look like if they got married? You haven't? Well I have, I guess it's just the girly girl in me that always wants the fairytale ending.
We all know that Han Solo was a totally hot badass. ...
Star Wars Cosplay Steampunk Costumes Will Leave You Baffled
I must be a true sucker for everything that has to do with science fiction cause I keep stumbling over these doggone awesome things over and over again. Star Wars of course seems to be the overall focal point for creative geeks, and I sometimes wonder which has the largest following, Star Wars or St ...
Lego Ray Gun: Insane Build With Amazing Retro Feel
When it comes to Lego guns, there are really two camps. There are those that either embrace the creativeness, or those that really hate the concept because it has to do with weapons. I can understand the concern, however there is a distinct difference between play and reality. Young kids might not b ...
Apple’s Official Playset Brings The Apple Store Home To You
Leave it to Apple to figure out a way to create lifelong customers from the moment a toddler picks up one of these little Apple Store playsets. This looks like so much fun; I want to order one for myself. I guess it's not enough that I have a MacBook Pro, iMac, iPod, iPad and iPhone. I really don't ...
Real Snail Mail: Get Your Mail Delivered By Real Snails
When I first read about this, I was like, noooooo way! As it turns out, not only is it true, but it's been around for a few years. I've written about some wild and wacky stuff before, but I think this one is at the top of the list. I was able to trace it all the way back to this Time article in 2008 ...
Original Ads: Segway Has Finally Gone Medieval On Us
Yesterday I got so tired of the way that TV commercials always go to the extreme to sound "legit" that I decided to push the power off button and started reading up on some HTML 5 and SQL database optimizing. Yeah, it wasn't the most exciting trade, but it was necessary. I found it quite interesting ...
Trexels: 235 Star Trek Characters In Awesome Pixelations
I think it's safe to say that everyone will agree when I argue that Star Trek is probably the most influential science fiction TV show ever created. Not even the Star Wars franchise can measure up to its impact on society, and the gadgets we are drooling over today. I have to admit though, as a youn ...
Muppet Fans: A Fabulous Muppet Show Theatre Design
If you are a fan of The Muppet Show, you are going to love this. Lance Cardinal, a student in Vancouver British Columbia, created this scratch built Muppet Theatre Playset that blows my mind. He was inspired by Palisades Toy Company. Palisades is a company that went bankrupt several years ago, and a ...
3 Anti-Theft Ways To Keep Your Coffee & Lunch Safe
There are a couple of annoyances that go along with working in an office with a lot of co-workers. The more people that are in the office, the greater the chance that you will not keep your lunch safe before it's time to consume the deliciousness. It's a common problem and geeks of all ages have tri ...
Star Wars Characters As Colorful Mexican Day Of The Dead Art
It was a while ago when I wrote an article that celebrated the work of a Mexican designer named Jose Pulido and his way of portraying Star Wars in the form of Mexican Traditional Art. I really thought it was the most wonderful way of combining two different geeky and awesome art forms. But as we all ...