Deep dives into niche interests, curiosities, experiments, hardware, software, science, and ideas that appeal to technically curious and enthusiast audiences.
Vader Unmasked: Star Wars Volkswagen Commercial Bloopers
The Volkswagen Star Wars commercial with the Baby Darth Vader Discovering The Force that I wrote about a week ago and that blasted during the Super Bowl this year has become an instant hit and a viral video on the Internet. The first time I saw it, I thought it was the best commercial in a very lon ...
Star Wars: A New Hope Retold In 32 Icons
There are many ways to explain the story of Star Wars, and no matter how you tell it, people are always going to be fascinated by the science fiction world. I think I have seen everything from YouTube clips of clueless people trying to tell the story of Star Wars, to complete pocket comic books rete ...
The Geeky Etch-A-Sketch Computer
Martin over at NortHACKton gets the ultimate geek award this week for sure with his etch-a-sketch computer hybrid. According to his website, after seeing tons of computer controlled etch-a-sketches, he decided to create the opposite... an etch-a-sketch controlled computer.
I grew up playing with ...
Project Space Planes: Geeky Paper Airplanes Fall From Space
What a brilliant promotion sponsored by Samsung. 100 geeky paper airplanes were recently dropped to the earth from space. They were geeky because each folded airplane contained a Samsung SD Memory Card with a random message from a random person on it.
What was the purpose of the Project Space P ...
Smell Like A Geek: Two Geeky Scents To Start Your Day
When I first wake up in the morning and before I go to bed at night, I make sure I take my bath. It always feels good to be clean and smelling really nice early in the morning and late at night. It is natural for people to want to smell good and to be around other people who smell good. There are ...
Star Trek: The 60 Second Papercraft Short Movie Version
Why is it that Star Wars fans and Star Trek fans don't get along? I mean, everyone knows that there are several billion galaxies out there and that each of those worlds can co-exist. I mean, what's all the fuss about? Star Wars is nothing like Star Trek and vice versa. It's almost like if BMW pe ...
Star Wars Flow Chart: What Side Or Occupation Do You Belong To?
Some people really get into their favorite movies. They immerse themselves so much so that they sometimes believe they are a part of it. We have seen it over and over again how some fans create stunning artwork or gadgets that work like or portray the exact same thing as in the movies. They come ...
Star Wars: An Imperial Walker (AT-AT) Inspired Design
Since I'm in the computer business, I have a dozens of boxes of old computer parts in my house. I never know what to do with that stuff. I know it's worthless junk, but I can't bring myself to get rid of it just in case I need it someday. Sure enough, every once in a while, I'll find a perfectly ...
Geeky Granny Inspiration: Adorable Crocheted Androids
I love grannies. They are so cute and fun to talk to, especially when they start telling stories about when they were young. I love geeky grannies even better. Geeky grannies are usually the grammas who have Facebook accounts to keep in touch with their grandchildren, and they own iPads. Many ti ...
Extreme Rock Paper Scissors: 4 New Throws To Spice It Up!
I know this might be a little bit painful to think about, but do you remember back when we didn't have smartphones? Those were the days when a mobile phone was just used for calling people. I remember my first cell phone was a flip phone. I thought I was hot stuff. Now, my son, who is only ten y ...
The Geek Way To Stay Warm
I recently moved to Cincinnati, and man it is cold here! I am still adjusting to the snow and ice. In the short time I have been here, I have already experienced two big winter snow storms. Adjusting has taught me so many things, like if you stay inside a room with a heater, and if there is very ...
Virtual Map: Take A Trip To Italy Right Now
Back in the old days, if you wanted to check out a new city, you either had to read a map or travel there. Now it's a lot different. I don't even know how to read a map, and I don't have to since I have two GPS systems in my car (hey, you never know when one might fail). Thanks to technology, we ...
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The Evolution Of The Batmobile [Infographic]
It's interesting to see what Christopher Nolan did with the whole Batman concept. It went from having dwindling movie goers to pure success. Sure, much of the success of the movie "Batman: The Dark Knight" was due to the untimely death of Heath Ledger, but the movie was also insanely cool and ente ...
StreetFlyer: The Oddest Bicycle Breed You Have Ever Seen
I was a frequent pedal paddler when I was a kid until I got myself into an accident. After that I have never really found the two wheeled form of transportation to be quite as exciting again. Well, of course, I have been up in the saddle after that, and even gotten myself one of those high end mou ...
Angry Birds Kids: The REAL Way Of Playing The Game
For all of you who thought we had stopped writing about the Angry Birds game, I am happy to disappoint you. Well, not really happy, but this thing is just too good to pass up. I don't really know what else to say about the game more than that it's still one of the most purchased and downloaded gam ...