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Monday, November 9th, 2009In case you don’t ingest your internets as a constant, intravenous stream (as I do), perhaps you haven’t already heard the fanboy-jolting news:
The Tauntaun Sleeping Bag–once a widely-discussed April Fool’s joke and now a highly-coveted retail product–is now available for pre-order from ThinkGeek, just in time for the holiday consumerist binge.
This high-quality sleeping bag looks [...]
Thanks, Japan: Sega Zippo Lighters
Thursday, October 29th, 2009Looks like Japan took a break from winning hot-dog-eating contests, drawing naked anime ladies, and fetishizing Hello Kitty to produce yet another ridiculous novelty: Sega Zippo lighters.
‘Cause why would you make a really small video game console that plays games when it can light cigarettes, instead?
Because Japan, that’s why.
But wait… there’s more. The price of [...]
Bad Idea, Trekkers: Vulcan Foam Hand
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009Trekkers, I don’t know if you got my last memo, but Star Trek’s cool cache ran out around late August. (Just check the archives.)
Which means that waving around a Vulcan foam hand in public will leave a stink of nerd on you that no amount of Febreze will ever deodorize.
Via GearFuse, who didn’t have the [...]
There’s Bad, Then There’s the Nike Megatron Transformer for $190
Friday, October 16th, 2009Operating under the thesis that “transforming makes everything better”–recent Michael Bay movies showing all signs to the contrary–the Transformers “Crossovers” line of toys has sullied* everything from Star Wars to Marvel Comics characters.
But this Limited Edition Nike Megatron Transformer puts the icing of insult on the triple-layer cake of shame.
I see four problems here:
Megatron transforms [...]
Nice Try, Star Trek!: Klingon Warbird Corkscrew
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009When I stumbled across this Klingon Warbird corkscrew, my immediate reaction was: “Hey. That’s pretty sweet!”
And for a brief moment, Star Trek inhabited my world unencumbered by the albatross of uncoolness that has steadily gained heft over the course of several decades.
Not to worry, though. That moment has passed. NICE TRY, STAR TREK!
Find Star Trek [...]
Geek Steal: Up to 87% off Electronics, and Up to 65% off Toys
Thursday, August 21st, 2008You can save up to 87% on electronics and computer hardware at Geeks.com during their 12 Year Anniversary Sale.
Twelve years? Really? Makes you wonder what they’ll do to celebrate a legitimate anniversary. Anyway, check out a few out of the many deals you can snag:
Kodak C713 7MP 3x Optical/5x Digital Zoom HD [...]
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