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Still don’t know what to get your geek for Valentine? Whatever you do, don’t go out and buy the first gadget you see. Geeks are a special breed. You need to find gifts that were tailor-made for geeks like us.
To spare you the trouble of looking for that special Valentine’s day gift, here are some […]

The San Diego Tripoli Rocket Association built a 23 foot long X-Wing fighter complete with a beeping R2D2. Led by Andy Woerner, the 40 person crew worked on the $5,000 project for 2,500 hours. No blueprint was used, except for a 15 inch model and what the crew remembered of how the X-Wing was supposed […]

So you’ve finally gotten that monster rig you’ve been saving up for. You have your desk set up just the way you like it. Everything is perfect except for one thing, you wish you could use your sofa as your computer chair when you’re watching videos or playing music.

Most of us have relatives that still need to be introduced to the 21st century. A simple and gentle way of introducing them to 21st century technology is to give them an mp3 player that they can relate to.
The Cassette MP3 Player is an mp3 player housed within a cassette tape. This should put your […]

Tired of your plain looking optical mouse? How about a mouse that looks like a jet? The Aircraft Mouse is a 2 button 800DPI optical mouse from Design Town. The mouse comes with blue and red LEDs to give it a realistic aircraft feel.

I can’t imagine using this to play Condition Zero though heh. The […]

Not everyone can carve a pumpkin and make it look great. Some have the gift, and others need carving tutorials. Underwire’s Jack-O-Lanterns Contest showcases the geek talent and their incredible pumpkins.
Here are 5 of my favorites.
1. Death Star by Nick Dickover

2. Bobomb by precurser

3. Firefox Logo - Anonymous Submission

4. Super Mario Pumpkin by Glen

5. Cylon […]

Security systems are getting more complicated as companies research and develop more reliable user identification systems. Panasonic’s BM-ET200 is a new entry to the security field. The upcoming scanner uses biometric technology for iris recognition which is supposedly able to identify users within 0.3 seconds.
Users can stand up to 20 inches away while the scanner […]

Tired of seeing the same cars on the road when you’re driving? Maybe you have a design for a sweet new car. If you like looking at cool and weird things, take a look at some of the newest concept cars from the Tokyo Motor Show.
Honda Puyo - Fuel-celled, with a joystick in place of […]