Archive for September 2010

I spent most of my younger years banned from touching my dad’s record player and collection of vinyl. I blame MTV for all the record scratching that was popular then for the death of my dad’s Thriller… album. He still has most of those old records crammed in boxes at

These super-cute images of our favorite characters from Star Wars were created by James Hance. Why are they so cute? Well, Hance re-imagines Han Solo as Christopher Robin, Chewbacca as Pooh Bear, R2D2 as Piglet, and an AT-AT as Eeyore.

The images can all be found in Hance’s book Wookiee …

Upcoming Nintendo DS game Okamiden is the sequel to the cult classic Okami…. It’s going to be a hit. Here’s why:

That’s Okamiden hero Chibiterasu, and he makes Pikachu look like a pee-stained pillow. Look at those chubby wubby feet. That itty bitty nosey nose. If you don’t like

Lots of people are sick of the “Keep Calm and Carry On”… war poster meme, but if you’re not one of them then you might want to grab these posters made by Red Bubble member SevenHundred:

Nearly all of them refer to classic Nintendo games though, so if you wanted

If you need a place to juice up your Nintendo DSi or DSi LL (XL here in the states), you could plug in into that boring old AC adapter that came with your system – or you could do this…

The guys at Hori Japan have come out with this…

What happens when you combine those awesome Isiah Mustafa Old Spice commercials with the darkly disturbed world of H.P. Lovecraft?

Sheer, mentally-insane awesomeness, that’s what. Enjoy……

Perfect for both voyeurs and narcissists, this new camera lets you shoot POV digital video pretty much anywhere you go, any time.

The Looxcie looks sort of like a Bluetooth headset, but there’s a tiny video camera at the tip, which can capture all the random moments of your life.…

Japan’s population is getting older, and they need robots to take care of all of them. This is almost a plot out of Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society…, but it’s actually reality because AIST and Kawada Industries are releasing their new line of humanoid ‘bots, the HRP-4

This crazy looking 200-pound cake looks like an octopus. While I rarely eat any cakes, this gigantic one made me smile, and mutter a prayer to the almighty Cthulhu!

Karen Portaleo from Highland Bakery is behind this mammoth cephalopod. I’ve actually rarely seen cakes this big and elaborate in person.…

I am sure there are lots of folks out there who have repetitive stress injuries, like carpal tunnel from things like typing too much or spending excess time surfing porn and fwapping. If you have that sort of issue and need an alternative to a mouse Logitech has a new…