Archive for November 2010

I’m all for double screens and double laptops and double tablets, but it seems that Acer kind of missed the mark with their new concept device. They call this thing the Iconia and here’s why I think it will fail.

These double-screened devices like the Iconia and the Kno ignore…

Darkness is good for sleeping and watching movies. But you know what it’s bad for? Seeing stuff.
Obviously, the fix for seeing things in the dark is light. If you want to see lots of stuff inside, you turn on the main lights in a room. If you only want…

If you don’t want to go out of the way to buy a 3D TV and glasses so you can watch Comcast’s ridiculous 3D yule log channel, why not grab one of these tiny desktop fireplace simulators instead. It’ll cost you way less than a new TV, it requires no…

A while back I discovered these cool RGBy LED lamps from Japan, which could automatically detect the color on which they were placed and change to match. While they were quite cool, they were also quite expensive . Now, thanks to the folks at ThinkGeek, you can now experience the…

I used to really like Muppet Babies… when I was a kid. Beaker and his pal always getting blown up really cracked me up. These geeky and very strange Beaker lamps remind me of that old cartoon show. I also learned in college that you can’t put a beaker on

I would bet most of us at one time or another has run across that holiday season channel on TV where all you see is a crackling fireplace with holiday music playing. Yeah, it’s pretty stupid. I remember running across it as a kid, and thinking it was much lamer…

The Razer TRON gaming mouse is packed so full of win I might choke. I mean, I like PC gaming, I like Razer, I like TRON, it’s a trifecta of geeky nirvana for me. If you feel the same way, you will be tickled to death to hear than the…

This funky ceramic speaker has got a long history, which starts off with Japanese footballer/fashion icon Nakata Hidetoshi, whose Revalue Nippon Project is basically a way to marry and revitalize traditional Japanese crafts with modern designs.

Museum curator Akimoto Yuji and ceramicist Mitsuke Masagasu worked together to create this delicate…

Adding a bit of Star Wars …to an otherwise gear-obsessed day? Sounds perfect! This funky R2-D2 deconstruction poster was created by Kevin Tong and would look great on your wall.

When it comes to high-tech weaponry, slingshots aren’t exactly very high on the list. When it comes down to it, most slingshots are made from a frame, a couple pieces of rubber and a small bit of leather. After all, what more could you want from this age-old weapon? Why…