Archive for April 2011

Geek dad Brett King made this custom TRON… lightcycle board game for his kids. Just like in the movies, the objective of the game is to smash opponents into the trail that your lightcycle leaves behind. I think this is the first board game I’ve seen that’s meant to be played

John Martz teamed up with Koyama Press to create this comprehensive pixel art Star Trek roster, featuring 235 characters from the series. I think Star Trek fan clubs can use this as an intermediate test for new applicants: “For your second test, you must shoot these darts at the characters …

Spring is upon us and that means that summer is not too far off. That being said, it’s always cool to find a way to play your tunes on the patio or in the garden without spending too much money. The AQ Wireless Outdoor Speakers will let you broadcast sound…

One of the first shooters that I ever played was Doom II.… I can remember thinking how the graphics looked really cool at the time – but seeing them now would really make you realize how bad they sucked. Regardless how dated the game is, some developers over at PocketBook

I’m always amazed by all of the crazy things that people have been able to do with the primitive forms in the game Minecraft. Remember the time that Minecrafta2z made a version of Pac-Man in the Minecraft… engine? Well the same guys are back, and this time, they’ve got

Hubless wheels aren’t new, but combining those with a belt drive definitely make for a distinctive bike. The hubless bike is supposed to be as compact as possible, without having to fold it or being awkward to ride.…

Ralph Lauren just released a water-resistant backpack that has a solar panel in the back to charge-up your gadgets while you are walking around. The Ralph Lauren Solar Backpack is part of the RLX line, made in partnership with O-Range. Sounds and looks cool enough – only trouble is that…

All I know about ejector seats and jet aircraft I learned from watching Goose hit the canopy in Top Gun.… I can only imagine that pulling the ejector handle at 600 mph during a firefight or mid air crisis would be a very harrowing experience. What I never really thought

Back when I was in college I used to walk by one of the engineering labs all the time on my way to class and see the geeks in there working with oscilloscopes. I always wondered what exactly they were for. I still don’t know the why or how you…

Here’s a fun casemod for fans of off-road vehicles. This PC got its humble beginnings in one of those modern IN WIN cases, but once the modder was done with it, the thing turned into a serious off-road (or is that off-desk) truck.

The guys over at ModsCases.com took a…