Archive for August 2011

What is with Japan’s obsession with making watches that are difficult to read? While TokyoFlash seems to have cornered the market on weird and challenging digital watch designs, here’s an analog watch that’ll mess with your head too.…

What could possibly go together than crocheting and Star Wars?… After seeing these awesomely craftsy TIE Fighters, not much else in my opinion.
While I don’t usually associate the words “granny squares” with “Empire” or “Dark Side”, somehow it all works perfectly in these crocheted Tie Fighters by Denise of

There have been several versions of Mario Kart racers and most range from okay to pretty decent, but these Super Deluxe versions put the rest to shame. They are larger than the rest and they zip around super fast.…

Last month we talked a bit about a fake Apple Store in Kunming, China that was so convincing that some of the employees even though they worked for Apple. It was later discovered that there were about 22 other fake Apple Stores in Kunming and the authorities moved to close…

Google made one of the largest purchases that it has ever made today with the announcement that it would be buying Motorola Mobility. Motorola has its fingers into all sorts of tech markets and Google is purchasing the mobility product segment only. This means that Google will own the OS…

Last night, ABC aired a new special called “i.am.FIRST: Science is Rock and Roll.”… The show explored the 20th annual FIRST Robotics Championship, which is a competition for K-12 students, allowing them to show off their skills.

When life gives you lemons, make a flaming drink. This geeky cocktail engineered by the Insatiable Geek will surely earn the approval of Aperture Science’s CEO. Or not. The man wanted something that could burn a house down after all.…

I have been out on more than one occasion taking photos for work or just for fun and had someone ask me if I got a good shot. If you are into photography gear, a new set of shot glasses raises the strange possibility of someone taking a shot of…

Yet another post brought to you by the magic powers of Kinect. Using Microsoft’s wonder device along with other cheap materials, A.J. Jeromin built a set up that can easily and quickly scan and render any object in 3D.…

PixelInvaders is a computer-controlled RGB LED matrix project by Michael Vogt. The goal is to use these panels, which can be interconnected, as effect lighting in clubs, bars, fairs, museums, on stage, in a lobby or in your living room.…