millennium falcon sled takes you into hyperspace

filed under: cool toys | just plain fun

millennium_falcon_sled

So maybe it won’t make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, but this Millennium Falcon sled should take you down the neighborhood snow mound in 10 seconds flat…

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December 26th, 2008post a comment stumble it! digg it!author: technabob

math clocks and watches: it’s problem-solving time

filed under: geek art & craft | just plain fun | timepieces

stupidoclock

Until ten minutes ago, I wasn’t aware that telling the time was too easy for some people. Here are a couple of timepieces so smart they’re stupid:

Here’s the square root watch; I guess all that’s left to say is you can get this for $40 over at SkyMall. Also,what is 8:15 in square root time?

Now this, this would be the entrance exam at a Mensa Preschool…

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December 26th, 20082 comments stumble it! digg it!author: lambert v.

ladies: disguise your gaming gear as makeup

filed under: video games

thrustmaster bag ds case handheld gaming accessory makeup

In a perfect world, there wouldn’t be any female gamers, but instead, just gamers. Instead, sadly, we live in this world, and someone thinks girl gamers feel the need to disguise their gear as clutch bags and makeup. That’s the knee-jerk reaction for most geek chicks, anyway…

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December 25th, 20081 comment stumble it! digg it!author: alisha k.

neo-victorian keyboard and monitor [steampunk]

filed under: design | geek art & craft | hacks-mods | retro | strange and wonderful

wooden keyboard retro steampunk mechanical typewriter

Here’s something that the LXG would greatly appreciate: hardware modder/antique & scuttlefish lover/ potential Cthulhu worshipper Paradox has created what he calls a “Neo-Victorian keyboard”; he also modded a widescreen monitor to go along with it…

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December 25th, 20084 comments stumble it! digg it!author: lambert v.

baconize websites with bacolicio.us

filed under: just plain fun

technabacon technabob bacon bacolicious

It is said that Jesus is the King of Kings, and that three kings visited him when he was born. So what better way to get into the holiday spirit than to plaster a huge strip of bacon - made from The Meat of Kings (try it with onion rings) -  on your screen while you’re surfing?
Just add “http://bacolicio.us/” to the beginning of any site’s URL and boom! BACON!..

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December 25th, 20081 comment stumble it! digg it!author: lambert v.

foxit releases kindle rival eslick

filed under: gadgets | mobile tech | technology

foxit eslick e-book e-ink reader kindle competitor

After going against Adobe with their own lightweight PDF reader, Foxit are now taking on Amazon’s Kindle with the release of their own e-book reader called eSlick.

Foxit took a long hard look at the Kindle’s specs and said, “Hmm. Pork.” No…

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December 24th, 2008post a comment stumble it! digg it!author: lambert v.

achievement unlocked: i did it for the score

filed under: just plain fun | technology | video games

achievement unlocked flash game score platformer

Admit it: if you’re an Xbox 360 owner, you get the tiniest little thrill whenever that “achievement unlocked” message flashes before your eyes. Some of you even play solely for that moment, it seems (though why you’d do that when you could do this is beyond me)…

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December 24th, 2008post a comment stumble it! digg it!author: alisha k.

xbox 360 and ps3 get 8-bit doppelgängers

filed under: retro | video games

xbox_360_fake

Why the heck would you drop $200 to $400 on a brand new console when you could get the same thing for a fraction of the price? Oh yeah, I neglected to mention that these alternate universe clones of the Xbox 360 and PS3 are crappy knock-offs from China - and that they only play 8-bit games…

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December 24th, 20081 comment stumble it! digg it!author: technabob

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