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Handmade Doctor Who Chess Set: Knight to TARDIS 4

We’ve all seen the Doctor Who chess sets that are available from online retailers. They’re cool and appropriately geeky, but they’re just too polished and slick and mass produced. This version is much better and at least it has some personality.…

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December 8th, 2011 by: Conner Flynn

Funtendo Puts the Fun in Nintendo Emulators. Oh Wait.

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Emulators are everywhere these days, as are USB adapters for console controllers. But the guys at Gadget Gangster have come up with Funtendo, a DIY box that combine both Nintendo emulators and controller adapters for convenient retro gaming.…

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December 5th, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

Guy Makes His Own Light-up Nike MAGs, Still No Power Laces

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Remember how a little while back, Nike finally released its Back to the Future…-inspired Nike MAG sneakers. Sure, it was for a good cause, but you’re probably not wearing a pair unless you had had a few thousand dollars to spare.

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November 24th, 2011 by: Technabob

DIY Doorbell Will Make You Wish for Visitors

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David Watson hated the doorbell in his current house. The one in his old house had actual chimes, but this one played a “terrible recording”… instead. So when he set out to make his own doorbell, he wanted one that sounded great. Then he thought, why not make it look

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November 23rd, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

SparkFun Electric Sheep Development Board: What Android Geeks Dream of

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Android fans that want to really get their geek on and develop their own accessories and physical devices to work with their smartphone might want to check this out. It’s from a company called SparkFun and the product is dubbed Electric Sheep. It’s not really a sheep, but rather a…

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November 16th, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

Vintage Camera Nightlights Scare Vintage Monsters Under the Bed

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If you have a few old vintage cameras that are collecting dust, you might want to do what Flickr user Jason Hull has done. Jason takes vintage cameras from the 1950s and 1960s and turns them into retro nightlights. Don’t worry, he doesn’t hurt rare cameras or cameras that are…

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November 16th, 2011 by: Conner Flynn

Carbon Troopers: Stormtrooper Armor Gets the Carbon Fiber Treatment

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Leonard Carson had been toying with the idea of combining carbon fiber with stormtrooper armor for some time. He managed to convince three of his co-workers join his cause and this is the result. I have to say that these carbon troopers look quite impressive.…

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November 16th, 2011 by: Range

Fingerless Game Boy Gloves on a Game Girl

There is something about a girl that embraces her inner geek and revels in it. It’s all the better when that geeky gal also happens to be cute. Check out this fun project that comes from a girl named MaDonna, who satisfies all of the above criteria.…

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November 15th, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

Final Fantasy IV Cecil Cosplay: The Ultima of Cosplays

final fantasy iv cecil cosplay by neilbombad

While making my customary bedtime lurking on Reddit, I came upon a link that pointed to an “Incredible Dark Knight Cecil (from Final Fantasy IV) custom armor.”… Okay, click. Then I came upon these pictures and was thoroughly confused. Was this an action figure? A statue? A scale model? I

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November 15th, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

Star Wars Cookies Made from Non Star Wars Holiday Cookie Cutters

Making Star Wars cookies is a great way to geek out during the holidays, but what if you either can’t afford or don’t want to buy special Star Wars cookie cutters? well, here’s a great way to make Star Wars… cookies from those plain old holiday cookie cutters that you

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November 13th, 2011 by: Conner Flynn

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