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Old Cabinet Cards Turned into Geek Icons

Conner Flynn — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:00:16 +0000

Old cabinet cards are pretty cool. These early photographs are mementos from another time that tell the stories of forgotten lives, leaving but an image for history to remember them by and fill in the blanks. And that’s fine. But some might look at these images and feel the need to geek them up. That’s just what Alex Gross does.

You are looking at some of Alex’s creations for an upcoming show at Jonathan LeVine Gallery in NYC. I love this work and have even dabbled in the medium myself, though my stuff never approached the awesomeness of Alex’s work.

I love how new worlds or stories can be created from an existing image. The Data image has to be my favorite, since the guy just looks so nerdy to begin with. The only thing it’s missing from the picture is Spot.

You can check out some of Alex’s older creations here.

[via Arrested Motion via Superpunch]

Crocheted Cyclops Costume Is Keeping an Eye on You

Conner Flynn — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:00:22 +0000

Back in the old days, it was only bored grandmothers that crocheted and all that was produced was a pair of socks, or maybe a scarf or a blanket. These days everybody is doing it and they are making some awesomely geeky things. Like a full Cyclops costume.

It was created by Veronica Knight who did an amazing job creating old One-Eye. She even created a crocheted sword to complete the outfit. I love how the body piece looks like scaled armor.

And of course the beard is perfect too. If I saw this thing at night, I would totally run away like a little girl and tell my friends that a Cyclops was out to get me. They would all laugh, but I would know it existed and that it was hunting me. For the rest of my life I would fear the Cyclops and wait for its return. The end.

[via Craftzine]

Tetris Cufflinks Geek Up Your Formalwear

Conner Flynn — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:00:22 +0000

Tetris is one of those classics that will always be around in one form or another. It’s available on the NES, the Game Boy, nearly every other console, and now your wrists. These officially-licensed accessories will compliment your shirt sleeves with just the right amount of geekiness.

You get the “J” and “T” shapes. Too bad you can’t drop more from each shirt sleeve and play a game on your arms, but I’m sure that someone is working on that dream. We might need a special shirt for that, though.

These official Tetris cufflinks are available now for about $14(USD) from Firebox. After wearing them for that special occasion you will likely feel a sudden urge to play the game again and try to beat your high score.

[via Ubergizmo]

Xbox 360 and PS3 Controller Rings for Geeky Fingers

Conner Flynn — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:38:51 +0000

Show your allegiance to your favorite game console with these PS3 and XBox 360 rings. They will deck your digits in tiny replica controllers, upping your geek gaming cred and proclaiming your side in the console wars.

They come from Etsy seller egyptianruin and the XBox 360 version comes in Pink, Blue, Red (as in “Red Ring”), Green and Halo Green. The PS3 version comes in White, Black, Pink, Blue, Red and Green. They are made from polymer clay and are hand-sculpted.

They are just $10(USD) plus shipping each. Outfit one hand in PS3 controllers and one hand in XBox controllers if you can’t decide. They would make cute little gifts for your geek friends this Christmas too if you don’t want one for yourself.

[via Geek Crafts via Slashgear]

Swanky Space Invaders Silk Ties: Would You Trust an Alien Around Your Neck?

Range — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:00:08 +0000

These ties are perfect for the geek that needs to dress up, now and again. The Space Invaders Silk Ties are made by UK neckwear makers Projector and they come in a variety of different colors, infusing a bit of style into any geek’s attire.

The ties feature a simple pixel print down the middle, inspired by the Space Invaders video game (though they’re clearly not exact replicas of the original aliens.)

They are made out of 100% silk and come in six different colors. The ties are made in the UK and ship everywher. You can pick up your own Space Invaders tie over on Etsy for $30. That’s not bad for a silk tie – especially one with space invaders on it.

[via Geek Alerts]

Awesome Geek Lunch Bag Art

Conner Flynn — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:30:14 +0000

Lunch boxes are fine. You can get them in almost any geeky flavor you want, but with the graphics already on them. That takes some of the fun out of lunch. It’s far better to bring a bagged lunch and draw your own geek art on the brown bag while you are eating.

These lunch bags were created by the world’s most awesome dad, for his kids. He spends his own lunch time creating these works of art and then gives them to his kids everyday. He has a whole Tumblr page devoted to them. This guy really knows how to draw and I propose that these have an entire geek museum to themselves somewhere.

My favorites have to be…I can’t even pick a favorite. They are all amazing. Do yourself a favor and hit the link above. You will call your own dad and scold him for not being this guy.

[via Geektyrant via Geeksaresexy]

Star Wars TIE Fighter Pinata: Beat the Candy out of the Imperial Fleet

Conner Flynn — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:39:39 +0000

It’s always fun to swing a stick and hit something. Especially when the reward for such violence is some sweet sugary candy. And hey, we all have a grudge against the Empire right?

Why not work out your frustrations on this TIE Fighter Pinata? If I could hit this thing right now I would be thinking about how there was almost nothing neat or cool in the Star Wars prequels. I would be thinking about Jar Jar Binks. My focused rage for Jar Jar alone would be enough to send candy flying everywhere with one whack. I would be wondering why this Tie Fighter is a shade of Easter blue. But I digress.

This handcrafted pinata measures about 14 x 12 x 15 inches and features an easy open flap to put your favorite candy inside. It comes from Etsy seller Outofthisworldpinata who makes all kinds of geek pinatas. There’s also a Millenium Falcon pinata available, but sadly that one just looks like a flattened cake.

The TIE Fighter pinata is great for geek birthdays or whenever you want to wage a one man war against a lone Imperial craft. You can buy one for $45(USD) from the seller here.

Sexiest TRON Costume Ever

Conner Flynn — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:49:13 +0000

This TRON costume is everything that I ever hoped and dreamed for in any TRON movie and yet, so much more. Beautiful scantily clad women with luminescent clothing. Yes, more of this in TRON please!

Etsy seller ArtificeClothing offers up all kinds of sexy clothing, but it is the TRON inspired pieces like the one shown above that catch your eye. This sexy geek-wear glows when it gets about 10 minutes of bright light exposure. They recommend charging them for an hour under bright light and they are then good for about 12 hours.

This item is listed for $105.00 CAD ($109.73 USD), but don’t expect to get the whole get-up for that price. That money just buys you the underbust corset. You’ll have to complete this outfit by buying all of the pieces.

[via Etsy]

Stargate Coasters: Commiserate Stargate Universe’s Demise With a Cup of Joe

Range — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:00:43 +0000

Poor, Stargate. Stargate Universe had to be canceled just when it was getting good. The worst part is that you’re left with all these open-ended questions, which will probably never get answered. If you are a Stargate fan and are in utter despair, don’t worry, because these coasters will make you feel better!

You get the coasters, which are apparently meticulously decorated, including all of the chevrons, which will make your mornings nights a lot more fun. These are actually Stargate SG-1 coasters, but that’s okay, right?

Each box comes with a set of four coasters. You’ll find them at ThinkGeek and Amazon, for $24.99 (USD) and $29.06 respectively. A word of warning though: they don’t actually create wormholes, but you wouldn’t want your coffee transported to the other end of the universe just when you’re about to take a sip, would you?

[via GeekAlerts]

Flashing Star Trek T-Shirt: Where No Tee Has Gone Before

Range — Thu, 26 May 2011 11:55:31 +0000

Yes I know that we all love Star Trek, but do you love it enough to wear this flashing t-shirt? It definitely takes the geek factor to the next level and the Flashing Star-Trek T-Shirt comes in four different designs, perfect for all hardcore Trekkies.

Personally, I think this should be reserved for special occasions, because it could get distracting, but nonetheless, it’s got some appeal. The original t-shirt comes in a white or yellow flashing logo. Naturally, you can also get the Star Trek Enterprise and Star Trek Voyager images. In essence, they’re trying to cater to all Trek geeks.

These t-shirts can only be hand-washed and the flashing panels run off 4 AAA batteries hidden in a battery pack, which is apparently cleverly hidden in the lining of the shirt. They are available from Flashwear for $24.40 (£14.99).

[via Geek Alerts]

Warship Shoe: If Gundam Wore Sneakers

Shane McGlaun — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:44:13 +0000

When I was in grade school, I used to rush home every day after school in order to catch my favorite cartoon called Star Blazers. I loved that show and still get the theme song stuck in my head on occasion. It was one of those Japanimation shows that were all over the place in the early 80′s on kids TV.

I don’t remember the name of the giant ship they floated around space in, but I do recall it had guns everywhere and this shoe reminds me of that cartoon. It also looks like the shoe that Gundam would kick it in on his off day. The shoe was concocted by artist Phil Noto for a custom sneaker art show at the Bold Hype Gallery in NYC.

This thing looks really cool, and it appears that he used a bunch of plastic model pieces with some gray paint to come up with the design. I wonder what ship that 27 is supposed to reference. If you are geek enough to catch that reference, be sure to let us know.

[via Everyday, No Days Off via Neatorama]

Keyboard Jacket: Stylishly Geeky, Best Left Home

Range — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:00:34 +0000

Some geeks have a strange fashion sense. The Computer Keys jacket is no exception. It will dress up your favorite geek in the most geeky way possible: by covering him or her in a wearable keyboard. It’s too bad that the keyboard doesn’t actually work. Now that would have been cool.

The keyboard jacket was made by Julien David who attached over 900 keys to it. This jacket is unisex, so it’s also fine for geekettes. Sadly, if you don’t like it or something in your life, you can’t just hit CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart, or CTRL-Z to undo.

Still, if you want to stand out from the crowd, this jacket will do it. Admittedly, it’s not for the right reasons, but sometimes, any reason will do.

[MakeUseOf via LeetLady]

Know Your Nerds

Range — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:07:16 +0000

This new t-shirt design comes courtesy of designer/illustrator Riccardo Bucchioni and I have to say that it’s a pretty funny one. It’s called Know Your Nerds and it’s available on Threadless for 18 bucks.

Riccardo states that it’s a sort of guide to all nerds for the people who don’t know much about them. The diagram includes breakdowns of each nerd class and its strength, intelligence, magic, knowledge, science levels (and hair styles). I love how all of the nerds, except of the otaku nerd, have ginger hair.

What do you think? Will you get one? I think that it’s a pretty funny t-shirt. You can also get it printed on a hoody if you want something warmer, but with the same nerd-appeal.

[via Laughing Squid]

The Evolution of the Geek: What Stage Are You at?

Range — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:35:54 +0000

How much do you know about geeks? At what stage of geekiness are you? Amazingly, the work geek comes from ‘gecken’, which referred to circus performers biting heads off chickens. Wait, does that mean that Ozzy is a geek?

The word geek was eventually associated in the 1950s with people who were passionately obsessed with technology. I like the Apple Tech Geek, the one with the iPad in tow!

[via Flowtown]

Zork Stained Glass Window: Get Window

Technabob — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:19:00 +0000

I think I must have killed hundreds of hours wandering my way through the twisty dungeons of Zork, so when I saw this bit of retro-geek art, it made me grin from ear-to-ear.

Apparently, Brian Gaines was a big Zork Fan back in the day too, so he and his high school pal made this excellent Zork stained glass art to show their fanboy ways all the way back in 1983. I have to say it looks mighty fine after all these years.

All I want to do now is type in “>GET STAINED GLASS WINDOW”, but I know that my computer will just say “I don’t know the word ‘stained’,” or maybe “You can’t see any window here!”. Go ahead, try it for yourself.

[via Make: via Neatogeek]

USB Necktie Fan Makes Geeks Cooler

Range — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:39:26 +0000

I haven’t worn a tie regularly in years. There’s something extremely uncomfortable when something is squeezing your neck like that. Also, they are a nightmare to wear when it gets hot. However, I do wear one from time to time when I need to. Thankfully, I’ll be able to keep cool with this incredibly tacky new necktie fan.

The USB Necktie Cooler 3 is now available to keep you cool in meetings, especially since this is one of the hottest summers on record. The necktie cooler comes with a smaller portable charger. This hot new addition to your wardrobe won’t really look good with anything, but at least you’ll be cooling down – at least slightly.

The USB Necktie Cooler 3 sells for ¥2980 (appx. $35 USD) over at Thanko.

[via DVice]

Creepy Mr. Spock Doggie Mug: Live Long and Walkies

Range — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:11:14 +0000

I used to have some mugs with pictures of dogs on them when I was a kid – until they eventually broke. I think I still have one in storage, but who knows. Anyway, if you like having strange images on your mugs, then this Mr. Spock dog mug might be right up your alley.

But wait… there’s more! You can have a dog dressed up as Michael Jackson or Ozzy Osbourne. If you don’t like dogs, then there’s even a David Bowie hamster and Audrey Hepburn and Amy Winehouse kitties. I wonder if they’ll make a Darth Vader doggie mug soon.

These novelty mugs are available at Takkoda for £6.95 each ($11.10 USD) and come in a variety of strange and wonderful versions.

[via Leet Lady]

Lightsaber Bottle Opener: When You’Re Too Lazy to Use the Force

Range — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:28:33 +0000

Even Jedi knights get lazy sometimes, and when they do, it’s good that this handy lightsaber has a bottle opener on the end of it. It’s perfect to crack open an ice cold beer after a long day of fighting the Empire.

This is a unique-looking bottle opener and will definitely be the talk of all of the geeks at your next party. The handle is sculpted and it even comes on a handy carabiner clip, so you can keep it on your backpack or belt loop.

The lightsaber bottle opener sells for $17 (USD) over at the Star Wars shop and will be available in early August. They will ship world wide, but if you’re in Mexico, you’re out of luck! That’s too bad, because they make some damned good beer in Mexico.

[via Carlovely]

Condoms for Retro Gamers: Let the Games Begin!

Range — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:30:15 +0000

Everyone needs condoms, but this is the best condom packaging that I’ve ever seen. These ones really stand out. There’s a reason why. They were made for geeks.

All of the packets feature different parodies of classic Game Boy games. You can choose from “The Long End of Zelda,” “Dong,” “Bone Zone 2,″ “Super Mario Land of Love,” “Sextris,” or “Donkey Shlong.” I kid you not. Although I’m surprised there’s no “F*ck-Man.”

These great packets were created by designers at ilikedoodles. Which one is your favorite?

[via Design You Trust]

Avatar Na’Vi Cake Proves There Actually is Blue Food

Technabob — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:16:47 +0000

Sure, sure, the Na’vi people are kind, nature-loving folk. But they also have quite a dark side if you know what buttons to push. Clearly, this cute Avatar-inspired Na’vi cake was created before the RDA came along and knocked down Hometree.

This chubby little Na’vi was created for the That Takes The Cake cake competition (aka 2010: A Cake Odyssey) in Austin, TX last week. For those of you wondering what a Na’vi tastes like when you cut into it with a cake knife… it tastes… blue.

[via Great White Snark, photo: FlipImages]