Technabob » pop culture http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:15:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Action Comics No.1 Sold for $1 Million: This is How Geeks Roll http://technabob.com/blog/2010/02/24/action-comics-no-1-sold-for-1-million/ http://technabob.com/blog/2010/02/24/action-comics-no-1-sold-for-1-million/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:50:24 +0000 Lambert Varias http://technabob.com/blog/?p=28717 Action Comics… – in which Superman made his first appearance – for $1,000,000 (USD). That’s 10 million times the comic’s original price. It was sold at Comic]]> Proving that geeks can drop dough like a rock star or rapper, this Monday someone bought a copy of the first issue of Action Comics – in which Superman made his first appearance – for $1,000,000 (USD). That’s 10 million times the comic’s original price. It was sold at Comic Connect, whose founder Stephen Fishler said that the million dollar comic was in “very fine” condition. Yeah, that totally justifies the price tag.

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But yeah, I guess the comic is a bit more valuable now than when it was first published. It led to the creation of a hero so powerful that barely anyone could write a decent story about him. Poor Superman. His strength literally is his weakness. Anyway, I still say the buyer was far more sane than the people who bid for the cracked glass stair from an Apple store.

[via Nerd Approved]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2010/02/24/action-comics-no-1-sold-for-1-million/feed/ 1 DIY Lady Gaga Glasses Are ‘Money Honey’ http://technabob.com/blog/2010/01/19/diy-lady-gaga-led-glasses/ http://technabob.com/blog/2010/01/19/diy-lady-gaga-led-glasses/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:43:36 +0000 chris h. http://technabob.com/blog/?p=26806 just like to dance…. So]]> I love Lady Gaga. A lot. Don’t believe me? Check out my Last.fm page. That’s right; by my iTunes’ count I’ve played her tracks four hundred and fourteen times. The closest runner-up? Minus the Bear, at 133 plays. Boy, what can I say? I just like to dance.

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So imagine my surprise (and inevitable delight) when a bored-at-work visit to Engadget resulted in a do-it-yourself lesson on how to craft your own cyberpunk-inspired Lady Gaga LED shades. To quote my good friend Wayne Campbell, “Shyeah!”

These sexy shades come courtesy of Instructables member “the_gella,” who assembled the GaGa goggles for her Halloween costume. And on the cheap, no less. All she did was combine two digital picture frames with the frames to a pair of sun lenses. Some pliers application and hot glue gunning later and voila:

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Believe you me – I will make a pair of these in time for E3 this year. Just wait…

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]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2010/01/19/diy-lady-gaga-led-glasses/feed/ 6 Intricate Movie Icon Sculptures Made From Recycled Steel http://technabob.com/blog/2009/08/19/classic-movie-icons-steel-sculpture/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/08/19/classic-movie-icons-steel-sculpture/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:09:28 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=18535 These amazing pop culture art works feature familiar movie and TV characters hand-sculpted from reclaimed metal.

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The guys over at Art From Steel create over 450 different creatures out of recycled steel, ranging from Wall-E to the Terminator to Gundam and everyone in between. While the small sculptures might be assembled from just a few parts, some of the larger ones are built from over 2,000 components and take up to 12 craftsmen and 30 days to build. Check out the image gallery below to see some of my favorites. I love that Edward Scissorhands!

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Sculptures range in price from as little as $46 bucks for a mini Wall-E, all the way up to $4000 bucks for an insanely detailed Alien. You can find the entire metal menagerie over on the Art From Steel website.

Don’t see your favorite character? That’s okay, they’re happy to do custom commissions. Me? I’m looking for a giant steel Q-Bert and Dig Dug for my front lawn.

[thanks for the tip, Jay!]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2009/08/19/classic-movie-icons-steel-sculpture/feed/ 0 Express Your Lack of Creativity With Faceinhole.Com http://technabob.com/blog/2009/03/17/express-your-lack-of-creativity-with-faceinholecom/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/03/17/express-your-lack-of-creativity-with-faceinholecom/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:30:23 +0000 Lambert Varias http://technabob.com/blog/?p=10504 Have you ever seen those headless paintings or headless cardboard figures in parks or zoos or movie theaters? The ones where you can place your head where the head of the thing should be, such that you look exactly what an idiot would look like? Well now with FACEinHOLE those headless bodies are online, making it easier than ever to make you or your mother-in-law look like the Terminator.

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You can either upload a picture or have a fresh one taken with your computer’s webcam. Of course you can always upload someone else’s face. After creating the image, FACEinHole even gives you the option to buy a white shirt with your created image printed on it. Neat.

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They have a lot of ‘scenarios’ available, from movies to cartoon characters to the Jesus statue in Brazil.

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You are free of course to put pictures of other body parts up there. Or anything that you have an image of. The Internet is a democracy. Anarchic democracy.

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2009/03/17/express-your-lack-of-creativity-with-faceinholecom/feed/ 3 Ipods and Iphones Get the Photoshop Treatment http://technabob.com/blog/2008/03/30/ipods-and-iphones-get-the-photoshop-treatment/ http://technabob.com/blog/2008/03/30/ipods-and-iphones-get-the-photoshop-treatment/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:06:23 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=1956 What happens when the world’s most popular media players meet the art world? You get some awesomely great images mashing up some familiar scenes with iPhones and iPods.

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Photographer and digital artist Travis Hammond takes iconic photos and seamlessly integrates images of iPods and iPhones to create some really wonderful scenes.

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Whether its an iPhone holding court at The Last Supper, or Ralphie getting his mouth washed out with the chrome and glass beauty, there are plenty of gems in his collection.

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From Gumby to Indy, the images cleverly juxtapose the iconic cultural icons with these ubiquitous gadgets.

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Travis says he makes his Photoshopped images to address our relationship with technology. Be sure to check out the entire series over on his website.

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