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R2-D2′S Bleeps and Beeps Decoded. It’S Not for Kids. It’S Funny as Hell.
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Star Wars geeks claim that R2-D2 was inspired by a character in a Kurosawa film plus the robots in Silent Running… plus an overheard request from a sound editor. Riiiight. Here’s the real score: In 1975 George Lucas invented a Time Machine and fast forwarded himself to 1999. Then he |
March 3rd, 2009
Revolver Tv Remote Changes Channels With a Bang
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The concept behind the TV remote control gun is simple: Boring task + gun = fun! Pull the trigger and it’ll change the channel on your TV with a satisfying gunshot sound. Okay, so it’s fun for like 5 minutes. Unless you have a kid, in which case the little… |
March 3rd, 2009
Vhs Video Toaster [Epic Fail]
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Inspired by a scene from an old British TV sitcom, modder/appliance frankenstein lemonie decided to make a real vhs toaster. He succeeded and failed at the same time. Which is kind of a feat in itself. That’s the VHS toaster in the background. In the foreground are a couple of… |
February 26th, 2009
“a Simple Plan”: Space Invaders Shirt Foils Alien Plot
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Remember the movie Signs…? And how the aliens’ weakness turned out to be water? Tell me, if those beings were intelligent enough to build vessels that could cross such vast distances (and sustain the passengers as well), why the hell couldn’t they tell that the planet that they’re attacking |
February 25th, 2009
Atari Duct Tape Wallet: Because No One’S Going to Buy an Atari Leather Wallet
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When was the last time you had money? 1983? Then this wallet is just the thing for you! Aside from placing a buck or two inside this wallet, you might also want to add your expired driver’s license or a picture of your ex. So if you ever get mugged… |
February 24th, 2009
Who Minutes the Minutemen: Retro Minutemen Arcade Game
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Award-winning digital entertainment outfit littleloud created a promotional flash game for the upcoming Watchmen… movie. Yes Fanny McFanboy! It’s a game based on the graphic novel! What’s that? You can’t wait to play as Rorschach? Well you can’t play as Rorschach. Actually you can’t play as any of the Watchmen |
February 20th, 2009
Tote Your Rings in This Sonic Bag
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It’s a well-known fact that fans of Sega mascot Sonic the Hedgehog often need to haul things: rings, outdated Sega consoles, lunch, petitions about voice actors… and luckily, all of those items will fit into this sweet Sonic-themed tote bag (though maybe not all at once; the Dreamcast was pretty… |
February 18th, 2009
Relive the Big and Chunky Days of Gadgets With Fauxsure Shirts
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Remember when controllers had corners and not curves? When speakers were bigger than a house? When storage was limited but personal? and rectangular? Remember when synths… Nevermind. Synthesizers still look the same. Oh wait. Remember when synths had no USB connection? Because there was no USB in the 80s? |
February 13th, 2009
Geek Shirts to Wear in Case You Really have to Go Outside
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I’ve been doing my usual window shopping and thought I’d share some of the funny geek shirts I saw at Snorg Tees. They’re all made of “100% Super Soft” cotton and are priced at $19 each. The Chemist shirt would have been much better if the ladies in it looked… |
February 10th, 2009
Hado Enjin Go!!!: LEGO Space Battleship Yamato
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Space Battleship Yamato – known as Space Cruiser Yamato or Star Blazers in the US – is one of the most influential and groundbreaking Anime of all time, and the titular ship is as iconic as the other space opera vessels we know and love. The series spawned five movies,… |
February 9th, 2009
