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heroes aren’t born, they’re made . . . from lego

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If there’s a reason why most things that come from Pixar are so geek-friendly, it’s probably because most of the people at Pixar are geeks. Take Angus MacLane. He was the Lead Animator on WALL-E, which was well received by most geeks for obvious reasons (robots). But MacLane’s real geek cred is proven by his line of…

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September 30th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: chris h.

filed under: cool toys geek art + craft

wall-e pinata filled with candy, not garbage

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Give this WALL-E a good whack with a baseball bat, and it’ll spew forth its guts filled with candy goodness.

The handmade WALL-E pinata comes from Etsy seller victorof1980s, complete with predetermined weak spots to make sure that your candy comes tumbling to the ground when beaten. It’s perfect for giving your kids a momentary…

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September 2nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft

wall-e as file dump

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Aww, look! Wall-E, taking care of all your files, in the form of a keychain USB flash drive.

Adorable, right? Don’t get too excited–Sgedra’s Wall-E USB drive was available at Etsy for the short span of time that elapsed between the driving being listed and someone seeing it. At least point, all we can hope for…

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August 6th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: computing geek art + craft just plain fun

dustbot trash collector: the roomba’s big big brother

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Co-funded by the European Commission, the $3.9 million (USD) Dustbot project aims to build a moderately-sized robot to navigate the narrow streets that garbage trucks can’t reach. Hey that rhymed! Nice. Anyway the pictures below were taken from Dustbot’s trial run in Peccioli, Italy.

Aside from collecting garbage, the Dustbot can also analyze the quality…

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July 10th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: future tech interactive robots strange + wonderful technology

wall-e windows computer casemod gets touchscreen tummy

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After listening to his startup sound, I always figured that Wall-E ran on Mac OS. I guess I was wrong. From the looks of this casemod, the little yellow robot that could runs Windows XP.

Modder Jonathan Berg put together this Wall-E PC mod that comes complete with a 7-inch touchscreen monitor inside his belly.

Wall-E…

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February 14th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing geek art + craft hacks + mods

wooden wall-e: how many trees had to die?

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Disney commissioned UK-based sculptors and a group called Morpheus Prototypes to build this wooden sculpture of Wall-E as a gift for Pixar/Disney Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter.

Here’s a closer look:

I don’t know anything about woodworking or sculpting, so I’ll leave it up to you guys to think of how long it could have…

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January 1st, 2009 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun