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Archive for February 2014

February 28, 2014

Lian-Li PC Case Doubles as a Desk

Lian-Li PC Case Doubles as a Desk
We’ve featured a couple of PC casemods that incorporated a computer’s hardware into a desk. If Lian-Li pushes through with its prototype, you won’t need to be a modder to have a desk and PC case in one.…

URB-E Folding Electric Bike: Ridin’ Nerdy

URB-E Folding Electric Bike: Ridin’ Nerdy
The problem with a lot of personal vehicles is that they are too bulky. You just can’t get them on a bus or a train for instance, even if it is convenient otherwise.…

Play Doctor Who Pac-Man: Wakka Wakka Exterminate!

Play Doctor Who Pac-Man: Wakka Wakka Exterminate!
Two of the world’s greatest things have come together in a new game that will blow your mind and distract you from the things you should be doing instead.…

Netflix & Fitbit Hack Pauses Video When You Fall Asleep: How Sweet

Netflix & Fitbit Hack Pauses Video When You Fall Asleep: How Sweet
Netflix recently held a Hack Day for its engineers to come up with tweaks to the popular streaming video service. Even though the activity was made primarily for fun, one of the resulting hacks is quite promising: a hack that uses information from a Fitbit to detect when you fall asleep and then pauses the video in response.…

Darth Vader Mobile Charger: Filled with Negative Energy

Darth Vader Mobile Charger: Filled with Negative Energy
Charge up your smartphone with the power of the Dark Side of The Force with this limited-edition Star Wars Darth Vader ProMini 9000 charger. This black charger is engraved with the image of your favorite Sith Lord, Darth Vader.…

Winterfell Made out of Cake and Candy: Sugar is Coming

Winterfell Made out of Cake and Candy: Sugar is Coming
Game of Thrones fans, do you prefer candy or cake? With this tasty version of Winterfell, you don’t have to choose. It has both.…
February 27, 2014

Review: Cambridge Audio DacMagic XS Portable DAC/Headphone Amp

Review: Cambridge Audio DacMagic XS Portable DAC/Headphone Amp
Ever since trying out professional quality headphones with a digital audio converter (DAC) and headphone amp, it’s hard for me to listen to music without them.…

This Doctor Who Spinning TARDIS Ring Is a Thing of Timeless Beauty

This Doctor Who Spinning TARDIS Ring Is a Thing of Timeless Beauty
“Oh my Glob, I do, I do!” That’s what you are gonna hear if you give this ring to your female companion. This awesome ring from Paul Michael Design features a spinning TARDIS.…

Volvo Brags About New In-Car Experience Using a Large Touchscreen in the Dash

Volvo Brags About New In-Car Experience Using a Large Touchscreen in the Dash
Volvo is a car company that has built its reputation around on safety for the most part. The company is talking a bit about its new in-car experience and that experience revolves around a big touchscreen.…

Lana. Lana! Laaaaana! WHAT? Buy My Shirt.

Lana. Lana! Laaaaana! WHAT? Buy My Shirt.
I am a huge fan of the animated show Archer. I am so incredibly bitter that the fourth season is not on Netflix yet. I started my Archer experience late and blew through the first three seasons in a caffeine-induced binge weekend.…

Lightsaber Meat Tongs: Force Cooking

Lightsaber Meat Tongs: Force Cooking
If you love to barbeque but don’t have a good set of tongs, I’m sure you’re always hearing “use the forks, Luke!” Well, it’s time to upgrade your ‘cue tools and get a proper set of tongs.…

[SPOILER] Bravely Default Easter Egg Uses Konami Code

[SPOILER] Bravely Default Easter Egg Uses Konami Code
I love Bravely Default. It’s one of the best RPGs I’ve played in a long time. I had so much fun playing it that I made a mini-guide for a certain part of the game.…

Cloudwash Smart Washing Machine Prototype: Shut Up and Take My Laundry!

Cloudwash Smart Washing Machine Prototype: Shut Up and Take My Laundry!
Washing clothes shouldn’t be rocket science, but you’d be forgiven for thinking that when you look at the controls of modern washing machines. So when cloud services company Berg set out to create a prototype for an Internet-connected washing machine, they didn’t want to smarten it up just so it can tweet which socks you prefer.…

Nintendo Pulling Plug on Online Play for Wii and DS on May 20

Nintendo Pulling Plug on Online Play for Wii and DS on May 20
Let’s face it. Nintendo is going down the drain very quickly. Its 3DS and Wii U consoles have been unable to sell in the volume that previous systems enjoyed.…

LEGO Doctor Who One Step Closer to Reality

LEGO Doctor Who One Step Closer to Reality
Crowdsourcing site LEGO Cuusoo has to be choosy about which sets based on licensed material they allow on the site. If they don’t, or can’t get the license for those ideas, they don’t want to get our hopes up by allowing projects based on those characters.…

Tactical Firearm Axes Zombie Heads When You Run out of Bullets

Tactical Firearm Axes Zombie Heads When You Run out of Bullets
Guns are great for taking out hordes of zombies from a distance, but what happens when you run out of ammo or if they get too close?…