Archive for June 2015

3D printing technology continues to improve in quality and usefulness. In fact, major automotive companies like Ford use the technology as a growing part of their design and prototyping process. Now, Ford has decided to take 3D printing to the masses, teaming up with Turbosquid.com

Back in the day, I used to ride my bike everywhere because I didn’t have a car. Most of Texas is too spread out to actually commute on a bike, but in a lot of major cities around the world bikes are a primary method of transportation.

It’s been a long time since Jurassic Park came out so maybe you need a refresher. Especially since the new movie Jurassic World is coming out this week. 8-bit Cinema has you covered. This short version is perfect for those who don’t have a couple of hours to sit through the original movie.

The Roccbox portable stone bake oven is no joke. It does what seems impossible. It is capable of cooking a 12-inch pizza in just 90 seconds. The design is simple. It features a slab of stone and a specially designed rear burner that works either with gas or wood. After pre-heating its burner for 15 minutes, you can have a 932ºF oven, which can take your pizza from raw to cooked in just a snap.

If you are a fan of science fiction in any form, you surely know the name Leonard Nimoy. Nimoy played Spock in the original Star Trek series and in many movies on the big screen including the Star Trek reboot.

Etsy shop Origin Artwork specializes in engraved wooden maps that are layered to depict the contours of the seafloor. The shop usually makes maps based on real locations, but they recently started a limited edition run of maps based on Westeros and Essos. As you can see, the Map of Thrones is also engraved with the names of the continents and other notable places within them.

DeviantArt member xuedaixun has a collection of digital paintings where she turned pictures of real cats – and a couple of dogs – into fictional characters, often wearing traditional Chinese robes and other accessories. She also made one reverse transformation, turning a picture of a person into a painting of a cat. Me-awwww.

Every office needs a guardian. A protector. You can be that hero thanks to this sweet Batman Classic Chair Cape. Make sure you spin around and give it lots of flourish. This cape for your chair is 24-inches long, and includes an adjustable hook and loop belt that will fit most size chairs.

When we were kids, games were hard. Like, really hard. We didn’t have the fancy checkpoints and respawns that you special snowflakes have today. We only had life or death. Many games were unforgiving. Brutal even.

I have said it a million times around here; I am a big fan of Pacific Rim. I thought it was a great flick and I am looking forward to the next installment eventually hitting theaters.

Last year we checked out a high quality fan-made replica of the Three Dimensional Maneuver Gear from Attack on Titan. But if you’re looking for something more authentic, you’re in luck. Somewhat. Japanese geek merchandise company Movic is now accepting pre-orders for an officially licensed life-size replica of the 3DMG. Unlike the fan-made set we saw, the blades of Movic’s replica are not made of steel, but I think that’s a good thing.

If you work in an environment where you have to keep business cards on you at all times, it sucks fishing in your pocket for cards when you need them. If you don’t put them inside a case of some sort, they end up all bent, frayed, and crappy looking. If you want to protect your cards and happen to be a Trekkie, here is the perfect accessory for you.

Check out this video of a drunk man swatting a $1,350 DJI Phantom 3 quadrocopter out of the sky, while breaking its 4K camera and three of its props. Drunk guys are crazy. They also hate drones. I think he was pissed because that drone was living a dream that he could never live.

Life can be hectic and stressful. Some days you don’t want to get out of bed. If only we could stay in bed and still go everywhere we need to go. Well that dream has come true thanks to artist Carsten Holler. For his “Decision” exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in London, he created this interactive work called Two Roaming Beds.

Door locks that use Bluetooth or fingerprints have been around for years, but the makers of Ola appear to have combined both functions in one easy-to-install door lock. Similar to recent smart locks such as Lockitron, instead of using keys you unlock Ola over Bluetooth using your mobile device.

Borderlands is one of my all time favorite video game franchises. I love looting and shooting stuff, so it’s a natural favorite for me. I always liked Claptrap better than all the other characters – a snarky robot is right up my alley. Funko Pop vinyl action figures from the franchise are here and you can choose from one of four different designs.