Archive for October 2018

If you like your pizza hot, fresh, and delivered by robots, look no further. Toyota and Pizza Hut have got you covered. The two brand giants recently collaborated to make a high tech pickup truck that has all the gear on board to make pizza on the go, so it can be made to order on its way to its recipient.

I’ve long contemplated starting a collection of vintage computers and video games, but I really don’t have the space, and my wife probably wouldn’t appreciate a bunch of extra junk in our already jampacked house. Thanks to the wonders of 3D printing, I might be able to fulfill my dream without taking up much space at all.

LEGO wrote the book on building blocks and now building blocks are making the LEGO book. Things have come full circle. I mean brick. Check out these official product shots of the $70 ‘Once Upon A Brick’ pop-up LEGO storybook that will be released on November 1st.

If you know a Rick and Morty fan and you need a gift idea, check this out. The Funko Rick and Morty: Blips & Chitz Mystery Box, is a gift box assortment that contains some cool Funko gear themed around the show.

Flash drives are a dime a dozen these days. In fact, I get so many of them handed to me at media events, that I could probably build a 10 terabyte array out of the ones I have stashed in my desk drawers. 

The engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labs have a pumpkin carving contest each year, and the pumpkins the creative ideas these rocket scientists come up with run the gamut from pop culture to space themed. My favorite design this year is the E.T.

If you are looking for a Halloween scare of the audio variety, check this out. You only have a day until the big holiday, so turn off the lights, turn up your volume, and put Paweł Zadrożniak’s latest work on loop.

If you’ve been itching to get yourself a PlayStation Classic console, Sony has revealed the full game list for the retro replica, and it looks like it will please many fans looking for that nostalgia fix.

I ain’t ‘fraid of no ghost… and neither are cats. This Ghostbusters ghost trap automatic cat feeder is how nerds feed felines, and how feline nerds prefer to eat. This concept was designed by if industries..

Want your kids to get maximum candy this Halloween? Make something like this Mechwarrior costume, and they’ll intimidate every house into filling their trick or treat bag to the brim. This awesome kid’s mech costume was built by YouTuber Griddlock Cosplay for his kids, nieces, and nephews to show off at the Edmonton Comic Expo 2018.

I’ve seen some pretty crazy face painting before, but it’s usually designed to replicate some sort of animal or animated character. But makeup artist Mimi Choi also likes to dabble in inanimate objects, like food for her projects.

Horror fans, check out these sweet Funko POP! collectibles, based on famous evildoers Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees. Unlike other POP! vinyl toys, these ones look like they stepped right out of the screen of a retro video game.

Do you have a toddler who won’t be quiet? Then stuff a pacifier in their mouth to shut ’em up. This one should do the trick just fine. The Chill, Baby Volume Knob pacifier features an old-school analog dial you can use to try and reduce your little one’s volume.

Give your bar a geeky upgrade with these cool Stormtrooper Gin Bottles from UK outfit Firebox. The set comes with two bottles filled with gin from Bimber Distillery, which happens to be the official distiller of the Empire.

Fortnite fans will want to get out their wallets and fork over the cash for this colorful Rainbow Smash pickaxe replica which looks just like the version from the game that you use for harvesting resources.

We’ve seen all kinds of cosplay around here. we’ve also seen our share of AT-ATs, but we’ve never seen a horse cosplaying an Imperial walker. But when Imperials hit hard times, you gotta do what you gotta do.