Gadgets, Gizmos, and Games for Geeks

Scheduled for release on November 6th in time for Christmas (how convenient), the latest Super Mario LEGO set will be this 540-piece Piranha Plant. And, unlike some of the other recent Super Mario LEGO sets, this one will be reasonably priced at just $60.…

Because no high-class Halloween party is complete without expensive spooky-themed servingware, Pottery Barn is selling these skeleton serving bowls and martini glasses. I don’t know about you, but having a wife who loves Pottery Barn, the thought of the price alone is enough to give me a scare.…

Possibly coming soon to the meatless meat aisle of a supermarket near you, Austria-based Revo Foods has officially launched a commercial 3D-printed vegan salmon filet made with mycoprotein (a protein derived from fungi).…

Alibaba, best known for being one of my favorite Friday night inebriated shopping go-tos (I never know what’s going to show up!), is selling these $3,000 all-electric mini-tanks.…

A group of researchers at China’s Huazhong University of Science and Technology have developed a 3D-printed toilet bowl that is so slippery almost nothing can stick to it.…

Named the Iron Mando, this lifesize fine porcelain helmet from Discommon Goods is a mashup between Tony Stark’s and Din Djarin’s iconic headwear. Move over, family heirlooms in the china cabinet; there’s a new centerpiece in town!…

Madman Joel Hartlaub of the YouTube channel Joel Creates modded a Flexispot adjustable standing desk with solar-powered motors that make the desk constantly drive forward, so you have to walk behind it in order to work.…

Spooky season: it is upon us. So it’s only natural there’s a flameless candle available featuring a skeleton taking a bath in a low-poly skull. Available on Amazon (affiliate link), I can’t think of any better way to celebrate the upcoming holiday.…

Because LEGO is forever looking for ways to dig deep into my pockets, their latest wallet-emptying Star Wars set comes in the form of a 5,374-piece Ultimate Collectors Series Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser.…

Developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics, the evoBOT is an autonomous two-wheeled balancing robot that’s capable of picking up and carrying cargo and then depositing it where it’s needed.…

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. And that’s exactly what Brian Stanley did after he lost his left eye to cancer as a child. He’s since started developing different titanium cyborg eye prosthetics to replace it.…

Created by 3DCults user KRAKDRAG, the Mug Chomp Self Adjusting Coaster is a 3D printable coaster inspired by the Chain Chomps from the Super Mario franchise.…

Hacked together by ROMHacking user NESDraug, The Legend of Super Mario is a playable mashup of Super Mario Bros. and the original Legend of Zelda, featuring Super Mario elements set in the original world of Hyrule.…

Convenience food giant Nissin has formulated two new instant Cup Noodle meals with added caffeine and supplements targeted specifically to gamers. It probably goes without saying, but I will be eating nothing else from now on.…

Constructed by German LEGOManiacs Christoph, Tobias, Hendrik, René, and Markus, this 500,000-piece minifig scale build of the Star Wars Galactic Senate is a real marvel. Just look at all those Senator pods, there must be a million of them!…

Created by toymaker Super7, Zombeef is a character that’s part of the company’s ‘Weirdest ReAction Figures’ line, featuring “Villainous rejects on a path of particular pandemonium.”…