Gadgets, Gizmos, and Games for Geeks

Despite it being a little trippy, Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are is still one of my favorite books from my childhood. As our young protagonist Max enters the world of the Wild Things, he…

Japan is home to some wonderful creations. One of the more popular franchises of the past decade has to be Hatsune Miku, a fully digital J-Pop musician, whose vocals are created synthetically. The vocaloid singer’s voice…

Boy, it’s been a really long time since I saw or heard an 8-track tape. These technological antiquities were insanely popular back in the 1960s and 1970s, but gradually went the way of the dinosaurs as…

For years I have used wallets meant for the front pocket rather than the back. I hate sitting on a wallet all day. Not all compact wallets are equal, and out of all I have tried,…

Want to develop an app for the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system? Get your start with this brand new iOS 11 developer course from top instructors Rob Percival and Nick Walter. The Complete iOS…

It’s been awhile since there was a good King Kong movie. But I don’t think the solution is bigger and badder visual effects. I think the problem is Kong himself. The Planet of the Apes movies…

Despite what the Discovery channel, JAWS, and Sharknado might have us thinking, most sharks are pretty decent creatures, and aren’t in the ocean just to chomp off your legs. They’re also very useful creatures, providing a…

With continual advancements in artificial intelligence, it won’t be long before machine learning touches more and more aspects of our lives – including the way we drive. Learn about this incredible technology with the online course …

Somewhere in my basement, I have a box of old cassette tapes. Most of them aren’t store-bought ones, but custom made mixtapes that I created for myself, back in the days long before CD players, MP3s,…

Charge your devices without even plugging them in, thanks to Qi wireless charging tech. The Mini Qi Wireless Charging Pad is compatible with the vast majority of smartphones with wireless charging tech on board. Simply place…

Operation was one of my favorite board games growing up – because it really wasn’t a board game at all, but an opportunity to play around with electricity and pretend to be a surgeon. So what…

If you’re a Star Trek fan, here’s something a little different for your collection. These kits from OzpinsFactory let you assemble your own starships from sheets of laser-cut birch plywood. These models are really nifty, and…

Lava lamps are so 40 years ago. If you want a cool moving display for your desk, you’ll want to check out RIZE, a slick desktop plaything which uses the power of magnetic ferrofluid to create…

Cryptocurrencies are high tech digital currencies that use encryption techniques to regulate the generation of units and verify transfer of funds. Bitcoin and Ethereum are perhaps the most well known, but there are many other types…

I have it on good authority that stegosauruses (or is it stegosauri?) were not green or brown as we originally thought. It’s a fact that they were entirely pink. I recently learned this while shopping on…

Don’t have enough outlets on your surge protector? If you’re a tech lover, chances are you’re running out of outlet space. Try the STACK 6-Port Modular Surge Protector + USB Charging Module, and get just the…