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The Steve Jobs Action Figure Is Dead

1:00AM January 18, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

In Icons, the company responsible for the freaky-awesome Steve Jobs action figure, is stopping production because of legal threats from Apple and Jobs’s family. More »


Geek Out

Apple Wants To Stop Steve Jobs Action Figure Sales

4:27AM January 6, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

Apple has threatened to sue In Icons, the manufacturer of the 12-inch-tall freaky!/awesome!/freaky!/awesome! Steve Jobs action figure. At least that’s what the UK Telegraph is saying, specifying no sources whatsoever. More »


Gadgets

For $750 You Can Pretend To Be Spike Jonze Directing Beastie Boys

8:00PM August 2, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Personally, I’d rather play Chris Cunningham directing Aphex Twin, but it’s probably for the best I’ll never get that opportunity. If you have $US750 knocking around, the Beastie Boys are selling their three 11.5-inch figurines from their latest music video. More »


Gadgets

Steve Jobs Action Figure Now Equipped With Ninja Stars

6:40AM January 19, 2011 | Sam Biddle

The world may never know whether Steve Jobs actually packed ninja stars on that fateful flight to Japan, but in the (extremely likely) event that he didn’t, you can recreate the fantasy on your own. In action figure form! More »


2001: A Space Odyssey Toy Will Leave Other Toys In Cosmic Awe

9:20AM October 21, 2010 | Sam Biddle

Your desk. A lone ray of sun shines upon it. Tension squeezes the air. Your pencils tremble. Your pulse quickens. Mysterious forces of the universe are at work. And there it is: a black plastic monolith. Dare you touch it? More »


Get Action Figures, Games, Geek Gear Up To 90% Off

8:54AM August 19, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Entertainment Earth, an online shop with plenty of geek gear, is having a rather great summer blowout sale. There are plenty of treasures to be found at prices discounted by up to 90 per cent. [Entertainment Earth via Nerd Approved]


These Are The Photoshop Filter Heroes

5:40AM September 18, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Emboss may not look tough, but don’t get that guy angry. More »


Thriller Action Figure Allows Kids to Legally Play with Michael Jackson

9:40AM September 9, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Oh, Michael, the world misses you. And as Billie Jean plays for the 152,345,160,433rd f–king time—yes, I’ve counted them all—what other better way to remember you than to play with this morphing Thriller action figure. More »


Photographer Plays With Dolls, Gets Results

1:00PM June 2, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

In the most intense doll play since Dark Helmet went plaid, photographer Ian Pool creates brilliant off-duty moments for the best and worst supers—Hulk walking dog, Spidey peeing wall, Darth taking dump—the list goes on… [io9]

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LOST Vs. Star Trek in Action Figures

7:40AM May 1, 2009 | Jason Chen

If you’re a fan of both Lost and Star Trek (like we are), you’ll find this action figure mashup to be both well done and entertaining.

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