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Computing

A Cacophony Of Failing Hard Drives

8:00AM February 7, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Lovers of failure, train your ears on this fine list of failing hard drive sounds that Boing Boing has discovered this weekend. Hard drive lovers, perhaps you should just move along. [Data Cent via Boing Boing, Image: Flickr] More »


Entertainment

One Man’s VCR Player Collection Gets My ‘Best Video’ Badge

8:20AM October 16, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Unbeknown to us, the Finnish YouTube user “markorepairs” is quite the video legend with 988 videos showing… well, not much! Except for this recent corker, which features his entire VCR player collection and the most amazing bowlcut seen since Friar Tuck. More »


Gadgets

One Man’s Quest To Collect Every Single Item From The Concorde

2:40AM October 7, 2010 | Sam Biddle

He says he’s not obsessive – we’ll leave that for you to decide. But Nathan Shedoff certainly has an obsessive eye for good design, prompting him to amass a multi-year collection of stuff you would have found aboard the jet. More »


A Humble Russian Man Presents His CPU Collection

10:40AM July 29, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

This Russian man has a tattoo, some nice Persian rugs and a modest television set. He also has hundreds upon hundreds of processors. Peruse his absurdly long (though very well organised) list and see if he has your favourite. More »


Hot Collectable Lunch Boxes Preserve The Past

12:20AM June 9, 2010 | Chuck Squatriglia - Wired.com

Dan Zieja collects stuff. Civil War weaponry. Picture discs. Autographs. It doesn’t really matter what it is. Odds are he collects it. More »


This Is What Happens When A Star Wars Fan Is Loaded

12:00AM September 19, 2009 | Adam Frucci

There are nerds who have their collections on shelves in their apartments, and then there are rich nerds who turn their apartments into an incredible museum of obsession. And this is the craziest version of the latter I’ve ever seen. More »


10 Of Your Most Obsessively Nerdy Collections

4:00AM September 3, 2009 | Sean Fallon

Yesterday, I asked you to tell us about your collecting habits and we’ve got some visuals in for show-and-tell. I can honestly say that I don’t know how a person could stand to live with some of you. More »


Do You Have A Collection?

7:00AM September 2, 2009 | Sean Fallon

I recently read a story about a 10-year-old that has been collecting vacuums since he was three. That’s right…vacuums. Collecting is inherently nerdy, so I have to ask: What do you collect? Tell us in the comments.


Gaming

Interview: Collecting Every Nintendo Game & Watch Ever

9:30AM July 6, 2008 | Matt Buchanan

Before there was the Game Boy, there was Game & Watch. DS Fanboy has a sitdown with two dudes who scoured the world to collect every Game & Watch handheld ever produced: 60 in all, each one a unique and delicious plastic bundle with a single game, like Snoopy Tennis or Donkey Kong Jr. How obsessed is collector Michael Panayiotakis?

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Gadgets

The Biggest Star Wars Collection in the Galaxy

1:30AM February 20, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

Rob Foster has almost all the Star Wars figures and models known to mankind, Hutts and Bothans. He and his girlfriend share their home with an overwhelming army of Star Wars collectibles, from vintage 1977 figures to full battalions of the latest Storm Troopers and giant Ultimate Collector LEGO models, in and out of their original boxes, in formation or reenacting movie scenes. Amazing 134-image gallery documenting every figure and angle, plus an exclusive interview with Rob after the jump.