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Design
Ideas For Tech-Themed Halloween Pumpkins
2:30AM Jesus Diaz | If you are looking for Halloween pumpkin carving ideas, here are some classic tech- and sci-fi-themes. I sure like R2-D2 more than Darth Pumpkin and Yod-o’-lantern, but the most terrifying is the red ring of death pumpkin. More »
Gadgets
My Gadgets On Gdgt
12:30AM Brian Lam | gdgt just posted a video of me talking about some of my favourite gadgets from the past, present and future. Sorry, the house is a bit messy. Also, I’m awkward. [gdgt]
Gadgets
DIY AIM-9 Sidewinder Air to Geek Missile Lamp
10:00AM Sean Fallon | After all of this talk about the Pentagon preparing to blow a spy satellite out of the sky, missiles have never been hotter. So it is high time you got a piece of the action with this AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile floor lamp. Unfortunately, you can not purchase the lamp in one piece—it has to be built from an instruction kit—although the results look to be worth the effort. A video of the lamp in action is available after the break. More »
Random Stuff
8-Bit Dynamic Life Shirt Measures Proximity to Lovers, Zelda Wannabes
11:13PM Jesus Diaz | Two shirts, two lovers, a bunch of hearts and one shared bad clothing taste or a shared obsession with Zelda. Or both. In any case, this proximity-based 8-Bit Dynamic Life Shirt is a recipe for style disaster. Or absolute happiness. Probably depending on your alcohol mana or yellow smiley pills stamina levels, as the animated diagram andjust added video show. More »
Random Stuff
Extreme Hi-Tech Log Cabin Would Make Al Gore Cry (Gallery)
1:04AM Wilson Rothman | Ahh, the great outdoors. Wouldn’t it be nice to get out to the woods, to a log cabin far from the things of man? Naturally, you’d still need motorized Lutron Sivoia QED window shades, a “corporate-style” phone system from Panasonic, a whole-house music system and an AMX home control system to bring it all together. Oh and… …a Meridian sound system with Vidikron Vision 90 DLP projector and a 130-inch screen for the home, I mean cabin, theater. And what about two kitchens, one for you and one for your guests? After all, you’re not a caveman. Speaking of caves, it might pay to replace some of the natural rocks around the property for high-end speakers that just look like rocks, am I right? So how much for this 10,000-square-foot relax-o-dome located (I believe) near Fort Collins, CO? You know the drill: If you have to ask, you’ll never know. For more shots of decadence, hit EH’s article. [Electronic House]galleryPost('EHLogCabin', 4, ''); More »
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Star Trek Home Theatre, Go Where No Man Has Left Before
12:13AM Mark Wilson | This Star Trek TNG home theatre is ubergeek in the absolute best way, which is probably why at CEDIA 2007 it was named the best theme theatre installation. Featuring a quasi-faithful re-creation of the Enterprise NCC-1701D, motion activated “air-lock” doors and an alert button producing an alarm and flurry of red LED lighting are enough to keep us entertained even if, say, the theatre were only 720p. While the owner wishes to remain anonymous and we lack specs on the complete setup, the piece de resistance has to be one of the largest Kaleidescape hard drive storage systems in the world, with eight servers holding 3,816 DVDs. We’d probably be too busy drinking at the bar full of scifi memorabilia to watch our choice of Hilary Duff films, our minds blown at Robby the Robot hanging out with members of the Federation. [electronichouse] More »
Random Stuff
NY Jedi School Trains Lightsaber Enthusiasts (To Be Bigger Geeks)
2:30AM Mark Wilson | We’d heard of the NY Jedi School before—for those who haven’t, it’s pretty much exactly what it sounds like—but we’d never seen a class in action until we spotted this clip on ABC. Given that lightsabers don’t actually exist, we were confused just how the…logistics…worked out. Now we know. And yes, it’s every bit as dorky as we dreamed (or nightmared) it would be. [nyjedi via abc & neatorama] More »
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Video Proof of Geek Squad Stealing Porn
5:20AM Seamus Byrne | The Geek Squad, Best Buy’s tie-wearing, Beetle-driving, and now porn-stealing tech group, was caught transferring pornographic images from a customer’s machine. The sting was orchestrated by The Consumerist, who give a play-by-play of how they set it up. Check it out, it’s work safe. Be sure to give it a Digg while you’re at it, each one here goes straight to the Consumerist. For shame, Geek Squad! (You’re not supposed to get caught!) [The Consumerist] More »
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Key Rings
9:00AM Seamus Byrne | What’s more embarrassing for Charlie Murphy than having “Unity” indented on his forehead? How about Ctrl Alt Delete? It’s too bad Rick James wasn’t a geek, or else that story would have went down slightly differently for Darkness. $89 each. – Jason Chen Product Page [Marchenoir via Neatorama] More »
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