Archive for December, 2011
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Harmless Weapon Set Is Rambo’s Worst Nightmare

For moder hippie-geeks that feel war is useless and belong only to videogames, we’ve come across something you might like: the harmless weapon set.

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The Ultimate Geek Guide to Christmas

Ho, ho, ho … Merry Christmas! With only 4 more days to go, we thought it’d be fun to look back at some of our most popular posts we’ve done …

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The Real LEGO Batman

The 1960s classic camp TV show Batman was known for its cheeky intro segment, and now you can see it all done in glorious LEGO.

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Play Super Mario Bros Using Biofeedback

A modified NES system allows users to play Super Mario Bros through biofeedback, by flexing their arm muscles. Talk about hands-free gaming controls.

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Steampunk Female Mechanic, Now On Duty

Have you ever wondered who could fix your jet-pack, Nautilus or Zeppelin? I think we found the person just for you. Go ahead, tell us you’ve seen better.

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Mario Enters the Real World

Everybody loves Mario, so it’s great to see people doing something creative with the character, like making stop motion movies of him in the real world.

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Italian Builds the Colosseum with Wine Corks

The Romans built some of the most impressive monuments in the world, and they still stand strong in various parts of the Old World. Roman monuments like the Colosseum or other arenas have inspired several artists to either paint, create sculptures or actually build them in real.

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DIY Talking Christmas Tree

If you’re celebrating Christmas and don’t have a tree yet, but you’re geeky, arts-and-craft kind of person, then you’ll love this Arduino-based animatronic talking tree.

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“Once Upon” Project Gives Social Networks Retro Makeover

Think Nineties (yes I am that old) and the mind instantly conjures up images of “Grunge music,” “the Macarena,” “VHS Tapes,” “The X-Files” and so on.  It was a time, where dial up internet was the most covetable technology to have, Nintendo games were seen as masterpieces and drinking coffee …

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Camera Captures Movement of Light Particles

There are times when you might wonder how those physicists seem to understand what they are doing, and how they managed to crack those arduous exams that revolve around speed of light, particles and stuff like that.