Walking through my local Target the other day, my husband, my daughter and I decided to meander through the Christmas area that is tucked away in the back corner of the store. It is seriously hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that Christmas is less than two months away. My daughter… Continue reading Deck the Halls with Cell Phones and iPods?
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Book: Geeky Projects for Dads and Kids
Just in time for Father’s Day, if your dad is a Geek, “Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share” is a perfect book to gift that will provide you and him hours of entertainment. Written by the editor of the incredibly popular GeekDad blog on wired.com, GeekDad (the book)… Continue reading Book: Geeky Projects for Dads and Kids
Limited Edition 24″ Stormtrooper Super Shogun
If your dad’s really into Star Wars, you owe it to him to give 24 inches of pure awesomeness in this Limited Edition (only 1200 individually numbered being made for worldwide sale) Stormtrooper. This Stormtrooper is basically a mashup of giant Japanese toys of yesteryear and Star Wars Stormtroopers with free rotating wheels on the… Continue reading Limited Edition 24″ Stormtrooper Super Shogun
Unix geek’s doormat: “There’s no place like 127.0.0.1”
Love this one, the “There’s no place like 127.0.0.1” door/floor mat. In case you’re not a computer/network geek, 127.0.0.1 is the IP address for localhost, or another way to think of it, home! Get it now? The mat itself is 2’x3′, made of polypropylene with a vinyl no-skid backing. You can even clean it by… Continue reading Unix geek’s doormat: “There’s no place like 127.0.0.1”
Wal-Mart to launch its version of Best Buy’s Geek Squad
Wal-Mart is getting in on the in-home tech service business a la Best Buy’s Geek Squad or the dead Circuit City FireDog service. Expect the service to start up in time for this year’s shopping season. via Hot Hardware
20 Geeky Vacuum Cleaners
One of our readers sent us a list of 20 geeky vacuum cleaners and my, what a list! Everything you could possible think of is here from the vac that sounds like Chewbacca coming in at number 20 to the retro, handheld, USB powered one at number 1. There’s even a very nice Halo-style cleaner… Continue reading 20 Geeky Vacuum Cleaners
Here Hanger
Geek-art obsoletes another standard everyday item… the clothes hanger. Instead of an old boring hanger, you can use this cursor-slash-pointer geek-art item that doubles as a coat hanger. Your friends will either be amazed at what a stylish and interesting person you are for having such a cool conversation-starter mounted to your wall, or they’ll… Continue reading Here Hanger