This post is written by the guys over at iGadget Life, where you can find everything from LCD monitors to AV receivers. So, you are hard at work on your Macbook, trying to get some work done before you play with your new gadget, a shiny new iPad. After stealing a quick glance at the [...]
Apparently I’ve become our resident caffeine expert here at [GAS]; having been through chocolate-covered espresso beans and caffeinated chapstick, next up on the list was something else “seriously caffeinated”: Foosh Energy Mints. The timing was once again spot-on, since a box of these landed on my doorstep just in time for exams. The general consensus [...]
Geeky ties have always had an appeal to me, from the first time I saw the 8-bit tie i have always loved combining geekery with my “corporate collar of oppression”. So, I was grinning ear to ear when I saw these awesome, if woefully expensive, ties made from recycled cassette tape. The fascinating thing is [...]
Nathan Myhrvold and team’s latest inventions — as brilliant as they are bold — remind us that the world needs wild creativity to tackle big problems like malaria. And just as that idea sinks in, he rolls out a live demo of a new, mosquito-zapping gizmo you have to see to believe.
So the other day I was in an event for pretty much the entire day that – horrors of horrors – was held in a location without wireless access. I kept seeing people pulling out their phones – likely to check their email – and realized that like an idiot I had left mine in [...]
Twenty years ago this past weekend, a shining figure from many of our childhoods passed away. Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets and countless films and television shows, died at the age of 53 after suffering organ failure due to a severe infection of Streptococcus pyrogenes. I remember finding out the news at school [...]
A few months ago, GeeksAreSexy brought you pictures of two odd gentleman smashing one another over the head with fluorescent lightbulbs. It’s all part of the crazy world of Japanese pro wrestling. While the major promotions in the company offer a more traditional wrestling product, the smaller-scale promotions often offer a style which is… different. [...]
I’m a word geek. No way around that. I have spent literally days of my life trolling the Online Etymology Dictionary and, back when I had a university subscription, the Oxford English Dictionary. English, while being an absolute mish-mash of languages, has a delightfully wacky catalogue of words and phrases that aren’t just fun to [...]
Pitching a perfect game in baseball is impressive. Winning a million bucks is also something to celebrate. Doing both from the comfort of your armchair is the cherry on the cake. That’s what 23-year-old Wade McGillberry did on just his fifth attempt in the first 90 minutes playing the newly released Major League Baseball 2K10. [...]
This is a guest post from D. Salmons over at TestFreaks – a one-stop resource for the real geeks. Not sure what’s the best printer to buy? TestFreaks will help you to choose the right model. Okay, let’s play a game. Name the major web browsers in use today. If you are on a Windows [...]
Some 80 to 90 percent of undersea creatures make light — and we know very little about how or why. In the following video, bioluminescence expert Edith Widder explores this glowing, sparkling, luminous world, sharing glorious images and insight into the unseen depths (and brights) of the ocean.
As you can see, this project involves papier-mâché. What do you do with it once you’ve gone through this step-by-step photo essay? You might laugh when you see! [via b3ta]
