George Lucas struck the deal of two centuries when he secured the rights to Star Wars merchandising upon writing the first movie. But he has now tasted defeat in an attempt to claim full ownership of the Stormtrooper helmets. The case involves British prop designer Andrew Ainsworth who physically made the white helmets used in [...]
The path Sony’s game Uncharted is taking toward being a feature film is a bit… well, you know. There’s not a map for that. Last year, the film’s first director, David O. Russell, pulled Mark Wahlberg into the role of Drake. After Russell’s weird “family dynamic” angle proved unsatisfactory and Russell split, so did Wahlberg–leaving [...]
While nowhere as good as this awesome “Raise your Glass” lipdub, this SDCC 2011 edition of Lady Gaga’s Born this way was still pretty entertaining. [Via Buzzfeed]
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon has The Ultimate Matrix Collection on Blu-ray for just $26.99 + Free Shipping. That’s 58% off the trilogy’s usual retail price of $64.98! The definitive 7-disc Blu-ray set, The Ultimate Matrix Collection features all three films in the trilogy together for the first time ever with [...]
Wish I had a portal wish I wish I had a portal gun! [Source]
It doesn’t take a genius to point out that the world of video games is changing rapidly. While many geeks bemoan that games have gone mainstream, many fail to realize that the future is on our hands, literally. We are the demographic—the first demographic. And the indie games that we support today will be the [...]
Is there anything you can’t do in an Apple Store? Comedian Mark Malkoff spends a lot of time thinking about ways to try the patience of his local Geniuses, but to no avail. When an employee asks if you just had a pizza delivered, then declares it “awesome,” you can pretty much assume anything goes. [...]
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For those who missed the awesome SDCC galleries we’ve posted over the last few days, hit this link up for tons of other geektastically sexy pictures of various female and male cosplayers. [Via SuperPunch]
This, dear geeks, is a knitted knitting octopus. That is all. [Source: Max Alexander | Via Laughing Squid]
Have you been searching the galaxy and galaxies far, far away for the perfect keychain? You need the Darth Vader LEGO Star Wars Key Light from the NeatoShop. Darth Vader’s moveable arms and legs makes dancing around the Dark Lord so much fun. This is an impressive, most impressive, keyring. [$11.95 @ The Neatoshop]
Plenty of robots can fly — but none can fly like a real bird. That is, until Markus Fischer and his team at Festo built SmartBird, a large, lightweight robot, modeled on a seagull, that flies by flapping its wings. A soaring demo fresh from TEDGlobal 2011. [TED]
