By Jimmy Rogers Contributing Writer, [GAS] If you’re any kind of geek and you’re in my age bracket (18-25), you probably got excited when you read the title of this article. The Oregon Trail is an iconic game for many young geeks because it was available in schools (something about being educational), fun to play, and a bit […]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] The pen may be mightier than the sword, but a ray gun totally beats them both. Luckily, now when you need to write and fight at the same time (what if you’re balancing your checkbook and an alien pops up from behind your couch?), Acme Writing Tools has you […]
By Brian Boyko Contributing Writer, [GAS] Ponginator is a robot, and as far as robots go, this one is fairly simple. It plays music, says a few words cribbed from audio files, and shoots ping-pong balls from pressurized air guns. We’ve been doing a series on crazy inventors with crazy inventions. Vernon Graner and the […]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] As promised when we pointed out the romantic properties of flash drives, here are some ideas for Valentine’s Day gifts for or from the geeky guy or gal. If you think that flowers and candy are too boring for your significant other, maybe you’ll find something here to inspire […]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] ‘Tis the season for romantic gifts, and having been on the receiving end of plenty of flowers and candy in my life, I have to say that I prefer something a little more practical. Still, it is nice to have a bit of a romantic theme, so here’s one […]
By Mic Mell Guest Writer, [GAS] There’s nothing worse than that moment when you realize your data is gone. All the music, saved games, instrument presets, documents, and information that you took for granted are now lost forever. When my last hard drive crashed, there was the sickening moment when I realized the data was […]
For me, I don’t think there’s anything as annoying as the electronic sound that those stupid alarm clocks blast into my ears at six in the morning. It just makes me feel like smashing the clocks to little pieces. And hitting the snooze button on those things doesn’t really give you a measure of satisfaction […]
Planned for release before the next holidays, the new Zumba phone, if it works as explained, will truly revolutionize the world of mobile phones. Unfortunately, I think this thing sounds a bit too good to be true. But who knows? I could be wrong.
Please, someone tell me where I can get one of these things… NOW! That really has to be one of the most awesome invention ever. The water jetpack works just like a regular jetpack, but instead of using air to propel yourself in the air, it uses water. Ok, you may be attached to a […]
First, let me say this: I’ve been a Dell customer for a long time. And I hope someone from Dell reads this. I’ve bought systems and servers from them for the past 10 years. As I moved from job to job, I brought them along with me, giving them new business with companies that weren’t […]