Back in my day, we had gold and white gold, and platinum if we were lucky. (We also walked to school uphill both ways.) These days, getting hitched can be decidedly more geeky, which translates into “decidedly more OMGWTFYES. Moar of that, thx.” Etsy dealer jewelrybyjohan is elevating the diamond band of old to new […]
Here’s the first movie trailer for Philip K. Dick’s Radio Free Albemuth. Apparently, according to the people at Quiet Earth, who’ve reviewed a workprint of the movie last year, the whole thing is very well done and faithful do Dick’s style and intentions. Check it out: Oh and yes, that’s totally Alanis Morissette you’ve just […]
Check out this interesting multitouch space invader concept demo made by the people over at multitouch-barcelona.com. [Source]
Don’t touch the forcefield, or it’ll destructunate your hand!
I’ll be the first to admit that guns make me nervous. I am not a fan. But this cubic sculpture dismantles into 135 pieces, which in another configuration create a working .45 caliber muzzle-loading pistol—that’s pretty awesome. To be clear, not every part of the puzzle is a component of the finished gun assembly. However, […]
In the following video, Bill Hammack (the engineer guy) takes apart an incandescent light bulb to show how its tungsten filament, the filament that emits the light inside the bulb, is made. Check it out! [Via]
This Geektastic, 100% wool felt, laser cut binary necklace comes from the mind of Etsy user Mariaeife and is for sale in her store for $38. [Via Craft]
While court cases from hostile governments have always been the biggest obstacle to Google’s Street View project, it has faced a couple of other limitations: covering private land and accessing places without a road. But both of those have proven surmountable. After two years of work, the company has now unveiled a host of locations […]
Check this hilarious/wtf/brilliantly awesome commercial for Vat19’s new hand-blown giant glass beer boot. [Available @ Vat19.com for $14.95]
Check out this really cool and creepy USB Flash Drive Finger by Etsy user jasonscreations. Unfortunately, the drive isn’t for sale anymore, but I guess it wouldn’t be too difficult to re-create one by cutting a finger off from a old latex hand. [Jasonscreations]