Since being released in 1977, Star Wars has remained one of the most influential sci-fi films of all time. It has spawned three prequels, two sequels, TV and Internet-based fan films, books, and countless toys. Despite the vast amount of information available online about the famous franchise, there still might be some things about Star […]
While some have suggested that the typewriter should be extinct, these antique pieces of technology still have amazing potential. Take for example this 2008 performance of Leroy Anderson’s “The Typewriter,” an orchestral piece that centers around the key clacking and bell ringing sounds of antiquity. Of course, when this was written originally in 1950, it […]
It’s time for a new season of The Guild, the MMORPG-based web series spearheaded by geek favorite Felicia Day. The first episode, “Epic Guilt”, premiered last night at midnight PST. You might remember that last season featured Wil Wheaton as the leader of a rival guild, and it looks like that character is definitely sticking […]
Me and my wife have had a love-hate relationship with the intro to Firefly. While we both felt that it kinda grows on you over time, we both felt that it didn’t do the series justice. So that’s why this version grabbed my interest so much… What do you think? How does it compare to […]
Built by artist/scluptor Lawrence Alan Noble with the collaboration of his long time Apprentice, Shane Curran, the RED DOG-3 Helmet has to be one of the best looking steampunk-inspired stormtrooper helmets we’ve ever seen. And what is even better about this project is that it was all done for a good cause: to help amass […]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock somewhere (or that you just don’t care about these kinds of things), you’ve probably heard about the double rainbow guy in the past week. In case you missed it, here’s the video: Now after seeing this, the people behind “Auto-Tune the News” got the brilliant idea of making […]
Lego Street Shootout: An excellent stop-motion animation by Youtube user Keshen8. Enjoy! [Via]
Remember TomTom’s Darth Vader GPS recording session we posted a few months ago? Well to promote their new Yoda GPS voice pack, the company has just released a similar video, but this time, featuring the green little guy. Check it out:
A few weeks ago we reported on an ultra-powerful laser pointer made available for public sale and many of you commented in negative terms. It’s now emerged that George Lucas shares your dislike. As you can probably imagine, Lucas’ company is not just concerned with safety, but with intellectual property. It has written to the […]
From Pogo, the internet-famous creator of Expialidocious, here’s “Gardyn”, an original song created using only samples of his mother’s voice and sounds from her garden. As is usual with Pogo’s music, the final result is absolutely fantastic. Check it out: Song available for download here.