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Life-size HAL 9000 replica is $500 of pure geek nostalgia

, Jan 16th 2013 Discuss [2]

If you're in the middle of outfitting your geeky man cave or evil lair as the case may be, ThinkGeek has what might be the perfect wall decoration for you. That is assuming you don't mind coughing up $500 on a geeky piece of wall art. Granted, this thing is a 100% accurate replica of the evil computer HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Read The Full Story

DC Comics revives Smallville, in digital form at first

, Feb 9th 2012 Discuss [5]

After a 10-year run on television, the Smallville series, which tells the coming-of-age story of a young Superman, will continue on with an 11th season. But this time you'll have to turn away from your TV and onto your iPad, Android tablet, or other preferred method of reading digital comics. The new e-comic series will be titled "Smallville Season 11," and it is being penned by a former writer from the series' days on the CW. Read The Full Story

Star Trek apartment costs $150K, gets ruined in divorce

, Jan 30th 2012 Discuss [16]

If we told you that a man who was able to create a replica of the Star Trek Voyager starship in his apartment ended up being served divorce papers by his wife, you probably wouldn't be that surprised. But if we told you that same amazing apartment was going to be destroyed by said wife, you'd probably at least be disappointed. That is the story of a poor unfortunate nerd named Tony Alleyne. Read The Full Story

Star Wars slot car sets don’t use cars

, Jan 25th 2012 Discuss [2]

This is so awesome. I had a bunch of slot car sets when I was a kid; I was never very good at racing them though. Mostly I concentrated on making the cars leave the track and hit the people racing against me in the gonads. That trick takes more skill than you might imagine. I would have so owned one of these as a kid. Honestly, I might order both of them now. Read The Full Story

Xbox 360 and PS3 controller rings shows gamer geek pride

, Dec 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you are a gaming geek that loves to play on the Xbox 360 or the PS3 and you have a penchant for gaudy geek jewelry this is the gift for you. A seller over on Etsy going by the user egyptianruin and selling in a store called Kelly's Keychains has created some geeky rings that look like controllers for your favorite console. Read The Full Story

UD Replicas to re-release its replica Batman motorcycle suits

, Oct 13th 2011 Discuss [0]

I have talked about the uber geeky and cool motorcycle suits that the UD Replicas company makes before. One of my all time favorites was the Tron suit that came out around the time the film was in theaters. One of the most popular suits of all time for the company was the Batman suit that was based on the newer film The Dark Knight. Those suits have so far sold out in two releases. Read The Full Story

Star Trek theme park coming to Aqaba, Jordan in 2014

, Aug 9th 2011 Discuss [1]

Apparently, there are Star Trek geeks in all parts of the world as evidenced by the pending launch of a Star Trek theme park in Aqaba, Jordan. The park is set to open in 2014 and will be part of the Red Sea Astrarium. The entertainment resort will be built on 184 acres and the Star Trek park will be among the attractions. Read The Full Story

Plushtography Pillow looks like a giant lens

, Jul 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

I know there are a bunch of photography geeks that read SlashGear. Sure mostly you guys want to read about new hardware in the camera realm but on occasion we find suitably geeky stuff that you will like that is nothing to do with hardware. The last photography related thing of that sort was the Lens Bracelets back in November. Today I ran across some weird lens pillows that honestly don’t look very comfortable. Read The Full Story

KRE-O construction Transformer sets hit stores

, Jul 4th 2011 Discuss [3]

Hasbro is the toy company that was behind some of the toys that shaped my youth. Specifically, I had all the Transformers that my parents would let me have. I often broke them trying to transform them from robot to vehicle or whatever and they were a lot of fun. I also had loads of LEGO as a kid and spent more than a few days grounded thanks to the little blocks and my tendency to leave them laying around for my parents to step on. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Cadence 4-Bit Binary Watch Giveaway!

, Jun 1st 2011 Discuss [2]

With more and more people using their cellphone to tell the time, a watch has to do something pretty special to earn a place on your wrist. Cadence has gone for the discretely-geeky market with its 4-Bit Binary Watch, pairing classically elegant design with binary notation instead of numbers, and we’ve got one to give away to a lucky SlashGear reader!

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4-Bit Chronograph Watch talks UTC time in binary blocks

, May 26th 2011 Discuss [0]

So, you like the idea of a Tokyoflash watch and some binary goodness to your timekeeping, but you either can't face decoding LEDs every time you want to know if you can stop work, or need something that looks a little more formal than the bridge of the original Star Ship Enterprise. Enter The Cadence Watch Company and its 4-Bit Chronograph Watch, which pairs analog hands with binary notation for a more subtle celebration of your geekiness. Read The Full Story

DIY cyborg costume gives you Borg eye [Video]

, Feb 18th 2011 Discuss [0]

As DIY costumes go, Ryan Sturmer's cyborg masquerade mask is all kinds of awesome. Constructed from the salvaged - and still functional - parts from a digital camera, the mask uses the zoom lens as an eyepiece (complete with a Terminator-style red LED) and reacts to breathing to run through some suitably Borg-like movements. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story
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