- Author: admin
- Filed under: General
- Date: Oct 28,2008
Russian design studio “Artlebedev” started production of a strange device.
This device can be plugged in any wall outlet as an adapter for your two fingers in order to get new experience with electricity or if to stay plugged longer for some suicide alternatives.
Also adapters for USA and Europe available.
In case you want to get this experience in a group a special outlet-multiplier can be supplied as an option. Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: admin
- Filed under: General
- Date: Oct 16,2008
1. The Goblin Glider from Spider Man
In Spider Man, this Goblin Glider from Oscorp was created under a military contract. It was used by Harry Osborn, Aka the Green Goblin, along with the Goblin Suit he developed.
It allowed him to fly effortlessly around at high speeds while his feet stayed securely attached to the glider. Spider Man 3 will feature a new version of the glider known as the Sky Stick. Read the rest of this entry »
Bubble O Seven - The Amphibious Car
Inspired by the James Bond Film “The Spy Who Loved Me”, the SQuba is an amphibious car designed by Frank Rinderknecht. The SQuba will operate like a boat if driven into the water, and is propelled along the surface by two propellers on either side of its license plate.
To submerge the vehicle, the driver opens a door to let water flood the passenger compartment. Once underwater, the SQuba uses a third engine to suck in water through the car’s front grille and pushes it out through two side jet vents. Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: admin
- Filed under: Design
- Date: Oct 7,2008
Now you can wander around the house in the middle of the night with confidence, assisted by Two Lamps.
This creation by design firm LifeGoods serves as a bedside lamp in its stationary mode, and then you can pluck off the rechargeable flashlight for your late-night jaunts.
For those of us who can’t see in the dark and have a tendency to stumble around in the gloom, we (along with our stubbed toes) would be grateful to see this nicely-designed luminaire actually finding its way to the marketplace. Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: admin
- Filed under: General
- Date: Sep 30,2008
Dell Laptops
Dell tops off our list because of it’s most recent green, laptop initiative.By 2009, the PC manufacturing giant has announced that 80 percent of the laptops it sells by 2009 will be equipped with energy-efficient LED displays.
On a 15-inch screen, LED’s use 43 percent less electricity than traditional cold cathode fluorescent lamps.
Not only will this give users an average 3 to 6 hour boost in battery life, but by 2011 it will save 220 million KWh. Read the rest of this entry »
Sometimes the mere notion of being “number two” can light a motivational fire under your keister. Look at some famous folks who, despite being considered numero dos, went on to dominate their respective fields and even eclipse their predecessors:
A pupil of Socrates, Plato opted not to go the hemlock-chugging route and instead helped lay down the foundations of Western philosophy.
Tom Brady was destined to be a career second banana until Drew Bledsoe’s internal bleeding set him on the path to three Super Bowl wins. Jean-Luc Picard played second fiddle to Kirk only to become the greatest captain in Star Trek. Ever. (Watch TNG’s season 3 finale if you don’t believe me.) Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: admin
- Filed under: General
- Date: Sep 23,2008
Naturally, as this blog is GeekDad.com, we don’t hear as much from our better halves. Our sometimes less obsessive, more socially adjusted halves. I thought it might be a nice time to air some of their issues with their nerdier partners.
Fellas, this may save you a trip to the dog house (or at least a night on the sofa).10. He wants me to dress as Yeoman Rand every Halloween. Seriously? She’s a Starfleet petty officer and she doesn’t wear pants? And the wig too? They wear bouffant hairdos in the 2260s?
9. Yes, I know who Yeoman Rand is. That’s actually in my head along with the fact that she was played by Grace Lee Whitney who was let go after only eight episodes, and all the factors that played into her being let go. This is occupying much-needed space in my brain. I think about this each and every time I forget where my keys are.
8. He is more attracted to my World of Warcraft character than to me. “Blood Elves have it going on,” I’m told. Yay. No, I did not download a patch to make her hips wiggle more when she runs, nor do I plan to do so. Ever. Stop following me. Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: admin
- Filed under: Gaming
- Date: Sep 13,2008
So you probably got used to using your regular controllers for your Wii, XBox 360 or PS3. That is what most people did and many of them never thought much of it either. Well these modders just couldn’t settle for standard, and they had to take matters in to their own hands to mod their controllers to do what they wanted them to do.
The following 17 game console controllers have been modded in ways which left them much different than their original forms.
- The Wiimote AK-47 Mod
This Wiimote mod really takes Wii first person shooters to the next level. It has a Wiimote IR sensor modded into the muzzle, along with a function trigger. Read the rest of this entry »
Motorola today announced the availability of its latest Ferrari branded cell-phone based on the RAZR2 V9. The first country to receive the phone is Singapore with the RAZR2 V9 Ferrari Special Edition being available exclusively to SingTel subscribers.
If you’re wondering why, look no further than to the 2008 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix that’s sponsored by SingTel
As you’d expect, the only differences between the original RAZR2 V9 and the Ferrari Special Edition model apart from the pricing, are purely cosmetic. Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: admin
- Filed under: iPhone
- Date: Jun 16,2008
As the launch of the 3G iPhone approaches, BusinessWeek reports that competitors face the same problem they did in July of last year.
“Most people want the iPhone, just as they want the iPod and not some other MP3 player,” says Gloria Barczak, professor of marketing at Northeastern University. “People want the real thing.”
The difference between now and then is that the real thing will cost less, at least up front. Higher costs for data plans and messaging actually means the 3G iPhone costs more over the life of the contract with AT&T. Read the rest of this entry »
