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When a large-scale convention is happening in your area, you know about it. But what about those smaller gatherings that often go unnoticed? That’s where Nerd Out comes in. Nerd Out is an event calendar and social network for nerds in app form. If you are looking for a con in your area or just…
Travelling can be stressful, especially when you have to lug around heavy luggage while desperately trying not to miss your flight. Kevin O’Donnell, the inventor of Modobag, was contemplating how travelling could be made easier when the first motorized and rideable luggage came to mind. “The idea struck him,” says Modobag, “when he was pulling…
One of Kickstarter’s most hotly anticipated projects, Mighty No. 9, finally saw the light of day on June 21 in America and Japan, and critical response has deemed the game anything but ‘mighty.’ According to critics, Mighty No. 9 has landed with a thud. Debuting with a 56 on Metacritic for the Xbox One version (the highest score across all platforms),…
One year ago, the creative team behind games like Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country ended their Kickstarter to bring their new buddy-duo platformer, Yooka Laylee, to life. Since around that time, Playtonic Games went to work making the game. The studio recently dumped a whole bunch of info about the newest gaming duo to grace…
Robots can operate with ease, performing both simple and complex tasks to aid human beings to go about their day to day lives without much struggle. They are enabled to perform the tasks allocated to them by the use of actuators installed in them. The actuators play the same role an engine plays in a…
The potential of the “Internet of Things” or IoT has been heavily hyped over the past year or two, with promises of a future filled with flying cars, smart homes and personal robots. As network speeds and efficiency improve along with the advent of 5G, it’s thought that technology will explode with new devices that…
In the past months, the BauBax travel jacket has been immensely popular and highly-rated all over the Internet. Originating on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter, this item has been fully funded and can now be preordered. Here’s what you need to know. The Ultimate Jacket for Anything The BauBax jacket, like most Kickstarter projects, started out…
Searching for the right notebook can be a time-consuming, expensive activity. There are so many brands out there and so many options for size, paper type, color, and cover material. Cousins Jon Richards and Jacob Durham are developing a notebook on Kickstarter, which they believe could be the product many notebook-seekers are looking for. It…
In an age known for its advancements in technology, many desire to cut down on the use of paper. Instead, people use computers and other electronic resources. They read ebooks and type into word processors. But despite all of the technology and electronics that make paper less used and less needed, paper will never become fully obsolete….
For us girls, it’s hard to find a good female character to look up to in the nerd world. There are few strong female protagonists in comics and other facets of nerd culture, especially ones that are “as nerdy as the boys.” That’s why writer and CEO of Spinner Rack Comics, Tom Stillwell, is working on…
There is nothing more powerful than education! People find many ways to invest in their education, from taking certification courses to going to college and everything in between. What if you want to learn photoshop, though? How about Web development? There are classes available for that in college, but paying $200 per credit hour just…
Geek Insider has frequently looked at some of the most interesting and coolest projects launched on Kickstarter, as well as how the Kickstarter site itself is a great way for people to achieve their dreams. However, it is also the place where people can achieve their most ridiculous aspirations as well. Now it’s time to…
Like a true science fiction movie, a 50 man team has been working day and night in order to create some of the most futuristic technology the world has ever seen, although they don’t plan to use it to take over the world. Probably. But, you know, science gonna science, so anything’s possible. Meta’s Breakthrough…
People have been fascinated with the idea of hoverboards since Back to the Future II came out. The idea of being able to glide unimpeded over virtually anything has a lot of appeal. Just imagine the tricks you’d be able to pull off if you weren’t impeded by wheels. Well, it turns out the actual…
Recently, I was able to sit down with an acquaintance of mine named Ian LaBrie. Since the last time I saw him, he has been hard at work on a game called Arcturus Proving Grounds, for his company N-Logic. About LaBrie GI: What kind of games do you play in your spare time? LaBrie: I’m…