• Mistletoe Drone And The Romantic Magic Of Christmas

    Pucker up, San Francisco. This holiday season, George Zisiadis and Mustafa Khan thought they’d spread a little Christmas cheer to couples in San Francisco Union Square. How? A mistletoe and tinsel decorated drone. Romantic Drones? “Drones have been causing all sorts of paranoia lately and I wanted to reframe them from being something scary and…

  • The Geek’s Guide to Staying Fit

    Geeks, and I can proudly admit to being one of them, are traditionally agoraphobic, and therefore avoid wildly social settings. We also are kind of loners, and maybe even a little self-conscious when it comes to our bodies. That being said, we sometimes still like to be healthy and fit, and with New Year’s Resolutions…

  • Ants Use Bodies To Act Like Liquids Or Solids, NYT Says

    Uhm…what? New York Times Short Shows Versatility Of Ants The New York Times has produced an awesome short about ants, more specifically, the ability of a large amount to both flow like a liquid and become a solid ball. It’s pretty disgusting but also amazing! Check out the GIF demonstrating their abilities above. On the…

  • Ridiculous Rubik’s Cube Is An 11x11Puzzle-Solving Pain Fest

    Alright, all of you puzzle-Nazis, get a load of this… Not Just An Average Rubik’s Cube We’ve all had a regular, run of the mill Rubik’s cube, and yet only a handful of us have a good enough understanding of the algorithm method to actually solve it. But what about THIS monstrosity?  It’s available on…

  • LEGO Car Built By Romanian Kid Has A LEGO Engine And Actually Drives

    Built from 500,000 bricks, a LEGO car with, get this, a working LEGO engine has surfaced in Australia. LEGO Car Propelled By Working LEGO Engine Sure, this hot rod may not zip along at lightning speed, but the fact remains that someone was able to build a working engine from LEGO bricks, and for us,…

  • Santa Inserted In Iconic Works Of Art, Hilarity Ensues

    It’s that time of year! The time where we take our near and dear holiday traditions and make fun of them until our sides hurt. Photographer Recreates Masterpieces Using Santa Costume Ed Wheeler, a photographer, has inserted photos of himself in a Santa Claus suit into famous works of art. He likes to call this…

  • Geeky Christmas Presents Without Going Postal

    So, Christmas/Hogswatch isn’t that far away and you have to get something for the Geek you love… Maybe it’s a new romance and they only just told you that they want presents, maybe they’re that weird family member who sometimes comes to family dinners dressed as a Dalek, maybe you’re the kind of person who…

  • Snowball Blaster: Not Just For Kids

    Tis’ the season! No, no. Forget those presents and cookies. Tis’ the season to slam your next-door-neighbor in the side of the head with a blaster-propelled ball of snow when he least expects it. I love this time of year. Wham-O Snowball Blaster Picks Off Targets At Up To 80 Feet Away Complete with a…

  • Most Popular Holiday Toys From The Last 50 Years

    Christmas is less than two weeks away and we think now is the perfect time to step back and take a good look at the holiday season’s most popular toy’s over the last 50 years. Just about everything you would expect to be on this list is there (Can I please go back to the…

  • Underground Theme Park: Add This to Your Bucket List

    An ancient salt mine in Transylvania, Romania has been transformed into a full-fledged amusement park. This 120-meter deep salt mine is home to a Ferris wheel, mini-golf, an amphitheater, a pool table,  a bowling alley, table tennis, and a football field. It even has an underground lake for boat tours. It is about 50 degrees Fahrenheit at the…

  • Timeless Box: Give the Gift of Suspense this Christmas

    The suspense of waiting to open up gifts until Christmas morning may as well be classified as cruel and unusual punishment. Every day you wake up to that unwrapped gift and have this uncontrollable urge to tear it apart. This Christmas, creative agency Honest&Smile is giving  the opportunity to give the gift of suspense and…

  • The Scariest Places in the U.S.

    ‘Tis the season to be terrified out of your wits! With Halloween behind us, everyone has moved on to the feelings of joy, warmth, and happiness that surround the upcoming holidays. But what about those places that aren’t just scary on Halloween? The places that are genuinely haunted at all times throughout the year, even…

  • The Top Star Trek Technologies That Really Exist

    When I watch the original Star Trek with kids who are watching it for the first time, they get a good giggle out of the show’s tech. However, they don’t really realize that the majority of technology aboard the Enterprise wasn’t actually around during the filming. They don’t realize that WiFi, Bluetooth headsets, biometric scanning,…

  • How to Survive Winter with Technological Assistance

    I hate winter. I really, really do. It’s cold and dark and depressing and most of my cherished television shows are nearing their season finales. I may know deep down that I should be outside getting some exercise or being productive, but I’m just so comfortable in here with my computer. If you can’t–or won’t–banish…

  • Geeky Logistics: Driving Abroad (Infographic)

    Most of us know that the logistics of driving in a major U.S. city can be an absolute nightmare at times. From the sea of Taxis in Manhattan, to the gridlock traffic during D.C. rush hour, these Armageddon-like traffic situations can really frustrate a geek-on-the-move. But what about driving abroad? As a geek at heart,…