Archive for the ‘Geeky Stuff’ Category
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Filter Your World With These Instagram Sunglasses
Admit it: The world looks better with Instagram. We don’t dispute this whatsoever, which is why we are so excited to share this product concept with you. German designer, Markus Gerke has developed a way to integrate Instagram into a pair of sunglasses that allow users to view the world with a desired filter. The Instaglasses (or, Insta, for short) have filters built into the lenses ...
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1990′s Brick Phones Are Officially Back
Shisha Labs, a product development company that aims to create innovative technology with clever design has recently launched a totally rad cell phone design that is a total retro throwback. Remember those brick-shaped cell phones that were bigger than your head? Theeeeyyyy’re baaaack! This 1980′s icon is now available to the public, but this time around it’s actually intuitive with built-in bluetooth that pairs with all ...
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Eclipse: An Inside Out Printer Concept
This inside-out printer is a sure hit with our techie friends, and for good reason! Ever wonder what goes on inside that seemingly magical box that spits out images in perfect replication? Well, this awesome concept design for the Eclips-Dual printer and scanner by Han S. Hong aims to share the behind-the-scenes magic with users while maintaining a super sleek design. Inspired by Steve Jobs’ obsession ...
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Z-World: An Interactive Theme Park For Zombie Lovers
Z World Detroit will be a unique and spectacular zombie themed experience park that will transform a virtually neglected section of Detroit, Michigan. Participants will be chased by a growing zombie horde through abandoned factories, stores and homes across hundreds of derelict urban acres. The city of Detroit is considering literally abandoning sections of the city. While the economic and social benefits of this action can ...
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Beautiful Self-referencial Star Wars Portraits
The Official Star Wars blog has shared some of the posters that advertised the Star Wars Identities exhibit in Montreal, Canada. The exhibit explored the theme of personal identity in the characters that inhabit the Star Wars universe and encouraged visitors to reflect on themselves as well. The marquee image – an inkblot illustration of Darth Vadar – captivated readers instantly upon its public release. We ...
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D-Cell Battery Salt + Pepper Shakers From Kid Forever
Looking for a cool and different Salt & Pepper shakers? Salt & Power Battery Dispensers are a perfect fit. Their D-Cell batteries shape makes anyone believe they are real batteries and are sure to make you say WHOA! They are refillable through the bottom and, the best part? there’s a see-through “power indicator” that shows you how much salt or pepper you’ve got left inside BUY NOW ...
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‘Game Of Thrones’ Characters As Pets
Admit it, you are addicted to Games of Thrones despite it horrendously geeky tendencies – or perhaps you are the horrendously geeky type yourself and this show is right up your alley? Either way, Games of Thrones is wonderful. We have been following the show and have become smitten with all the characters (even the bad ones) which is why these illustrations by Mario Flores have ...
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Family Portraits Via Skype Projections
If you are already reading this text at the bottom of the screen, then you have undoubtedly been wowed by the portrait work of photographer John Clang. This photo series entitled Being Together explores how families who live in different countries attempt to remain connected through the use of online media line Skype. The artist himself lives in New York while the rest of his family ...
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Dresses To Match Your Favorite Social Website
Italian digital artist Victor Faretina has been inspired by popular websites in his latest series of works entitled Web in Vogue. Faretina has successfully broken down each website and domain’s function in order to reassemble its elements and the principles of its design in a way that translates the websites into fashion. The use of popular logos, icons and colours makes it easy to identify each ...
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Jumbo Fingerprints Made From Random Stuff
American artist Kevin Van Aeist produced this collection of photos appropriately titled Fingerprints that features jumbo-sized fingerprints made out of everyday items (some of which are positively random in the best of ways). The artist uses his own fingerprints as his subject matter and attempts to use the materials that comprise the print to define the character. For instance, the fingerprint made out of yarn is ...
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Retro 8-Bit Zelda Fireplace Art
New York-based artist and Etsy vendor, James Bit, has created these hilarious pixelated paintings of the 8Bit fire from Nintendo’s Zelda for your decorative fireplace. Some people like to fill their unused or decorative fireplaces with candles or fake logs, but this would be much cooler. JamesBit will make you a custom-sized hand-painted 8bit flame for your fireplace insert for a fair price, but truly, the ...
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Ridiculously Cute Camera Cookie Cutters
Thanks to the folks at DIYPhotography.net, you can make the coolest cookies in town with these Camera Cookie Cutters – adorable camera-shaped plastic cookie cutting moulds that give you the opportunity to work off a pretty cool cookie canvas. Get the icing just right, and you can have awesome edible cameras of your very own. The set comes with three different designs, an SLR, a classic ...
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Sexy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Mini Dresses
Dressing up like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle was cute when you were 6, now it’s time to dress up like an TMNT hottie, and thanks to these adorable and sexy cotton and spandex dresses, it’s easy. If (sexy) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles aren’t your thing, you can always try the (sexy) Power Ranges dresses instead. Either way, we’re happy. Win win. WANT MORE GEEKY DRESSES? ...
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Art Using Bikes, Google Maps & Gps
Christopher Wallace, we applaud you. Why? Because not only do you ride your bicycle enough for the both of us, but you also make cool art by tracking your path on google GPS. It takes a lot to get us to ride a bicycle, but to plan out a route, not get lost, and then create a fabulously cool work of art in the process is ...
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Clever Little Avengers USB Flash Drives
Looking for a USB drive with 8GB’s worth of space? You are in luck, and now you can be super cool when you transfer files with the Avengers flash drives. The retractable USB connections are available in Thor’s hammer, Captain America’s shield, Iron Man’s helmet and Hulk’s disembodies fist…too bad for Hawkeye and Black Widow…no USB honorary drives have been created in their likeness just yet. ...
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Avengers Characters In Product Placement Art
Creative masterminds, Wieden + Kennedy, imagined what the characters from the Avengers would look like if they were made out of products available at Target. It was fitting that the company was attempting to come up with a print campaign for Target. “A Superhero in Every Aisle” was the resulting campaign that was led by art director Drew Dayberry, creative directors Guy Seese and Chris Mitton, ...
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Yes! It’s A Game Boy Wrist Watch
Game Boy is awesome, there is no doubt about it, and now you can tote one around with you and invoke instant nostalgic whenever you’d like, all from the Watch Boy wrist watch. Apparently, this gem has been around since 1992 (where have WE been?!) but since it’s fresh on our radar, we’re sharing it with you now. The 8-bit gaming device was a big hit ...
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Creepy Realistic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Illustrator extraordinaire, Dave Rapoza, has created these terrifying zombie-like renditions of the beloved 90′s cartoon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The “hardcore” turtles, as they are affectionately dubbed on CG Hub, appear amazingly realistic with careful attention paid to the texture and detailing of the skin. The dead zombie eyes through us off a little, but what we do we know about hardcore turtles? Perhaps the only ...
