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Business Card Holder for Geeks

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I have seen several things made from motherboard over the years from clocks to coasters and none of them have been particularly useful to me. Motherboard Gifts & More has a cool computer themed business card holder that I could use.

The outside cover of the card holder has a chunk of a motherboard on it from a real computer. The case measures 2 ¼” x 3 5/8” and is sized to hold 10-15 normal business cards. Read more

Posted on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Star Wars Social Networking Cards Scream I'm a Geek

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Fans of Star Wars who like to have their own business cards, even if they don’t have a business Star Wars social networking cards are here. Sure if you hand these out 99% of those who get them will think you are a monster dork, but hey that 1% will think you are way cool.

There are 73 different images you can choose for the front of the card where your name will be placed on the strip running down the lower section of the premium card; the standard card doesn’t have a name on front. Flip it over and you can choose information about yourself to go on the back. Read more

Posted on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:07:22 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Geeks Already In Line for iPhone

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Wait, is that a homeless person or a geek waiting for an iPhone? Who knows, but some desperate geeks are already lining up to get their mitts on an iPhone, which is set to launch Friday.

This particular geek is from NYC and is even holding a sign and accepting donations to help support his stupidity. DailyTech says the guy is standing in front of the Apple Store Fifth Avenue. Read more

Posted on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Catapult Watch for the Uber Geek

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If you are into weird watches, that do less telling time and more flinging things that could put out an eye, we have the watch for you. The Catapult Watch has (you guessed it) a catapult on it that flings BBs across the room.

The catapult portion looks more like a tiny spoon and it sits right across the watch face obscuring the time quite a bit. I guess I see this thing more for the kids and the really weird guys I see handing out at the mall on the weekend. Read more

Posted on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Transformers Animated Shirts for the Geeky & Proud of it Crowd

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ThinkGeek has possibly the geekiest shirt every devised, the animated Transformers shirt. You have two choices the AutoBot in red or Decepticon in purple. The Logo lights up in a pattern sure to announce your geekdom to the world.

The shirt is powered by a pair of AAA batteries hidden inside a interior pocket of the shirt. Geeks be warned, you must hand wash the shirt. The description says you can adjust the animation style. Read more

Posted on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:39:48 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Easy-Glider Looks to Knock Segway off as the Geekiest Method of Transport

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The Easy-Glider is a new personal transportation device that is looking to take on the Segway in the miniscule geeky transportation device segment. I will say that the Easy-glider looks cool, it reminds me of a robot drawn chariot or rickshaw from Starwars.

The device is electric powered by a 360-watt electric motor with a top speed of 13mph and a range of 10-15 miles. Pricing in Europe is said to be about $1300, which seems a bit steep to me. Read more

Posted on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:44:39 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Solar Scooter in I'm a Geek Yellow

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If riding a bright yellow scooter around town isn’t enough to get you mocked and laughed at try adding a huge pair of solar panels to the side. At first glance, this could be mistaken for the original Russian reentry vehicle for the International Space Station that was scrapped when it was deemed cost prohibitive.

What you actually see here is a scooter designed by a dude that manages a Rite-aid and rides this hog to and from work every day. Once he arrives, he unfolds the solar panels to charge the batteries so his steed is ready for the trip home. Read more

Posted on Tue, 29 May 2007 17:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Star Trek Phaser Remote is Geekalicious

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True geeks, especially those into Star Trek aren’t satisfied with a mortal remote, even one as cool at the Harmony 890, no they need something more well, something more geeky. The hard core Trekkie out there who already owns the Star Trek Voice Operated Dimmer can now own perhaps the coolest of all Star Trek gadgets, the phaser remote.

Not only does the remote look very similar to the original Star Trek phaser, it even has licensed sounds from the original series from Paramount Pictures. When you press the buttons to change channels you get real sounds from Star Trek. Read more

Posted on Thu, 1 Mar 2007 16:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Geek Chic: Diamond Quadtec LCD Watch

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Our Watch news site Wrist Dreams reports about a luxurious diamond edition of the Quadtec LCD Watch.

As reported a while ago the Quadtec watch can be set to show the number of minutes to the full hour. Additionally it is the first watch to display the minutes at the location of the current quarter.

The new custom order diamond Quadtec watch comes for instance with 3kt. diamonds and sells for a cool $5,900.
The Quadtec is a fairly big watch. Wearing it with diamonds make it a very flashy and geeky time piece.
More details on Wrist Dreams.
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Posted on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Star Trek Voice Operated Dimmer, a Geeks Clapper

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Somewhere out there a Trekkie geek is about to burst a blood vessel. If you like the convenience of a device like the Clapper, but the Clapper just isn’t quite geeky enough for you how about a Star Trek Voice Operated dimmer?

Plug this thing in between your lamp and the out let and you can dim the lights in your room via voice commands straight from the bridge of the Enterprise. Alas it doesn’t appear to recognize anything with the word tachyon in it but you can say “Computer lights to 50%” and have them dim to 50%. Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Globalsat's GPS Wristwatch for Geeks

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If your GPS jones has you so desperate to not be without your tracking gear that you want to literally strap a GPS receiver to your wrist you are in luck. The new GH-615 wrist watch is a largish looking device that houses a SiRF Star III GPS antenna.

The antenna supports WAAS/EGNOS and offers up tracking, positioning and time alert functions. You can also connect the watch to your notebook PC to use in other mapping applications. Read more

Posted on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:00:07 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Pico iPod Stroller for your Geeklettes

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If you are an iPod lover looking to hook your kids while they are young, like really young i’coo (that’s really the name of the company BTW) has a stroller with a pocket in the back for your dockable iPod called the Pico iPod.

Plug your iPod in and the built in controls allow you to change tracks and control volume while the built-in speakers will allow you to jam out while junior sleeps. The same company also offers other iPod integrating goodies like a car seat and diaper bag. Read more

Posted on Fri, 5 Jan 2007 16:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

The Only Coasters for the Geeky Guy

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There is something inherent in my male DNA that keeps me from using coasters. I don’t know why, even at restaurants I won’t use the little paper coasters they hurl at me Ninja style.

My wife thinks I am just too lazy to use a coaster, it’s not lazy it’s economy of motion… seriously. At any rate, I might actually use this set of coasters that are made from real circuit boards. Each set of six coasters have different patterns and colors and are held inside a tin can topped with a circuit board cut out as well. The coasters measure 3.75” in diameter. Read more

Posted on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

USB Shaver for the Hairy Geeks

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If you are a geek with a beard that can’t bothered to leave you beloved PC long enough to shave we have the gadget for you. This Rechargable USB Shaver can be charged from any vacant USB port.

The razor features a floating double-head system with thin outer foil. When the shaver is charging a blue light glows on the unit. It appears that no USB cable is used so that means that you won’t be able to use it while plugged into your PC unless you add your own USB extension cable. Read more

Posted on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Control This Geeks Christmas Lights Over the Web

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Why just do normal Christmas lights when you can really geek them out like this guy did. He placed your standard fare Christmas lights on his home and then connected them to some custom built devices that allow anyone anywhere in the world to control his Christmas lights over the web.

All you have to do is go to the website that the guy set up and enter the line to wait for control. Then a flash apples pops up with a schematic of his home allowing you to turn Christmas lights on the entire home on or off as well as control the lights in each window individually. Read more

Posted on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

It Doesn't Get Geekier than a Titanium Spork

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You certainly have to be secure in your geekdom to carry and use your own personal titanium spork. Then again, why should only the diners at KFC get to use the spork? Ah, the mighty combo of a fork and a spoon perfectly designed for saving space in your Star Wars lunch box.

Lightweight and strong, the titanium spork is certainly the zenith of geeky eating utensil construction. Measuring in a 6.25” long and 1.5” wide this spork is at home ladling soup into your gullet or holding that porterhouse still while you hack it up and scarf it down. Read more

Posted on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:01:07 CST | by Shane McGlaun

5 Hot Gifts for Hard Core Geeks

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Yesterday we featured our Top 10 overall Holiday gifts.

Today we present 5 gadgets that will impress your geek. It does not matter if it is your inner geek or you husband geek, one of this still affordable gadgets will please.
See the 5 gift ideas for hard-core geeks below.
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Posted on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:29:11 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Hot Computer Geek Gift: Defrag T-Shirt

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Split Reason has tons of geek and gamer T-shirts. The new Defrag T-Shirt is as cool as the already classic I am Offline T-shirt.

The Defrag T-shirt says "Don't Touch Me!, I'm defragmenting...".
The black (only black is geek) T-shirt is 100% cotton.

The Defrag T-shirt sells for $18.95 (XXL +1$).
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Posted on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Instant Snow from ThinkGeek

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If you live in a warmer climate as I do here in Texas that doesn’t get the fun of a white Christmas like those up north ThinkGeek has a jar of Instant Snow that can fix you right up. To get your snow fix you simply add water to the powder.

The powder inside the container can expand nearly 100 times its normal size when exposed to water making a snow like substance. While the snow won’t be cold and can’t be made into yummy snow ice cream, the kids will still get a blast out of it. Read more

Posted on Sat, 9 Dec 2006 17:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Show Your Geekness with the Qtopia Greenphone

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Trolltech announced the Qtopia Greenphone, the first open Linux mobile device for application developers. What better way to show that you are a Linux developer than rolling with the Greenphone.

Greenphone will be offered as part of a complete software development kit (SDK) and includes Trolltech’s Qtopia Phone Edition, a comprehensive application platform and user interface for Linux-based mobile phone.

The Trolltech Greenphone offers a development environment that is equivalent to a GSM/GPRS mobile phone with the capability to re-flash the applications memory.

Features include QVGA touch screen, Intel XScale 312 mHz PXA2, 64MB RAM & 128MB Flash memory, mini-sd card slot, 1.3MP camera, USB and Bluetooth. Read more

Posted on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MetaGeek Wi-Spy 2.4 GHz Spectrum Analyzer Review

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The Tech Lounge reviews the USB MetaGeek Wi-Spy 2.4 GHz Spectrum Analyzer.

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"Do you have a wireless network? Do you have a cordless phone? Do you own a microwave? Most likely your answer to these questions is yes, which means you probably have interference.
The issue at hand is not whether you have interference, but whether its affects are felt. Although most wireless boxes are able to push through the lower amounts of interference, some people, such as those living in apartments or otherwise deluged with many wireless signals may have problems.
It is with this dilemma in mind that the people at MetaGeek created the Wi-Spy spectrum analyzer. "
Read the full review. Read more