You can soon control your electronics with just a wave of your hand! Thalmic Labs has created the Myo, a “gesture control armband” that uses Bluetooth to control any devices that have been paired with it. http://youtu.be/oWu9TFJjHaM While prototypes were shipped back in December, the company went back to the drawing board, of sorts, around […]
By now, many of you have probably heard rumors aboutย DashCon 2014 last weekend, some of which have been confirmed. Heck, many of you may evenย followedย every tweet, Instagram, Reddit, and Facebook post better than I did. Geeks Are Sexy was not there at the “tumblr IRL” convention, but one authentic photo has been making the rounds: […]
A fantastic rendition of The Last of Us theme by violinist Taylor Davis. This song is part of Taylor’s “The Anime and Game Collection” album, which can be purchased right here. [Taylor Davis]
From Barcroft TV: A STAR Trek fan has boldly gone where no fan has gone before — by building a replica Enterprise in his basement worth a staggering $500,000. Anthony Sforza has loved the show for as long as he can remember and starting collecting action figures in the 1980s. After amassing a huge collection […]
Thanks to Google Street View, you can now visit Adam Savage’s personal workshop just like if you’d be there! Go ahead, use the interface above to move around his “man cave” and explore all the cool gadgets and props he has on display. [Google Street View | Via TMS]
This guy is good! From Albotas: At the 2014 Allentown Comic Con there was a cosplay contest judged by celebrity cosplayers Riki Lecotey a.k.a. “Riddle” and Nicole Marie Jean. To keep the crowd entertained while they deliberated, they asked a spot-on Peter Griffin cosplayer to take the mic and he completely KILLED it! Fox should […]
Check out “Tacky” a fun parody of Pharrell’s super-hit “Happy” by Weird Al Yankovic. Weird Al has announced that he will be releasing 8 music videos in the next 8 days, starting with this one today! Edit: If you’re reading this from the front page, check out the video after the “jump.” I’m putting it […]
Every other Monday this summer, our team of blacksmiths and craftsman will be taking some of your favorite characters and items to mash up into brand new hybrid weapons that you’ve never seen before. This week, they will mash together Batman’s batarangs with Wolverine’s claws! [AWE Me]
The low-cost Raspberry Pi computer is getting a third edition. The B+ doesn’t have any major performance spec changes, but some potentially useful design tweaks. The Pi launched in 2012 and was designed as an alternative to devices such as the Arduino; the Pi’s manufacturers bill it as a full computer rather than a microcontroller. […]
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