This set of etched wine glasses, featuring the Star Trek insignia, brings instant class to any Trekkie’s table. Perfect for fine dining and drinking at conventions, the local interstellar bar, or anywhere else Star Trek fans happen to find themselves in the social company of others through some strange quirk of fate (not to contribute to any stereotypes or anything…).

One of the many disturbingly exhaustive Star Trek wikis assures us that there have been many types of wine consumed on the show, so this custom glassware could totally be found aboard the Enterprise. Good to know, right?

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Posted: February 3rd, 2010 under General.
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If you’re like me and the guy who modified this mp3 player, you’ve always wanted to see an iPod transformed into a real eye-pod. Maybe you have an eyeball fetish, or perhaps you’re just tired of seeing a lowercase “i” in front of every single portable electronic device on the planet. Anyway, this guy went ahead and did it, encasing his iPod nano in this insanely cool steampunk case (if you don’t want to plug in your headphones, the Victrola horn on the base really works as a speaker, too!). The real thing can only be visited at Oxford’s Museum of the History of Science, though - unfortunately, it’s not for sale.

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Posted: January 27th, 2010 under General.
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If you were a superhero, you’d already be able to dodge raindrops in order to stay dry during a storm. Unfortunately, you’re not, but never fear - this oversight offers you a chance to become closer to your favorite caped Gotham City crimefighter. Yes, it’s a Batman umbrella, delightfully geeky and dubiously useful in case of actual rain with its bat shape. Whether you use it in the street or just as an accessory in the goth club is up to you, but it’s sure to bring swift justice wherever it goes.

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Posted: January 20th, 2010 under General.
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For those graphic design geeks looking to extend their passion into their food, the Zuse print maker toaster is a truly wonderful appliance. Inseq Design based their toaster on old matrix-style printers, and it toasts 12 x 12 pixel designs into the bread one line at a time. Sure, you can’t toast your latest hi-res Photoshop masterpiece, but you can store up to 12 images in the toaster’s memory chip, adding some much-needed graphic excitement to breakfast.

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Posted: January 13th, 2010 under General.
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Ever dream of actually being able to sneak into the Millennium Falcon and join the heroes of Star Wars on their mission? No? Well, what are you waiting for? Designer Kayla Kromer, who is probably fending off thousands of worshipful geek suitors at the moment, has recreated Han Solo’s spaceship from the film as a fully functional bed. An extra-functional bed, really - this one has working LED headlights, a map on the inside of the sheets, and even a miniature “cockpit” area that holds Star Wars toys.

While I don’t think we’ll be seeing any Star Wars bed and breakfasts any time soon, I’m sure there are a ton of people who would buy this bed, and some who might even admit to sleeping in it…

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Posted: January 6th, 2010 under General.
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If you’re like me, you occasionally find yourself stranded in the rain without an umbrella, having forgotten to check the Weather Channel online before leaving the house in the morning. No matter how amazingly designed your umbrella is, it’s useless unless you have it around when it starts raining, and buying a dinky little substitute umbrella off the street just to make it home without getting soaked is frustrating and costly.

The Ambient Umbrella’s handle lights up when there is snow or rain in the forecast, unobtrusively but firmly reminding you that you should probably bring it along when you leave the house. Thunderstorms, drizzles, snow, and generic rain all have their own distinctive light patterns, which is pretty cool - some people don’t feel like an umbrella is necessary in the snow, for example - and data is wirelessly transferred from an online weather station to a chip in the umbrella’s handle, so you don’t have to do any downloading or updating yourself. It’s only available for the United States at the moment, but hopefully it will spread elsewhere fast - I would have loved to have something like this when I visited England last summer and it rained almost every day!

[via Geeky Gadgets]

Posted: December 30th, 2009 under General.
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This innocent looking spy lighter hides serious surveillance functionality under its flameless tip. It may not light your cigarette, but it does contain a digital camera capable of storing 4 GB worth of 640 x 480 resolution video. Removing the faux-lighter tip reveals the tip of a USB drive, allowing you to conveniently upload your spy footage to any computer while charging the built-in battery.

This has great potential as a security tool. Just, you know, don’t get caught using it. Or trust anyone with a black plastic lighter again, ever. Actually, from now on, I’m strictly using matches…

[via Technabob]

Posted: December 18th, 2009 under General.
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This festive string of light-up R2D2 Christmas ornaments is sure to brighten up any geek’s holidays. There’s just something about the little round robot that never fails to bring a smile to our faces. Not to mention, his beeps and burbles are a lot more pleasant to listen to than the 994th rendition of “Jingle Bells” and the rest of the Christmas music trained to assault you wherever you go during the winter gift-giving season. Protect yourself - deck the halls with robots!

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Posted: December 16th, 2009 under General.
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This computer mouse shaped like a cheery red Lego brick appeals to our inner geek and our inner child - two pretty powerful forces when it comes to deciding what kind of computer accessories to use. While trying to build a house out of these is probably not a great idea unless you have a lot of spare cash lying around, it’s hard not to think of this mouse as a toy, and it looks like it must make work a lot more fun.

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Posted: December 11th, 2009 under General.
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Capable of transforming from an unassuming yet fashionable piece of silver jewelry into an impressive, futuristic timepiece, this “iron samurai” watch will complement any apparel choice, turning even the most backward geek garb into a space-age fashion statement. Buttons on the right side of the band activate the time and date display, with numbers appearing as bright LED lights snaking through the chain links.

[via Geeky Gadgets]

Posted: December 9th, 2009 under General.
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