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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Sometimes a present’s packaging is almost as much fun as the gift inside, and with the winter gift holidays approaching fast, it’s time to start thinking of how to wrap those fabulous geek-gifts you have been stockpiling for months…because, of course, your vast array of electronic organizers and digital calendars have been reminding you not [...]

The pale, pasty geek is a common stereotype–never leaving the house, preferring to obtain his only light from the glow of the computer monitor or television screen, his sun-sensitive eyes hidden behind thick coke-bottle glasses, and so on. In a noble, if extremely strange, gesture to shatter this cliche, the Star Wars merchandise empire has [...]