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02.07.08 by Widge @ 10:23 pm  Joe Michaels hacked a Holographic Cobra Commander action figure to turn him into a USB drive. You can get all the details here. But after seeing that, an idea for a follow-up character-into-USB-drive conversion came to mind and I'm amazed that a Google search reveals I'm the first one to document it. It's so terribly simple:  Arnim Zola. I mean, he's 90% there before you've even started. Rig it so his face lights up when you plug him in. You know you want to. Categorized as: Gear
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01.07.08 by Widge @ 3:53 am  So originally I scoffed at the idea that Sanrio is targeting their Hello Kitty products to young men now. And not to sound like a sexist bastard, but come on, Hello Kitty is quite possibly the most girly-girl thing in the world. Even young boys who make no differentiation between Barbies and G.I. Joes (not dolls, but action figures...right) would fork the sign of the evil eye if you placed a Hello Kitty doll in front of them. Hello Kitty is so freaking pink that even Mary Kay herself would rise from the grave to say, "You really need to tone that down a bit." Our own Rox of Spazhouse polled her young male relatives about Hello Kitty for boys and found the answer to be not just no, but "Hell no and BTW what were you thinking?" That being said, although I would never walk around with this as either a handbag or a manbag (or whatever you want to call it--although the "manbag" has always sounded too much like a piece of the male anatomy for me to take it seriously as a term), the creators of this bootleg gear get points for mashing up Hello Kitty with Sin City. They came damn close to getting my interest, but sorry, still no cigar. Guys, help me out here: have you been dying for official Hello Kitty gear that's designed with you in mind? Categorized as: Gear
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12.20.07 by Widge @ 6:45 am  You'll forgive me if I'm a bit gabberflasted by this: Voltron shoes. And not just Voltron shoes like those cartoon-themed shoes you'd wear back in the 80s, these are full-on shoes with $80 to $135 price tags and such. And if there was any doubt the aging-geeks-with-money demographic wasn't being targeted here, they each come with an action figure that, when you buy all five pairs of shoes, you can make into a Voltron. For the full pic, click here. Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the milkman...I was stunned enough by the cheesy Voltron camera, but this takes the cake. Can we at least get some Prince Lotor shoes or something, just for some balance? Those can be the cheap $15 flip flops. But come on, something. And is anybody not thinking of this? Didn't think so. Categorized as: Gear
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12.17.07 by Widge @ 8:03 am  This is pretty ri-goddamn-diculous: Entertainment Earth is selling a replica of the Flux Capacitor from Back to the Future. Here's what they have to say for themselves: Reproduced with full light effects and adjustable power settings, the Flux Capacitor replica recreates the 1.21 jigowatt-controlling heart of the De Lorean time machine. Measuring over 16-inches tall x 12-inches wide, each replica features hand-numbering with a matching box, certificate of authenticity and care instructions! ETA for these things is May of next year. And yes, they are $275 smackers. But you can expect them to be mounted in geek cars all across the world as soon as they hit. P.S. If you are crazy enough to order one of these things, A) we salute you for having more money than us and 2) do it through this link Categorized as: Gear
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12.12.07 by Widge @ 12:02 am  One day, Skynet will rise. We know this. You know this. However, there might be a bit of time in there, right at the start, before the whole thing goes to hell. In the event that you can get into that early Skynet server room, you're going to want this jacket. Turn around, draw the hood tight, and remember: don't move any faster than two inches a second. Categorized as: Gear
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