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Cool British LEGO advert from the 1970s

Andy — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:40:31 +0000

Forget CGI for the moment and take a look at this wonderful British TV ad from the 1970s for our old favourite: LEGO. I don’t know what TV ads are doing Stateside (or elsewhere) at present, but in the UK there’s a resurgence of ads...

Plug In That USB And Smell The Love

Dora ForeverGeek — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:29:48 +0000

Well, maybe not love, but you will definitely smell something with the USB Aromatherapy Oil Burner that you can get over at ThinkGeek. It is probably not a novel idea – heck, practically anything or any idea that can be incorporated into the USB...

R2-D2 1:6 authentic scale model coming in June 2010

Andy — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:32:04 +0000

We’ll happily report anything Star Wars related at Forever Geek, but when it’s been R2-D2 related we’ve been restricted to themed pepper mills, cameras and desktop trash cans. Thankfully that’s about to change, with news...

Clever little Choro Robo Q might get lost as stocking fillers

Andy — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:02:49 +0000

Looking for something ultra-cute but with no cuddliness factor or furriness in sight? Give robot lovers this tiny Choro Robo Q. Though it’s not as advanced (and certainly not as big) as Loki or some of the other robots we’ve featured,...

Griffon Enterprises Touhou Collection

Nopy ForeverGeek — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:00:43 +0000

Fans of the Touhou series are surely going crazy over Griffon Enterprises’ releases of popular characters as 1/8 scale PVC figures. For those of you wondering what Touhou is, it’s not an anime but a series of pc games. Touhou games are...

Talking Broom

Anita Techviva — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:30:11 +0000

A child’s imagination can go as far as you let it. The Taking Broom, Silly Sam he is, gives your child his or her own broom to sweep with and the best part is the broom interacts with your little one. Silly Sam, as the broom likes to be called,...

Nerf Maverick

Anita Techviva — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:45:30 +0000

Single hand weaponry is now Nerf style. The Nerf Maverick is a great sidearm to have when things go down and heat up. It comes with six suction cup tipped foam darts that will have your opponent surrendering for mercy. The gun’s barrel holds all...

The Great Big Wheel Race -- cute, childlike indulgence or recipe for nerd bloodbath?

Asylum Staff — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Filed under: Sports, Video, Weird There’s an illegal, unauthorized race that takes place in New York each year where all the contestants hide their identities with costumes. No, this isn’t the latest installment of the “Fast and...

Zhu Zhu/Go Go Pets Hamster Funhouse

Anita Techviva — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:00:00 +0000

The Zhu Zhu/Go Go Pets Hamster Funhouse is one of those accessories I told you about early. This funhouse is for the Zhu Zhu hamsters that your kids love. This gives the hamsters a place to play without being all over the house. It is no fun to...

Video: LEGO pop-up Kinkaku-ji

Andy — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:24:54 +0000

Check out this amazing video of a huge piece of constructed LEGO that pops up to reveal the Kinkaku-ji — Temple of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto, Japan.