The Great Geek Manual

Alright, with all thousands of articles that go up every day, I know that there are more than a few geeks out there harboring some pathological Wikipedia obsessions. Not that I’m one to throw stones.

Well, this t-shirt is you. It’s another great t-shirt from BustedTees. It comes in one color (the one pictured) and in sizes ranging from small to xxx-large. Price: US$14.99

If anyone actually gets one of these, shoot me an e-mail. I would love a photo of someone wearing one of these in The Thinker pose.

Full summer is nearly upon us and now is the time to stock up on t-shirts! And how better to express yourself than with a shirt representing your fandom! With these two tees you’ve got a choice of gloating as your nefarious plots come to fruition or thumbing your nose at the most lethal robots in prime time.

These two t-shirts are available from Glarkware. Each of them costs US$20 and is available in sizes ranging from small to 3X-Large.

There’s only one season left before you fan boi love becomes dated and the wait for your pristinely boxed BSG merchandise’s value to increase begins. So revel in your BattleStar Galactica fandom while you still can!

This shirt in particular is just oblique enough of a reference to fall into that narrow categorization “Geek Chic.” It’s available now in black or white in sizes up to 2X Large for US$19.00 at enclothe.

If you’re looking for something a little more prosaic, check out the BattleStar Galactica t-shirts at BattleStar Online or at Stylin Online.

Visit the enclothe website.

If a cooler concept than this has made headlines this year, I haven’t seen it. Designer Jim Mielke has recently envisioned this little beauty as the next step in the long evolution of near-reality science fiction communication devices. It’s a a subcutaneous touch-screen that currently serves as a cellphone display.

The interface is an extremely thin, nearly skin-flexible silicon Bluetooth device powered by a fuel cell which converts glucose and oxygen into electricity. It’s surgically inserted as a rolled-up tube, which is then unfurled beneath the skin. (Yeech!) Once it’s installed, the display’s surface uses microscopic spheres to display data through the skin. When the unit receives a call, it actually plays video right on the user’s skin. Once the device is deactivated at the end of a call, it’s completely unnoticeable.

The kickers is that, while this gadget may take cellphone compulsions to an all-time high, it may actually be beneficial in respect to a user’s physical health, because, as the power unit processes blood, it would ideally screen for a range of blood disorders.

Too bad it’s only a concept, but, thirty years ago, people were saying the same thing about Kirk’s communicator, so here’s hoping!

Source: Core77 via PhysOrg

This custom designed desk from Tom Spina Designs features Hans Solo trapped in a block of carbonite held up on Empirial-style legs has to be the single coolest piece of office furniture in existence. Of course, the fact that there is no price listed for it leads me to believe that it’s well out of my price range.

The site also features a host of interesting stuff, such as full size replicas of Jabba the Hutt and the band from the Mos Eisley Cantina and a lot of custom stuff.

Are you as sick as I am of hearing about the Presidential election at every turn? Tired of the endless debates as to campaign ethics? Not sure that you want Hilary or Obama running a campaign, much less a nation? Show your contempt for the political process with a Cthulhu Hastur t-shirt or campaign button!

I stumble on these gems over at CafePress, and I just had to post them.

Why Vote for the Lesser Evil?

Just when you had thought that it was safe to go back in the water, the whores over at Lucas merchandising produce yet another Star Wars toy perfect for a little bathtime fun. Alright, if you’re old enough to find this blog entertaining, you’re likely a bit old for “bathtime fun,” but this little duckies would still make a pretty good stocking stuffer.

There’s a both a Pond Trooper and a Duck Vader to choose from, and both of them glow “ominously” in the dark, according to the website, changing colors when wet. They’re suitable for children ages six and up, and they’ll set you back £6.95.

Get yours now at I Want One of Those.

Dell has unveiled the XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition notebook with diehard Warcraft addicts in mind. The notebook features all of Dell’s top of the line components, including an optional over-clockable Intel Extreme Edition Core 2 Duo processor with clock speeds of up to 3.4GHz, NVIDIA SLI graphics, an Ageia mobile PhysX processor, an illuminated keyboard, a built-in camera, 512MB of dedicated video RAM, and a 17-inch monitor. Plus, the notebook features several extras, such as WoW pre-installed, a limited edition strategy guides, a redeemable in-game pet, a WoW backpack, and a DVD.

A bit of overkill? Definitely. You could probably re-compile the source code for World of Warcraft of Warcraft each time you play using this set up, but as we all know, overkill is what a true Geek is all about. Unfortunately, this set up is go to cost you as much as US$4,450 over a Christmas holiday that is shaping up to be a that is a race to see who can offer up the cheapest laptop.

Check out the full details at Dell.

Source: Wired