Cheap Geek: Adopt early, sparingly

Posted 9 years ago by Tech

Staying geeky on a budget requires a combination of early adoption and long-tail style waiting. Tools like camelcamelcamel make watching for your price point on late adoption products easy.


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The price on all games will drop. I don’t care how awesome the graphics, how addictive the multiplayer or how immersive the gameplay; just like your high school physique that $60 price tag will not last. Sooner or later our favorite games are going to fall into the greatest hits bin, begging to be picked up for $15, $10, or even $5 before they die off. Knowing the mortality of game prices, how do we buy at the point to maximize our gaming pleasure per dollar?

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Awesome TMNT Poster by Jeff Proctor

Posted 9 years ago by Art

I’m sure you’re aware of the awesome posters that have been coming out of Mondo lately. I totally missed out on their Star Wars prints, but I fully intend on snagging one of these limited edition posters for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Jeff Proctor.

The poster is going to go on sale sometime on Thursday, January 20th, and comes 24″ by 36″ for $40. Make sure to check in on their site because it will go up for sale at a random time. I’m crossing my fingers that I get one.

Via SlashFilm

LEGO Angry Birds

Posted 9 years ago by Toys

How do you make something awesome even awesomer? You create it out of Lego bricks.

That’s exactly what Yiu Keung did with Rovio’s video game phenomenon. All your favorite birds of mass destruction are represented. There’s even the evil pigs and the slingshot.

Can you imagine tossing these around to create a smash-em-up, real-world version of the game? No, I can’t either.

See the full gallery of photos on Facebook.

Dark Knight Rises to have Anne Hathaway as Catwoman, Tom Hardy as Bane

Posted 9 years ago by Movies

News arrived today that Anne Hathaway and Tom Hardy have officially been cast in the upcoming Batman movie: Dark Knight Rises. Anne Hathaway will play the role of Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman, and Tom Hardy will assume the role of Bane.

Many had speculated that Tom Hardy would be cast in Dark Knight Rises, and Anne Hathaway had been rumored to be auditioning alongside a couple of other actresses. What do you guys think of the character choices?

Google Goggles Sudoku Solver

Posted 9 years ago by Tech

Every advancement in technology can seemingly be used for good or ill. You can use Adobe Photoshop to design beautiful photo illustrations. You can also use it to manufacture photos of your enemies in compromising situations.

The choice is yours. Will you use your new-found power for good or evil? That’s exactly the moral conundrum I faced upon witnessing this new video from Google. It purports to solve those always frustrating Sudoku puzzles simply by snapping a photo of it. Read More