Things I Think Are Kinda Cool » Geek Out http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:21:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Who Says Floppy Disks Can’t Be Cuddly? http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/12/27/who-says-floppy-disks-cant-be-cuddly/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/12/27/who-says-floppy-disks-cant-be-cuddly/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:42:36 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=6948 For the sleepy geek in your life – a floppy disk pillow!


-Buy is HERE for $18.  (via Jaz Jaz)

]]> http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/12/27/who-says-floppy-disks-cant-be-cuddly/feed/ 0 Need Some Beauty Sleep? There’s A Tie For That. http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/12/13/need-some-beauty-sleep-theres-a-tie-for-that/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/12/13/need-some-beauty-sleep-theres-a-tie-for-that/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:29:26 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=6925 The next time you’re in a boring meeting, instead of physically forcing your eyelids open, or chugging a cup of coffee, just give in to the waves of sleepiness by blowing up your Pillow Tie and catch some Z’s! For $20, you can’t really go wrong – just don’t drool on it, ok?
- Link via Presurfer

]]> http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/12/13/need-some-beauty-sleep-theres-a-tie-for-that/feed/ 0 Nanotechnology Superhydrophobic Spray-On Coating (TRANSLATION: WOW!!!) http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/11/24/nanotechnology-superhydrophobic-spray-on-coating-translation-wow/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/11/24/nanotechnology-superhydrophobic-spray-on-coating-translation-wow/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:10:13 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=6905 Not to be too over-dramatic about things, but when this spray is released in early 2012, life as we know it will never be the same again!  Wow.


-via @JeriRyan

* Check out NeverWet.com to learn more…

]]> http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/11/24/nanotechnology-superhydrophobic-spray-on-coating-translation-wow/feed/ 0 Um, Is That Lamp Levitating Or Am I Still Drunk? http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/11/03/um-is-that-lamp-levitating-or-am-i-still-drunk/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/11/03/um-is-that-lamp-levitating-or-am-i-still-drunk/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:25:09 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=6884 As a geeky kid, I used to be obsessed with anything that levitated – globes, toys, pens – whatever it was, I loved it.  The stronger (and more dangerous) the magnet, the better.  Fast forward to ‘adulthood’, and well, I’m still obsessed.  Check out these new levitating lamps!

-Buy it HERE for the low low bargain basement price of $1350!

]]> http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/11/03/um-is-that-lamp-levitating-or-am-i-still-drunk/feed/ 0 Yo Santa, Are You Paying Attention To This? http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/10/24/yo-santa-are-you-paying-attention-to-this/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/10/24/yo-santa-are-you-paying-attention-to-this/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:04:52 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=6829 This awesome new camera from Lytro has an 8x optical zoom, an incredibly unique design, and because of it’s aperture, it barely ever needs a flash in most situations. And best of all, you can adjust the focus of your shot after you take the photo! Take a look at this vid and you’ll see why I’m obsessed:


-via Geeks Are Sexy

]]> http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/10/24/yo-santa-are-you-paying-attention-to-this/feed/ 0 A Long Turtle Time Ago In A Galaxy Far, Far Away… http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/10/24/a-long-turtle-time-ago-in-a-galaxy-far-far-away/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/10/24/a-long-turtle-time-ago-in-a-galaxy-far-far-away/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:56:33 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=6838 Turtles. Lightsabers. What else could you possibly need?!?


-via Geekologie

]]> http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/10/24/a-long-turtle-time-ago-in-a-galaxy-far-far-away/feed/ 0 Brain Recharge: How The Aurora Borealis Works http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/10/19/brain-recharge-how-the-aurora-borealis-works/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/10/19/brain-recharge-how-the-aurora-borealis-works/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:01:39 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=6729 Seeing the Northern Lights in person is near the top of my Bucket List, but I never knew what it actually was…until now:

-via Brain Pickings

]]> http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/10/19/brain-recharge-how-the-aurora-borealis-works/feed/ 0 Alfred Hitchcock’s (Angry) ‘Birds’ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/10/18/alfred-hitchcocks-angry-birds/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/10/18/alfred-hitchcocks-angry-birds/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:26:59 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=6718 I love how completely ‘bitch, please’-unfazed Hitchcock looks:


-via My Modern Metropolis

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-via Geeks Are Sexy

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-via Gizmodo (nice work @SeanieMic!)

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