Tom Wright

Remember the time Doctor Who had dinosaurs on a spaceship? Luckily they didn’t try to eat the TARDIS like this guy. This bizarre yet cool t-shirt design features a tyrannosaurus rex vigorously chomping on the blue box. He’s going to have a hard time swallowing the TARDIS since it’s bigger on the inside, but he’ll figure that out soon enough – if the Doctor doesn’t stop him first!

Product Page ($24 via Geek Alerts)

These fantastic quilled versions of Pokémon are the work of DeviantArtist wholedwarf. She’s rolled little colored strips of paper into just the right shapes to capture each Pokémon’s unique look.

See more pictures after the break…

(via Neatorama)

As much as I love buying prints and posters, I’m always on the lookout for different kinds of art to put on my walls. I like variety, and these incredible papercraft designs by The Paper Pony blew me away! The Etsy shop features intricate paper art inside shadowboxes, and they are highly detailed and so very, very pretty. I especially love the use of different textures. Their work features characters from Frozen, Game of Thrones (Daenerys and her dragons!), Doctor Who, Legend of Zelda, and many others. You can even commission a design if you don’t see your favorite franchise represented in their shop.

Each piece is made by hand so there will be slight variations – which I think makes this art even cooler. Turnaround time is 3-4 weeks.

Check out more beautiful papercraft shadowboxes after the break.

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Look out, Google Maps has been invaded by Pokémon! Their April Fool’s Day gag is all about recruiting anyone who is brave and daring to hunt down the Pokémon and become the master. Will you rise to the challenge?

Their spoof ad is hilarious, and the actual map function is adorable. Just make sure your Google Maps app on your iPhone or Android is up to date, go to the search bar, and press start. You can hunt down the tiny monsters until 2am on April 2nd. Good lucking catching them all!

Disclosure: you will not actually get a job at Google for getting all the Pokémon.

Watch the ad for the Pokémon Challenge after the break.

(via Engadget)

You might have your escape route and secret stash of supplies all ready for the zombie apocalypse, but what about the rest of your state? This map is the work of real estate blog Estately who has done an analysis of every state to determine which are the most ready to fend off the brain eating hordes. They took into account things like military personnel, access to weapons, the physical fitness of residents and even their access to laser tag for target practice.

If you live in Alaska, you’re looking good, but if you’re in New Jersey, you might want to think about relocating.

See a state-by-state breakdown after the break…

(Estately via Geekosystem)

I can't picture a future where I'm tired of listening to Frozen's "Let It Go." Whether it's the Idina Menzel version on the soundtrack or one of the dozens (hundreds?) of parodies that's popped up on the web, if it says "Let It Go," I have to click it. There have been renditions ranging from big and moving to a parody with curse words to this fantastic take by Brian Hull.

He belts out the lyrics of the powerful song while doing impressions of 21 different Disney and Pixar characters. 21! And they're not all princesses; he mimics everyone from Jack Sparrow to Lumiere to Sebastian. It's guaranteed to make you smile.



h/t Gizmodo

There’s a high school math teacher in Belgium who has found the perfect way to keep his students in line.

Spoilers.

Specifically, Game Of Thrones spoilers.

According to The Telegraph:

Asking his students which of them watched the fantasy drama, the majority raised their hands, to which the teacher responded: “Well, I’ve read all the books. If there is too much noise, I will write the names of the dead on the board.”

Reported in the Belgian newspaper nieuwsblad.be, the teacher continued: “They [the dead] are enough to fill the whole year and I can even describe how they die.”

Did it work? Well, let’s just say his students tested the theory once.

Once.

(via The Mary Sue)

I’m loving this trend of cosplay skater dresses. They can be worn casually for daily life or you can dress it up a bit for a cosplay or a night out at the bar at your favorite con.

Plus, with a 95% cotton 5% spandex blend, they’re pretty much wash and wear which is good when you have to save the world in a hurry.

Product Page: ($39.99)

In my dreams, she just taps you with her wand and you know whatever it was you were looking up.

Part of me wishes I could see the front of this “Diction-fairy” cosplay because I’m dying to know if she’s wearing glasses.

So cute.

(This City’s Lungs via Boing Boing)

If you’re a fellow geek, you’re probably regularly looking for ways to incorporate your favorite fandoms into your home decor. Our Nerd Home has a fantastic and simple suggestion for you: add some nerd to your welcome mats! All you need is a plain welcome mat from places like Ikea or Target, a stencil, pins, and spray paint. They opted to go with the Star Trek symbol and a Triforce pattern for their first two mats. I can’t wait to try this out.

See more photos of the cool mats after the break.

Get the complete how-to over at Our Nerd Home.

Cats try to look all cute and cuddly, but most seem to be counting the days until they can kill you in your sleep and make it look like an accident. BaneCat goes a step further. He’s going to scare you half to death, break your stuff, and then he’s going to kill you in your sleep and make it look like an accident.

See the video after the break…

(via Mashable)

Indeed, this spin on Misty Mountains Cold is unlike anything you have heard before. The fire’s in their eyes and their words are really clear.

Watch the video after the break…

(via The Mary Sue)

This handmade mirror will turn you into a Vulcan every time you check your face. It’s made in the Tiffany style with black stained glass hair and flesh-colored ears with painted Vulcan eyebrows. The mirror measures 10.5″ by 7 1/2″ and will take about 1-2 weeks to arrive on your doorstep.

Product Page ($49 via technabob)

Daniel Hashimoto is a Dreamworks animator and an awesome dad to boot. That’s how his son became Action Movie Kid.

The series of short videos features Daniel’s son doing everything from superhuman feats to destroying toy aisles with lightsabers. From The Creator’s Project:

“Upon viewing the lightsaber and Iron Man videos,” Hashimoto told us, “My son replied, ‘Why if I did that for real-sies, Dad?’” Heart-melting.

Check out some of the videos after the break…

(via Gizmodo)

If you’ve been debating what to wear to the premiere of Captain America: The Winter Soldier next week, look no further than Gold Bubble Clothing’s latest line. The company’s new limited specialty collection is inspired by the superhero and features leggings, a skirt, and two types of dresses, including a new A-Line design. They are also offering a high neck style for the first time.

Each item features Captain America’s iconic star symbol and comes in either stylish stealth blue or classy gunmetal grey.

See more pictures from the Patriot collection after the break!

Product Page ($49-$79)

Japanese inventor Jun Rekimoto and his colleagues at the University of Tokyo have invented a HoverBall that’s just one small step away from the golden snitch in Harry Potter. The little plastic ball is embedded with a 90 millimeter wide drone and can hover for 5 minutes at a time. It’s controlled by remote control, but could be programmed with specific routes. From Buzzfeed:

“This ball has an ability to stay in the air, and change its location and behavior according to the sports game contexts,” the team said.

“With this technology, physical dynamics of a ball can be re-programmed by sports designers, and new ball-playing vocabularies, such as hovering, anti-gravity, proximity, or remote manipulation, can be introduced to extend the way people interact with balls.”

Yes, yes, all those things, but also Quidditch!

See another picture after the break…

(New Scientist via BuzzFeed)

Yes, those are AT-ATs galloping down an oceanfront street, and you have Italian illustrator Franco Brambilla to thank. He’s the mind behind these wonderful vintage postcards that have been altered to include a little modern sci-fi. It’s part of an on-going series titled Invading the Vintage, and they’re so well done, the more you look at each image, the more awesome little alterations you’ll see.

See more examples after the break…

(io9 via Endless Geyer of Awesome)

Not into sports? Well, you don't have to feel left out this month while everyone is talking about brackets and March madness because there's a Star Wars version! That's right, StarWars.com has brought back their bracketed character tournament, and it's been upgraded and improved.

You can vote between characters (right now it's Yoda vs Qui-Gon Jinn and Boba Fett vs Greedo) and though making bets with money isn't the best idea, you can still have have a friendly competition with friends. Maybe you can put some toys on the line? Anyway, here are some of the tournament's features:

- Real-time voting results
- New divisions: Rebels, Jedi, Scoundrels, Republic, Empire & Separatists, Sith, Bounty Hunters, and Underworld
- “Attack of the Play-Ins” round, allowing four wild cards to enter the main tournament
- Social sharing functionality

Join the action and vote at StarWars.com!

Check out Yoda's introduction with ESPN:


Who do you want to see at the top?

I want a bow. And lots of arrows. Now. Stephen Izzi and his band of parkour-and-archery-blending pals are absolutely nuts, and as soon as your done watching their latest video which features some of their best archery tricks (e.g. firing off an arrow while also doing a flip in the air), you’re going to want to run out and grab a bow too.

Check out all of the awesome bow and arrow fun after the break…

(via Kotaku)

Headphone cords, while excellent for serving a music-related purpose, are kinda dull looking. But now you can make them a bit more fun by throwing on a Scaler or two. These little movie icons can snap onto just about any cord in your home, and the Scaler 1 series features all the best baddies: Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, the Predator and more! The Scaler 2 series features even more movie icons (including a few superheroes) and is available for pre-order with shipping set for July 2014.

Check out the second scaler series after the break…

Product Pages: Scalers Series 1 ($19.99) / Scalers Series 2 Pre-Order: ($22.99)

Sure, there was probably a dress code aboard the Death Star, but I’d like to think that during their off hours those stormtroopers liked to kick it old school. You know, throw on Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes latest record, chill out in a Imperial-issue hammock and throw on a sun hat and a pair of cool sunglasses.

Well, I guess there wouldn’t be much sun inside the Death Star, but if those troopers were going to wear some glasses, they’d probably wear these. The white theme matches the troopers’ armor, it comes with a nifty case and there’s even a Death Star on it! Too bad all those stormtroopers died in that epic fire ball, but if they’d worn these shades they would’ve kicked the bucket in style.

Product Page: ($19.99 via Geek Alerts)

When you look at this picture, you see a parrot. That’s what you’re supposed to see.

But it’s not a parrot. It’s a woman bodypainted and posed to look like a parrot.

What’s really amazing is that, even if you see her, you can go back and look at it and see a parrot and enjoy it just as much.

This little bit of gorgeousness was created by artist and former world champion body painter Johannes Stoetter, who put 4 weeks of planning and 4 hours of painting into this one perfect image.

(via Sploid)

Thanks to Etsy shop Geekonista, I can just dump all my old jewelry and deck myself out with Serenity. She offers the Firefly class transport ship in a variety of wearables including the beautiful ring pictured above. It’s made from 925 sterling silver that’s been slightly weathered. The beloved spaceship wouldn’t look right if she was too shiny. Complete the look with Serenity earrings, a necklace, and a bracelet.

See more Firefly accessories after the break.

Product Page ($56 via Instagram)

Do you have heart eyes for Spider-Man? Well now you can have heart legs, too! These eye-catching leggings from Wet Seal feature a repeated heart pattern of Spider-Man’s face (Mary Jane-style), and they would pair well with so many different tops. I hope to see more designs like this from Marvel featuring Captain America’s shield or Iron Man’s arc reactor. It’s simple and a bit more subtle than all over comic book cover designs but still bold.

Product Page ($18.90 via Instagram)

San Francisco Giants Triple-A affiliate team the Fresno Grizzlies are going to be sporting some amazing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles jerseys this summer. It’s all in the name of charity and will be a special one-day event on August 2nd. The jerseys will be auctioned off, but the hats will be for sale in the team shop throughout the season. Cowabunga, dude! Let’s play ball!

(Fresno Grizzlies Twitter via BuzzFeed)

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(Lives Still Posed via Pleated Jeans)

It may have taken you hours to get the hang of solving a Rubik’s Cube, but the Cubestormer 3 can do it in a world record setting 3.253 seconds. The record was set over the weekend at the Big Bang Fair in Birgmingham, UK by a robot built by
David Gilday and Mike Dobson.

The robot is composed of a Samsung Galaxy S4 brain with an Exynos octa-core processor, along with four Cortex-A15 and four Cortex-A7 processors controlling the eight Lego Mindstorms actuators. All of it moves so fast that the human eye can’t even track the motions.

The previous record of 5.27 seconds was held by Cubestormer 2. As for humans, we don’t do so well. The human record is a comparatively slow 5.55 seconds which was set last year.

See the video after the break…

(Business Wire via Gizmodo)