Is the “Heart moving phone” the future of smartphones? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQtIlxe_ZkY The little robot weighs about 390g and includes a phone, camera, projector and can walk around. No mention of what OS the phone uses but there’s a quad-core 1.2Ghz CPU in Robohon. Not sure the bot really has much chances of replacing my phone but […]
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How to make a green fire Jack o’Lantern
Want your Halloween pumpkin to burn with mystic green flames? I think YouTube user Anne Helmenstine has the best collection of videos. This how-to video for making your own green flame Jack o’Lantern is dead easy to follow. Why stop there? What about rainbow flames for your Halloween carving? As ever, when messing around with […]
Robotic, self-rolling d6 and Bots Battleground game turn to Kickstarter
The Kickstarter is for a card game called Bots Battleground but all the focus are on the Boogie Dice. What are Boogie Dice? They’re d6 that spring to life, at a click of the fingers or a clap, and dance around your tabletop to roll themselves. You can check out more details on the Kickstarter […]
What if… Borg sea battles
What if the Federation was an alliance of countries and the Borg some previously unknown and deadly enemy from over the sea? Mix that up with a bit of magic technology, throw in some Master and Commander battles and you might end up with a scene like this fantastic piece from Mirsad Agic. You can […]
Winter is Coming poster
I rather like this limited edition print from Antoine Corbineau. For €50 you get a stylised Westeros that’s not too grim and yet feels appropriate to Game of Thrones. Tempted? Check out the product page and more art.
Up close and personal: A review of MCM Scotland Comic Con
Did you cosplay in Glasgow this year for the MCM Comic Con? You might see yourself in the montage video of smartphone shots in this review. Let us know in the comments below. Bigger? Better? I think so. Let’s jump to the controversy first. I wasn’t convinced by the location of the main theatre. It […]
Adding a dragon to your armour
Etsy retailer Makosla Creations makes dragons. They’re forged from polymer clay and many of them like to sit on your shoulder. The dragons ship worldwide from Canada but are fragile. They’re not really suited to LARPing and I think you’d be a brave cosplayer, or expecting a quiet con, to try and make it through […]
Disney Princesses with badass inks
Can you imagine any of the Disney Princesses with badass tattoos? Joel Santana could and shared his work on Facebook. The collection is called “Inked Princess Series” and I think it crosses between vintage and fantasy RPG illustration in style. (Via Design Taxi)
Star Wars “timebelt” watch costs nearly $30,000
One of the most complex watches ever made in the US and they’ll only make 500. You get cuff-links too. If the asking price is out of your region then the good news there are other devices which use “threads” but not expect anything much cheaper!
A collector’s dream: Millennium Falcon asteroid coffee table
This is an impressive coffee table from Tom Spina Designs. We’ve the Millennium Falcon in it’s famous game of hide and seek among dangerous asteroids. You can even see a Tie-Fighter trying to get a look around the other side. I can’t imagine a better table to use during a session of a Star Wars […]
