Archives for November 2010

Buy a RPG and win £40,000?

November 30, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

PayPal have a rather good offer on at the minute and are reaching out to bloggers to tell the world about it. The proposition is simple; if you use PayPal (UK) to buy something then you go into a weekly draw to win £40, 000 You can increase your chances of winning by visiting more than one shop and making extra purchases.…

Impressive machine “knits” a brick road

November 29, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Brick roads don’t simply look nice they’re also durable and much less prone to pot holes than other surfaces. The reason why more brick roads aren’t laid is simply the time and resources it takes to make them.…

Minecraft: the LARP

November 29, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s been a fair bit of visitors to Geek Native’s old Mindcraft review. It’s a page that dates back to the GameWyrd days. One theory as where these searchers are coming from are people searching for Minecraft.…

5 amazing marble runs

November 29, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The marble run is both an art and a science. It’s often amateur carpenters or engineers who are responsible for some of the best creations too; all of them proud geeks at heart.…

Wil Wheaton: How We Roll

November 29, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Wil Wheaton, yes, that one, is also a t-shirt designer. His “How We Roll” t-shirt design is on sale at shirt.woot! today. It’s a whopping $15. It’s a simple design but effective.…

Avatar: Collector’s Vault 3D is the perfect Christmas present

November 25, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Avatar: Collector’s Vault 3D is more than a book. Sure, it’s classed as a book but the hardback comes in a cardboard box sleeve, comes with 3D glasses, comes with pull-outs and cards.…

Embarrassed Hasbro pulls the plug on “Spastic” Transformer

November 23, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Hasbro has decided to withdraw sale of a Power Core Combiners Transformer called Spastic. At this point UK based readers will be amazed that Hasbro ever had a Transformer called Spastic – but they did.…

Superb Crochet: Armigurumi Exorcist

November 22, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Shove Mink, also known as Croshame is doing well for herself, as blogs wake up to the talent the 30-something artist has. In particular; we’re going nuts about her crochet skills and the armigrumi exorcist set.…

Interactive Puppet Kinect Act

November 22, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Kinect may not appeal to everyone but a sign that it’s here to stay is how quickly so many people are doing cool things with it. These cool things are often a result of hacking.…

The Damsels of Dorkington do Steampunk pin ups

November 21, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Back in the summer The Damsels of Dorkington scored loads of geek cred with their hit I Kissed a Nerd. Not only was it a successful spoof of Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl” but the video featured more than a few RPG shoutouts as well as geek culture references.…

Buy a RPG and win £40,000?

Impressive machine “knits” a brick road

Minecraft: the LARP

5 amazing marble runs

Wil Wheaton: How We Roll

Avatar: Collector’s Vault 3D is the perfect Christmas present

Embarrassed Hasbro pulls the plug on “Spastic” Transformer

Superb Crochet: Armigurumi Exorcist

Interactive Puppet Kinect Act

The Damsels of Dorkington do Steampunk pin ups

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