If you're planning a geeked-out celebration sometime soon, get inspired with these fun, playful dessert ideas. Not exactly an expert in the kitchen? Don't stress: we've rounded up creative examples to suit all kinds of baking levels. From nostalgic '80s cakes to gaming treats to iPhone-themed designs, these geeky desserts are sure to satisfy your nerdy sweet tooth.
6 Sci-Fi Pumpkin Carving Templates
Score some major sci-fi cred by placing a pumpkin outside your door carved to resemble the Death Star, your favorite Joss Whedon show, or the epic voyages of the starship Enterprise. Get a head start on the Halloween season by picking out a favorite science fiction template and get carving!
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Geek 5: All the News You Need to Know
We took you behind the scenes of the Doctor Who Fall finale, shared some memorable Google Doodles, and dove into the depths of the ocean thanks to Google Maps. In gadget news, we also took a close look at the new high-def Nook tablets. Check out this and what else happened this week in Geek!
Time-Traveling Websites That Bring Back the '90s
Do Netscape, Angelfire, Xanga, and disks of 1,000 hours of free high-speed Internet from AOL make you yearn for the '90s? What about dancing babies, animated GIFs, Comic Sans, and seizure-inducing bright text on patterned backgrounds? Yes, the Internet of yore was a fun place, indeed — and now you can bring it back with Buzzfeed's Geocities Yourself, a time-traveling portal that will take your Facebook profile back to 1999. You can revisit Tom and friends with Myspace Yourself, too, before the site gets its makeover.

And it doesn't have to stop there. Let your Internet nostalgia run wild with The Geocities-izer, which makes any site "look like it was made by a 13-year-old in 1996."
5 Must-Have Apps For Media Junkies
Extra, extra! Read all about it — right on your iPhone. The news cycle never stops, and we media junkies require a well-curated cocktail of mobile apps to keep on top of the latest breaking stories. Follow current events and developing stories with five of our must-have mobile apps for staying in the know.

- NPR News (free) — Catch the best of National Public Radio, like Planet Money, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, and Fresh Air, on demand or on air. The app for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad puts streams from local stations and top newscasts from across the network at your fingertips. You can even pick out individual stories by adding them to the in-app playlist.
- Readability (free) — Readability takes away flashing ads and excess images from online articles by reformatting webpages into a clean, distraction-free layout. First, read or save articles on the web with the free Readability browser add-on. Those articles are then automatically synced to the iPhone and iPad app so that you can read anytime, anywhere.
Keep reading for more ways to keep up on the news.
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Daily Tech: Apple Suggests Using Google Maps
- Apple apologizes for Maps, recommends Google instead — Geekosystem
- Finally! Smart business cards that change on a whim — Tecca
- Facebook's latest money grab: ecommerce — Newser
- Is copying Pinterest the key to social media success? — ReadWriteWeb
- Kellogg's pop-up shop accepts tweets as currency — Gizmodiva
- The seven most overused words on the Internet — Cracked
- Make your own beer, White House style — Gear Patrol

- Apple apologizes for Maps, recommends Google instead — Geekosystem
- Finally! Smart business cards that change on a whim — Tecca
- Facebook's latest money grab: ecommerce — Newser
- Is copying Pinterest the key to social media success? — ReadWriteWeb
- Kellogg's pop-up shop accepts tweets as currency — Gizmodiva
- The seven most overused words on the Internet — Cracked
- Make your own beer, White House style — Gear Patrol
7 Fascinating TED Talks About the Internet
Yesterday, Google celebrated its 14th birthday, and, in honor of the pioneering web company, we're celebrating the amazing technology that made Google possible — the Internet. The web has certainly changed the way we live, and TED, a conference on technology, entertainment, and design, is devoted to exploring exactly how and why the Internet has transformed us. We've compiled seven compelling TED talks from great thinkers and activists about what makes the World Wide Web so great.
Cool Capture: Empire State of Mind
It is hard to take our eyes off this amazing shot of the Manhattan skyline, which was submitted with out #CoolCapture hashtag on Instagram by user droiddude.

Have you been testing out your photography skills and snapped a shot you want to share? Submit your pics to our Cool Capture group or to Instagram with the #CoolCapture hashtag, and your pic might be featured on the GeekSugar homepage!
Our Green Gadget Picks From Amazon's New Eco-Friendly Site
Environmentally conscious shoppers, rejoice! You can now find products that fit your requirements on Vine.com, a new eco-friendly shopping site that has the moral backbone of Mother Nature and the shipping speed of Amazon, its parent company. The website only sells products that fit into one or more of the following categories: natural, organic, renewable-energy-powered, reusable, made with sustainable materials, toxin-removing, energy-efficient, or water-efficient. Of course, we're searching the site on the lookout for gadgets that comply with green standards; check out our eight sustainable tech picks.




