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Geek Goes Chic: Etchstar Carves Place in My Cell and Heart

GeekSugar — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:00:29 -0700

In case you haven't heard, our recent party in LA was decidedly geek chic. PopSugar put on the event with our friends at TechCrunch, but it included an array of other sponsors who set up fun stations around the venue.

One of the stations was Etchstar, who I have written about in the past. The company sells custom laser etched and engraved preloaded iPods, cell phones, laptops, Moleskine journals and even metal dog tags and I have to say, they are adorable. During the party, most of the Sugar crew made their way over to the Etchstar booth to have their beloved BlackBerry's and iPhone's personalized with some one-of-a-kind etching creations. Thanks to the Etchstar team, we instantaneously had all our gadgetry customized with everything and anything from Sugar logos to stars and even skulls - so hot! Check out all the fun designs below.

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You can see all their photos from the event for a better look at some of their other designs.

Daily Tech: Tonight Geek Goes Chic in LA!

GeekSugar — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:45:18 -0700

Party time excellent! We're off to LA to prove that geek is totally chic for the PopSugar-TechCrunch party! - PopSugar
The top 10 Internet threats that are plaguing the World Wide Web right now. - Switched
A new fire engine-red Sidekick Slide is said to be making its way to T-Mobile stores by the end of May or early June. - The Boy Genius Report
A British woman claims she's had sex with over 50 men that she's met on Facebook. - Valleywag
Lapworks introduces stylin' yet practical lap desks to keep your laptop cool. - Yahoo! Tech

Geeky Girl We Love: Nandini Maheshwari

GeekSugar — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 23:30:00 -0800

Last month we featured some of the cutest geeky couples and bachelors in the blogoshere, which left many of you wondering - what about the women? Fear not my fine friends, we were just saving the best for last. March is women's history month so I figured there was no better way to celebrate than to highlight some of the smartest, most creative and successful women on the internet. First up, Nandini Maheshwari, editor of Born Rich, a site that makes the stuff of MTV's Cribs look like Salvation Army rejects, and co-founder of the Instablogs Network in India. While Nandini spends her days exposing the glamorous gadgets and accessories of the insanely wealthy, she's a smart, down-to-earth commerce graduate that's championing the geeky girls online movement. Her pick for sexiest geek in the world? Her hubby of course! read more

Geeksugar: So clearly you keep very busy as a blogger, but what are some of your other hobbies?
Nandini: Reading - I am more into magazines and non-fictional stuff. I love to indulge in adventure sports, watching movies (I would like to admit here, I just hate watching war movies, no matter how good they are) and I love to enjoy almost every good thing in life.

Geeksugar: This is my favorite question to ask bloggers - how many hours are you online everyday?
Nandini: I'm online for some 10- 12 hrs on an average.

Geeksugar: Your first computer was a ...
Nandini: My first computer was a XT machine, and I remember playing Chess and Prince of Persia on it.

Geeksugar: Born Rich is filled with amazingly decedent gadgets and luxuries that seem out of everyone's price range are there any luxurious things you've featured that you really want?
Nandini: Diamond-Studded Ego-lifestyle notebook, the Multimedia RUF Cinema bed, and the Calspas Luxurious Bath Tubs With 42" Plasma TV.

Geeksugar: Are there any items you featured that you ended up buying?
Nandini: Yes, I have a passion for mobile phones. So, I ended up buying almost every one of the Nokia N-series.

Geeksugar: How many blogs are in your RSS reader?
Nandini: I have some 200 odd blogs in my RSS reader at present.

Geeksugar: Bloggers have the fortune and misfortune of having unorthodox schedules. Can you describe what a typical day is like?
Nandini: The alarm goes off at 7:00 am, but it's only music to my ears and motivates me to sleep some more. I wake up around half an hour later with my husband bringing morning tea and my laptop. I go through my mails, new comments on my blogs and check out few feeds while sipping my tea. Start forming mental checklist and go over my "To Do List" again and decide what to do for the day (this changes throughout the morning). My husband, Ankit goes to work before me, so I prepare our lunch, watch few morning shows, and scan through my RSS feeds again.

After I head to the office I catch up and eventually drag Ankit from his PC to the lunch table (this happens everyday without fail). Lunch is a great place to bounce new ideas. Also meet few guys around the office. Then I start to panic by evening, since I have done everything except any blogging. But miracles happen and by night I have written around 6-8 posts. Leave office by 8:00 pm and prepare dinner. I welcome Ankit at the door and catch up on the day that he had with me. Catching up is followed by dinner/sitcoms/friends/being a good wife. I check stats, email and back-links again before saying goodnight which is around 12:30 am in the night. Have to drag Ankit again from his laptop to get some sleep.

Geeksugar: Who do you think are the top 5 sexiest male geeks in the world?
Nandini: Oh, that's a sweet one…

Ankit (my husband), he's is a Super Geek and one of the cutest guys I have always met. And, I am not saying this just for the heck of it! Whatever I have achieved would not have been possible without his support that, I often need whenever I am on writer's block or just low at work. He is also full of new ideas.
Charlie White - editor at Gizmodo. I love his blogging, his anchoring on his Sirius Coolness Roundup Show and I love his humble and modest nature too! I have told him this too and telling you now…I would like to make a list of "I have" just like he did…it's another thing that my list won't be half as impressive as his…no exaggerations!
Graham Bell - from TreeHugger. He looks so cute … and his achievements....don't think I need to say! He has led to the term Eco-Geek..in true sense.
Kevin Ross: He is cute too! and I love wasting my time on Digg everyday and watching his diggnation.
Peter Rojas - editor of Engagdet : He single handedly brought Engadget to a super gadget blog.

Geeksugar: Who do you think are the top 5 sexiest female geeks in the world?
Nandini: That would be...

Judie Hughes of the Gear Diary will always be the first one! She is just so amazing as a woman and as a blogger. She have a way with words…wish I would have learned the same vocabulary she had!
Katie Lee - the shiny editor of ShinyShiny
Amanda Congdon - Though no longer with RocketBoom she was kind of a pioneer in video podcasting.
Marissa Ann Mayer - the Vice President of Google - a true example of beauty with brains.
The beautiful and chic editor of geeksugar. I am sure she is responsible for all of the male audience on geeksugar.

Geeksugar: Oh, you make me blush! Who is the only blogger you admire the most?
Nandini: Oh, that's a tough one…I admire so many! As I have to name just one…I will go by the one I took inspiration from for BornRich – Deidre Woollard of Luxist.

Geeksugar: How do you feel about being called a "geek"?
Nandini: I love it! Geek is in.

Geeksugar: What is your goal for BornRich and the Instablogs Network?
Nandini: I want Bornich to be the best luxury blog in the world, and reach out and entertain my audience more in different ways. Instablogs Network's new version "Instablogs Community" has received a tremendous response. Now we are working on our next version where we could truly be an online newspaper by getting into localized blogging as well. We are also working on our own Ad server to help our bloggers monetize their work more.

Geek Chic Tee Shirts (Guy Geek Edition)

GeekSugar — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:00:03 -0700

There is nothing worse than a geeky guy that only wears atrocious gamer shirts that he thinks are soooo cool. I'm talking Dungeons and Dragons, Halo 2, Final Fantasy and of course Counter Strike. Sure, those games are all great in their own right and you're probably really sweet, smart and rocking a great sense of humor, but there's an inherent "geek meter" that goes off in women's heads when they see guys adorned in a gamer tee. Of course, there are plenty of girls that are guilty of showing off shirts with cutesy emoticons and terribly geeky references, but it's the fellas that seem to exhibit the worse in geeky clothing choices.

So how can you impress the ladies with gamer shirts? Four out of five women I polled said they liked vintage prints and references (think Atari and Nintendo), subtle colors and shirts with cute robots. The fifth woman suggested you take the shirt off. If you're not ready to strip, here are some suggestions for ways you can make your geeky wardrobe a little more chic. read more

The Spinner Shirt, $19, by Panic Design's C. Sasser, is subtle, but filled with tech cred. The girl in front of you in the coffee line will think, "what a cute and artsy Mac user...I'll bet he could turn me on too" Not "I'll bet that guy lives in his mom's garage and binges on Cheetos."

Whether they'll admit it or not, girls dig guys that love arcade games because most girls dig arcades themselves but can rarely convince their BFFs to spend an extended amount of time in them. Guys, well, they're a whole different story. This Insert Coin Tee, $17.99, from Penny Arcade will satisfy everyone's arcade needs. "I know that when I used to go into arcades, it was common to see a column of developing primates lined up in front of the cabinets,"says the creator. "I don't know what it was like where you lived." As a matter of fact, it was.

Haven't you heard? Chicks love puns. Or at least this chick does. Punny shirts, like this Fractions Speak Louder Than Nerds! number from Threadless, $12, offers a conversation starter and a clean, chic design. You'll give off that "yeah, I'm kinda a nerd, but I have a few ex-girlfriends" vibe.

Instead of touting your geekiness how about underplaying it a little. Everyone loves leaving a little to be desired, right? This Google is ruining everything shirt by Scary Go Round, £9.00 (or $18 USD), says "remember when humans fumbled around in the dark for knowledge and being a know-it-all meant something?" She won't suspect you're gonna run back to your office and Google her the moment she gives you her name and digits.

The Wingding tee shirt from Toothpaste for Dinner, $16, pays homage to what may be the third geekiest font in the world. The text reads "If you can read this, thank a windging." Of course, if you ever meet someone that can read it without you telling them that you should try to hang on to them.

There really is nothing more chic than a geeksugar tee shirt - whether you're a woman or a man. First off, it shows you're a loyal reader and second off it proves you have good taste. The best part is, I am hosting a competition right now so the person that leaves the most comments during the month of April will be awarded a geeksugar tee shirt from the Sugar Shop. Of course, if you don't win, you can buy one yourself.

*Special thanks to YumSugar for her help finding all these geek chic tees. She proves that dating a geek pays off.*

Tech News Roundup - When Geek Isn't Chic

GeekSugar — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:05:39 -0700

Let's face it, geek isn't always chic. Some men and women pull off the cute geeky shirts by infusing them into a non-geek wardrobe. Others know how to pick the right shirts with the right message. And others, are just bad. Real bad. So what do you do when gamer fashion goes tragic? - Destructoid
Spending $40 on an iPod sleeve is a bit outrageous. Consider designing and making your own stickers so you can add your geek chic flare to them and protect your pod. Design your own iPod stickers - Lifehacker
Like other accessories with built-in solar panels, this line of leather computer bags, backpacks and luggage uses the sun's rays to charge all manner of electronic gadgets, including mobile phones, media players and laptops. Solar energy goes haute couture - Crave

Today, Eton makes me think of posh boys, strawberries, cream and meringue (the ingredients to Eton Mess, probably the best dessert ever). But in fact, this radio has no posh components, and not even a hint of dairy or fruit produce. More retro radio goodness, from Eton - Shiny Shiny
No, the bright red tube that you see isn't a leftover from Darth Vader's lightsaber but is actually part of a door handle. Dubbed the Brighthandle, this unique contraption doubles up as a privacy handle as well courtesy of its color codes. Intelligent door handle lights up - Techie Diva

Newest Eco Car Heads to 2008 British Motor Show

GeekSugar — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:03:00 -0700

Cruising at 34 mpg may not seem like the best gas mileage you can get these days, but then again, you probably aren't driving a Lotus. The high-end sports car manufacturer is unleashing its newest concept at the 2008 British Motor Show, satisfying the roadster and the eco geek in all of us with the Eco Elise.

Based on the super-swank Elise line, this baby goes from zero to 60 in 5.8 seconds and is totally green, inside and out. Interior materials include hemp, eco-wool, and sisal, and the exterior paint is water-based to not only use less energy (thanks to the paint's low-cure temperature) but cut emissions as well.

To learn more about this eco-chic car and to check out more pics, just read more.

Although it's not stocked with an electric motor like the hot as fire Tesla (you know, the kind George has on reserve), I'll give Lotus some credit. At least they realize they don't have to sacrifice style to protect our environment. What else could you ask for in a sweet ride like this? Well, there's GPS, an iPod dock, mood lighting, onStar, Bluetooth compatibility. . . you get the idea.

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This Week On Geeksugar - Bluetooth Sunglasses?

GeekSugar — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 10:00:40 -0700

Bluetooth headphones have enough trouble bridging the geek and chic gap given their funky shape and the fact that they are attached to your ear, so I'm not sure there's any hope for these Bluetooth sunglasses, which are being tested by the FCC. Totally Geeky or Geek Chic? Bluetooth Sunglasses
When you connect Mr. Tengu to the USB port of a computer a red LED "face" appears and reacts to the sound around the room. Mr. Tengu: Robot-like Desk Accessory Gets Moody
If you're one of those people worried about how the widespread use of digital cameras and camera phones has contributed to illegal and icky photo taking, you're in luck. Love It Or Leave It: ShotGuard Panties
If you've watched the Back To The Future series as many times as I have, your obsession has probably led you to a google search where you learned the funky set of wheels made popular in the films stopped production nearly 25 years ago. DeLorean Goes Back Into Production?
Folks in Helsinki have put up a large multi-touch display in downtown that acts as a collaborative and playful interface for the community and city's planning. Would You Use A 'CityWall'?
Every month on geeksugar I offer my picks for the top five gadgets, gizmos and techie treats you need to get through the month. August means last minute summer vacations, gearing up for fall and fun, flirty colors. Must Haves For August

Daily Tech: Samsung's P960 Is the First to Get Mobile TV

GeekSugar — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:27:33 -0700

Mobile TV in Europe will be making its debut on a Samsung P960. Let's just hope it heads this way sooner rather than later! - CrunchGear
Apple staffers (aka "Apple geniuses"), will soon be getting a wardrobe change, which will include dark blue shirts for the behind-the-bar Genius and Creative employees and light blue shirts for the specialists. - Boing Boing
Wish your electronics looked more stylish in your home? Here are some amazing examples of total geek-chic dwellings. Talk about inspiring! - Unplggd
Google has just added Street View turns to Google Maps! - Lifehacker
MySpace is getting more annoying by the minute. Now users can take part in MySpace Karaoke and post it on their MySpace page. - USA Today
Wondering what the heck plasma TVs are? Gizmodo goes back to basics and breaks down the definition of Plasma TVs into an easy-to-understand format. - Gizmodo

This Week On Geeksugar - Kurkova Makes Armbands Look Good

GeekSugar — Sat, 26 May 2007 14:07:10 -0700

Karolina Kurkova was out and about in Manhattan the other day displaying how geek chic iPod armbands really are. How Does She Make iPod Armbands Look Good?
There's no doubt about it mashup sites provide a unique and pleasurable website experience by combining services of two sites into one. For example, Flickrvision is a mashup site that displays the pictures people across the world are posting on Flickr on a map. What Mashup Site Would You Love?
It's only been about a week since the lineup for Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s was announced (yes, for those of you that didn't hear, "Heat Of The Moment" will be available), but game's maker, Activision has announced the lineup for Guitar Hero 3, which will be out this fall. Guitar Hero 3 Lineup Announced
I speak from experience when I say once you hear the "Eye of The Tiger" ringtone three or four times a day you are bound to start living and breathing it - so I would hereby like to propose an alternative. Geek Tip: Make Your Own Ringtone
I'm not sure how appropriate these would be for the traditional office space, but I think they're kinda cute for late night laptop sessions at home. Love It or Leave It? USB Fairy Lights
When I compared the Roomba to the Dyson Slim I described the Roomba as a "geeky guy magnet gadget that's cleverly disguised as a vacuum." It's gotten a makeover and this girl is sold. The iRobot By Roomba Goes Red
Are you one of the bazillion people obsessed with the show Lost? Apple has just posted the "Lost TV game" from Gamelot on the iTunes Store. Play The 'Lost' TV Show Game On Your iPod

Geek Of The Week: Andie Walsh

GeekSugar — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 13:03:45 -0800

In the 1986 movie Pretty in Pink, Molly Ringwald plays Andie Walsh, a geekier and not-so-popular girl in high school. Andie spends most of her time with the insecure and nerdy Duckie who has a huge crush on her. But when the rich and popular Blaine asks her out, she puts their differences aside and goes on the date. Andie knew she was special and deserved everything life had to offer. Her confidence was her best weapon against societies pre-conceived judgements. Now this is what I call geeky chic!

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