A Portal Gun Replica Fit For Chell (And You)


Updated 02/15/12 3:15 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Portal Gun Replica and Accessories

Though we may have finished the game months ago, we still have love for Portal 2. So when we saw the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device or full-scale replica of the Portal gun available for purchase, an amorous wave of megafan hit us. Check out our favorite Portal gear and how you can purchase a Portal gun just like Chell's — minus the whole bending-of-space-time laws — in the gallery. Read more

Thanks to Steam, Portal Is Free on Your Mac Until May 24


Updated 05/13/10 8:36 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 3 comments

Portal Free on Steam For Mac

PCs may set the standard for playing games on a computer, but if you have a Mac, you don't have to be left out in the cold. Spore showed us a good time when it was released back in 2008, and now thanks to Steam — a platform that allows you to game on Apple computers — you can play a number of games on either your PC or Mac, including Portal, which is free for download until May 24. Sure, the Read more

Etsy Find: Cool Vinyl Laptop Decals


Updated 03/17/10 7:34 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 5 comments

Handmade Geeky and Cool Super Mario, Disney, and Video Game Laptop Decals

If the Twilight laptop skin isn't your thing, then maybe this selection of cool and geeky ones will be. I first found this awesome Snow White laptop decal (which reminded me of yet another Twilight-themed decal), which incorporates your Apple logo into the piece. But then I kept browsing the shop and got hooked on all of the totally geeky decals, which can be used on your laptop, your Kindle, Read more

Top 10 Thrilling 3D Moments in The Avengers


Updated 05/04/12 1:55 PM · Posted by · 5 comments

The Best Scenes From The Avengers

Avengers fans, rest assured, you have every reason to be excited for the film's release on Friday. The visual effects in The Avengers are absolutely stunning, and the 3D rendering draws you straight into the action. With six superheroes to follow, the action scenes are diverse and gripping, with just the right amount of near-death drama to keep you on the edge of your seat. Explosions galore, Read more

Daily Tech: Mari0, the Coolest Video Game


Updated 03/05/12 11:30 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

Mario and Portal Mashup Video Game

The Super Mario Bros. and Portal mashup is here — Geekosystem The craziest attempts to communicate with the future — Cracked Why you should sell your iPad now — Tecca Apple claims to support over 500,000 US jobs — Newser Mercedes creates an invisible car — Geek.com How to get more out of Google — Dvice Read more

10 Things You're Better Off Buying Used


Updated 03/06/12 12:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Things to Buy Secondhand

We're thrilled to present this smart Business Insider story here on Savvy! It's no secret consumers have less cash to burn these days than ever before, but there are plenty of ways to save that don't require diving headfirst into a sales bin. For some products, there's just no point paying full-price when you can find the same quality in a second-hand or used product. Pets Dropping hundreds of Read more

Daily Tech: Can Adults Have a Portal Bedroom Too?


Updated 11/22/11 10:50 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

Portal Bedroom Set Photo

A tiny, adorable Portal-themed room — Geekosystem 7 ways your cell phone is messing with your body — Cracked Xbox 360 to get a Windows 7-like dashboard in December — Dvice Hack Siri to get it to change your thermostat — Tecca For Facebook users six degrees of separation is actually 4.74 — Newser The iPhone 4S is the second most popular camera on Flickr — SlashGear Read more

Foursquare Ups the Ante With Menus, Prices


Updated 01/19/12 4:30 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Foursquare Menus and Food Prices

If you thought Foursquare was just a vehicle to rack up Mayorship points, think again. The company announced that it is adding menus and food prices to its growing list of features. In partnership with a start-up called SinglePlatform, Foursquare can now provide good, need-to-know information from nearly 250,000 restaurants across the US — which is somewhere in the ballpark of 13,000,000 menu Read more

How to Publish Your Own Book in 2012


Updated 05/24/12 5:50 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

How to Self Publish an Ebook

If writing a book is always the resolution left behind once the calendar runs out, make 2012 the year to finally get your novel out of your brain and onto the page. The fear of being rejected by publisher after publisher can set you back, but more than ever, self-published novelists are turning to ebooks to make their mark on their own. Ebooks are gaining some serious ground in sales, even Read more