Deck Your Walls With Steampunk Rock Star Scientist Posters


Updated 10/11/11 6:22 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Steampunk Scientist Posters

Scientists are total rock stars. These ones in particular — Tesla, Bardeen, Einstein, Bohr, and Oppenheimer — helped to bring about things like radios, X-rays, transistors, and theories on atomic structure and relativity. You know, things we still use today, or were instrumental in advancing technology to what it is now. So treat these fine scientists to a bit of space on your wall with Read more

Daily Tech: Germs Have Nowhere to Hide on This Keyboard


Updated 02/26/10 12:20 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

Keyboard That Keeps Germs Away

This keyboard gives germs nowhere to run, nowhere to hide — Oh Gizmo! 3D glasses for your home will cost you a pretty penny — Dvice Protect your mail-order gadgets with a new mailbox — Unplggd This tasty Kit Kat blog is all the rage — Urlesque What Buzz Lightyear would look like in real life — Geekologie Steampunk Audio Pipe speakers don't require Drano — Chip Chick The jetpack is Read more

Steampunk 4GB Flash Drive: Love It or Leave It?


Updated 10/03/09 9:07 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 5 comments

Steampunk 4GB USB Flash Drive Costs $3,000 on Etsy

I was totally up on the steampunk craze, and although I would never be able to afford this $3,000 (yes, that's three zeros) 4GB Steampunk Flash Drive, I can appreciate its workmanship. Hand crafted with love by Etsy user WillRockwell, the drive is listed at such a high price because Will says that's what it would take to "pry the drive out of my hands and take it from my world into yours." I Read more

What's Steampunk, You Say? This Is Steampunk!


Updated 09/24/09 3:10 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 6 comments

Steampunk Movement Re-Fashions Modern Technology Into Romantic, Old-Fashioned Pieces

Doesn't it seem like Steampunk just appeared on the scene and suddenly was everywhere in the geek world? Seeing enough steampunked items gives you a mild understanding of what it is, but whenever I've been asked to describe what Steampunk is, I kind of sputter and stutter. Papermag, on the other hand, describes it more eloquently, as a "retro design movement that's all about the future," in which Read more

Vintage Keyboard Gets Matching Monitor


Updated 09/17/09 10:50 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 13 comments

Vintage Keyboard Gets Matching Monitor

Remember the Vintage Geek Keyboard the people over at the Steampunk Workshop made to look like an old typewriter keyboard? Well, they finally realized it looked funny hooked up to a modern monitor and made some creative adjustments to the monitor to complete the set. I must admit I was a little taken aback when I realized the project resembled the golden mustard colored pimped out PC from Smooth Read more

Daily Tech: Make Sense of These Special-Edition Comics


Updated 10/11/11 6:24 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

Top Tech News on GeekSugar For September 28, 2011

Six most baffling special-edition comics (ahem, Marvel swimsuits) — Cracked New site lets you make your own music video channel — PopCandy Ultimate lightsaber battle takes place in NYC — Dvice Google search trends show the US and Europe are crazy for zombies — Geekosystem A little girl's response to DC Comic's sexy rerelease of Starfire — io9 Steampunk NERF gun — playtime Read more

Hands-On Look at the Windows 8 Tablet


Updated 09/13/11 10:50 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

Windows 8 Tablet

Get a hands-on look at the Windows 8 tablet — SlashGear 6 movie plot holes you never noticed — Cracked 5 time travel theories that could still be possible — Dvice In defense of science fiction and fantasy — The Mary Sue A C-3PO steampunk tattoo — PopCandy Another Inception revelation has been uncovered — GeekTyrant Songza offers mobile sharable music in the cloud — TechCrunch Read more

Daily Tech: Enjoy Star Trek Tech Today


Updated 06/15/11 9:46 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

Top Tech News on GeekSugar 2011-06-15 09:43:51

12 ways you can enjoy Star Trek's future tech today — Dvice Samsung Chromebooks start shipping today — CrunchGear Cool book alert: Steampunk Bible — PopCandy Is the Magic Hour app better than Hipstamatic? — Unplggd The Office as an '80s sitcom — Urlesque Read more

Daily Tech: The Nook Color 2 Said to Drop This Month


Updated 09/02/11 9:25 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

Nook Color 2 Coming in September

Surprise, surprise: the Nook Color 2 said to be coming this month — Dvice Samsung says the Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Note won't be coming to US — Slashgear Other Star Wars Blu-ray changes George Lucas could make — Urlesque The definitive Star Wars fan documentary — The Mary Sue Ultrarealistic clay Futurama replicas are kinda creepy — io9 The art of steampunk — Popcandy Clean your keyboard Read more

10 Ways to Know If You're an "American Rustic"


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American Rustic Style Featured in The New York Times

The New York Times recently ran an article and slideshow called "American Rustic," describing several different East Coast households that identified with this style. And while I will admit to appreciating and identifying with a few elements inherent in American rustic styling, some of it is a bit over the top (collections of antique dog identification tags, anyone?). So, is your household Read more