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Etsy Find: Cool Vinyl Laptop Decals

GeekSugar — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:05:19 -0700

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, your walls, or wherever you want to stick 'em.

Good news is that these decals were made to be attached and then pulled off later, so you won't have any sticky residue after you've outgrown your artsy vinyl. Plus, with prices starting at $13 each, you can't really go wrong. Check out a few more of my faves below!

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Oscar Worthy Gadgets: Wall-E's Junkyard Vintage Geek Finds

GeekSugar — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:30:38 -0800

It's only fitting that I'm reviewing Wall-E's Oscar worthy gadgets during the week before Valentine's Day, since enduring love is one of the film's main themes. And naturally, Wall-E was one of my top rated movies of last year, since a few of his costars are some of my favorite things: gadgets and robots. Nominated for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Screenplay at this year's Oscars, Wall-E takes animation to new heights, and keeps the geeks happy at the same time.

From Bic lighters to light bulbs and VHS tapes, Wall-E finds tons of items on the toxic wasteland called Earth that are unknown to him, but are totally low-tech to us now. The song and dance routine he learns from his VHS and tube TV give him endless hours of fun, while his collection of calculators and kitchen whisks keep him entertained after his long, trash collecting days alone. Although Wall-E eventually ends up on a futuristic space ship (hello sci-fi!), and finds himself among gobs of new robots and humans that are living lives driven by computers, all he wants to do is find Eve and make a home with her back on Earth. Aww, my heart.

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Cute Wall-E Posters to Hold Us Over Till Tomorrow

GeekSugar — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:00:26 -0700

If you are as excited as Buzz and I are to check out Wall-E this weekend, then I just know you're going to love these cool retro styled movie posters! I caught an interview with the designer Eric Tan on io9, who digs the simple style of the old Disneyland ride posters from the 60s, and the Pixar artist is crazy about them too:

A lot of the creative leads up at Pixar are huge fans of the Disneyland attraction (or ride) posters. A lot of the ones from the 60's were done in this very simple, colorful style. In fact, you always come across a few pinned up on the walls when you walk through the halls of Pixar.

Tan not only has the Wall-E posters under his belt, but he has also worked on posters for The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and even the Indiana Jones flicks. Check out some comparisons from the Wall-E posters and the Disney rides, and the rest of the interview over at io9 - hopefully you can contain your excitement for one more day until the robot hits the big screen. Will you be going to see Wall-E this weekend?

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Wall-E Trailer Makes Me Want a Cute Robot of My Very Own!

GeekSugar — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:00:52 -0700

It's no question that I looove me some robots. Whether they be on my desk or helping me clean up my apartment, I don't discriminate, I heart them all. So you should have seen my total obsession with this movie coming from a mile away! The upcoming Pixar flick, Wall-E, about a little robot that could, has an awesome new trailer, packed with all the robots in space and geeky goodness you can handle.

When I first saw the panel discussion at this years' WonderCon, I was treated to some cool advance footage of the film that I unfortunately couldn't record and show you here. At least now, everyone can see the awesome animation and effects on this extended trailer. Due out June 27, I'll be the one waiting in the front of the line come opening day. I can't help myself, he's just so darn cute! If you haven't seen it, check out the trailer and see what I mean when you read more

Wall-E Retro Movie Posters

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A Mechanical Household: Robots as Home Decor

GeekSugar — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:03:30 -0800

I've always loved robots, but now after watching Wall-E again on Blu-ray, I'm in love with their cuteness all over again. This calls for some possible robot home integration. Check out my favorite robot-inspired home accessories.

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Daily Tech: iPhone 2.2 Screenshots Leaked and Lookin' Good

GeekSugar — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:03:29 -0800

Screenshots of the new iPhone 2.2 operating system upgrade have come all the way from European territory and shown off the ability to download 10MB of podcasts over the 3G network. - CrunchGear
Some scientists are starting to say that the Nintendo Wii could help children lose weight. - Telegraph UK
Talk about a stellar Halloween costume! Check out a father and son dressed up as Eve and Wall-E. . . Amazing! - Boing Boing
On a less-than-enjoyable date and wish you can have someone call your phone and rescue you? With the iPhone application Magic Tap, you can pretend to get calls from your mother, Steve Jobs, whoever, all for 99 cents. - PC World
From Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr, the entire world celebrated Barack Obama's win in different ways online. - USA Today