Archive for the 'Geek gear' Category
November 7th, 2009, 12:22 am by Jayson Peters
Ever heard of Domo?
Those not in the know are probably scratching their heads after visits to 7-Eleven convenience stores. That’s because Domo, the mascot of Japan’s NHK television station, has expanded his empire to include Slurpees, bad coffee and truly terrible hot dogs. The gassy, meat-loving, apple-hating, egg-born cave-dweller can be seen on 99 cent coffee cups and other products. (You can check out lots of pictures at Top Cultured, or just head on down to your local 7-Eleven.)
It’s not Domo’s first foray into American retail: In 2008 the character was used in Target’s Halloween promotions.
Posted in: Anime • Business • Geek gear • Kaiju • Manga • Television • Toons • Weird • 7-Eleven • Domo • japan | Post a Comment »
November 7th, 2009, 12:09 am by Jayson Peters
 According to ICv2, Wizards of the Coast has conjured up a holiday bargain.
The 4th Edition Player’s Handbook Collection includes both the essential Player’s Handbook and Player’s Handbook 2, which contains additional character races, classes and powers.
The bundle’s $34.95 price includes both manuals in a handsome slipcase, plus a $12 discount off a year’s subscription to the online D&D Insider service.
Not included: dice, Dungeon Master’s Guides, Monster Manuals or imagination.
See also: D&D parent co. pulls legal PDFs off market, starts flame war
Posted in: Collecting • D&D • Deals • Gaming • Geek gear • Holidays • Dungeons & Dragons | Post a Comment »
October 8th, 2009, 1:08 am by Jayson Peters
 Amazon has lowered the price of its Kindle e-book reader to $259 and unveiled an international model, according to PC World … but Canada is still Kindle-less due to a lack of wireless distribution agreements for the device’s bookish content, reports the Globe & Mail.
If you’re reading this, O Canada, here’s some of the fun you’ve been missing:
Posted in: Books • Geek gear • Holidays • Technology • Amazon • e-books • Kindle | Post a Comment »
October 8th, 2009, 12:02 am by Jayson Peters
 Just in time for your holiday shopping, ThinkGeek has delivered on its promise to try and make its April Fools’ prank of a Star Wars Tauntaun sleeping bag a reality.
According to the e-tailer’s website, the not-so-funny-now item should be available in limited quantities in early November. Currently priced at $99.99 (though that may be just a placeholder amount), the item is described as having an inner lining of cozy “intestines” and a lightsaber zipper pull.
Supplies are sure to vanish faster than lightspeed — so don’t waste any time with your friends at Tosche Station, OK?
Via Sci Fi Wire
Posted in: Geek gear • Holidays • Star Wars • ThinkGeek | 1 Comment »
September 17th, 2009, 10:01 am by Jayson Peters
From our friends at Robot Viking: The company that revolutionized tabletop miniatures gaming has been resurrected.
Most of the WizKids intellectual property has been purchased from Topps by a company called the National Entertainment Collectibles Association. Not only do they own the WizKids name, they also own the games (Mage Knight, HeroClix, ActionClix, HorrorClix, etc. — but not MechWarrior), the click-base concept and even the polystyrene 3D game model used for the Pirates constructable strategy game.
Read the full report at Robot Viking.
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September 16th, 2009, 12:43 pm by Jayson Peters
 Because slaying monsters is thirsty work, Jones Soda — known for its unorthodox sales strategies and seasonal flavors such as Turkey & Gravy, Sweet Potato and Antacid — has come up with a new line of beverages designed to appeal to the swords & sorcery crowd.
Limited-edition Dungeons & Dragons Spellcasting Soda comes in a variety of 6- and 12-packs of the following flavors:
- Potion of Healing
- Dwarven Draught
- Eldritch Blast
- Sneak Attack
- Bigby’s Crushing Thirst Destroyer
- Illithid Brain Juice
Via GeekDad
Posted in: Collecting • D&D • Geek gear • RPGs • Dungeons & Dragons • Food & Drynke • Jones Soda | 1 Comment »
September 15th, 2009, 9:35 am by Jayson Peters
Members of the Grammy-nominated band Fall Out Boy will sign copies of their new comic book series Saturday at Atomic Comics’ Chandler Fashion Center location, 3155 w. Chandler Blvd. Pete Wentz and Andy Hurley are both comic book geeks, and they will meet with fans and sign copies of the premiere issue from 3 to 4 p.m.
Hit the jump for details and a teaser video. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in: Collecting • Comics • Events • Geek gear • Music • Atomic Comics • Fall Out Boy | 2 Comments »
September 4th, 2009, 12:01 am by Jayson Peters
Starting today and running through Labor Day Monday, Sept. 7, buy two of any item at Atomic Comics and get another one for free.
In other words, buy 2 comic books and get one free. Buy two statues, and get one free.
Need someone to draw you a picture? Gotcha covered:
Of course, the free item must be of equal or lesser value to the least-expensive item purchased.
Atomic Comics has stores in Mesa, Chandler, Paradise Valley and Phoenix.
Posted in: Collecting • Comics • Geek gear • Holidays • Atomic Comics | Post a Comment »
September 3rd, 2009, 9:58 pm by ebehrendt
The folks over at ThinkGeek were just trying to be funny one April Fools’ Day, but they inadvertently tapped into something so popular it created a disturbance in the Force.
For a prank, they created a bedtime must-have, either for surviving a night on a frozen ice planet or for nerdy sleepovers with marathons of movies that take place in a galaxy far, far away.
Complete with an inner lining of intestines and opened by a glowing lightsaber zipper pull, this Tauntaun sleeping bag’s stock is sure to deplete faster than lightspeed — if it were real. But Think Geek will e-mail those who sign up if it ever becomes available.
A note addressed to “Tauntaun Fanatics” reads:
Due to an overwhelming tsunami of requests from YOU THE PEOPLE, we have decided to TRY and bring this to life. We have no clue if the suits at Lucasfilms will grant little ThinkGeek a license, nor do we know how much it would ultimately retail for. But if you are interested in ever owning one of these, click the link below and we’ll try!
Let’s just hope it doesn’t smell like Tauntaun.
Posted in: Geek gear • Star Wars • Think Geek | Post a Comment »
July 28th, 2009, 8:08 pm by Jayson Peters
 The East Valley will host one of the first two Microsoft stores when the computing giant enters the retailing world this fall.
The Associated Press reported today that Microsoft announced a lease at Scottsdale Fashion Square, which does not have a competing Apple Store, and at The Shops at Mission Viejo in California, which does. Microsoft picked the locations because they’re “hot markets” with the right demographics, a spokeswoman said. The stores will sell laptop computers, Zune media players, Microsoft and third-party software and Xbox 360 games and consoles.
Posted in: Apple • Gaming • Geek gear • PC • Scottsdale • Technology • Xbox 360 • Microsoft | Post a Comment »
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