Firefly Ugly “Sweater” T-Shirt Goes Good with Jayne’s Hat

This Firefly t-shirt may not be ugly, but it is done in the ugly sweater style. It’s actually shiny. It would look good with Jayne Cobb’s hat too.

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In fact, it looks like something Ma Cobb would knit for her boy to keep him warm while out in the cold of space. It features Serenity herself, some Cobb hats, Mal’s blaster and the sudden but inevitable betrayal of dinosaurs.

This shirt is a limited edition, so if you want one you better get one quick. It will only cost you $14.95(USD) from QMX. It makes the perfect Christmas gift for your fellow geeks too.

[via Fashionably Geek]

3D-Printed Stargate Replica Needs a Tiny DHD

Thingiverse member Carasibana is officially an Ancient. Well, an Ancient-in-training. That’s because she made this nifty light-up Stargate replica. Carasibana based her replica on the design of fellow Thingiverse member Glitch, tweaking it to fit a stepper motor and an Arduino UNO with a motor shield to make the inner ring move.

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In case you were wondering, no, that shining puddle in the middle of the ring isn’t real. But the replica still looks cool on its own:

Step into this wormhole to Thingiverse to find out how you can make your own ring thing.

[via The Mary Sue]

Show Your Cats Some Respect With Okocat Natural Cat Litters: Review

Okocat Natural Cat LittersIf you want to buy your cats something they’ll appreciate for longer
than 10 minutes this Christmas, why not get them some decent natural cat
litter.  I’m not kidding.  If your cats are still doing their stuff in
those dusty, clingy, chemical-smelling crystal crumbs, they need some
TLC.  And Healthy Pet has just the litter your cats would choose if they
could.  It’s called ökocat, and it comes in real green materials called trees.  My cat and I tried 3 different ökocat litters and here’s what we found…

HTC One M8 and M7 update to Android 5.0 Lollipop

lolliThis morning HTC has tapped in with final upgrade approval for both the HTC One M7 and HTC One M8 for Android 5.0 Lollipop. The first devices that will be updated are the Google Play Editions of both devices, with both the M7 and M8 seeing Over-The-Air updates this morning. The kernel sources for both devices with Android 5.0 Lollipop … Continue reading

iPod court case may be tossed due to lack of device

bombWhen you launch a lawsuit against a device manufacturer like Apple, it’s important that you actually own the device you’re complaining about. Attorneys for Apple have contended this week that the two women named as plaintiffs in the iPod court case this week did not own iPods in the time frame the case is covering. This case concerns iPods purchased … Continue reading

Orion replay: behind-the-scenes, on the ground

closerOver the past 24 hours, NASA’s Orion spacecraft had a weather delay, a rocket valve glitch, and a successful launch. The Delta IV Heavy rocket took off at 7:05 AM Eastern Time, reaching low-Earth orbit in around 20 minutes. What you’re about to see is the liftoff replay and a set of behind-the-scenes images you would not have seen in … Continue reading

Microsoft wrenches Torque search app onto your Android phone

Screen Shot 2014-12-05 at 9.29.04 AMSearch is an important part of your day, if you’re connected to the world via a smartphone or other device. If you’re not sure of the answer, you just “Google it”, and you probably get what you need. If you would rather use Bing (and hey, good for you if you would), there’s an option called Torque. The app, for … Continue reading

How To Use Google Fit To Track Your Life

How To Use Google Fit To Track Your Life

One of the smaller battles being played out in the fight between iOS 8 and Android 5 is the Apple Health(Kit) vs Google Fit bout. Although Apple has the more comprehensive platform (designed to handle medical data as well as track activity), Google Fit can still be considered as a direct rival. It’s still early days for the app and its underlying technologies, but here’s how you can make use of it as it stands at the moment.

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Disney's Super-Realistic CG Eyeballs Are an Uncanny Valley Airlift

Disney's Super-Realistic CG Eyeballs Are an Uncanny Valley Airlift

What most often gives away a CG character as fake is their dead, lifeless eyes. It’s a common contributing factor to the uncanny valley effect, but now researchers at Disney have developed a system to perfectly capture a performer’s eyes that promises to make CG characters finally appear more lifelike and convincing.

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There's an Entire House Crammed Into This Tiny 98-Year-Old Boiler Room

There's an Entire House Crammed Into This Tiny 98-Year-Old Boiler Room

There’s residential design, and then there’s jigsaw puzzle design. This elegant project by the San Francisco architect Christi Azevedo, who wedged a full guest house into a laundry and boiler room from 1916, falls somewhere in between the two.

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