Vuzix has brought its Blade AR smart glasses to CES for the past couple of years, but ahead of CES 2019, it’s shaking things up a bit. Though we still expect Vuzix to have the Blade on hand at CES, it’s doing things a bit differently this year by putting the AR specs up for pre-order. Developers, enterprise customers, and … Continue reading
Many hardcore Walt Disney World fans were heartbroken over the holiday season as reports spread about the theft of a retired audio-animatronic character who once brought joy to millions as a part of an Epcot attraction.
The Washington Post columnist’s slaying has implicated members of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s entourage.
Transformers fans who want a little Bumblebee in their life can get their hands on a Masterpiece Movie Series MPM-7 Bumblebee figure that transforms into a Volkswagen Beetle. The toy looks really cool, and is highly detailed compete with rusty, muddy decoration around the bottom of the car and wheel wells.
The figure features 26 points of articulation, some die-cast parts, and transforms into a 1967 Beetle in 57 steps. It sounds like one of those complex Transformers that lots of kids of the ’80s broke trying to transform. The toy is an official Takara-Tomy/Hasbro product, inspired by the Bumblebee film released at the end of 2018.
It’s available now over on Amazon for $79.99. Bumblebee would go perfectly with your fancy Optimus Prime Masterpiece edition toy we talked about last month.
The Wound Man (or Man of Wounds, depending on how you translate Fasciculus medicinae, the 1491 medical treatise in which his image first appears) is one of the most well-known medieval surgical diagrams going. It’s up there with da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man (né 1490) but is far less aesthetically pleasing than what…
Segway made a name for its self with its initially odd-looking “personal transporters” and, later on, the first hoverboards. But while they may look like toys for some, Segway’s mission has always been about conquering the “last mile” of transportation, those few hundred steps between your card and your actual destination. At CES 2019 next week, it will be showcasing … Continue reading
Toasts and hugs all around for a familiar face who succeeds Julie Chen on the CBS chat show.
Monopoly is one of the biggest board games in history – at least in terms of sales. Now it’s one of the biggest board games, literally. Check out this giant crocheted Monopoly board that Twitterer pilotviruet’s mother made for her for Christmas. That is one huge Monopoly board. You could use it as a blanket and people could still play on top of it while you sleep, probably hitting you in the face with the dice every turn.
Another bonus is that if you don’t like the way the game is going, instead of flipping the board, you can just pull it out from under the game pieces like a magician. It’s pretty cool, but I’m disappointed she didn’t crochet all of the game pieces and cards. I mean, you can’t just buy the game accessories for a board that size at the store. Thanks, mom, great board. We’ll just use the TV remote and a coffee mug for playing pieces, and take a marker to these greeting cards to recreate the Community Chest and Chance cards. I’ll go get the fuzzy dice from the car.
hello, please look at this giant blanket my mom crocheted for me!!! pic.twitter.com/TTRQwJAmnZ
— pilot! (@pilotviruet) December 27, 2018
There’s nothing better than a game that can also be a blanket. You get to play your game then go take a nap under it. I hope they found some cool game pieces though. This is probably the only Monopoly board you can put in the washer.
[via Boing Boing via Geekologie]
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