Hasta La Gadget!

Anyone who watched last Saturday night’s Doctor Who episode noticed the book Summer Falls by Amelia Williams when Clara and Artie talked about it. And no doubt you were interested in what lies between the pages. Well, starting tomorrow you’ll be able to download it as an eBook.

In the episode it was hinted that there was something special in chapter 11. Something that will make you cry your eyes out. Here’s a synopsis.

When summer falls, the Lord of Winter will arise…”

In the seaside village of Watchcombe, young Kate is determined to make the most of her last week of summer holiday. But when she discovers a mysterious painting entitled ‘The Lord of Winter’ in a charity shop, it leads her on an adventure she never could have planned. Kate soon realises the old seacape, painted long ago by an eccentric local artist, is actually a puzzle. And with the help of some bizarre new acquaintances – including a museum curator’s magical cat, a miserable neighbour, and a lonely boy – she plans on solving it.

And then, one morning Kate wakes up to a world changed forever. For the Lord of Winter is coming – and Kate has a very important decision to make.

Sounds like it will tie everything together. We hope so anyway – and that it isn’t just marketing with no point.

[via Nerd Approved]

We’ve seen a couple of TARDIS corsets before, but hubba hubba, these Doctor Who Storybook corsets look sexy AND tell a story at the same time. They are the product of an artist and a clothing designer getting together to make some awesome clothing.

Artist Karen Hallion and Mad Girl Clothing/Pendragon Studios teamed up to produce these corsets that show off Karen’s artwork which shows some classic story book characters heading off for adventures with The Doctor. The art is pretty amazing and it is a great idea.

You can order them over on Etsy for $195(USD) each. You can choose from The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland or Beauty from Beauty and the Beast. And if you prefer van Gogh to Walt Disney, you can always go with this design, with fabric by Studio Fibonacci.

Why have we not seen a companion wearing a corset anyway? I guess it would be hard to blend in with the locals when time traveling.

[via Geeks Are Sexy]

This cool Doctor Who inspired Victorian TARDIS dress makes me wish we finally had a female Doctor to wear it on screen, though any of the Doctor’s companions would look fantastic in this dress from LoriAnn Costume Designs.

The TARDIS dress includes six pieces that can be worn in different combinations to create the custom look that you want. The dress includes a front and back tie over-bust corset, a long A-line skirt w/trim, a full circle mini skirt with trim, a mid length add-a-bustle with trim – drawstring waist, hoodie bolero shrug and a sleeveless black top w/lace. Whew, that’s a complex and versatile piece of fashion.

If you are interested in owning this amazing TARDIS dress, it will cost you $475(USD) on Etsy, and each outfit is made to your exact measurements.

[via Fashionably Geek via geektyrant]

Whenever I get a chance, I like to dust off my arcade emulator and try to see if I can get any further at Donkey Kong than the first couple of levels. Even after all of these years, the game still kicks my ass every time. But if the game were loaded with aliens and villains from science fiction and fantasy, I’m betting it would be even harder to beat then going up against Kong and his stupid flaming barrels.

That’s exactly what deviantARTist BazNet set out to explore with his series of Donkey Kong levels inspired by classic science fiction and fantasy movies and TV series. I can’t decide which I like the best, but the Alien and Doctor Who ones are among my favorites. I would not want to try and jump over Facehuggers or Daleks. The Adventure Time version is pretty great too, though it needs more Beemo. There are also The Dark Knight Rise, Game of Thrones, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi levels. And while it doesn’t qualify as science fiction or fantasy, Cookie Kong is pretty swell too.

Many of the designs are available over at BazNet’s RedBubble shop, while you can get the Aliens and Ladders image on a t-shirt over at welovefine.

[via MightyMega]

If you’ve been reading Technabob for any period of time, you know that I have a love for Doctor Who. I also have a terrible sweet tooth. So I’m a real sucker for things which cross those two streams. Take, for example, these TARDIS cake pops.

Yes, I know they’re not the most technically-accurate blue police boxes you’ve ever seen, but they probably got a bit timey-wimey and wibbley-wobbley traveling across time and space from their baker’s oven.

They’re handmade made by Brittney of BeSweets and a set of 10 TARDIS cake pops costs just $18(USD) – which really isn’t bad given all the work that must go into making each of these pops. You can even choose from 22 different cake flavors, each coated with white (blue?) chocolate. While you’re over there, pick up some TARDIS oreos to go with. What, no Jammie Dodgers?