Hasta La Gadget!

I’ve never been able to keep up on all the different Pokémon. Somewhere around Pikachu and Squirtle, I lose track. Though, I’m definitely familiar with Snorlax, a big, roly-poly guy who looks like the fattest, laziest Pokémon in all of Kanto. In fact, his abilities include “Thick Fat” and “Gluttony”. I’m not kidding. Now, you can take a nap on his big Poké-belly, courtesy of the Snorlax bean bag chair.

This full-size bean bag chair is handmade by Ashley over at A Geek Boutique. It looks like the perfect place to curl up and count ‘em all (and I’m talking about sheep, not Pokémon). Thankfully, it weighs just a few pounds – way less than the 1014 pounds that an actual Snorlax weighs. If Snorlaxes actually existed, that is.

So gather up all your Pokédollars, and head on over to Etsy to order your very own Snorlax bean bag. It’s $299(USD) – not including the beans – in order to cut down on shipping cost, but she’ll sell you the beans too if you’re okay with the extra cost. I’ve been told that the Snorlax has a taste for refried beans, so you might want to go with those.

With one’s share value tanking to half its original IPO value, Mark
Zuckerberg’s been in an ongoing crisis management mode for months now.
Acccepting every speaking engagement offered, ironically he spoke at
TechCrunch’s Disrupt Conference on the same date Apple’s stock escalated to an all-time high of $660.97.

Here’s now not to get an iPhone 5 when the day comes later this month for the device to be in-stores: driving straight through your local Apple Store‘s front window. That’s just what a couple robbers did earlier this month in a case that Apple has released evidence in – the video of the vehicle the robbers drove is quite clear to see. Have a peek at what it means to have a terrible, terrible idea, then go through with it.

What you’re seeing here is a car smashing directly through the window and the front security gate at an Apple Store in Temecula, California. Once the vehicle enters the building, a passenger proceeds to grab a handful of iPhones as well as what appears to be a MacBook Pro or two before noticing that – oops – the vehicle’s driver appears to be stuck. The vehicle gets caught inside the store for right around a minute, driving back and forth, smashing the gate until it finally gives way.

Now there are several things we must wonder. First, will Apple keep the tire tracks on the floor as a positive reminder that customers should look both ways before hanging out in front of the store? Two – and remember that this robbery occurred well after store hours – what kind of sentence are these robbers looking at? Reports thus far say that the robber – at least one of them – has pled not guilty even with multiple camera angles essentially condemning him on the spot.

Once you do have a glance at the video, remind yourself that no Apple product is awesome enough to smash your multi-thousand-dollar vehicle through the front of a store to grab. There’s no possible way that the damage inflicted on the car – and now soon on the robbers – will be offset by the equipment they grabbed from Apple. Of course they won’t get to keep that either, so it’s pretty much a total loss for them – Apple crime doesn’t pay!

[via ZDnet]

Apple Store robber drives right through the front window is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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We here at Technabob often feature cakes in the shape of geeky stuff, but more savory baked goods rarely seem to get their fair shake. Here’s one of the few times that a loaf of bread rises to such heights of perfection.

Tumblr contributor spacekat267 is a Zelda fan, and decided to bake himself a loaf of bread in the shape of Link’s sword – complete with TriForce markings on the hilt. He goes on to say that it “’twas delicious and most powerful with a side of Lon Lon Ranch.” Very funny, spacekat. Very funny, indeed.

Apparently, the breadstick sword was so well received that he decided that the next time he has time to bake a loaf, he’s going to crank out a Hylian bread shield to go with.

[via Kotaku]

Etsy is a great place to find wonderful handmade crafts, and every once in a while I come across something I can honestly say I’ve not seen before. What we have here is some of our favorite sci-fi, movie and video game characters – all transformed into fat cats by Kathleen over at Fat Cat Crafts.

Oh, and these aren’t just any overweight felines, no. The cats of Fat Cat Crafts all function as pincushions, so if you’re into sewing, you can keep your spare needles and pins in them. (Or if you just want to put a voodoo curse on your cat.) My favorite has to be the highly-detailed Boba Fett fat cat (Boba Fatt?), complete with jet pack, though I do like the sound of  ”Shat Fat Cat” rolling off of my tongue too…

Among Kathleen’s other handmade creations are Han Solo, Darth Vader, Princess Leia, Mario, Luigi, Doctor Who, Obi Wan Kenobi and Indiana Jones (complete with pipe-cleaner whip) – all in fat cat form.

Prices range from $17 to $23 (USD) for the geeky fat cat pincushions over at Fat Cat Crafts’s Etsy shop.