Hasta La Gadget!

The ready availability and widespread usage of surveillance technology is enough to drive most level-headed people paranoid. Drones, hidden and visible security cameras, sensors, communications tracing systems… they’re all around us and at any given moment, they could be used to track your whereabouts and monitor your every move.

People have been protesting these technologies for use, with news that various government organizations employ them on a regular basis. No one has been more vocal about them than designer Adam Harvey, who made his stand clear through his newest fashion collection called ‘Stealth Wear.’

The pieces in his collection stay true to his message, with one them being dubbed as the ‘anti-drone hoodie’, which is crafted from a metalized material that makes it impossible for drones to detect your thermal image with their sensors. Then there’s the ‘XX-shirt’, which I presume protects against X-rays since it’s supposed to “protect your heart from X-ray radiation.”

Harvey explains: “Military technology is coming home from the war. These pieces are designed to live with it, to cope with it–to live in a world where surveillance is happening all the time.”

I think it’s an awesome thing that he’s doing with ‘Stealth Wear.’ What do you think?

[via Slate via Dvice]

Darth Vader is still one of the greatest villains in the history of entertainment. But did you know that his helmet was inspired by the helmets of Japanese Samurai warriors? Well you do now. In tribute to the Dark Lord’s Japanese roots, toy maker Avatar666 created this awesome little guy.

This custom Munny toy perfectly mashes up Vader with his Samurai inspiration, with a shiny little helmet, adorned with warrior details and dual-wielding blue lightsabers. Thought I really want them to be lightkatanas. And red.

This particular toy has already been sold, but you can email avatar666 if you’d like to custom order one for yourself.

You can check out more pics of Vader and avatar666′s other builds over on Flickr, where you can also find a custom Samurai Stormtrooper.

[via ToysREvil]

Wreck-It Ralph has been released in a lot of places worldwide, my country of residence included, and I really found it entertaining and enjoyable. If you like video games at the very least and played a couple of games when they were still all pixelly and in 8-bit form, then chances are you’ll like the movie, too.

The film doesn’t come out in the UK until February 8, 2013, so Disney is going the extra mile – or is it the extra lane? – to promote the movie by setting up 8-bit Lane in London.

It’s basically a street art exhibit where, if you look closely, you’ll spot a few things that aren’t as they should be. For example, water flowing out of a pipe looks suspiciously pixelated. Two pigeons on a pipe also get treated to some 8-bit action.

All of the sculptures on 8-bit Lane were created by Aden Hynes, who is Disney’s film production sculptor. Check out more of the exhibit in the gallery below.

Photos taken by Michael Reeve.

[via it8bit via Laughing Squid]

The multifunctional BMO crosses over with Nyan Cat in this spectacular birthday cake that was baked for somebody named Pen. I’m sure those who were were in attendance at Pen’s birthday party had an awesome time that was made even more awesome, thanks to the mere presence of this fantabulous, multi-layered and multi-colored cake.

The image was posted on Reddit, where users were quick to analyze how the BMO cake was made.

In case you were wondering yourself, here’s how, according to user static80085:

1. Separate the batters out and individually dye them with food colouring like so.
2. Prepare 6 shallow, square cake pans (size is dependent on your cake size).
3. For each cake pan, pour all of the colors in the color scheme you’d like at the middle of the cake pan (e.g. pour the red in first, then the yellow, then the green, etc.). Example would be here.
4. Bake and assemble!

This cake is just pure win.

[via Obvious Winner]

It didn’t take long to realize that one thing most guys have in common – regardless of their age, status, nationality, or occupation – is a universal love for porn. It sounds pretty gross, but I’ll just chalk that desire up to hormones and to the fact that that’s just how they were made.

So for the guys out there who feel like they aren’t getting their regular fill of the stuff (and for the women who like it, too), here’s some good news: you can now check out some adult content at work, thanks to PornSFW.com, which features women (and some men) in various poses that are actually safe for work!

How is that even possible? Here’s how:

See what they did there? It’s pretty hilarious, mostly because of the paint overlays. This is probably the first (and only time) I’ll find porn funny. The site hosts a collection of images similar to the one above, showing women in the usual porn poses that have been modified to make them viewable for people of all ages, anytime, anywhere.

Granted, you’ll have to use your imagination if you’re actually using the site at work to, well, you know. But for the rest of us, it’s just some unusual fun to be had from a very unlikely source.

[via Incredible Things]