Hasta La Gadget!

There are two kinds of people in this world. The ones who call the Ghostbusters and the ones who do the actual ghostbusting. If you want to be a part of the latter, you’d better have the right equipment.

Assuming you already have your Proton Pack and your Ghost Trap, you just need one more tool. Thankfully, Mattel has released a replica of the Ghostbusters Neutrino Wand to help you with your hunting and capturing needs. The company worked with Sony Entertainment to get all the details right and it even has vibrations, kickback, light meter animations, and an extending tip with lights. The sound effects come right from the film itself. There are SO many small details, like much of pieces appearing to be welded together.

So, other than actually emitting a proton beam, it is as authentic as it can be. Check out the video to see the wand in action. And look at that sweet box that it comes in.

[via GeekAlerts]

Have you watched The Desolation of Smaug over on the silver screen just yet? If you have not done so already, perhaps it would be good to go get a ticket this weekend and enjoy the movie, although some have said that it is three shows too long. We shall let you judge for yourself, and the entire movie viewing experience would be enhanced if you could bring in the $159.99 Hobbit Staff of Gandalf FX Replica with you. Can’t you hear Gandalf’s own booming voice, saying, “You shall not pass!”? As in, pass up the chance to own this staff, of course.

The Hobbit Staff of Gandalf FX Replica, as its name suggests, is a full size, authentic illuminating prop replica of Gandalf’s Staff, measuring 73” in height and tipping the scales at 6lbs. It will feature an On/Off switch to control the light, so you know right from the get go that this has absolutely nothing to do with magic at all. Do bear in mind that this is a full size, authentic illuminating prop replica that is also part of the officially licensed The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey collectible collection. It will run on a trio of AAA batteries in order to power its LED lighting.
[ Hobbit Staff of Gandalf FX Replica worth bringing to the cinema copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Korean DIY site Hobby:Design has a neat idea for a light bulb that doesn’t need electricity or electronics to work. The not so secret ingredient is of course glow in the dark pigment. Leave it exposed to bright light during the day and you get soft lighting at night. You can’t turn it off though.

Hobby:Design made the luminous bulbs by first making a cast using an actual light bulb. Then they mixed silicone with luminous pigment and poured the resulting mixture into the cast to get a bulb-shaped replica that glows in the dark. To complete the simile and make it easier to hang the bulb, they screwed the replicas into bulb sockets.

If you can use Litrospheres with this project you’ll have a semi-permanent light source. Check out the full how-to on Hobby:Design.

[via NOTCOT]

Everyone loves The Goonies movie. But no matter how much you love it, you are going to need a map if you want to find the treasure. That’s where Etsy comes in handy.

This replica of the treasure map from The Goonies is entirely made by hand, carefully drawn by deMiguelReplicas.The map is about 9.5 inches-wide and 15.7 inches-tall. It is perfect for either framing or adventuring.

It has all of the details of the version seen in the movie and even has the music notes on the back.

Pretty cool. Now you can relive the movie with map in hand. It will cost you about $67(USD) – which is nothing compared to the treasure that lies ahead.

Be sure to check out the rest of deMiguelReplica’s shop, where you can find all sorts of other cool map replicas.

As his chosen moniker gives away, LEGO enthusiast Alex Jones aka Orion Pax is a huge fan of Transformers. It’s no surprise that one of his ongoing builds is a replica of his namesake, specifically a Generation 1 Optimus Prime. Yep, it can transform into a vehicle and a robot.

As you’ll see in the gallery below Alex also made Prime’s sidekicks, Roller and the Combat Deck.

The Brothers Brick points out that Alex cheated a bit with Prime’s head because it’s actually a KRE-O piece, but that’s just a small compromise for a stunning build.

It turns out Alex is quite the perfectionist. He says he’s been working on transformable LEGO versions of the Generation 1 Transformers since 2000, and implies that he’ll never be fully satisfied with his builds. He says that he thinks about them even at night and at this point it’s like his toys are torturing him, compelling him to improve them over and over. Sounds like this Prime is quite a Decepticon after all. Check out Alex’s website for more of his awesome work.

[via The Brothers Brick]