Gizmodo: Geek

Geek Gang Signs Might Get You Shot In Compton

Elaine Chow — Sat, 31 May 2008 14:00:00 EDT

First came Pharrell's hip-hop funk group N.E.R.D, then Chamillionaire's Ridin' (Dirty) was appropriated into White n' Nerdy, and now the disparate worlds of hip-hop culture and geekdom have crossed once again, with this poster depicting geek gang signs!

Macheads and Windows fanboys can now proclaim their love for their respective platforms through sign language...and oh damn! Is that a Linux Lover encroaching on your turf? Turn that mother out! All you nerds should be careful using these on the street though, since you could come across someone who might mistake them for their real-life gangsta counterparts. 7H|_|G L1F3. [Joey DeVilla]

Show Your Tough Side With McPhee's Geek Tattoos

AddyDugdale — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:37:34 EDT

The ultimate geek tattoo could only be a transferable one. It's painless—although beware when peeling off the paper, as you might trap a couple of hairs which for most geeks can be a painful experience. This $7.95 pack from Archie McPhee has missed a trick, though. How about a massive line drawing of Jobs' or Gates' face for your back? Then you can strip off your black software T-shirt and really show your fellow tech fiends how you've suffered in the name of tech. {McPhee via Popgadget]

GeekMan: For the Geek Who Has it All

Jason Chen — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:00:14 EDT

If having buff action figures on your desk reminds you of your own flaccid muscular structure, then this Geek Man figure will make you feel like Dolph Lundgren. Complete with a BlackBerry, a Windows (Acer? Lenovo?) PC, an analog watch, coffee mug and gigantic spectacles, the Geek Man really does remind us to get out, exercise and play with some real-life people once in a while.

Maybe if you put him in a drawer with that slut Malibu Stacy, you'll have some Geek kids soon as well. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Gifts for Engineers via Chip Chick]

The Best Geek Hotels in the World

Travis Hudson — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:15:14 EDT

Just because you are going on a vacation doesn't mean you have to leave the geek-esque lifestyle behind. HotelChatter compiled a list of some of the greatest geek hotels in the world and topping the list is the The Tribeca Grand in New York. Other notables include the Hotel @ MIT (actual name), The Wynn Las Vegas and other hotels from Buenos Aires, New Zealand and Tunsia.

I think the most interesting fact is The Hotel Royal in Munich that actually used Xbox consoles running Linux as the room set-top boxes. Damn, that is really geeky. Hit the link below to get all of the details on the top geeky hotels in the world, including a video tour of the Tribeca. –Travis Hudson

Best Geek Hotels in the World [HotelChatter]

Fabio an A/V Geek? Not Quite

Jason Chen — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:15:36 EST

We may have been entranced by Fabio's golden locks and savage manhood, but the folks at Sci Fi didn't fall for his suavity. In their interview of Geek Squad's newest Ambassador, Fabio coughs up a pretty interesting gem on the way his A/V system is set up.

One room is all Krell equipment — subwoofer, speakers, amplifier, DVD player, surround sound — and I have an HD projector that displays on a 15-foot screen. Of course I watch DVDs, but I also use a Faroudja line quadrupler with my laserdiscs. I have a big collection of laserdisc movies, because I started young. I've been collecting all my life. Laserdiscs have really good quality, but when you project them on a really big screen like the 15-foot one in my home theater room, the quality is not as good, so that's why I bought the line quadrupler.

Not to pick on Fabio or anything—he seems like the only guy you'd be comfortable letting your divorced mother have "relations" with—but we don't think he knows much about A/V other than to call in the Geek Squad guys for support. – Jason Chen

An Interview with Fabio, Geek Squad Ambassador [SCI FI Tech]

CNET Writer Gets Nabaztag, Fails to Fall In Love

gizmodocontributor — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 18:56:43 EDT

CNET writer Daniel Terdiman is a cruel, heartless sort of dude: he got a Nabaztag (one of those electronic bunnies that reads you the news and wiggles its ears), but completely failed to fall in love with the floppy eared technological marvel:

I wasn't as impressed as I expected to be... Spoken messages from fellow bunny owners are fun. Even watching LapinLED do "tai chi" at random times was kind of neat...But ultimately, that's all there is. This is a $150 toy. It flashes. It speaks. But it's a novelty. And despite my initial excitement, I find myself a little underwhelmed.

If you want to send him some bunny love to put him back on track, his Nabaztag is called LapinLED and you can send messages here. Just don't send any rude messages: the idea of a cute electronic bunny shouting expletives across the CNet offices is just plain wrong. – Richard Baguley

DIY Ethernet Cuff Links

Travis Hudson — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:27:14 EDT

What's a geek to do on those rare occasions when cuff links are needed but the rent-a-tux place forgot to include them? Make some yourself using UTP connectors—or Ethernet connectors—crimpers and some pair-wire. This is a pretty good idea and bound to make a splash at any event, given it is technology relate. These are also great because you don't have to worry about losing the cuff links since this DIY project is cheap and easy to do. – Travis Hudson

geek chique: how to make cuff links [Geek Technique]