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A Salmon Roe Storeage Solution
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 31, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections
This Solid Alliance’s SushiDisk USB is perfect for fanboys who are both Japanophiles and techno geeks. Each bit of sushi holds up to two gigs of memory and comes available as Ikura (Salmon Roe), Uni (Urchin), Kappa Maki (Cucumber), Salmon, Kanpyo Maki (dried gourd), Tekka Maki (raw tuna): Read more… Captain I’ve Spotted a Geek on the Bridge Screen!
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 30, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Trek
The best thing about this Star Trek Webcam? For me it’s the ability to recreate that classic old school episode Who Mourns for Adonais?: Read more… Hello Kitty MP3 Player Premium
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 29, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections
Most kitty paraphernalia is always pink, but this cool Hello Kitty MP3 Player Premium comes in black and gold which makes her quite sharp looking. This musical cat will hold up to 4 gigs of your mp3 and wma files and her battery life will last for about ten hours: Read more… Unlucky in Love? The Ladies of Star Wars Playing Cards!
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 28, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Wars
This deck is perfect for a poker game a long time ago in a casino far far away! The Ladies of Star Wars Playing Cards features 55 unique cards including slave Princess Leia as the queen of hearts. And in addition to humanoids this pack of cards also includes alien femme fatales as well: Read more… Lum Celebrates the Year of the Tiger
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 27, 2009 in Animation, Hobbies and Collections
To celebrate the year of the tiger you can order this swanky limited edition Lum lucky charm. Although if you’re a die hard hard Urusei Yatsura fan you’re going to need a bit more than luck to buy this limited edition lucky charm as this goodie will set you back 80,000 yen plus shipping (and orders are due by December 28th): Read more… Good Old and New Charlie Brown
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 23, 2009 in Comic Books, Hobbies and Collections
The amazing thing about Peanuts is that it represented the life’s work of Charles Schulz, and as such the character designs changed over time. As a side note while his character designs were very graphic, they’re incredible hard to draw — Schulz’s draftsmanship was brilliant. Next year marks the sixtieth anniversary of the comic strip and to celebrate Dark Horse will be releasing Peanuts Then and Now Figure Sets showing the characters as they first looked in 1950 and then as they looked later in the series. Here’s good old Charlie Brown as he appeared in 1950: Read more… Christmas Toys of 1953
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 22, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections
This is the Gary Moore television show from 1953: Here he’s doing an amazing segment which features the hot toys of that era. Moore had an amazing career — he started out working in radio in 1937, went on to television ten years later in 1947 and kept going until 1976. Found via Ira Gallen of tvdays.com. Is the Pen Mightier Than the Gundam?
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 22, 2009 in Animation, Hobbies and Collections
Just when I had thought that I had seen every Mobile Suit Gundam goodie along comes another trinket to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the classic anime series. In this case we’ve got a collection of ballpoint pens that are shaped like the various weapons the mecha suits carry into battle, and at $11 the set is pretty cheap in terms of collectables: Read more… Dead Rock-and-Roll Action Figures: Plastic Corpse Collectables!
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 17, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections
For kids action figures represent an idea of who you might grow up to be in the future. However recently I’ve started to realize that there is an entire genre of action figures that are based on dead rock-and-roll stars: My theory is that these collectables represents the mourning of our lost youth. As most of these rock stars die in their youth, we’ve never known them to grow old — and by extension this allows us to do the same. Read more… RD-D2 Will Give You Shiny Hair
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 16, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Wars
A long time ago in a galaxy far far away the fanboys (and fangurls) all had dirty hair! Although sadly I think that most fans who will purchase the Star Wars Shampoo Bottle Set will be afraid to ruin the collectors value by actually using the hair cleaning substance within: Read more… A Do-It-Yourself Iron Pastry Chef Kit
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 14, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections
Sadly this product could never be released in the United States due to fears of lawsuits — however that said the Cream Filled Pastry Kit is one of the coolest looking foodie focused toys I’ve seen in a long time! In theory here are what your results are suppose to look like: Read more… A Ninja Obsessed With Dental Hygiene
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 12, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections
I know that ninjas are so last year and that everybody is obsessed with zombies this season; but this Bacteria Assassin Ninja Toothbrush Sanitizer really caught my eye as it’s one of the few geek gizmos that’s healthy for you. The little ninja uses Ultraviolet light to eliminate bacterial growth on your toothbrush. In fact the makers claim that it kills 99.9% of bacteria and viruses — including H1N1: Read more… Buckle Up Batman Style
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 11, 2009 in Comic Books, Hobbies and Collections
Actually the JLA Trophy Room Batman Modern Utility Belt Prop Replica isn’t designed for vintage cosplay fanatics; at a price tag of $280 this replica is designed for display in your bat trophy cabinet. The design of this belt is somewhat based upon what Adam West wore in the 60s television series shown here: Read more… This R2-D2 Unit Includes Accessories
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 9, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Wars
The two things that caught my eye about this Star Wars R2-D2 Statue is that not only includes eight attachable accessories (a periscope scanner, gripper, and a saw just to name three), but given the fact that it’s at a 1:6 scale size it looks like the perfect toy for modding! Although faint-at-heart may think twice about kitbashing this droid as the asking price is about $160 and it is a limited edition. Yoda Knows Where It’s AT-AT
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 7, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Wars
Yoda knows that the Force is powerful, but some situations are more about the carrot and the stick! This Leading the AT-AT Tee by Block 33 perfectly illustrates this Jedi technique: Read more… The James Bond Girls Go Barbie
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 6, 2009 in Cinema, Hobbies and Collections
Mattel is getting brilliant with their marketing to collectors these days: Shown above is the James Bond Girls Barbie Doll Assortment Case. This set only has three Bond girls: They picked Honor Blackman in Goldfinger, Halle Berry in Die Another Day and Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder from Dr. No. For reference here are the real ladies of the silver screen: Read more… Don’t Go Tako, It’s a Cookbook!
Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 5, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections
O-No! Sushi by Andrew Bell is an urban toy reaction from a vegetarian to sushi. I like the effect of the cartoony octopus looking on at horror at the presentation before him. Bell also has a similarly themed print up for sale at his website as well: Read more… This Authentic Old School Enterprise Will Cost You Big Bling
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 30, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Trek
There’s nothing quite like the original! This Star Trek USS Enterprise Limited Edition Replica caught my eye with every detail perfectly in place. This 1:350 scale model is made up of 1,250 pieces and is just a bit over 32 inches long. The design was based on the dimensions and geometry taken from a surviving studio miniature and uses internal metal supports to make sure your warp engines won’t warp. However taking command of a starship has a high price, and in this case that price is $2,000. Adorn Your Christmas Tree with the Gaming Spirit
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 29, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections, Videogames
Fans of videogames and interface design will love these Controller Ornaments which are based on a wide range of videogame units from the ghost of Christmas past. The set was created by industrial designer Dave Rollins who has a nice sense of whimsy in his work: Read more… Silly Sound Effects in a Hurry
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 28, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections
Have you ever been in that particular situation where you need a quick sound effect like bubble wrap popping, a security alarm going off or a toilet flushing? Well neither have I but this these Japanese Funny Sound Button Keychains seem to make the possibilities entertaining! The only catch is that when you purchase these keychains you get them at random, although that’s part of the fun (which at $6 is pretty low budget). Here is a video of the keychains in action: Read more… Professor Layton and the Curious Curios
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 27, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections, Videogames
This December Professor Layton will make the transition from beloved videogame to an anime film when Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva comes out. I sort of like this as I always found the quiz aspect of the DS game to get in the way of the characters. As part of a merchandising wave the manufacturer Dive has a pair “FuruFuru” figures which feature bobbing heads — one of the professor and one of Luke: Read more… The Mystery of Tetris Solved
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 26, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections, Videogames
This Airdrop T-Shirt by Glennz Tees answers the age old question: Where the hell do those damn blocks keep coming from? Of course like any good NASA mission a question always raises another question — and in this case that question is “…and why?” USB Yoda is Looking Kind of Moe
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 25, 2009 in Hobbies and Collections, Star Wars
We so often forget that the magic behind Yoda was really master puppeteer Frank Oz, and this USB Yoda with Illuminated Light Saber is so damn cute that it feels like he belongs more to the world of the Muppets rather than the more serious Star wars universe. In fact he sort of looks like a Muppet Baby rather than an old Jedi master: Read more… This Alien Can Be Fun, Sporting an Illuminated Tongue
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 23, 2009 in Cinema, Hobbies and Collections
What makes this Alien themed USB device so cool is that when you plug it in it sticks out its inner mouth you and lights up in red at random: Read more… |
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