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Rocking horses are boring but this Star Wars X-Wing rocker is cool!

Jeremy Bray — January 19, 2015 — Leave a comment

I can’t say I have ever had any desire to have kids but if that was to ever happen, I would absolutely want to get this Star Wars X-Wing rocker for them. At this point, I would call rocking horses a cliché while an X-Wing rocker is just plain awesome!

This amazing Star Wars X-Wing baby rocker was created by Steves Wooden Toys. It was created from solid wood, specifically pine, native macrocarpa and rimu. I can’t say I have ever heard of the latter two woods but I am guessing its because they have them in New Zealand and not here in the US. Anyway, perhaps the coolest part is that R2-D2 is removable! I wonder if they would build something like this for adults because I kind of want one for myself.

The Force will be strong with the baby that rocks in this X-Wing rocker!

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Star Wars X-Wing Rocker

[Source: Steves Wooden Toys via GeekxGirls]

In Cool pictures, scifi baby rocker, child, furniture, infant, kid, movies, R2-D2, rocker, Star Wars, X-Wing

Amazing Doctor Who Domino Destruction

Jeremy Bray — January 9, 2015 — Leave a comment

Domino TARDIS

Maybe its because of the digital world we live in these days but it seems like dominoes aren’t near as cool as they were when I was a kid. I still love them but I don’t even know the last time I heard of kids playing with them like I did when I was a kid. Well, at least there are still some people out there that enjoy playing with those wonderful pieces of plastic because without them, there wouldn’t be videos like the one below.

Youtuber StickTrickDominoDude is the creator of this amazing Doctor Who themed domino build which has everything from a Dalek to a TARDIS. This complex build (obviously done in multiple takes) turned out great! The video below is amazing!

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[via BBC America]

In scifi, Viral Videos Dalek, Doctor Who, domino, Dominoes, Science Fiction, TARDIS, toys

Boba Fett Themed Car

Jeremy Bray — January 7, 2015 — Leave a comment

Largely due to the expense of fancy paint jobs and such, I have never really had any desire to make my car look especially geeky. I have thought about putting some sort of digital sign on it that I could use to communicate to other drivers to let them know when they have a break light out, a low tire or to tell them how badly they drive and that they should go drive off a cliff. However, even the funds for a cool project like that are lacking at the moment. Luckily, there are people out there who have money to dump into the looks of their car because if there wasn’t, the world would not have the amazing Boba Fett car below!

Artist Rebekah Stieg Knuth of Knuthart Studios designed the amazing Boba Fett wrap for her Hyundai Veloster and then had it installed by some professionals. I’d say it turned out pretty great! Below are some pictures and a timelapse of the installation process.

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Boba Fett Car

Boba Fett Hyundai Veloster

Boba Fett Car

Star Wars Car

Boba Fett Hyundai Veloster

[via GeekTyrant]

In Cool pictures, scifi automobile, Boba Fett, car, car wrap, Hyundai Veloster, movies, Science Fiction, Star Wars

This Guy Does An AMAZING Matt Smith Impression!

Jeremy Bray — January 5, 2015 — Leave a comment

Impressions aren’t something I actively seek out but once in a while I come across one that is so spot on that it blows me away. Well, I happen to come across one such impression today and since it is of Matt Smith’s Doctor, I couldn’t help but share it since I know there are tons of Whovians who read Global Geek News.

Jake Dunsbridge is the guy in the video below that has such a good Matt Smith impression that you wouldn’t even realize it wasn’t actually Matt Smith if you didn’t see him talking.

I wish I could do an impression like this, it would make for some great prank phone calls and a really cool voice mail message.

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[via RadioTimes]

In scifi, Viral Videos 11th Doctor, Doctor Who, impression, Matt Smith, The Doctor, video

This Home’s Star Wars Christmas Light Show Will Blow Your Mind!

Jeremy Bray — December 22, 2014 — Leave a comment

One of my favorite hobbies is stargazing and I have to admit that I get rather annoyed with my neighbors and their outdoor lighting that stays on all night long every night of the year (one has a giant security light in their backyard while the other has halloween lights that cover there back patio that they never take down). Between that and the big trees on my street, there is little I am able to get good views of from my yard many nights. However, since I have access to an observatory with a 22″ telescope whenever I want it, I can usually get by. But, if I had a neighbor like this guy, I would be torn between wanting to kill him and worship him.

The video below is of YouTube user Tom BetGeorge’s 2014 Christmas lighting display which is set to Star Wars music and even features a lightsaber battle on the roof! If you are curious about what went into this Star Wars Christmas light show, the guitar is 17′, the piano is 19′ and there are around 100,000 lights used! I’d hate to see what this guys electric bill is like at the end of the month!

If you want to see this house in person, you can find it on the corner of Lafayette and Ruschin in Newark, CA and it is usually lit up between 6-10pm.

The Force is strong with this house!

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In scifi, Viral Videos Chistmas decoration, Christmas display, Christmas lighting, house lighting, movies, music, Science Fiction, Star Wars

Star Wars R2-D2 USB Car Charger

Jeremy Bray — December 19, 2014 — Leave a comment

Whenever I am driving around in my car, I always have my phone plugged into my FM transmitter which also gives power to my phone so I can both charge my phone and listen to music off of my phone. However, if you aren’t as old school as me and have a stereo system new enough that you don’t have to use an FM transmitter to listen to music off of your phone yet still want a geeky way to charge your phone or other USB powered devices, this R2-D2 USB car charger might just be for you!

The cool geeks over at ThinkGeek are selling this sweet R2-D2 USB car charger for just $39.99! It should fit in your cup holders and has 2 USB ports which both put out 2.1 amps which is enough to charge two tablets at the same time and it plugs into your cigarette lighter.

Even if you aren’t willing to sacrifice one of your own cup holders for this, it would still make a great Christmas gift for that Star Wars fan in your life.

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Star Wars R2-D2 Car Charger

[Source: ThinkGeek]

In Consumer Electronics, Cool pictures, scifi car charger, electronics, gadgets, movies, R2-D2, Science Fiction, Star Wars, USB, usb car charger