Orcs Must Die Out in October!

Orcs Must Die Out in October!
Robot Entertainment announced today the upcoming release dates for Orcs Must Die!™ on Xbox LIVE Arcade and Steam (and other PC distribution platforms). Xbox players can massacre orcs by the thousands on October 5, 2011, and PC gamers on Steam can begin their murderous defense of rift fortresses on October 12, 2011. “The slaying hour is ...

Things We’re Diggin’: Daft Punk Helmet in 4 months

Things We're Diggin': Daft Punk Helmet in 4 months
This is just impressive!  I don’t think I would have the time to do this! Managed to shave nearly 13 months off the project timeline!  For more info on the build and process, check out my website: http://volpinprops.blogspot.com This video documents about 4 months of work in creating a replica of Thomas Bangalter’s helmet from ...

NYC to Add 47 Inch Screens to “help” customers

NYC to Add 47 Inch Screens to
Even the most disgruntled of subway riders might have to concede Monday is a good day for straphangers. At the Bowling Green subway station in lower Manhattan, transit officials on Monday morning will unveil the first “On the Go! Travel Station.” It’s an interactive, 47-inch touchscreen providing a wide array of information about what’s happening below – and aboveground. In ...

Maker Faire this weekend

Maker Faire this weekend
This weekend is the Maker Faire. The two-day celebration of the DIY movement features exhibits, demonstrations, and performances that run the gamut from the educational and entertaining to the purely whimsical.  Last year’s World Maker Faire highlights included the world’s fastest Rubik’s cube solving robot, a musical performance accompanied by an indoor lightning storm made ...

NYCC 2011: Red Bubble Contest

NYCC 2011: Red Bubble Contest
I got this really cool email from Victoria over at Red Bubble, a company based out of Australia.  They are coming to NYCC for the first time.  (I wonder if it’s there first time in NYC too?)  Any how they are having a contest, leading up to NYCC, where they will make your shirt.  I ...

Things We’re Diggin’: nano block Calendar

Things We're Diggin': nano block Calendar
This is just awesome I need to order one of these ASAP! [via Strapya World]

V-MODA Unveils Limited Edition True Blood® MAKER Zinc Metal Headphones

V-MODA Unveils Limited Edition True Blood® MAKER Zinc Metal Headphones
V-MODA, the oldest and original maker of high-quality lifestyle headphones, announces the launch of True Blood® MAKER, a limited edition Zinc Metal in-ear headphone developed in partnership with HBO®  for its wildly original, Emmy®- and Golden Globe®-winning series. The True Blood MAKER headphones feature minimal, yet elegant nuances – from the black Zinc Metal coffin ...

Update: Nike Air Mags

Update: Nike Air Mags
With a whirlwind of information available in the last few hours, including presentations at Universal Studios back lot by Tinker Hatfield and Nike CEO Mark Parker moments ago, more on the availability of Nike Air Mag, also known as Marty McFly or Air McFly, have surfaced. As actor Michael J. Fox stroll onto the Late Show with David Letterman later this evening, Nike will ...

Warby Parker’s Guerilla Eyewear Show at the NY Public Library

Warby Parker's Guerilla Eyewear Show at the NY Public Library
I think this is the second time I’ve heard of the NY Public Library at Bryant Park being used for a show stage.  [First here]

Don’t call it a come back! Polaroid SX-70 Camera

Don't call it a come back! Polaroid SX-70 Camera
Back by popular demand the Polaroid SX-70 Camera is being re-issued!!! This camera uses film! Whats film? Its what a VHS tape is to the DVD.  Whats a VHS tape? The SX-70 is a remastered version of the first SLR to take integral instant film, and to feature a folding body. With a price of ...