Category: Obtainium
Steampunk Vibrator
Ani Niow, of One Letter Wonder, says she can’t fathom why she would get placed in the steampunk area at Maker Faire. I think I can fathom it. Victorian women,...
Mad Scientist Equipment
If you are going to build the perfect Frankenstein-style woman from cloned cells and spare parts, Biotech Hobbyist magazine recommends the Scientific Surplus site. I...
What to do with your living skin?
Biotech Hobbyist magazine already offers online instructions for growing human skin, but now they are gearing up to help you figure out what to do with your vat of...
Anzen Senshi Condoms for Super Robot Penis
Anzen Senshi supposedly translates from Japanese to English as “Safety Warrior.” No idea if this is accurate, but I noticed these robot-themed condoms on...
I Need a Flight on G-Force One with Someone Speedy
Weightless Flight (also known as Parabolic Flight) is achieved aboard ZERO-G’s Boeing 727 aircraft named G-FORCE ONE. Weightlessness is achieved by flying G-FORCE...
When do you know you are rich?
I have heard that you don’t count as rich until you own your own jet. Well real estate tycoon Robert Bigelow is raising the bar. He has committed five hundred...
Don’t Make Me Get Medieval on Your Breakfast
The modern waffle has its origins in the late middle ages. Waffle irons consisted of two metal plates connected by a hinge, each plate was connected to a wooden arm....
Take Me to Michael Dell
Alienware‘s new leader is Austin’s favorite college dropout, Michael Dell. According to a press release on the Dell site yesterday, Dell has confirmed their...
Robot Project & 2005 Come to a Close
It is time to make resolutions for the new year. I have not decided on mine yet. Besides lose weight of course. But I’m thinking about resolving to make it to the...
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
I seem to have spent much of this holiday season on the topic of constructed lovers. I’ve touched on dolls, robots, and androids, and the boxes Daleks travel in...
Dalek Emperor Can Tell Exterminators to Leave those Disco Babes Alone
Four different incarnations of the Emperor Dalek are known, three seen on the television series, and one in the TV Century 21 comic strip (a squat, golden Dalek with an...
What if I need to know more about Dalek costumes?
The Daleks were actually operated from inside by short operators who had to manipulate their eyestalks, domes and arms, as well as flashing the lights on their heads in...
