Articles by Wal You from April 2013

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Discovered by a former Sega employee, its a unseen console from a part of Sega’s past.You know the Master System, Genesis, Saturn, and Dreamcast, but do you recall the most mysterious Sega conso...

After reports that tech companies Samsung, LG and even Apple are all working on hi-tech smart watches, Microsoft are reportedly working on a smart watch too.How many technological gadgets does a perso...

Our best friends can now join us in our passion by cosplaying as some of our favorite creatures from Star Wars. Who knows, these are so cute you might even be able to sneak them in the movie theater o...

Spring into a what this week’s Nintendo Direct had in store with a playlist of game trailers from the media event.Here we are with another round-up of trailers from this weeks Nintendo Direct. Y...

While we wait for Walt and Jessee’s final set of episodes in AMC’s Breaking Bad, we have fans to keep us entertained with their creations. This time around, we got bath salts. UK fans of B...

Geeks of the world, rejoice! The seventh chapter of the Star Wars movie saga will come to us in 2015, but that’s not all the news we got for you. We have some news from CinemaCon, in Las Vegas: ...

Earthbound getting a U.S. release? Pikmin 3 receiving a shipping date, finally? Jump on in as we dive into the latest news from this week’s Nintendo Direct.Sound the Nintendo Direct horn, becaus...

It gets boring, trying to create art on the usual canvas with the regular oil paints, hoping you’ll become like on of the great painters like Monet, Van Gogh, Jackson Pollock or Edvard Munch. Re...

Dont fall asleep on this sweet pillow based on the Blue Bombers trusty arm cannon.All good little robots have to recharge their batteries sooner or later, and it wouldnt surprise if among his many wea...

Being evil in a Disney movie isn’t just about doing bad things. It’s about having a certain kind of attitude that will leave you in the minds of millions many ...Continue Reading on Walyou...

While just about everything form the specs, the tech and the games of the new Xbox have been talked about, one thing, the pricing, has been left out. Until now.Out of all of the most important things ...

Harley Quinn has become a fan favorite ever since her inception, back in the 90s. We’ve seen plenty of cosplayers paying homage to her, but this one is a version for the ages. This lady over her...

It’s time for one of the geekiest twist on rings that we’ve ever seen… and it doesn’t even include mentions of hobbits or dark lords! These are the creation of Etsy artist Jess...

Theres much left to be discovered and explored in space. This requires more telescopes, hence why Hawaii will begin work onthe Thirty Meter Telescope in 2014.Astronomers and scientists say that on ave...

Hunting for a pinball machine that pays homage to a NES light gun classic? Look no further, friends.Of all the nostalgic things remembered about the NES, Duck Hunt has to be up there with Super Mario ...

A Game of Thrones takes place in Westeros, but for all we know, this doesn’t correspond with any place… it might as well take place in a galaxy far, far away. A part of being a true cultur...

Now this is something we hadn’t seen yet: Star Wars ships turned guitar mods that are actually playable. These beauties are the creation of 64-year-old Tom Bingham, who did it out of pure love a...

The story of Luke Skywalker meeting his father (who he thought was dead) in the most unexpected way has become the stuff of legends among film buffs, geeks and obviously anyone who is a Star Wars fan....

The Nintendo Entertainment System is one of the iconic game consoles and the one that resurrected console gaming after the crash of 1983. It also had a reputation for incredibly difficult games, as TV...

The first thing you check when you want to book an hotel on your next holiday is whether or not is has a pool, and just how big the swimming ...Continue Reading on Walyou ...

The more we grow up, and the more cynical the world around us becomes, the less that the fairy tales we grew up make sense.In order to make some sense in this chaos, some very talented artists give a ...

Talk about adding cool on top of cool: these are two sets of armor inspired in the Dark Knight and the Lord of the Ocean from DC Comics, Batman and Aquaman. These two sets of armor are the creation of...

Now here’s a thing that should not be. This is a recreation of Cthuluh’s would-be skeleton (is Cthuluh even a vertebrate? Damn you, Lovecraft) by an artist… made of real bones, and t...

Super Mario Bros might be able to light things by just grabbing a flower power-up and shooting fireballs, but we do actually need lamps. The fact that they’re themed after the popular video game...

Do the most talented people make official film posters? Probably not, taking a look at some of the more amazing work done by the fans, usually outdoing andoutperforming those actually ...Continue Read...

There’s no decade like the 80s, and nothing says 80s like Pacman. Now you can wear the cute yellow monster thanks to these incredible hoodies. This incredible collection of Pac-Man and ghost hoo...

It’s a cool piece of gamer swag from Fangamer that’s based on one of the most famed gaming accessories ever created.Even as a fan of the movie The Wizard, I cant deny how much of it’...

Two more World Warriors get the Play Arts Kai treatment with their own stellar action figures.Its videogame action figure time, and today we turn to two new awesome figures in the Play Arts Kai line f...

“Simon Belt” is not a character from Castlevania, but actually a belt featuring the popular memory game so you can have some fun wherever you are. This Simon memory game belt buckle is the...

Even villains need to be good sometimes, or at least get a little positive recognition. Despite their whole existence being about possessing power, killing and making life quite miserable for the prot...

The latest system update for Sonys handheld gets in the spring cleaning spirit with its latest round of new features.Content management relief came this week to PlayStation Vita owners in the form of ...

Of all the cool ‘boys toys’ that we have come across lately, Mike Howarth’s DIY Cardboard Rifle has to be most rad.The cardboard rifle can be assembled once ordered and can be a grea...

Sometimes, even the most serious of video games need to be taken in a little bit more lighthearted way, and this depiction by Joebot, taking Skyrim, Portal and Bioshock and making imaginary Children&#...

The Bat is back and ready to take on Gotham City in two upcoming games coming to multiple platforms.Two years ago Batman: Arkham City was a heavy favorite for Game of the Year; it not only was a stell...

NASA has some really ambitious projects lined up during this decade and the next.First, they plan to capture an asteroid in 2019 and bring it close to the moon. Once the asteroid is caught and placed ...

Coffee wasn’t a very complicated thing back in the day – black, strong, sugar or no. That was it. Now, it’s all about flavors, foam, no foam and what not. ...Continue Reading on Waly...

There is something really cool about all those DJ-ing apps that I see at the App Store.However, Grand Wizard is a cool smartphone which actually doubles up as a real time DJ turntable is something tot...

Theres plenty of speculation over the specs and even the name of the Xbox, but next month we will know more as its when the console is setto be revealed.The next generation of video game consoles is a...

Breakfast is as good time as any to be proud of your country, so let the flag be the theme and driving force behind your meal. The creator of this is Kitchen Overlord (what a name, right?), a geek wit...

Bubba Watson and Oakley are professional golfers who know what it is like to play golf for a long time and be stuck with a really boring golf cart.They decided to go ahead and build a hovercraft in pl...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, yet somehow, most of us are chasing the same ideals. This makes it very easy for those who want to make a ...Continue Reading on Walyou ...

They oppose Scientology, homophobia and corrupt corporations, but now, protest group Anonymous have launched a cyberattack on a whole, entirecountry ; Israel.As Gil Scott-Heron once wrote in song, the...

Yes, sure, technically, Leia is now a Disney Princess, but you don’t need to be a smart-ass about it. You knew exactly what we meant when we said Disney Princesses With Lightsabers! This is a se...

Apparel that is both awesome and stylish is hard to come by, particularly when trying to appeal to us, geeks, who have quite a hard time defining what awesome is in the first place. Luckily, the Neato...

Andrew Butterworth’s Mega Man X tribute will surely “light” a smile on your face.There needs to be more Mega Man X love in the world. Oh dont get me wrong, I adore 8-bit Mega Man lik...

Our next batch of behind the scenes photos from famous movies focuses on films made specifically for geeks, or turned into such over the course of time – The Avengers, ...Continue Reading on Wal...

A team of researchers, from the ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories, in Kyoto, Japan, have been performing MRI scans while people drift into early stages of sleep. According to this group, the...

Let’s face it: Futurama might as well be called Bender and “friends”, because we love the guy, and it seems that love is shared by an artisan who turned him into a wood stove. A man ...

Have you ever wondered how dissonant your name is? Music can communicate, and there’s no doubt about that, but now you can go the extra mile making the notes create actual words. David Neevel is...

In the rush ofexcitement coming from the return of Mad Men to the TV screens on AMC, the folks at Flavorwiredecided that mashing up the 7 main characters on the ...Continue Reading on Walyou ...

For obvious reasons, the main one being that the comic book writing/coloring/creating business is another male dominated spectrum of life,Super heroinesdon’t get to wear too much clothing, while...

In a controversial move, the Bank of America has elected to incorporate video chat into their ATMs,which they say will help confused customers.Most people understand video chat to be a nifty and very ...

A Microsoft Studios creative director goes on a embarrassing Twitter rant, and in doing so, might have spilled the beans on a key aspect to the next Xbox.Kotaku, Edge, and a wave of other gaming news ...

We have all heard about the mythical dragon that breathes fire into the air. It has a symbolic significance in countries like China and Vietnam. It symbolizes victory, strength, valor and sometimes ev...

With sexual harassment and rape statistics going up like never before, it is probably time to get hold of some gadgets to shoo away the predators.Students from SRM University, India have designed R...

I don’t think anyone expected A Song of Ice and Fire to become this big, but thanks to the HBO show Game of Thrones, the most pirated TV show in ...Continue Reading on Walyou ...

Who needs cars when there are giant hexapod robots? Its a fully operational motor vehicle, equaling the coolest form of motor transport since the Ferrari.The only thing more strenuous than facing the ...

The last few days we’ve been coming across a lot of really good pictures of a fantastic Harley Quinn cosplay. Now, we finally get to meet the woman behind the pics.Finally! A story about an Arge...

Those who use Google Chrome as their browser of choice owe much to the WebKit browser engine.Google has now announced its new Chrome browser engine, Blink, marking a departure from familiar territory ...

If you read Marvel comic books, you know that the Micro-verse is a nasty place to be around, even if you’re a certified member of the Avengers. So imagine the grittiness of real life under a mic...

Airplanes consume a lot of gasoline and airplane fuel is often the most expensive and difficult to purchase because of its superior quality. In order to ensure an alternative fuel source for flyi...

What was once thought was possible only in science fiction, smell-o-vision TVs have finally become a reality. A Japanese team at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology has unveiled a ...

iOS7, the latest operating system in development at Apple is reportedly in trouble, with delays that could even affect the releases of future iPhones.Everyone is consistently clamouring for the latest...

Office space meets gaming legacy in motion with this brief, but fun, YouTube video.When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. When life gives you a butt-load of Post-It notes and nothing much else...

If there’s one thing scientists hate is to see and hear terms being misused by the general public, because of a bad education during their school years or simply being too lazy to look up the me...

Things like allegiances and friends can change in a heartbeat in Westeros, so here’s something that should help newcomers keep track of who is with whom with minimal spoilers. Game of Thrones is...

With Game of Thrones back on TV for a third season, it’s only natural the amount of alternative art and mashups for the biggest fantasy show on television which has broken the genre’s barr...

If you thought only animals could be cloned and replicated and that science cannot still clone devices, think again. Researchers in Germany have devised a way to replicate 3D printers with the he...

Its widely debated as ever, but one fact still remains piracy is as popular as ever, proven again as hit show Game of Thrones has just broken piracy records.Life can be hard out there for an avid tele...

There is nothing better than going out in the sun and taking a few pictures that look great so that you can upload them on Instagram or Pinterest.However, when the camera or your cellphone runs out of...

Let this cool laser-cut bamboo Space Invaders mobile invade your little one’s crib with love. D’awww!Gamers arent born from some test-tube, theyre made. For me, it was getting a Super Nint...

You have only one mother, for your entire life (usually that’s the case), so when you go out and get her a card for Mother’s day, be sure to make ...Continue Reading on Walyou ...

Westeros might be a huge continent, but there’s only seven houses that rule it. The Internet is not such a different place, so all of the big sites deserve their own sigil and words. We don̵...

We’re on a medieval kick thanks to the return of Game of Thrones, and want to add dragons and chainmail to everything, even our drinks of choice. Here’s a toast, to the king in the North! ...

Instagram and its filters may turn forgettable pictures into hipsters’ gold, or incredible pictures into another clich, and it’s all on the user to learn how to use them to their advantage...

YouTube’s goal has been to select the best video in the world, but the world found this out on March 31, only a few hours before Google pulled the plug.The plan was to shut down YouTube at midni...

The Facebook Phone has been rumored to exist for a long time and most of us gave up believing that such a device ever existed.Surprisingly, Facebook may actually be launching its own Android-based sma...

What could be better than a long and relaxing shower that is customized to suit your body temperature?Well, it may not be very unrealistic if we consider Israeli engineer Asaf Shaltiel’s e-showe...

In case you miss dynamos and retro methods of generating energy, the Gridcase Reactor will satisfy your need and your nostalgia. The device generates power, while also protecting the iPhone 5 from phy...

We all have our gadgets that we just love, and you can store your them and all your tech gear with the iSafe. This unique bagactuallyfunctions as a personal alarm system since it holds a built-in alar...

The following sculptures, which made out of chewing gum, are part of the Hollywoodoscopies collection, made by French artist Jeremy Laffon.In my time, I’ve sculptures made from a wide variety of...

Dealing with change is hard, and the modern internet changes sometimes more often than we’d wish for. It’s happened to Facebook, MySpace, and the latest victim is gmail. For those of you ...

Insert your tired head on one of these cute old-school game cartridge pillows from online shop ThinkGeek.com.We all could use a nice comfy pillow after a long, eventful day, and wouldnt it be oh so ni...