Household gadgets for the nerd household

Do your thoughts sometimes take you back to the days of the NES and a good round of Super Mario Bros. on the TV? With the Nintendo Super Mario Retr...

Captain Picard is one of the most popular Star Trek characters ever. So it's no surprise that there are numerous action figures of the captain of t...

Although the series "Game of Thrones" is not set in reality, it is very much based on medieval Britain in many respects. A lot of things were diffe...

Batman is not only one of the most famous superheroes we know today, but also one of the oldest. In May 1939, shortly after Superman's first appear...

One of the best Christmas films of all time, alongside Die Hard, is Tim Burton's masterpiece The Nightmare Before Christmas. The adventures of pump...

Everyday life can sometimes be so stressful and monotonous that even the simplest tasks, such as taking a regular shower, become an insurmountable ...

Water. Without this refreshing liquid, we would look pretty old. In fact, we wouldn't look old at all, as we wouldn't exist without water. The same...

In 1994, you inserted a small black plastic disk into your PC and all hell broke loose – literally. Doom II revolutionized gaming and the original ...

In 1995, Alan Parrish and his friends first heard that ominous drumming from inside an old board game — and the world was never the same again. The...

You know that kind of song that sneaks into your head and then starts up again at the slightest "la-la" moment? In KPop Demon Hunters, 'Soda Pop' i...

There are days when only one thing helps: a hot drink and a view of our beautiful planet - and that's exactly what the NASA astronaut thermo effect...

Sometimes you don't need power pellets - an XL fruit gum will do! The Fandom Snacks Pac Man XL fruit gum brings the nibbling cult character straigh...

In 1989, Phil Katz thought that you could make a lot of money with compression. He was not entirely wrong, because the invention of the ZIP format ...

If you drag yourself out of bed in the morning like a soot man after a shift or simply want to bring the magic of Studio Ghibli into your everyday ...

In a world full of tracking, data leaks and transparent citizens, one simple truth applies:Encryption is not a crime - it's self-defense.Just becau...

What does a hero really need? A magic sword, a shirt made of mithril and magical powers? Far from it! All you really need is a thirst for adventure...

Your fridge magnets aren't nerdy enough for you? Then beam yourself back to the pixelated age of arcade classics - with the Space Invaders fridge m...

Have you ever wondered what the inhabitants of Westeros and Essos, the great continents from "The Song of Ice and Fire" and other works by cult aut...

Are you a master brewer or are you simply looking for an iconic container for filling and serving your favorite drink? Either way, the Harry Potter...

Gringotts is anything but a normal bank and harbors many a secret. Fans of the Harry Potter story will remember many a speedy journey through the u...

When fall arrives, it gets cold and nasty outside - the perfect nerd weather. After all, we love to snuggle up indoors and play games, watch movies...

The first kiss, the first beer, the first console... Even if today you're more likely to drink whisky or craft beer and play on ultra-modern consol...

The classic horror author H.P. Lovecraft is actually known for the indescribable: Colors from outer space, massive blocks of stone in the sea that ...

Since 1980, PAC-MAN has been eating dots, ghosts and everything in his way. Now you can bite back.The Fandom Snacks Foam Gums PAC-MAN Sour are offi...

You're sitting at the table, candles flicker, your character faces the final battle – and then the d20 just rolls off the table. Not very epic. In ...

Ash and Pikachu, Relaxo and Recovery, Sunny Day and Solar Ray, Salt & Pepper - all equally iconic combinations, but only one of them is needed in e...

What looks like a portal to another dimension is actually an ingenious interplay of light and mirrors - the Infinity Mirror makes physics visible a...

"If my calculations are correct, this bottle opener will reach exactly 88 miles per hour... your next after-work drink." The Back to the Future lic...

Some things are better left to the professionals. This also applies to "just pulling the plug for a moment". So never - NEVER - enter the server ro...

The battle between Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha in the Valley of the End is one of the most emotional and impressive moments in Naruto Shippud...

A strong magnetic field in the living room? Sounds like a sci-fi scenario or a minor accident while playing Feel Flux. But don't worry - with the F...

Travel at the speed of light for once: With the right warp drive, this is of course no problem. Jean-Luc Picard, the iconic character from 'Star Tr...

As always, when we get a hankering for the world of witches and wizards, we should remember how dangerous it actually is. As Muggles, we are unlike...

Describing Minecraft as just another computer game doesn't do the phenomenon justice. The game has been delighting millions of gamers since 2014 an...

Sometimes life in Middle-earth seems surprisingly cozy. While dark forces awaken elsewhere and epic battles are fought, hobbits prefer to sit outsi...