Are you a PC gamer or a console gamer? My choice of platform is strongly connected to the type of game. However, in one aspect PC games have the advantage – they’re far easier to take screen grabs from. If you’re trying to review a game then your life is made much easier if you […]
Skyrim LEGO god or cheating backsturd?
I can’t decide whether this is fair play or cheating. After all; no software hacking was involved. Now, bare with me as I’m yet to get my hands on Skyrim so I might slip on the details but the premise is this – the more you practise your healing, the better you get at it. […]
Are you any good at spotting the green screen?
Sometimes when you watch a movie or a TV series it seems pretty easy to spot the green screen. Sometimes it’s because the background is dodgy. Sometimes you can pick up a faint halo around the actors. This video might challenge your perceptions of the green screen (or blue; depending on the situation). In fact, […]
Geek Christmas: Cute K9 Resin
Here’s a cute option for any Doctor Who fan. A 4 inch tall resin figure of the Doctor’s faithful robotic dog companion. K9 may be best known in classic Who but he has featured in new Who so there should be no excuse. This little model comes from Entertainment Earth but I doubt they have […]
Geek Christmas: Hex Bug has a larva
As part of Geek Native’s brave and bold effort to help you slay the evil Christmas shopping demons we’re looking at stuff you might buy for folks – or stuff that you might demand for yourself. Okay! Okay! Ignore that we gave you 10 reasons why you should buy the Doggie Doo game. That was […]
This is a Tesla Coil hat playing the Mortal Kombat music. What of it?
Some people have all the talent. Some people have all the talent but don’t know what to do with it! This dude may be a good example. For Halloween this MIT student build a Tesla Coil hat. No. He didn’t die but the hat did explode the day before Halloween – unlucky. I’m also pretty […]
5 questions for the man who gave lightsabers to squirrels
If you follow Geek Native on Facebook or Geek Native on Google+ then you would have seen a quirky video in which some crazy squirrels picked up lightsabers. This video was put together by Bryan Harley. He got in touch. I took the chance to put five straight forward questions to him. They’re included below […]
The Cthulhu Google search story – the cultist’s story
ave you seen any of the Google search stories? The first was a TV advert run by Google for the Superbowl
Furry cosyplay goes futuretech robotic
Japanese inventors are brilliant. This example may, at first glance, look a little odd. A giant and robotic cat head that seems like something that can only be used for furry cosplay. Not so; the eyes and mouth move without the person inside touching them. There’s a visual mapping going on. As the video points […]
The Iron Throne to come to Birmingham
Several Game of Thrones stars will come to the NEC Birmingham for the Winter Memorabilia Show (19th to 20th November). They’ll be bringing the now-famous Iron Throne with them. The event is expecting Finn Jones (Loras Tyrell), Roxanne McKee (Doreah), James Cosmo (Jeor Mormont), Miltos Yerolemou (Syrio Forel) and Spencer Wilding are expected on both […]
