Once again, talk show host Jay Leno is in Japan test driving a pair of Japanese supercars – the Lexus LFA Spyder & the Nissan GT-R.
Viral Video Friday: Marching Band Video Game Tribute
October 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The state of Ohio is known for its Buckeye football program, but during this half-time show, the Ohio State Marching Band steals the show with this video game tribute.
The Playlist:
1. Space Invaders
2. Pokémon
3. Tetris
4. Super Mario
5. Halo
6. The Legend of Zelda
7. Super Mario
8. Pac-Man
Corgi James Bond 007 Miniature Vehicles Set
October 11, 2012 by 1 Comment
Corgi is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise with this 1/55 scale diecast collection, featuring 8 iconic vehicles – the Aston Martin DB5 (Goldfinger), the Aston Martin DBS (Casino Royale), the BMW Z3 (GoldenEye), the Jaguar XKR (Die Another Day), the Lotus Esprit Underwater (The Spy Who Loved Me), the Rolls Royce III Sedance de Ville (Goldfinger), the Little Nellie (You Only Live Twice), and the Space Shuttle (Moonraker). The limited edition set comes packaged in a replica film tin can.
MSRP: $60.00USD
For more info, go to: MoMA Store – Corgi James Bond 007 Miniature Vehicles Set.
Geekcore Jewelry by RockerDollJewellery
October 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
If you’re looking to rock nerdy-style jewelry with your outfits, head to RockerDollJewellery. Hailing from England, Stephanie Allen designs handmade jewelry.
This necklace is a Hunger Games fan must-have.
Mockingjay Pin Pendant Necklace
MSRP: $19.72USD
Sriracha Ice Cream Sandwich
October 11, 2012 by 2 Comments
Image via The Glut Life
Here you go Sriracha lovers – the Sriracha Ice Cream Sandwich!
This ice cream cookie will pack some heat and no, it won’t taste like an It’s-It Ice Cream. If this Sriracha Ice Cream Sandwich is right up your alley, then head over to The Glut Life for the recipe, instructions, and pics.
Amazing LEGO Build: The Batcave!
October 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Image via Carlyle Livingston & Wayne Hussey/Flickr
This LEGO build should be placed in the Super Geektastic Hall of Fame! Batman’s Batcave built by LEGO builders Carlyle Livingston II and Wayne Hussey looks amazing. This team-up build took around 3 months, over 800 hours, over 20,000 parts, and weighs over 100 pounds.
If you’re not impressed, you can go with the regular LEGO Batman Batcave:
Wow, this LEGO Batcave can’t compare to the custom Carlyle & Wayne Batcave!
Sol Republic x Deadmau5 = Sexy Headphones
October 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
EDM star Deadmau5 collaborates with headphone maker Sol Republic. These funky fresh headphones were designed by artist Joshua Davis and the end result is the Deadmau5 Tracks HD On-Ear headphones.
MSRP: $149.99USD
For more info, go to: Sol Republic x Deadmau5.
Wanna hear some Deadmau5? Here’s a recent selection – “Professional Griefers” feat. Gerard Way:
Halloween Mickey and Minnie Action Figures
October 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Just in time for Halloween from Play Buddies – here’s Mickey and Minnie Halloween action figures. The figures stand 3.5″ tall and comes with Halloween accessories. Play Buddies also have 2 other collection sets, the Mid-Autumn Festival figures celebrating the Lunar Harvest all around Asia and a Playground theme set of Disney characters.
Cutey Rice Cookers: Doma RC-500
October 10, 2012 by 1 Comment
Home appliances such as rice cookers are always bland in design and color. Well, not anymore, thanks to Doma’s RC-500 line-up. The rice cookers are designed to look like big gigantic peppers. There are 3 colors to choose from: yellow, green, and red.
These cute rice cookers have an aluminum non-stick interior, it can make 3 bowls of rice, and comes with a spoon and cup.
MSRP: $25.54USD
For more info, go to: Doma RC-500.
Kung-Fu Dodgeball
October 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I need to try this move when I get on the dodgeball courts next time.
Spotlight #8: Behind-the-Scenes with Ensambles Ballet Folklórico de San Francisco
October 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Retrenders visited Ensambles Ballet Folklórico de San Francisco to catch a glimpse into the intense planning and preparation that took place months ago for the upcoming 20th anniversary show, “Las Pinturas de Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo en Movimiento” (The paintings of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Movement).
Ensambles, a premier Mexican folk dance company in San Francisco, has been presenting the art, dance and culture of Mexico on stages and venues in the Bay Area and abroad throughout the last 20 years.
The company, led by artistic visionary, Zenón Barron, will be presenting its capstone performances at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco and at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center in Rohnert Park.
The cast of Ensambles is over 35 dancers strong, with training in multiple dance disciplines. The special presentation will bring together the dance company and three of the Bay Area’s finest traditional musical groups: Vinic-Kay (La Gente y el Canto), Cascada de Flores and Los Compas.
Show schedule:
November 3, 2012 – 7:30pm – Herbst Theater, San Francisco
November 17, 2012 – 7:30pm – Spreckels Performing Arts Center, Rohnert Park
Tickets can be purchased at City Box Office
For more info, see: Ensambles and Cascada de Flores
Contributed by Al Morales (aka greyluvr)
Host, Retrenders Spotlight
Atmos x Bounty Hunter
October 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’m a big fan of graphic tees from Japan – here’s a collaboration between Atmos and Bounty Hunter. There’s a couple of color combos to choose from.
MSRP: Est. $81.00USD
I can’t afford a trip to Japan right now, so I guess I’m gonna go eBay apparel hunting!
For more details, check out: Atmos Tokyo.
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No Subtitles, but if you understand Japanese, then catch this interview by Sneaker Resource with Hikaru from Bounty Hunter and Yuichi Sato from Atmos:
Frankie’s Garage: JDM Retro Ride Videos
October 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
American talk-show host Jay Leno, recently stopped by Japan to check out some classic JDM rides – the Datsun Fairlady Z and the Toyota 2000GT.
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Halloween Horror: Silent Hill – Revelation 3D
October 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Based on Konami’s survival-horror video game franchise, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D is the sequel to the 2006 original film. This flick will be based on the Silent Hill 3 video game and it looks pretty scary. On a side note, I still can’t play the original Silent Hill game with the lights off.
The film is set to be released in theatres on October 26, 2012.
Design Your Own Coca-Cola Graphic Tee Contest
October 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Coca-Cola is teaming up with Blank You Very Much (BYVM) for a cool design t-shirt contest and the winner will get $5,000 bucks. So, all you aspiring designers, artists, and anybody else – head to BYVM and download the t-shirt template and start designing! The t-shirt design will be judged by an all-star panel – Bobby Hundreds (Founder of The Hundreds), Wendy Lam (Editor-in-Chief of Nitrolicious.com), Jared Flint (Art Director for Gilt Groupe), Michael Dupouy (Founder of La MJC), and Darren Romanelli (DRx).
Important Contest Dates:
Contest ENDS: October 29th, 2012 at 11:59pm.
Community Voting
From 12:01am on October 30th, 2012 to November 12th, 2012 at 11:59pm
Judges Deliberate
Starting November 13th, 2012
Judges & People’s Choice Winners Announced
Shortly after November 26th, 2012
For more details, rules and downloading the t-shirt templates – go to: BYVM x Coca-Cola.
Princess Bride Reunion
October 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This past Tuesday, in New York, the cast of the much beloved Princess Bride reunited and celebrated its 25th anniversary.
As a kid growing up in the 80’s – the Princess Bride is one of my favorite films. It has an all-star cast, a great storyline, and terribly funny one-liners. My favorite line: “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”
For more info, go to: Princess Bride Forever.com.
Cartoon Network Celebrates 20 Years!
October 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Happy Birthday Cartoon Network! Since 1992, you have some of the most imaginative television programs around such as The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, to current faves – Adventure Time and The Amazing World of Gumball plus countless others. We look forward to seeing 20+ more years of great cartoons and shows! Congrats CN!
For more info on the network or to check out their current schedule of shows check out their home page – Cartoon Network.
Turn a Mercedes-Benz Dashboard into an Office Desk!
October 4, 2012 by 1 Comment
South African home designer Katie Thompson teams up with Mercedes-Benz and takes an old SL car interior dashboard and turning it into a useable office desk.
Check the in-depth article about Katie’s project with Mercedes-Benz at: Business Insider.
Superhero Art Using Triangles
October 4, 2012 by 1 Comment
Image via Liam Brazier
Check out artist Liam Brazier’s unique art drawing style with these iconic superheroes. He uses sharp lines and triangles.
Patrick Jouin’s Bloom Table Lamp
October 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This is why we all need a 3D printer:
Image via Patrick Jouin/MGX
Designer Patrick Jouin created this Bloom Table Lamp from a 3D printer. What’s cool is that the lamp can “bloom” like flowers which act like a dimmer switch so you can control much light you want.
For more info and images, go to: Inhabitat – Bloom Table Lamp.
For more of his works, check out his site: Patrick Jouin.
If Mercedes Benz and Lamborghini Had Mated
October 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Image via SteelDrake Blogspot
So far, this is still just a concept but designer Steel Drake can sure make a car-loving grown man drool. Production cars borrow heavily from concept cars and this design gives us a glimpse of where Mercedes is heading towards the future. There are some similarities to the Lamborghini from the hard sharp lines at the door and also the bottom vents in the front, but the front grill and logo is unmistakeably Mercedes. Though no matter how much influence is drawn from either car company, this is still one SICK looking car.
For more images, go to: Steel Drake Mercedes-Benz SF1.
Beautifying the Lowly Light Bulb
October 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’ve seen this a while back highlighted in European design magazines – the Plumen 001 is the world’s first designer energy saving light bulb and what a great idea it is. Instead of buying pendant lights or other light fixtures to cover up the ugly light bulb – why not beautify the lowly light bulb itself?
For more info, go to: Plumen.com.
6 Fresh Gadgets for 2012
October 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Dear Santa,
I’ve been naughty and nice this year, but I think I deserve some gadget love. Don’t you Santa? Wait, can you believe it’s October already? Well, to give you some ideas of what to get me, here’s a Yahoo Tech list of the Top 6 sleekest gadgets of 2012:
1. Samsung T27B750 HD Monitor, MSRP: $549.99USD
2. Nike+ Training TR1+ Lunar Footwear, MSRP: $220USD and up
3. Razer Ouroboros Gaming Mouse, MSRP: $129.99USD
4. A2B Velociti Electric Bike, MSRP: $2,300USD
5. Philips Fidelio SoundSphere Mini Wireless Speaker System, MSRP: $499.99USD
6. LG LFX31945ST Door-in-Door Refrigerator, MSRP: $3,499.99USD
PDP x Marvel Comics = iPhone 4 Cases and iPad Covers
October 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Are you a Marvel-fan and an Apple geek with iPhones and iPads galore? PDP and Marvel have come up with some cool retro iconic cover designs cases for the iPhone 4 cases and neoprene covers for the iPad.
MSRP: $34.99USD iPhone 4/S case and $24.99USD neoprene covers for iPad.
For more info and other PDP designs and covers – go to: PDP x Marvel Comics.
Reebok x Marvel Comics = Superhero Kicks!
October 3, 2012 by 1 Comment
When I first saw these Marvel themed sneakers, I immediately though of my son back when he was five years old wearing his little spider-man shoes and his power ranger backpack to school.
Fast forward to this year and, with the success of the Avenger movie, adults now have a chance to wear their own superhero sneaks but with more style. These fantastic kicks from Reebok lets you proudly display your favorite hero on your feet – without having to feel too embarrassed when walking around in them.
Check Marvel.com for more info on these kicks – Reebok x Spiderman & Reebok x Avengers.
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