Author Archives: Anton-Olsen
Tech Fest This Weekend At The Dallas Museum of Nature and Science
The Dallas Museum of Nature and Science will be hosting Tech Fest 2010 this weekend.
From the smallest conveniences to the biggest innovations, this annual event encourages visitors to rethink technology and get excited about future scientific discoveries and achievements. Join us for hands-on activities, crafts and more!
Arc Attack will be playing three shows on Saturday […] Continue reading
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How It’s Made: Sheet Metal Robots
The Robowranglers, team 148, of Greenville, Texas and the Thunder Chickens, team 217, of Sterling Heights, Michigan show you how their robots go from concept to finished sheet metal. Both teams are long time competitors in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) and are sponsored in part by Innovation First, International (IFI).
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Toy Fair 2010 is Coming – And GeekDad Will Be There
I’m excited to go to the NYC Toy Fair again this year and an thankful that I have more time to plan for it. Rumor is that one or two other GeekDad contributors will be there so a meet-up is hopeful.
The fair is growing this year with over 1200 exhibitors and a reported 7000 never […] Continue reading
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Trossen Announces RoboticsToys.com
Trossen Robotics has launched a sister site, RoboticsToys. Much like the main Trossen site, Robotics Toys is definitely fired up about robots.
Roboticstoys.com aims to be the number one place to find all your robotics kits, toys, and decor for that budding roboticist in your family. Robotics is a great way to spark an early interest […] Continue reading
LEGO Toy Story Green Army Men
I may never understand why LEGO didn’t make it into the first two Toy Story movies, but they will definitely have a part in the 3rd one. What appears to be a geeky match made in heaven, LEGO Set 7595 merges three awesome toys into one great product.
There are no real surprises in Army Men […] Continue reading
ThinkGeekDad In A Mailbox Near You
It still amazes me that our very own GeekDad shirt is for sale on ThinkGeek.com.
That amazement was kicked up an order of magnitude when I got home and my son showed me the latest ThinkGeek catalog. Right there on the 3rd to the last page, second row up, was the GeekDad shirt.
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Bubble Wrap Calendar
A dream come true! A four foot tall calendar made of bubble wrap! Pop a bubble every day to mark the passage of time. Just don’t pop them too fast or you’ll screw up the space-time continuum. To avoid the temptation I recommend getting an electronic bubble wrap keychain.
The calendar appears to be sold out […] Continue reading
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10 Updated Colloquialisms for the Modern Age
While pop culture itself is full of colloquialisms, catch phrases, social niceties and even a fair share of vulgarities, it seems that many of us repeat, verbatim, the things that we heard our parents say. Many of these are still relevant today, but a good lot of the clichés we use today have no meaning […] Continue reading
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SparkFun Free Day Aftermath
Back on January 7th I participated in SparkFun’s FreeDay and just barely got the order in before the closing bell. Below is a quick shot of the booty which includes enough parts for me to prototype my next small robot.
Pictured, top to bottom, left to right, is the Arduino Duemilanove, Two Nordic Tranceivers, an Arduino […] Continue reading
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FIRST Announces The 2010 Game: Breakaway
Modeled loosely on Soccer, Breakaway brings a few challenges to the 2010 FRC Competition.
The game will be played on a 27′ x’ 54′ with each of three alliances standing outside their end-zone. Goals are located in the corners of the fields and there are two obstacles splitting the field into 3 sections. Robots score by […] Continue reading
