Household gadgets for the nerd household

The faction in our company that consists of self-confessed unicorn fans has set itself the goal of filling every last square inch of our everyday l...

Many people have long since realized it: Floppy disks are simply no longer an appropriate storage medium. They are very fragile and simply no longe...

Let someone say again that we humans are always interested in our own safety: Our investigative research has revealed that almost all people surrou...

Before the pandemic, no one would have understood the connection between the A38 pass and the vaccination certificate. However, anyone who wanted t...

Anyone who thinks that all nerds are the same has never witnessed a heated debate about whether D&D or DSA is the better pen & paper role-playing g...

The saying "everything was better in the old days" doesn't apply to video games at all, if only in terms of graphics. Nevertheless, many of us reme...

When the dirty dishes in your kitchen start to pile up so high that you start to expect to see the fiery eye of Sauron enthroned on them, it's actu...

Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, how beautiful are your - Harry Potter decorations?Dobby must have been at work again. Since he decorated the ...

Sure, it's easier to work with natural numbers in everyday life. But the really cool numbers, which have made math history and led to all kinds of ...

While others are still grumbling about the resolution of Fallout 4, we remind ourselves that it doesn't take many pixels to experience truly epic a...

When everything is going wrong again, there are a few ways to get out of the situation. Either you manage to talk yourself out of it somehow, or yo...

Do you know that? You want to become a pirate, one of those really exemplary, rough-and-tumble pirates and then everything goes wrong? No one reall...

The Plantarium Garden Lab lets seeds sprout without you having to water them regularly. Ideal if normal houseplants don't have a long life in your ...

For anyone who comes into contact with chemicals such as sodium chloride and dihydrogen monoxide on a daily basis, handles all kinds of acids and b...

Forget what you think you know about ordinary status lights. blink(1) mk3 is not a monotonously flickering light on the edge of your keyboard, but ...

The good old game modules of the NES console felt like they were built like a tank: The hard plastic reliably protected the electronic components i...

This alarm clock is ideal for anyone who is no longer woken up by normal alarm clocks: In addition to the extremely high volume, this alarm clock a...

Stormtroopers are the foot soldiers of Darth Vader and the Empire. But the masked troops are simply anything but accurate. Sometimes they almost se...

As nerds, we love clever puns that are not immediately understandable to outsiders. We are particularly fond of the number pi, which seems to lurk ...

Several generations of teenagers poured all their passion and pocket money into these little plastic cases with a tape inside. Back then, there was...

We nerds often make a strange impression on other people. After all, we spend our free time hacking at monsters with swords or sitting in front of ...

Even computer scientists and those who want to become one have to take a vacation from time to time! Then they leave their basement at home for a s...

It's hard to believe, but even an Imperial stormtrooper is entitled to a paid vacation. And even if the wonders of an entire galactic empire are op...

While nerds and geeks have already conquered large parts of everyday life and can show off their preferences with cool shirts and iconic mugs, the ...

To survive in battle, you need the right equipment. Knights and soldiers in the Middle Ages knew this too. They often carried a sword in one hand t...

Bernadette: "You can't just throw everything in the closet."Howard: "Hey, you can tell me what to do and how to do it, but not both at the same tim...

If you've asked for a pet for Christmas and your father, with his penchant for the bizarre and unusual, brings you a mysterious chest, don't get to...

The stereotypical nerd is known to live on cold pizza and warm cola. This cliché, which has been propagated by countless films, series and books, h...

Anyone who spends a lot of time at the computer knows how important it is to optimize their working and gaming environment. This also includes a pa...

The "Loch Ness Monster" is said to be a huge animal that lives in a lake in Scotland. There are always new stories about when the monster, nickname...

PC and console games today are bursting with complexity and impressive graphics, but classics like Pac-Man proved a long time ago that good game de...

After a long, exhausting day at work, you sit down in front of your PC or console at home and relax with your favorite game. At least that's the th...

The axe in the house saves the carpenter. And the backup saves you having to beg the admin for help. So remember, dear children: make regular backu...

The strong attraction of protons is no coincidence - no one can resist their positivity. It's the same with people, so take the proton lifestyle as...

The legendary hammer Mjölnir helps Thor fight ice giants, red buttons and other monsters. On calmer days, however, he can also conjure up a good pi...