Living room and bedroom gadgets for nerds

There are exactly two reasons why The Big Bang Theory can make tears trickle down your cheeks: 1. You cry from laughing. 2. You find out that the s...

A Pokédex is part of every trainer’s standard equipment, but if we’re honest, it can be a bit confusing, right? At least when it comes to getting a...

This alarm clock is perfect for everyone who does not wake up from normal alarm clocks anymore: As well as the extra high volume, this alarm clock ...

To many people, especially to those who don't know a lot about computers, the Cloud seems to be a mystical place – all your data is simply beamed ...

Anyone who's even remotely interested in electronics and tinkering would probably take a bath in LEDs, batteries, transistors and other parts Scroo...

Keys are an important part of our daily lives. Who doesn't use them a few times a day to get into their house, office, car, cupboard, safe? Th...

Simple computer games are still the best! Right? That's why after 30 years, the arcade classic with the colourful tetrominos is still one of the mo...

How great would it be to have a true-to-scale model of an X-wing? Or of an AT-AT? Or of Darth Vader's TIE fighter? And made of a long-lasting mater...

The home of a real geek needs a geeky doormat. This one expresses the common feeling amongst geeks that their own home with their own computer is a...

We're pretty sure we know what Guybrush Threepwood would say about this example of a three-headed monkey from the monkey island. It's just too bad ...

Many have long since realised it: Floppy disks are simply no longer an adequate storage medium. They are very fragile and simply don’t offer enough...

Every child –even some adults, for that matter – would love to have a companion like the dragon Toothless by their side. Unfortunately, Hiccup is u...

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

Nyan cats, long cats, ceiling cats, and keyboard sitting cats... Cats are pretty much rulers of the human race!Since we're obliged to pay homa...

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...

Unidentified Flying Objects... Strange lights in the sky... People abducted and studied while unconscious... Aliens are supposed to be everywhere a...

Monty Python and The Holy Grail has long been part of general education and not just nerdy topics. Some jokes, however, are especially present in n...

Whilst others are still ranting about the resolution of Fallout 4, we remember that an epic game doesn't need too many pixels. Alright, a litt...

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, How Lovely are your… Harry Potter decorations?!This must be Dobby’s doing. Since he decorated the Room of Requi...

For a hobby to be satisfying from a psychological point of view, it should not only be relaxing and fun but also produce some kind of result. Of co...

Nerds can't be romantic? That's just a prejudice, of course. Or why else would we have gone to the trouble of creating a Candlestick lightsaber? Th...

"Speak friend and enter". These words are emblazoned on the doors of Durin which conceal the way into the mines of Moria and the dwarven city of Kh...

While dogs are considered man's best friend, cats are the soulmates of nerds: introverted loners with a mind of their own, who often seem a little ...

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

The film "My Neighbour Totoro" by Studio Ghibli is at least as popular today as it was when it was released. Although it is a children's film, it t...

Let’s talk about dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO). This colourless and odourless chemical is extremely dangerous and yet we all come into contact with it...

For some reason, scientific terms tend to leave many people in awe – even frightened at times. For example, if you were to tell your colleagues tha...

In the Studio Ghibli movie “My Neighbour Totoro”, a small family moves to a house in the country – and quickly realises that the land and adjacent ...

OK, you're allowed to admit it: Maths was your favourite subject at school and you just couldn't get enough of it, right? And even today ...

USB flash drives, external hard drives and tiny memory cards have long since outpaced their predecessors. While those old media lacked modern memor...

As we all know, still waters run deep. While software development does not exactly have anything to do with water, still the basic principle of the...

The good, old cartridges from the NES video game console were (almost) built like tanks: The sturdy grey plastic managed to protect the electronics...