Natalia Pogonina is a grandmaster chess player. At only 25 years old, she has attained a FIDE rate of over 2500. That puts her up with the top male competitors. She is a three time European champion and is a member of the Russian Olympic Chess Team. Check out her website here.

Found at ThinkGeek.com this umbrella will help insure that everyone knows that you are no replicant. Features listed on the site are: Futuristic black umbrella with LED light-up shaft Stay dry on your walk to the noodle shop Push the button to light up the shaft with LEDs Look both ways and watch out for [...]

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The idea here is by using cameras and projectors at various angles, you will be able to “see” through walls, or at least around the corner.

A see through body piercing. Just don’t quite know what to say about this. On one end, “Cool! It’s your body, it’s your right.”, but on the other end I just gotta wonder what she’s thinking. To quote my middle son, “Whoa! Creepy!”

Hurley, New York: John Gill and Gary Arnold built this: It can be heard from miles away, it can shoot a large squash a mile, and leaves the barrel at around 600 mph. Being a geek can be a very cool thing.

The future is here, well almost here. These lasers are just too cool for words. Mounted on a truck or an aircraft they can track and “kill” with precision. Check out the vids. source: popsci.com

Is it a real ad, or is this fan produced? No one’s quite sure. What do you think?

Truly one of the ultimate geek toys. You can find the build specs here. Be sure not to accidentally start any fires or burn out your eyes or someone else’s for that matter. Unless, of course, they disrespect the Federation.

Found that perfect vid on YouTube? Wished there was an easy way to keep it? Well, there is. Simply replace the “Y” in the URL of the YouTube vid you want to keep, with a “3″, and BLAM! A screen will come up giving you a download choice to download in a MP4 or FLV [...]