Birthday gifts

There's no story so good a drink won't make it better. - Thoros von MyrIndeed, no story can be so good that a thematically appropriate cocktail won...

Another piece from our own geek jewelry collection: the DNA molecule earrings. Jay! :)What could be more personal than giving a little piece of DNA...

Ever since Heinz Rühmann's comments on alcoholic fermentation in Die Feuerzangenbowle, we have known that chemistry and tipsy fun go hand in hand. ...

"That's the greatest monkey I've ever seen!"We're sure that's exactly what Guybrush Threepwood would say to this specimen of a three-headed monkey ...

The computer is making noise, but the TV is black.Error messages like this can really only freak you out as an IT professional. Or fall into a deep...

Of course, a real geek household also needs a corresponding doormat. And geeks know best anyway that @home (at your own computer) is the best place...

You call it "baking", we call it "experiment on the behavior of various chemicals under constant heating". And of course we don't need "flour", "sa...

If you believe a well-known advertisement and the resulting meme, the most interesting man in the world drinks beer. We've never heard such nonsens...

At a time when everyone can take photos with their phone, but nobody knows how it actually works, we're going back to the good old SLR camera. So t...

"Oh no! What's that on your face? Like a facehugger? Wait, I'll get the M41A pulse rifle quickly!" You have to be prepared for a reaction like that...

Every race in the most famous science fiction series of all time has its strengths: Klingons are the best fighters, Vulcans the brightest minds and...

Summer means sun, beach, ice cream and balmy summer nights when the stars twinkle in the sky. With a bit of luck, we might even see a shooting star...

Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has repeatedly managed to bring impressive images from distant parts of space to our little bl...

All you need for your new spaceship are your fingers and perhaps a pair of needle-nose pliers and tweezers. Who would have thought? Well, you can't...

As Muggles, we have to do without some comforts. Although we have been able to make up for a lot with our technology, the lack of magic still hurts...

A simple potted plant enhances your living room, office or almost any other room enormously without having to spend a lot of money or effort. A lit...

Cats are the undisputed rulers of mankind. We are obliged to pay homage to them in all their feline manifestations. And we should also make life as...

Superheroes usually look absolutely flawless: Full hair, big muscles, perfect proportions... but doesn't that get boring at some point? Soap Studio...

The best thing about the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM), the noodly deity of the Pastafarians, is that, unlike some other deities, it does not impo...

The motif of the three monkeys that see nothing, hear nothing and say nothing is something we come across from time to time in everyday life - the ...

There is one thing that no action movie, zombie shooter or gangster series should be without: the good old pump-action shotgun. Or, to use the corr...

Are asymmetrically topped pizzas a nightmare for you? Is there nothing worse than randomly divided pies? With short thick and long narrow pieces? T...

Pluto is not only chronically lonely, so far away from the SunEarth and all the others, the poor celestial body has also been cast out of the plane...

A simple card game can often still be the best way to pass the time. For example, when external influences push you towards analog amusement. Like ...

Anyone who enjoys playing classic role-playing games knows how dependent you can sometimes feel on the luck of the dice. But you are not completely...

Metal Earth's space series includes kits of eleven very special engineering achievements. These include the Apollo Lunar Module, the Hubble Telesco...

A ghost lives in this cube,who always tears off a new leaf for you, even late at night from the large, white round cube.If you look around the sani...

Even though you are much older than eleven, you are still eagerly awaiting your letter to Hogwarts. You simply don't want to accept that you will r...

Ever since school lessons at the latest, it should be clear to everyone that nothing works without chemistry. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the s...

Even though smartphones undoubtedly enrich our everyday lives by giving us access to the infinite expanses of the internet in addition to tradition...

No, you didn't make a mistake. The game is really called"Butts in Space". And yes, it really is about butts looking for toilet paper in space. What...

We proudly present: our Geek Gems. At last, fashion-conscious geeks no longer have to make their jewelry (only) from discarded electronic parts. Or...

We all know the old adage: cooking is art, baking is science. After all, messed-up dishes can usually be salvaged somehow, whereas one milligram to...

This lamp brings together what belongs together: the shape of the lava lamp, which children of the 70s and 90s may remember as an object of desire,...

Bored in the office, restless hands during a coffee klatch, or just a bit nostalgic? No problem, there's the Brick Mug from getDigital. This versat...

Every good adventure involves a spectacular escape, a thrilling chase or a dangerous hike through unknown territory - perhaps all three. But this i...