Thinking about turning a room of your house into your own private nerdy playground? If so, you probably didn’t consider wallpaper—until now. This Star Wars Imperial Wallpaper isn’t cheap at $99.99 per roll, but that’s a lot better than the original $119.99 price tag.
Star Wars Imperial Wall Paper is everything we dreamed it would be. It features textured (yes – textured!!) portraits of Darth Vader, Boba Fett, and members of the Empire. This hand-screened, flocked, designer wallpaper is just dying to decorate your bedroom, office, library room, collectibles room, or Death Star.
One roll (27″ x 180″) will cover 33.75 sq feet.
Star Wars Imperial Wallpaper—$119.99 $99.99 (17% off)
Thirty-five years ago today a little film called Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was released to the masses. For that reason, May 25th has become the official day to celebrate your geekdom.
Today also happens to be Towel Day—a day set aside for fans of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy to commemorate the passing of the late author Douglas Adams. As the book states, a towel “is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have”, so make sure to have a towel handy at all times today in celebration of Adams’ life and work.
On that note, Modis has conducted their yearly Geek Pride Day survey and discovered that our ranks are swelling. They also uncovered some additional bits of information that you might find interesting. For example:
- 54 percent of both self-professed geeks and non-geeks rated geeks to be extremely intelligent, an increase from 45 percent in 2011
- 71 percent of survey respondents identified geeks as the go-to people for technology advice this year, up from 56 percent last year
- More than half of Americans (51 percent) define geeks as professionally successful, a significant jump from 31 percent in 2011
For more information, check out the Modis infographic above (click to enlarge).
So, make sure to put on your favorite superhero shirt today and indulge in your passion for all things nerdy. Happy Geek Pride Day!!
The latest shirt in our Nerd Approved T-Shirt Store has arrived! And this cute Sith is ready for battle. And don’t forget—you can save 15% on your total order by using the codes “CHEAPASS15″ or “buytees15″ at checkout.
A Wild Sith Appeared!—$18.95 $16 with code
While you’re at it, make sure to check out the entire Nerd Approved T-Shirt Store for more tees custom designed by us.
San Francisco-based developer Massive Black has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund Zombie Playground, an online, team-based action arena game that will offer “a mix of third-person shooter and action RPG featuring character progression and unlockable abilities along with weapon and clothing upgrades”. But the awesome thing is that you’ll take on the zombie horde with a group of grade school kids.
The development team for the game includes BioWare vets Jason Chan (Senior Artist), as well as Aesop Rock and Shawn Lee (Music Producers/Artists). If the team is able to meet their current $100,000 goal, they will be able to produce an alpha version of Zombie Playground with two playable characters (one ranged, one melee) using Attack the Block, Goonies, and The Walking Dead as inspiration.
Ultimately the goal is to amass $ 2 million, which will allow for the creation of the complete game, featuring a full school location, multiple classes, and additional game modes.
Hit the jump to check out a promo video.
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If you enjoy flying R/C helicopters, you will love this Giant Scale SWAT version. And they aren’t kidding when they say “Giant Scale”—this thing is freakin’ huge. It’s also freakin’ cheap at only $29.99. That’s 40% off the list price.
Tired of R/C helicopters that look like multi-colored pre-school toys? This Giant Scale SWAT R/C Copter looks just like a scale model and actually features mini articulated pilot and gunner figures. This copter isn’t for kids. With giant blades and oodles of power you’ll need to exercise some caution. Luckily the 3 channel control with built-in gyro makes flying easy. You get full control to go up/down rotate right/left and move forward and backward. Dual counter-rotating blades make for great hovering as you dominate the skies with this massive copter.
Defender Giant Scale SWAT R/C Copter—$49.99 $29.99 (40% off)
Watch a video of the copter in action after the break.
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The legendary four-issue series of The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson and Lynn Varley with it’s darker, grittier Batman has never been adapted for film or television, but that’s about to change. DC Comics Premiere Movies is currently creating a two-part animated adaptation of the series and they’ve chose Peter Weller of RoboCop fame as the voice of Batman. We can look forward to part one this fall and part two sometime next year. I really hope we get to hear Batman say, “Excuse me, I have to go. Somewhere there is a crime happening.”
(via /Film)
UK-based Lazybone has teamed up with Nerd Approved to offer our readers the chance to win a Star Wars prize pack stuffed with awesome toys an accessories! The winner will receive:
Find out how to enter after the break…
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It was recently announced that the ultimate Bond boxed set would crush store shelves on September 25th. However, if you pre-order now you can save 33% off the list price. That works out to a savings of $100.
Features include:
- Collectible box set featuring all 22 James Bond films on Blu-ray disc in one complete offering for the first time.
- Collection includes all 22 James Bond feature films from Dr. No to Quantum of Solace and more than 130 hours of bonus features including never-before-seen content from the Bond archives, and more.
- One disc of brand new bonus content approximately one hour in length.
- 9 titles available on Blu-ray for the first time ever: Goldeneye, Octopussy, The Spy Who Loved Me, You Only Live Twice, The Living Daylights, Tomorrow Never Dies, Diamonds are Forever, A View to a Kill and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
- Box set includes an open slot for forthcoming James Bond film.
- Hardcover Book also included with 50 Years of Movie Posters that provide a kaleidoscope of Bond imagery that captures, distils and defines the lasting appeal of cinema’s most compelling superspy.
Bond 50: The Complete 22 Film Collection With Amazon Exclusive Hardcover Book—$299.99 $199.99 (33% off)
You’ll have to wait a few more months for The Dark Knight Rises to hit theaters on July 20th, but here’s a little something to whet your appetite in the meantime. Six new posters featuring Batman, Catwoman and Bane have been released by Warner Brothers to help promote the film. If the posters are any indication, this final chapter in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy is going to be amazing!
See all the posters after the jump…
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We’ve lined up another awesome gadget bundle to give away to a lucky Nerd Approved reader. This time the bundle includes The SuperTooth Bluetooth Speakerphone, Griffin’s HELO TC Assault remote controlled helicopter and the Biscotti TV Phone.
More details on the prizes along with info on how to enter is available after the break.
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