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From Stranger Things to Barbie, Disney fairytales, and a Halloweentown of your own—various creative destinations have undertaken the task of transporting guests into their own movie moments. This includes the pink-on-pink mid-century vibes at Palm Springs’ Trixie Motel, and thethemed rooms at Disney Parks’Disneyland…Read more... From Stranger Things to Barbie, Disney fairytales, and a Halloweentown of your own—various creative destinations have undertaken the task of transporting guests into their own movie moments.…

Image: RSVLTS, BoxLunch, WB Shop, Hot Topic, Alamo Drafthouse, Heroes & Villains, JBLValentine’s Day is on the horizon! So whether you’re partnered up or celebrating with friends, here are some fun fandom picks for gift-giving and beyond. Celebrate with ideas inspired by Lore Olympus, Shrek, Star Wars, Studio Ghibli, and more pop culture that evokes the bonds of both romantic and platonic relationships.Check out this Valentine’s Day slideshow for io9's selection of options to celebrate. BoxLunch, ShopDisney, Hot…

Image: Loungefly, BoxLunch, Hedley and Bennett, Heroes & Villains, DIFF, CrocsThe season of giving is upon us, and fandom friends, here’s a list of deals and festive inspired geeky gifts and gear ideas.An array of fandom forward sites and retailers like BoxLunch, Heroes & Villains, Blackmilk are more are ready. Here’s a selection of essentials from across the gamut of pop culture—Star Wars, One Piece, Marvel, DC to name a few. Plus some tech deal ideas for the cinephiles and pop culture parents in your life.Check…

Ultra Budget Apple iPhone 15 Pro MaxThe iPhone 15 Pro Max is currently Apple’s biggest and most expensive smartphone. It has a huge 6.7-inch display, the latest A17 Pro chip with a 6-core GPU, a 48MP rear camera paired with two 12MP cameras, a titanium-reinforced body and out of Apple’s own volition (not forced by any EU laws), a USB-C interface/power port. It is insanely expensive but a perfect gift for Apple enthusiasts. Rs 1,59,900 Samsung Jet Bot+No one likes to clean, and most cleaning robots…

Last summer, the actor and writer Simon Pegg and the writer-director Edgar Wright holed up for a week at Pegg’s home in Hertfordshire to see if they could break ground on a fourth feature film together. Their previous three, aka the Cornetto Trilogy – Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007) and The World’s End (2013) – are all standards on any list of the best British films of the 21st century, and have made both Pegg and Wright bona-fide Hollywood heavyweights. (The pair also created Spaced, one of the all-time great…

The OUTATIME license plate was all of $3.98 and having long loved Back to the Future, I thought it would be perfect above my laser printer in the Fab Lab. I also decided to buy the ECTO-1 plate from Ghostbusters.Also: I bought 4 brand-name tech gadgets on Temu for work. Here's how it wentEven though these items were coming to the US all the way from China, shipping was free if I was willing to wait a little while. But then I ran into a snag. My order was $7.96 and Temu has a minimum order of $20. That was not obvious…

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETI've been asked a lot about Flipper Zero , those digital pets that would die or turn evil if you neglected them?), but underneath the fun exterior and the dolphin virtual pet is a dual-core ARM processor that powers hardware that can be used to hack the planet.Or so claims the cute virtual dolphin on the sticker that came with the Flipper Zero.Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETOK, but what can the Flipper Zero do?Quite a lot.There's a built-in infrared transceiver that can both capture and…

Decorating a Christmas tree can be a creative way to express your individuality: you can go the traditional route with shiny baubles and decades-old hand me downs, or express your fandom with sci-fi and pop culture-themed ornaments. You can also go full geek, and deck your halls with gadgets, gizmos, and ornaments that do far more than just look festive.If you want to go the latter route, we’ve rounded up some of the most clever and innovative geeky ornaments we’ve found over the years. Some you can buy, while others will…