Household gadgets for the nerd household

Over the course of millennia, mankind has managed to explore almost every square metre of the Earth's surface. As such, only the deep sea and space...

As a nerd shop, we don't usually offer religious devotional objects. Usually. But for the Flying Spaghetti Monster, the noodly deity of the Pastafa...

In Diagon Alley, at the Burrow, and in the Great Hall on just about any occasion, Harry and his friends can find baked goods galore in the form of ...

Long before widespread product placements, paid cooperation and collabs with more (or less) popular influencers even existed, one man had managed t...

The Plantarium Garden Lab lets you grown seeds without the need for constant watering. Perfect if yours is the kind of home where plants usually ha...

Even a computer scientist/genius/geek/nerd (delete as appropriate!) has to take a vacation every now and then. He/she leaves the familiar lab, offi...

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...

Generally speaking, one would think that most humans would avoid dangerous situations and substances in their everyday lives. But our investigative...

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...

Stormtroopers are the foot soldiers of Darth Vader and the Empire. But the masked troops are anything but unerring. Sometimes they almost seem more...

Several generations of teenagers poured all their passion and pocket money into these little plastic boxes with tape inside. There was no better an...

The stereotypical nerd never leaves his mom's basement, is anti-social and only eats cold pizza and drinks warm soda. This image of our subculture ...

Over the last few decades, geeks and nerds have managed to conquer most parts of everyday life and we can proudly display our interests by wearing ...

If you've asked for a pet for Christmas and your father with his penchant for the bizarre and unusual brings along a mysterious box, you shouldn't ...

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

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...

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...

Cookies – those small text files stored on your computer – have been around for quite a while. But only since 2021 have we had to consent to their ...

He wanted to become a real, rough-and-ready pirate. The most notorious pirate ever. Only everything kept going wrong! No one took him seriously as ...

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

The (almost exclusively jokingly used) eighth layer of the OSI model for network protocols is a nice way of saying that the problem lies with the p...

Let's be honest: In the digital age, very few people need the advertising brochures that land in their mailboxes more or less regularly. But someho...

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 ...

Writing letters seems to be an occupation of the last century. German government offices still use them today, but that rather confirms this statem...

When the dirty dishes in your kitchen are stacked so high that you start to expect Sauron's fiery eye at the top of them, it's time to do the dishe...

Gamer hands are sensitive tools, as we all know. And frost is something they don't like at all,… which can be awful in the winter as there isn't al...

This product is only available in Germany.

For someone who is in contact with chemicals such as sodium chloride and dihydrogen monoxide on a daily basis, handles all kinds of acids and bases...

Your external hard drive is droning and blinking even though it's in standby mode... Doh! Those USB gadgets can only be turned off by unpluggi...

Inside this transparent pen is a maze and two small, metal balls, which you can direct through the maze by turning and tilting the whole pen. The g...

It's hard to believe, but even an Imperial stormtrooper is entitled to paid holidays. And even if the wonders of an entire galactic empire are open...

The "Loch Ness Monster" is said to be a huge animal that lives in a lake in Scotland. There are always new stories about when the monster, nickname...

“It's dangerous to go alone!” These famous words from a video game don't just apply when you're a hero fighting dragons or rescuing princesses. Som...

As we know, alcohol is never really a solution. Well, unless you ask a chemist. They'll tell you that, in fact, alcohol IS a solution. Maybe not to...