Tag: CHRISTMAS

23 Twitter accounts are working in unison for a modern retelling of 1990's 'Home Alone.' The Home Alone Project, created by design studio Nation, tells "the narrative of John Hughes' classic Christmas movie through the medium of Twitter as if it's happening in real time." It's probably the best use of Twitter lists we've seen yet; by watching the /homealone list, you can see every line and scene ...

When Christmas comes around, most people pick up a fir tree, add a few choice ornaments, top it off with a string of lights, and call it a day. But Peter Terrent clearly isn't most people. The 53-year-old Bunbury, Australia native and father of three has experimented with electricity, or what he calls "electrickery," for more than a decade. By sending around 500,000 volts of electricity through ...

The stockings are hung with care, the tree is glowing bright, and Santa's list has been checked and re-checked. With two days until Christmas Eve, there's nothing left to do but let the anticipation build. One necessary part of that Christmas preparation is tracking Santa's flight path through the night sky. There are several ways to track Santa this year, but if you're looking for experienced ...

With Christmas fast approaching, we recently compiled a list of 70 Geeky Gifts Under $70, and unbelievably, we recently found a laptop that narrowly missed the cut. According to Techland, Cherrypal has released what might be the cheapest laptop on the planet. The 7-inch Cherrypal Africa costs a very frugal $99. But be aware, you're not getting the biggest, fastest, or most efficient machine ...

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2009/12/14/garage-gets-decorated-with-guitar-hero-made-from-christmas-lig/'; A few years ago, this guy dazzled us (and nearly sent us into a seizure) with his musically-synced Christmas wonderland. For '09 Ric Turner, a former "imagineer" for Disney and special affects aficionado, raised the Christmas ante to another level. He transformed his entire house ...

If your grandmother is like ours, she loves receiving Christmas cards in the mail each holiday season. She proudly displays them on the mantle until the calendar turns to January. While she loves each card, it's the ones with a special touch that she enjoys the most. But if she opened an envelope and found this card made by Chris Stevens, she truly wouldn't know what to do with it. According ...

He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake. And now, he reads your text messages, too. Yes, jolly old St. Nick is hip with texting, thanks to AT&T. (Hey, if Grandma can do it, why not Mr. Claus?) According to Newser, kids can send a text to Santa by using the number 1224 (clever, right?), and he will reply to the question or comment at no extra cost to Mom and Dad, with sweet ...

Given the completely ridiculous Wii shortage that's still ongoing, there's obviously no shame in being somewhat off your rocker if one shows up in a nicely wrapped box. That said, there's still no way anyone in their right mind should get this excited about receiving a $299 game console, but we can't say we didn't get a few laughs out of watching his celebration. We'll stop yapping and let you ...

50 kids happy to get a Nintendo Wii for Christmas - watch more gamer videos As far as we can tell, YouTube, and its various user-generated video spawn, were invented to embarrass children. Well, that and to share renditions of the 'Super Mario Brothers' theme. Need proof? Just check out these videos we've found in just the last few days. Remember the kid who was really excited to get an N64? ...

Even geeks need to get in the holiday spirit. Just because we spend our lives playing video games, watching sci-fi movies, and Tweeting about 'Heroes' doesn't mean we don't like a little seasonal merriment. But we do have to do it our own way, like putting solar-powered LEDs on trees, sending out hand made light up cards, and instead of gingerbread houses we like to make gingerbread TIE ...

Believe it or not there are people out there willing to pay $8 for a box. Seriously, an empty cardboard box. It probably makes more sense when we explain that the boxes are gag gift boxes from our favorite source of satire, The Onion. Though they went on sale in 2006, the GotchaBoxes have soared in popularity. The empty boxes are carefully designed to look like packaging for crappy gadgets that ...

If you're a little late getting those greeting cards in the mail, or are so eco-minded you wouldn't think of killing trees to spread some holiday cheer, then rest easy: YouTube has the perfect solution for you. For the next month, the site is offering YouTube Greeting Cards, enabling you to quickly and easily stream a little cheer to those you love. The site enables you to pick any video ...

We learned about BetaMaXmas.com this morning from Andrew Sullivan's blog over at Atlantic Online. Remember those long Saturday mornings in the '80s you spent plopped down in front of the TV? Well, now you can relive them on the Web. The BetaMaXmas Web site features a wood-paneled living room, TV Guide, and a rabbit-eared TV, which streams classic Christmas specials on every channel. You have ...

In the vein of the fake Sarah Palin Facebook page, Holy Taco is celebrating the holiday season by poking fun at Santa and all things Christmas. The Photoshop pranksters at Holy Taco have recreated Santa's Gmail inbox, replete with 419 scam messages and offers for cheap Viagra. Of course, Santa's inbox also has bratty kids asking for a PlayStation 3 and PETA complaining about his enslavement of ...

Just in time for Christmas, Lightning GPS is lending GPS units to churches and charities for those institutions to conceal in nativity scene figures, BoingBoing reports. The company's Web site, cheekily stating that "Lightning GPS Strikes Down Sinners," explains that this program had its origins in a few victimized churches asking the company for donated GPS units in recent years. Moved by the ...