Philly
8Static loves you
The chiptunes scene has been rocking Europe (and some of the US) with 8Bit music, and awesome low-fi demo’s for years. And even though some of the best East Coast 8bit hackers are right here in Philly (NO CARRIER, Animal Style, Cheap Dinosaurs, VBlank just to name a few) there’s been near zero gig’s [...]
Epic Want: Diamond Ring Hidden in Philadelphia
The folks over at Robbins Diamonds (they have a shop in Philly on 8th and Walnut) are hosting an awesome treasure hunt here in Philadelphia. They’ve hidden a $20,000 diamond ring somewhere in Center City, and its your job to find it through a series of clues, received via text messages, mobile web, or an [...]
Lego Store Grand Opening Photos: Life Size Lego Batman
Eh, so we’re a week late posting these photos. Wanna fight about it?
Our pal Rob Bender, a talented photog here in Philadelphia, was on site at the Lego Store in King of Prussia for their grand opening. He managed to capture some wonderful photos from inside the store, including some fantastic looking Lego dioramas and [...]
Sushi Cookies: Delicious, No Fish Aftertaste
Zoe Lukas, you’ve gone and done it again. First there was that outstanding sushi themed cake back in August, and now you’ve made these tasty looking sushi cookies.
Each cookie is hand painted on top of royal icing. I’m not sure what royal icing is, but you know what? I’m sure it is yummy.
And for all [...]
Iron Man Party: Just One Week Away!
Hooray! Our Iron Man party at Indy Hall is just one week away, and we are really excited. Thursday, October 2nd, comic book geeks will reign supreme within the walls of the Old City co-working space.
Update: Due to some time conflicts, we’re going to have to drop the Arc Reactor project from the event. However, [...]
iPhone Cupcakes: Delicious, Don’t Require Jailbreaking
Power (cupcake) couple Nick and Danielle Bilton whipped up these tasty looking iPhone cupcakes for New York City’s Ignite event, and won their Cupcake Decorating Championship. Congrats you two!
Speaking of Ignite, Ignite Philadelphia II kicks off on Tuesday, September 23rd at Johnny Brenda’s. Be there! Folks from Design Philadelphia and ArtSphere will be there, as [...]
Choice Tweets: Your Favorite Twitter Messages, Printed on T-Shirts
When three internet superheroes combine powers, crazy fun ideas usually end up coming to fruition. Such is the case of Choice Tweets, a small company that will put your favorite Twitter messages onto a t-shirt.
Created by Alex Hillman (Indy Hall) and Matt Cohen (Choice Shirts), with coding done by Erik Kastner, Choice Tweets is definitely [...]
Friendly Parking Signs: Philly Could Use A Few Of These
If you’re from Philadelphia, or hell, any other state for that matter, you’re totally aware of the angry parking signs littering every street. Here in Philly, we happen to have an angry parking authority to accompany these signs. They’ve got their own television show, occasionally fail at following their own rules, and have been known [...]
Covenant Soapbox Derby Car Spotted @ Red Bull Race in Manayunk!
OMG! Philadelphia, mentioned on Kotaku! Hooray!
A local Philadelphian sent in this great photo of a covenant ghost car seen at the Red Bull Soapbox Derby race in Manayunk this past Saturday. The team went by the name The Spartan Ghosts, and wore army fatigues for their race.
The whole story is over on the Kotaku [...]
Geekadelphia Events: October 2nd - Iron Man Release Party & Build Your Own Arc Reactor!
You read the title of the post correctly. On Thursday, October 2nd, The Hacktory and Geekadelphia are teaming up again to throw another lil’ shindig with the folks at Indy Hall.
We spend all summer swooning over the Iron Man movie, and decided that upon its release date on DVD, we’d host a party here in [...]
