Author: Ryan Cooper

Originally from Chicago, Ryan currently lives in San Diego, California. He has a Computer Engineering degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has worked at a range of high-tech companies from research powerhouse Bell Laboratories to leading semiconductor companies and Silicon Valley startups.

Recently we saw the Katniss Hunting Bow. It was a cool prop replica, but it was designed to look at, not to use. If watching The…

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na, Bat Purse! Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na, Bat Purse, Bat Purse, BAT PURSE! This bat…

The eagerly anticipated movie The Hunger Games just reached the theaters, but we’ve already shown you some cool THG merchandise like the Mockingjay Hoop Earrings, Commando…

Today is Pi Day, March 14. (3.14, get it?) At GeekAlerts we like to make special posts for geeky holidays, and it doesn’t get much geekier…

Be ready for St. Patrick’s Day parties with your own pair of Shamrock Glasses. They’re just as cool as the Rainbow Glasses, but much better suited…

When it comes to delicious breakfast food, it’s hard to beat freshly made chocolate chip pancakes. That is, unless you have bacon chocolate chip pancakes. Fortunately…

Imagine you’re surrounded by a horde of hundreds of zombies coming at you from all sides, and you have just a couple trusty weapons to stave…

We’ve seen Giant Gummy Bears, Huge Chocolate Bars, and Big Lollipops, so it’s about time we had a humongous peanut butter cup. The Perfect Endings Peanut…

Create your own chewing gum from scratch using the Make Your Own Chewing Gum Kit. Prepare the gum base by heating it, and then mix in…

A perfect complement to the LEGO Bunny and Chick is this cute Duck with Ducklings LEGO Set. This 51 piece set is a special springtime budget set…

LEGO releases budget sets for various holidays that make excellent inexpensive gifts. For example, last Christmas they had Mini Santas, Christmas Tree, and Christmas Stocking sets…

Even if the zombie apocalypse isn’t coming in 2012, as some people believe, it is still a good idea to be prepared. You never know when…