Nerdist was started by Chris Hardwick and has grown to be a many headed beast.

Square Enix Unveils Comic-Con Exclusive "Black Metallic Batman" Figure

If you liked Square Enix’s recent DC Comics line of PLAY ARTS Kai figures, then you’re going to love their newly announced San Diego Comic-Con exclusive, a black metallic version of their The Dark Knight Rises Batman figure. Limited to a run of 1,000 pieces, this exclusive 10″ figure will set you back $64.99 and comes with a window box display case, alternate hands, weapons, display stand and… more

Underground Music

Conductor: www.mta.me from Alexander Chen on Vimeo. Someone created a web page that shows the New York subway system as, well, musical art. It’s hard to describe, but… more

Cursin’ USA: The Twitter Map Of Profanity

It’s interesting, if not particularly instructive, to look at this map of Twitter profanity, showing, ostensibly, where in America you’ll find the foulest-mouth tweeters. Cartographer Daniel Huffman took tweets using… more

Help Me, Steve Ballmer. You’re My Only Hope

As the old saying goes: with new innovations in controller technology come new ways for games to frustrate the hell out of you when you try to tell them to… more
 

Don’t Feed Them

So what should you do if someone trolls you?  Fox 11 News in Los Angeles ran this report on the “maddening Internet phenomenon” and actually got it right in the… more

Do Your Tweets Have Accents?

There have been a bunch of news stories lately about how regional accents are disappearing. That may very well be true, although you can still hear New York accents coming… more

Nerdist, Facebook Style

FYI: There’s an all-new official-like Nerdist page on Facebook.  Chris just set it up.  Come on over, take a look around, and click that “Like” button. Join us, won’t you?… more
 

Your Phone, The Sudoku-Solving Savant

Did you see this the other day? Google Goggles, the app for Android that’s meant to let you take a picture of a place or thing and have Google find… more

Verizon iPhone February 10th. Now, Can We Stop Talking About It?

It’s official: the iPhone is coming to Verizon.  February 10th, pre-orders now, CDMA 3G with mobile hotspot capability, $199 for the 16GB version and $299 for the 32GB version. In… more

Urine The Game

Oh, come on. Here’s a video game console installed over urinals, with control by… pee. It’s the brainchild of Sga, and it’s being installed at four train stops across Tokyo…. more