Unusual gifts

"Life finds a way." Does this quote sound familiar? Then the Jurassic Park lamp: Amber with Mosquito is sure to find its way into your home soon. T...

In the world of "Game of Thrones", the secrecy of letters has a completely different meaning. Although the ravens are unlikely to open the letters ...

Somehow regular jewellers just don't get the tastes of us geeks, right? C'mon, who believes in the lucky power of horseshoes or trefoils or upside-...

Like all villains, the dark side of the Force usually lures us in with empty promises. Who hasn't heard the famous quote from Darth Vader to Luke: ...

Somehow, Spider-Man still feels a bit sidelined when compared to other Marvel heroes – even though the human spider has starred in dozens of TV sho...

The fact that we as Muggles never got the chance to be sorted into one of the four Hogwarts houses by the Sorting Hat is something most Harry Potte...

Without a doubt, physics is one of the most interesting sciences in the world. But one major downside is the fact that, in order to get to see the ...

Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, can certainly be criticised, but every now and then you discover a few sparks of truth in his texts. ...

Mimics are mean: Before you even realise what’s happening, these malicious monsters are already using their goo to keep you in place and render you...

Experts are still debating whether the fearsome T-Rex was an active predator or rather a scavenger. We know better. Of course, it simply ate everyt...

What would you say if we told you that you can harness the powers of physics to slow down time and switch off gravity? And that you can make a ball...

"You took my planet, but I'll take yours too.You'll fire your laser, but I'll cut you through."Almost every citizen of the Empire of Mankind will k...

Do you already know our DNA Earrings and Molecule Necklaces? If you like colours, we've the Atom Necklace from our Geek Gem line. Both the chain an...

Like every machine, the human body needs to be recharged from time to time. For our machines it's having enough batteries in stock – for us it's co...

To call the T-800 from the Terminator movies the perfect death machine would probably be an understatement! The taciturn Terminator from Austria is...

The D20 – i.e. the 20-sided die – is a symbol for roleplaying games such as Dungeons & Dragons, but also other game genres such as tabletops. Not s...

It is hard to imagine the world of "The Witcher" without inns. They are the place where Geralt lands new contracts, meets old friends or recuperate...

To our surprise, even the world of wizards and witches involves dealing with rather mundane problems: plagued by money problems, the Sorting Hat fr...

The year 1990 changed our lives forever when the first Gameboy came on the market. The absolute horror for parents and teachers, because it was dif...

Almost right from the beginning of his career as a Shinobi, Naruto from the eponymous manga and anime series had to deal with members of the crimin...

When it comes to charms, we nerds usually think of powerful spells in pen-and-paper games, the counterpart to the Strange Quark or simply a certain...

Nerds are known to tend towards introversion. This also means that spontaneous visitors can very quickly cause panic and sweating. With the Harry P...

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon is, in fact, blue. And actually there are only four of him. Or rather three, after the card that Yugi Moto’s grandfather...

Probably most of us only know amoebas from biology class back in school and don’t spend a whole lot of time thinking about the unicellular organism...

What does a hero truly need? A magic sword, a mithril shirt and magical powers? Well, those and a proper jacket, of course. After all, what good is...

Space is vast and populated by countless species. The variations in exotic food, dishes and drinks are huge. But one thing is always certain: where...

If you‘ve never watched or read Death Note, you should DO. IT. NOW. The story about a book that allows you to kill people by simply writing their n...

Four pizza-gobbling, weapon-wielding turtles taught the art of Ninjitsu by a rat mutant in the sewers of New York?What sounds like a joke actually ...

Got yourself a mechanical keyboard? Then you know they're well-known for their high quality and their good typing feel. A Das Keyboard, a Filc...

You may have seen our Plantarium Garden Lab? Well, if you're looking for a new challenge, then how about these sets? They include different plants,...

In the guise of a white wolf, the sun goddess Amaterasu roams the magical world of the video game "Okami" and frees the people of Nippon from the c...

The MACUSA, the Magical Congress of the United States of America, is to the United States of America what the Ministry of Magic is to the United Ki...

With his big beady eyes and quizzical look, “Baby Yoda” quickly became famous from his very first appearance in the Star Wars spinoff The Mandalori...

Plenty of people have declared “Die Hard” to be one of the very best action films of all time. Aside from the effortless humour and suspense-packed...

What do you do when you have to catch a slightly deranged killer who can kill people by simply writing down their name in a book? Exactly, you call...