The Hottest [Female] Nerd

Sorry, ladies. This one’s for the guys. While you may think the hottest nerd is Kari Byron; boy, do I have a new hottie for you. Her name is Marissa Mayer, and she works for Google.

No, she’s not the receptionist or office manager — she’s a coder! Yes, Google’s Eric Schmidt even credits her for building “the team that designs the products we all use.” Yowza!

Oh, and a little history: she’s the first female engineer at Google! Drool.

[Gizmodo via Glamour, Image Credit: Glamour's Brigitte Lacombe]

2009’s Nerdiest Costume Goes To iPhone 3GS Guys

Looking for the coolest nerdiest costume of all-time? Have a look at these two iPhone 3GS costumes. Yes, the two guys strapped 42-inch LCD TV’s to their chests to create fully-functioning iPhone 3GS costumes for Halloween. You figure people spend a couple hundred on creating one-of-a-kind items but this costs more than $2,000. Oh, and they don’t regret it. Makes you wish you had two grand hanging around that you can just throw away, right? You can watch them get their touch screen on after the break. Warning: horrible techno beats included. Read more