And Vinyly Will Immortalize You In Vinyl
Going off quietly not your style? Arrange to have your earthly body immortalized in vinyl with And Vinyly, a morbidly novel service that offers to turn your ashes into a playable platter for the family turntable.
Founded by 90s musician Jason Leach, the company will literally press your ashes into a vinyl recording of your own choice. Want to force people to remember you by playing a 12-minute long remixed version of Debbie Gibson’s Electric Youth? Yes, you can. You can also opt for more meaningful music (such as your favorite song – which happens to be Electric Youth), a voice recording (such as your will and testament) or deafening silence (so everyone can listen to pops and crackles while they summon your spirit).
And Vinyly sprinkles the ashes into raw pieces of vinyl before having them pressed by the plates, essentially embedding your torched humanity into the grooves and recesses of [...]
Hoyt Carbon Matrix, An Ultra-Light, Extra-Powerful Bow
Because you never know when you’ll be kidnapped and dropped off in another planet to be hunted by Predators, it pays to have a weapon nearby. While guns are always awesome, you’ll be better off hauling killing machines with reusable ammunition (you don’t know how many of them single-minded aliens you have to kill, after all). The Hoyt Carbon Matrix, a seriously scary-looking bow, should be right up for your consideration.
Hoyt loads up on the hyperbole and calls it “a quantum leap for the entire archery industry.” Since I don’t own a subscription to Bowhunting World, I’ll have to take their word for it. Which isn’t hard to do, by the way, considering just how menacing this contraption looks.
The Carbon Matrix is the company’s lightest high-end bow, weighing a mere 3.8 lbs. That means plenty of mobility for you, even while packing dozens of arrows, as you defend your life [...]
Stay Puft Quality Marshmallows Deliver Sweet Softness, Serious Caffeine Dose
Roast marshmallows by the campfire, stay up all night. That’s what you’ll be doing when you skewer your hotdogs with the Stay Puft Quality Marshmallows, a heavily-caffeinated treat, dutifully endorsed by everyone’s favorite lumbering, paranormal monster.
Officially licensed by the Ghostbuster franchise, the product features the smiling mascot that destroyed parts of New York City prominently in the packaging. Lucky for you, that’s where the similarity with the real Stay Puft ends, so the sugary mallows might melt in your mouth, but they won’t have to taste like ectoplasm.
The Stay Puft Quality Marshmallows are actually gourmet treats – which is a shorter way of saying they’re supposed to be especially delicious. Even better, every single square piece is infused with over 100mg of caffeine, so all you need is to pop one to get you through the next meeting.
Each 7 x 4 x 2.5 inch box comes with sixteen marshmallows and [...]
Griffin Party Dock Turns Your iPad Into A Home Console
Need some video games for home parties? Forget picking up a Wii and turn your iOS machine into a home console with the Griffin Party Dock, a gaming accessory that plugs into your TV and lets up to four people play on any compatible game from the App Store.
All iOS machines – iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad – are supported. Just slip the mobile device on the dock, pick up the controllers and commence playing. It only supports Griffin’s own games for now (which are mostly lame quiz titles), but will be extended to others (games need to be specifically developed for compatibility with the platform).
The Griffin Party Dock uses a tabletop dock, with four detachable controllers housed on slots at the same base. Each wireless controller uses a similar layout as Apple’s IR remote (four directional controls, one central button and one back button), which should limit gameplay to [...]
Les 4 Mondes Could Be The World’s Most Expensive Coloring Book
Tired of waxing your Crayolas on cheap coloring books not worthy of your moneyed pedigree? Bring luxury into your elementary school art skills with the Les 4 Mondes Coloring Book, a ridiculously expensive volume of line drawings that retail for $130. Really.
Why the price? We’re not sure, either. It’s from luxury peddlers Hermes, which should explain some things about the decidedly steep pricing decision. There’s not even a discussion of what kinds of drawing it contains, although we’re guessing it’s more of Hermes’ luxury goods, clad in line art that you can color with shades of gold, rubies and other expensive materials. That, or unicorns that come alive after you color them.
The Les 4 Mondes is a 12-page coloring book, measuring 15 x 11 inches and printed with 24 different designs. Yep, it’s that thin, driving the resulting cost to over $10 per page. Hermes says it’s something both children [...]
Old CIA Research Software Can Make Your Decisions For You
Need to make a decision based on overwhelming amounts of data and hypotheses? Forget about torturing your brain and pick up a copy of Open Source Analysis of Competing Hypotheses (ACH), a free intelligence software designed to help you make objective and logical decisions by rigorously testing each hypothesis.
Originally developed for the CIA, the software played an integral part in the government agency’s vaunted research methodology. It works in a rather straightforward manner: given a set of data and hypotheses, it checks which of the latter are viable by eliminating those with too many inconsistent components.
According to the official website, ACH differs from conventional intuitive analysis by requiring you to identify a full set of alternative explanations (instead of just one likely conclusion), each of which you will then assess objectively using each available evidence. Because of this, it could prove to be a valuable asset for many types of [...]
Wavetooth Headphones Let You Listen To Music Even While Drowning
Love swimming in the ocean, hate listening to nature? Drown the sound of the real world with Wavetooth, a functional Bluetooth headset that can you can use even while submerged in the water.
Unleashed from the depths of Brando’s pile of crazy peripherals, the waterproof audio accessory can survive depths of up to three meters for 24 hours straight. That means you can have a complete soundtrack playing in your ears, all while snorkeling with the corrals, relaxing in the shower or surviving the coming deluge of 2012.
The Wavetooth is a pair of IPx8-certified in-ear buds and mic assembly, designed to work over Bluetooth 2.1 with most A2DP-compatible devices. Buds are wired to a tightly-enclosed controller case, with a touch-sensitive control surface and an onboard 360mAh Li-polymer battery (good for 13 hours of playback on a single charge).
It comes with a waterproof bag case to hold your cellphone or music player, [...]
Grow A Garden In Your Cubicle With The Miniature LabBox Grower
Does playing Farmville (and, more likely, Pot Farm) for 60% of your workday make you want to raise your own miniature plantation? Grow one in the comfort of your office cubicle with the LabBox Grower, which claims the unofficial title of “world’s smallest automated hydroponic system.”
Created by Micro Grow Project, the setup offers one of the most convenient ways to grow your own plants, herbs and…uhm…that thing they harvest on Pot Farm. With a grow box measuring a mere 5.40 x 5.20 x 1.44 inches (w x h x d), you can literally put one anywhere, including a spare shelf case, an empty area of your work desk or under the bed.
The LabBox Grower uses a pre-programmed PicAxe 14M microcontroller to facilitate a hands-off approach to all aspects of indoor growing, including watering cycles (four times a day), lighting schedules (you can choose from three options) and temperature settings (it [...]
Imation Link Creates Dead Simple Way To Stream To Your TV
How much simpler can you streaming video from a computer to a TV without the mess of cables and wires? We’re guessing not much simpler than the Imation Link, a two-piece wireless AV extender that facilitates the wireless stream directly from the PC to the HDTV.
A USB dongle plugs into your PC sending whatever appears on the monitor to a receiver that connects straight to your TV’s HDMI port. Yep, it’s really that easy. Offering transfer speeds that put your WiFi to shame, it can stream videos up to 720p, stills up to 1080p and stereo audio, all without fiddling with any moderately complicated hardware or software.
The Imation Link uses Wireless USB 2.0 (WUSB) to establish a connection, so you’re completely free from WiFi interference. Components consist of a regular-looking USB dongle and a 10.87 x 4.0 x 5.5 inch receiver (clad in matching satin black finish) that can play [...]
Garia LSV, A Street-Legal Golf Cart
How do you make a luxury golf cart even better? Equip it for the road like the Garia LSV, a street-legal golf cart that can ferry two passengers, both on the pavement and on the green.
Manufactured at the same factory that builds the Porsche Boxster and the Cayman, the overachieving golf cart lets you leave home in the same vehicle you’re using in the course. That way, the only time you’ll ever need to leave your seat is when you’re going to hit a ball. Swank.
The Garia LSV is a 92 x 52 x 73 inch (l x w x h) cart with sleek, understated looks and an overload of features. A low-speed vehicle, it can do up to 25mph using a 4-horsepower three-phase AC motor, paired with six Trojan 8V batteries that give it a 40-mile maximum range. Designed as much for street use as it is for the [...]
Munchies And Alcohol In One: Fried Beer
Beer and fried munchies go hand in hand. This year, however, they coalesce into one with the Fried Beer, a crunchy pocket pie filled with everyone’s favorite 21 and over beverage.
If you don’t mind the health consequences (too much fried food can turn you into a mutant – really), food tastes really good when deep fried. Many contestants at the Big Tex Choice Awards at the Texas State Fair know it too, using deep frying as their cooking method of choice to produce decidedly unusual treats. A sampling of past entries in the contest include such ridiculous concoctions as Deep Fried Latte, Texas Fried Cookie Dough, Deep Fried Butter and Fried Coke.
Fried Beer consists of a pocket of pretzel dough filled with beer, summarily dumped into a vat of boiling oil. There aren’t much details about how it’s served. Me, I’d probably want it in the freezer for a couple [...]
Ténéré Expedition Tent Comes With A Motorcycle Garage
Even motorcycles deserve a roof over their…uhm… heads. Pitch yourself an instant garage with the Ténéré Expedition Tent, a temporary shelter for outdoor-campin’ motorcycle adventurers.
Created by Nomad, the hoop-style tent offers living space for up to two people, along with an area for parking a full-sized touring motorcycle with panniers. That way, both you and your beloved hog will be protected from the elements, relaxing in comfort while you save your strengths for another day.
The Ténéré Expedition Tent is a three-season camping shelter, with a floor area of 30 square feet and a motorcycle bay measuring 100 x 50 inches. Without the bike area, the tent would be classed as a five-person lodging space, so you can expect plenty of room for you, a companion and your on-the-road supplies, even with a large 1,200cc adventurer in tow.
Easy to use, it weighs just 13 lbs when packed and erects on only [...]
Foot-Long Haute Dog: World’s Most Expensive Hotdog At Just $69
We’re not sure how legit the Guinness World Record thing is anymore, but $69 does sound pretty cheap for the “World’s Most Expensive Hotdog.” I mean, even I can afford that. I really can’t believe nobody came up with $1,000 hotdogs before, so maybe that’s an untapped market you’d want to explore.
Made by landmark New York City restaurant, Serendipity 3, the Foot-Long Haute Dog fancies up everyone’s favorite pick-up sandwich. Instead of hotdog in a bun with everything on it, it takes the same 12 inches of ground-up meat discards and loads it with a spat of fancy ingredients to justify the jacked-up price.
Let’s see: the frank is grilled in white truffle oil and placed in an admittedly delightful-looking pretzel bun. Then, the thing is topped with medallions of duck foie gras, black truffles and caramelized Vidalia onions, before being served in a shiny hotdog plate with heirloom tomato ketchup [...]
Rolls Rolls Woody Skateboard Uses Clever, High-Speed Design
The carbon fiber Rolls Rolls Sporter has held the long distance skateboarding record for the last seven years. This year, they took the same high-performance design into new boards called Woody, which trade the carbon-fiber platforms for stylish decks carved out of wood.
A recipient of 2010’s Red Dot Award for product design, the foot-propelled board curves in unusual ways, resulting in an odd shape that drastically lowers its center of gravity. Aside from improving speed, the low profile minimizes the knee-bending required for riders, resulting in better riding comfort for long distance skaters.
The Rolls Rolls Woody comes in two models, the Woody 97 and the Woody 85, with the former getting Randal RII 180mm and 97mm ABEC11 Flywheels, and the latter sporting Randal RII 180mm and 85mm Seismic Speed Vents. Both come with a 35-inch wheelbase and beech decks that put you a mere 2.3 inches above the ground – [...]
Ergomotion Mouse Rocks, Swivels And Pivots To Support Your Hand And Wrist
Still can’t find the comfort you seek in a mouse peripheral? Before giving up in favor of trackpads (or ditching PCs altogether for tablets), you might want to audition the Ergomotion, a new wrist-friendly accessory that claims to prevent repetitive stress injury (RSI) and carpal-tunnel.
Manufactured by Smartfish, the device splits the conventional mouse into two parts – a top that looks like any regular mouse and a base which contains the laser-based movement controls (800 dpi). The top is attached to the base via a central pivot that allows your wrist to bend forwards, backwards, sideways and whichever position is most comfortable, all while doing the normal things you do with the peripheral.
The Ergomotion is a symmetrical mouse that can be used by both left- and right-handers with ease. Using the unusual two-part design, it can rock, swivel and pivot, supporting all natural hand and wrist positions throughout your entire [...]
Record Revirginizer Makes Your Vinyl Collection Feel Brand New
As vinyl records age, they gather dirt, dust and mold. When the crackles, pops and hisses begin to get in the way of enjoying your vintage tunes, it’s time to restore your old-tech platters to the pink of health. And the Record Revirginizer offers, arguably, the simplest way to get a deep-seated cleansing done.
Most collectors have their own way of washing, rinsing and drying their records back into pristine shape. Rarely can traditional cleansing methods or existing solutions allow you to rid them of deeply-embedded contaminants, however, making some folks incorrectly think there’s no way to salvage their unscratched yet grimy vinyls.
The Record Revirginizer is a cleanser that works much like a facial peel – apply it to the surface of the disc (everywhere except the label), leave it to dry into a film and pull it off after eight hours. Once removed, it takes away all types of dirt [...]
