The SatanVision is supposed to represent how televisions will look like in hell. Barring that the fiery furnace exists, it should play nice with its closest earthly relative, too – the annual Burning Man festival, for which the apparatus was made. Lo-fi and painfully red, the display hardware was created by DIY enthusiast David Forbes, who spent months of his life and $1000′s of his own cash to make the crappiest TV ever. Well, nobody said he was smart, so [...]
Linda Carter fans of yesteryear, who are probably in their forties now, are terrible targets for a funky-looking pair of colorful hi-tops. Still, how can anyone resist raving over this pair of Wonder Woman Reeboks (official model name is Reebok Freestyle Hi Femme Fatale)? Diana Prince (aka Wonder Woman) gets her entire crime-fighting outfit draped across this special edition Reebok Freestyle, which comes clad in a shiny metallic finish. Sporting a blue star-spangled heel tab (with the trademark W logo [...]
Like to have biscuits with your coffee? Have less dishes to clean up later with the Dunk Mug, an unusual-looking mug with a place for cookies and biscuits on the side. Because of the modified design, the Dunk Mug is able to handle less coffee than usual, which dampens its thrill a bit. It’s not the perfect mug, yet, but you have to admit – not having to carry biscuits on your other hand is a heck of a convenience. [...]
Want to have a permanent music device on your workspace without having to burden your already-overtaxed PC? Try the Logitech Squeezebox Touch, a desktop audio player with good looks, streaming support and a full touchscreen display. Just like the rest of the company’s awesome Squeezebox line, the Wi-Fi-connected base station controller can work as a standalone music player, even without a connected PC. It retains the impressive audio streaming support, playing Pandora, Last.Fm, XM and most common internet radio streams [...]
Why bother solving Sudoku puzzles when you can get a robot to do it? That makes sense, of course, if you can build a text-reading, puzzle-solving and answer-writing android like Swedish hacker Hans Andersson’s Sudoku Solver, which he built using a Lego Mindstorms kit. The robot performs a quick scan of the puzzle, sweeping the light sensor across the page to determine which cells are empty. Once it takes account of the blank areas, it looks through all the non-empty [...]
Nothing beats a good cup of tea and a little chuckle early in the morning (unless you prefer coffee, of course). These German-made teabags give you both, sporting familiar characters that cling to the side of your teacup, like folks bathing in a jacuzzi. Three sets of bags are currently available. The DemocraTea consists of political figures from the American Democrat party, sporting the likenesses of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, among other fixtures. The RoyalTea, on the other hand, [...]
Need to prop up your space warrior costume with matching boots? Crackshot’s Snake Guardz should play the leg armor part nicely, apart from keeping all those nasty alien serpents from taking a bite at your legs. Intended as protection for wilderness trips, Snake Guardz keeps snakes and other slithering creatures from easily climbing their way up your pants. Bite-proof, the durable gaiters shield your legs from angry reptiles, keeping their fangs from penetrating deep enough to hurt you. A unique [...]
It’s not the first time a dual-screen laptop showed up, but the gScreen sure does it in a way no one else did. Instead of adding a small secondary screen like previous efforts, the company’s gScreen Spacebook throws in two full displays on a single machine. The prototype they’re currently showing around is a 15.4-inch model, sporting two full-sized LCDs. In compact form, one screen hides behind the other, allowing you to use just one monitor if it’s all you [...]
Bumper cars were crazy fun when I was a kid. Even as an adult today, they still look immensely entertaining and I’d probably be on one every weekend if only everyone else lined up to ride them weren’t in grade school. Instead of drawing power from the floor or ceiling like regular flat rides, these bumper cars seen around the San Diego area not only run independently – you can drive them down public roads. That’s right, these bumper cars, [...]
Want to enjoy iMax-like 3D video at home? Try the TOOB (short for Think Out Of the Box), an omni-directional digital screen that works with home theater projectors to create a unique visual experience. Created by Alexander McDonnell, the TOOB was born after a brief, unsuccessful search for a dome-like projector that he can install at home. Instead of letting the idea go, he decided to build one as affordably as possible. The result is a minimalist setup that can [...]
Having a wheelchair is great for mobility, but getting from your bed to one isn’t exactly something most wheelchair users can do autonomously. The Rodem is a next-generation wheelchair that aims to make sliding into it something that everyone can perform all by themselves. Instead of requiring a nurse to assist you into the wheelchair and off it, the Rodem lets you do that on your own, allowing for more independent mobility. It redesigns the conventional wheelchair altogether, turning it [...]
Are You looking to make a difference in this World, but don’t where to begin? Well, those born in September can start this coming month by asking their friends to forego their birthday gifts and use the money for charity instead. The year before, Charity: Water’s September campaign resulted in 800 people giving up their birthday presents, asking their friends, family and other acquaintances to donate to the organization instead. This resulted in close to $1,000,000 of donations that brought [...]
Need to snip documents to bits but can’t afford a full freaking shredder? Make your life easier than cutting off one end at a time with these Shredder Scissors, which uses multiple blades to slice off paper, cards, fingers and other things into numerous pieces. Whether you’re tearing down old receipts to keep the identity thieves away, preparing a confetti shower or protecting your shady investments by disposing of the paper trail, the Shredder Scissors let you do a whole [...]
Skiers have it tough. Riding next to snowboarders on the slope, they just look dorky. Vermont resident Jason Starr doesn’t make it any easier with his new invention, called Surf Skiing, which brings the winter sport to the water. Just like skiing, the new activity involves wearing separate equipment for each foot and holding on to something to push yourself on the water. Instead of sharp skis, you attach two boards to your feet, with a long paddle to propel [...]
Miss having a desktop with a tower case at home? Feel like you still have one with the BookArc, a MacBook stand that lets you pose your notebook like a regular PC tower. Designed to free up the large amount of desk space that a laptop can take, the BookArc props your machine upright when you connect it to an external display and peripherals. That way, you get to use it like a traditional desktop, all while having the whole [...]
Got attitude? Sit like you mean it with the Attitude Chair, which lets you lean back like the cockiest douchebag in town. You know what happens when you try to lean back with an ordinary chair, right? You fall down, like the same klutz your mommy always said you were (boo-hoo-hoo). Now, how are you supposed to feel like the king of the world while pawning AI opponents on your PSP? The Attitude Chair solves this problem easily, as it [...]
It doesn’t take long to realize that having kids lets people get off easier at work. From coming in late (“I need to bring my kid by the doctor”) to being exempt from overtime (“I promised my kids I’ll be at their recital”), those parents have it good. Sucks for those of you without children, right? Not so much, if you use the Office Kid, a utilitarian kit that lets you pretend to have a little one at home. Just [...]
Want to know what’s going to be in your future aquarium? With fish reserves dwindling and their habitats threatened, you may as well content yourself with robot fishes, such as these water-gliding machines that a few MIT scientists are creating. Designed as a monitoring tool for underwater activity, the synthetic marine animals are being geared for use in industrial applications, like navigating pipelines and sunken ships. Since they’re small, they can take care of entering areas of the water that [...]
Why bother buying a tablet when you can turn your monitor into one? The Duo Dynamic Digital Pen Mouse should bring up that question for most computer users, as it transforms any regular PC display into a full-featured touchscreen device. Designed for machines running Vista or Windows 7 (it uses the tablet interface in those OS platforms), the Duo is a two-component system that makes touch response available on any computer. You can use it to navigate presentations, draw scribbles [...]
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