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Tactical Fire Striker Pen Can Set Your Words On Fire

GADGETS

When I hear people in battle raps rhyme about putting their pens to paper, I always wonder whether they’re exercising poetic hyperbole or if they really write their bars old-school style with a pen and paper. While I still don’t know the answer to that, anyone who actually still writes with a pen will probably be best served by this Tactical Fire Striker Pen. You know those old-school writers worked, right? Mess of dried ink stuck all over [...]

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Bootlegger Modular Bag Is Like Having 3 Backpacks In 1

FASHION, SIMPLY COOL

At first, the idea of a modular backpack sounds a little too much design. I mean, it’s not like shoulder straps raise the price of pack in exorbitant ways. The Bootlegger Modular Pack System, however, offers a good argument for a modular pack: it lets you adjust the suspension in ways other backpacks probably can’t. The heart of the Bootlegger Modular Pack System is the Triple-Tramp Suspension, which consists of a comfy backing for the bag and all the straps [...]

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Helmet Predator 2 Turns You Into An Alien Sport Hunter

ENTERTAINMENT, FASHION

I’m somewhat disappointed that the Helmet Predator 2 isn’t actually DOT certified. I mean, imagine this novelty headgear paired with your Dark Knight or Wolverine motorcycle suit while you streak down the highway. Plenty wild, right? Of course, you can always still put it on, ride your bike, and just behead any cop that gives you beef about the helmet. I’m sure nothing wrong will happen after that. Made by Russian outfit NLO Moto, it’s a costume replica of [...]

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Pixit Is A Customizable Pixel Art Rubber Stamp

ENTERTAINMENT

Customizable rubber stamps never really became a thing. Mostly, because nobody invented one that’s actually functional and fun. Well, that could change with the Pixit, a Quirky project that gives you an infinitely customizable rubber stamp. Unlike many multiple-design rubber stamps, this doesn’t involve a rotating mechanical thingie (like the Office Speak Rubber Stamp) or swappable rubber surfaces. All those, after all, still put a serious limit on what things you can stamp on that Moleskine notebook your aunt got [...]

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Rinse & Chop Plus Combines Cutting Board And Colander

HOME, SIMPLY COOL

We’ve seen a lot of awesome chopping board designs, from an OCD Chef Board to one with multiple compartments. And we don’t mind finding a few more. This Rinse & Chop Plus Cutting Board definitely belongs in our list of favorites. Made by Joseph Joseph, it’s a chopping board that folds into a curved colander with a perforated end for rinsing and subsequently draining all the meat and vegetables you chop in it. That way, you go from chopping your [...]

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Wonderbag Slow Cooker Uses No Gas Or Electricity

HOME

Slow cookers are awesome — just drop a bunch of ingredients on a pot, go to work, and come home with a cooked meal waiting for you. However, consuming power an entire day just doesn’t seem like all that great if there’s another option. Well, there is and it’s called the Wonderbag. Instead of relying on a power source for heating your food, the pillow-like sack takes on a more passive approach. Just heat your pot of food on a [...]

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Blue Laser Lamp Illuminates Your Room With Hundreds Of Shooting Lasers

GADGETS

Want a fancy lighting system that turns your room into a moody scene straight out of a horror/sci-fi flick? The Firefly Blue Laser Lamp is your best option for doing just that, dispersing hundreds of blue laser lights flying around you. A portable lamp, it comes shaped like a giant dice out of a role-playing tabletop game with over two dozen sides, allowing it to spread the lasers in all directions from where it sits. The result is a bunch [...]

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Plair Simplifies Streaming Content To Your TV

ENTERTAINMENT, GADGETS

There are plenty of solutions for wirelessly streaming content from computers to the TV. Most of what we’ve seen, though, require you to buy into proprietary standards like Airplay or to mess with the streaming features on your favorite set-top box. So far, the Plair is the most straightforward, portable streaming solution we’ve seen. Created by NewDealDesign, it’s a WiFi-enabled dongle that plugs into theTV’s HDMI port. From there, just download the app onto your mobile device or open the [...]

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Mazooka Is A Bazooka For Firing Marshmallows

ENTERTAINMENT

Back when you went through a Hunger Games phase, the Bow and Mallow grew to become your favorite way to annoy family and friends. Now that you’ve gotten over it, you want a new way to fling marshmallows: we recommend getting one of these Mazookas. One-upping your standard handheld marshmallow shooter, the toy takes on the form of a shoulder-fired mallow launcher, allowing you to pelt enemies with sugary treats Rambo-style. It’s got power to spare, too, hurling mallows at [...]

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Full Size Racing Car Simulator Puts A Replica F1 Car In Your Home

ENTERTAINMENT, GADGETS

If you’re going to spend an unjustifiable amount of money on a racing simulator, might as well choose one that’s as realistic as it can get. Other than having your own track built in the backyard, we doubt there’s anything that brings realism better than a full-sized F1 racer as a gaming platform, which is exactly what the Full Size Racing Car Simulator delivers. You know how gaming rigs now up the realism by using genuine bucket seats for race [...]

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Chill Puck Keeps Your Beverages Colder For Much Longer

SIMPLY COOL

Once you take a beer can out of your stealthy DQM Chinook Cooler, there’s no choice: you either chug it down or it gets warm soon enough. And warm beer really isn’t my cup of beer. Doesn’t have to be that way, though, if you have the Chill Puck. A modified ice pack, it’s designed to attach to the bottom of a can, cooling down your booze long after you take it out of the chiller. According to its creators, [...]

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Salomon S-Lab Light Jacket Folds Into A Pocket-Sized Bundle

FASHION

Sometimes, you leave the house and it’s cold out, so you get back in and pick up your 30/30 Multi-Jacket. A couple of hours later, the weather turns warm and you’re stuck having to carry a jacket around you no longer intend to wear. Well, that sucks. Not a problem with the S-Lab Light Jacket, a superlight windbreaker that you can fold up and cram into your pants pocket. Made by Salomon, the jacket can pack into a tiny bundle [...]

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Grip Clip Puts Storage Slots On Your Glasses – We Don’t Mind At All Actually

FASHION

Real nerds don’t wear pocket protectors anymore. I mean, who wants to dress like a stereotype from the 80s, anyway? If you’re going to go full nerd, you need something way more outrageous than that: we suggest the Grip Clip. When you go full nerd, glasses (make that GI Joe glasses) are mandatory — no contacts allowed. And when you rock glasses, this little accessory adds a storage clip right on your glasses’ temples, allowing you to hold pencils, markers, [...]

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Cool Reads: Top Gear’s The Cool 500 – Coolest Cars Ever Made

ENTERTAINMENT

Your motoring-themed mancave is coming along nicely, with a gearbox table, iXoost speakers and gorgeous car prints on the wall. Now, all you need are proper automotive coffee table books to make it a palatable place for your guests to chill out in. Top Gear’s “The Cool 500: The Coolest Cars Ever Made” should be a mandatory addition. If you’re fan of Top Gear, you know what’s up: these dudes know their cars. And in this book, they let go [...]

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Who Thought Baby Masks Will Be This Creepy?

ENTERTAINMENT

You’ve had your fun with that Horse Head Mask and even upgraded to a Unicorn Mask once you got bored. Now, it’s time to take it to the next level of creepy. And, I swear, I’ve never really seen a mask that made me cringe the way these Lifelike Baby Masks do. Made by artist Landom Meier of Hyperflesh, it’s a real mask that depicts the likeness of a bald little baby doing one of his baby faces. The result, [...]

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Crazyflie Nano-Quadrocopter: Your Army Of Mini-Drones Is Here

ENTERTAINMENT, GADGETS

Your Parrot Drone may be awesome, but there’s nothing stealth about it. The thing’s just too big to fly without drawing massive attention. If you want a smaller, stealthier drone to satisfy your whims, you may want to turn your focus on the Crazyflie Nano-Quadcopter instead. Sold as a kit, it’s not exactly the fun-out-of-the-box experience you’ll get with other toy quadrocopters in stores. If you’re the type who likes to fiddle with your toys, though, this is about as [...]

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Crovel Extreme II Brings 13 Survival Tools In One

SIMPLY COOL

Combo shovels and crowbars have been around a while. If you’re going to use one, though, might as well be the same one that military forces use for survival purposes when they’re in the field. That would be the Crovel Extreme II. The latest version of the survivalist multi-tool, it improves on its rugged predecessor, all while retaining the superior usability of every tool in its arsenal. Just like the original Crovel Extreme, it helps you eliminate the need for [...]

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Volta Racer Toy Cars Use Flexible Solar Panels For Power

ENTERTAINMENT

Buying a small child a toy with an integrated solar panel for power is like flushing money down the drain. You just know they’re going to wreck that photovoltaic slab shortly down the line. While these Solar Foam Racers’ flexible solar panel isn’t damage-proof, it will probably last a heck of a lot longer than the rigid ones other toy cars use. Made by Toy Labs, the cars use a flexible polycrystalline silicon solar panel for its sun-gathering purposes — [...]

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Stone Drink Dispenser Lets You Squeeze Booze From A Stone

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Your watermelon keg is fun and all, but you have to admit: it’s a lot of hard work to hollow that thing out to turn it into a proper drink dispenser. Save yourself the hard work without giving up the awesome with the Stone Drink Dispenser instead. Designed by Jeff Henderson, it’s a big lump of stone that’s been handcrafted to serve as a tap system for bottled beverages. Kind of like the kegs we imagine they used in the [...]

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