Archive for August, 2009
Geeky Wall Art: The Recycled Fishcer Turntable Clock
This is one of those cool things we can’t picture a great use out of, except for its “cool” factor: an old Fishcer turntable converted into a wall clock. It ain’t cheap or very modern, but there’s plenty of old-school geeks around who would get a kick out of it. The clock is handmade, and [...]
Coffee in the Wild: The Brunton Flip-n-Drip Coffee Maker
If you’re into roughing it but can’t miss your morning coffee either, this is something you’d be interested in: The Brunton Flip-n-Drip Coffee Maker. All you do is boil water in the base of the coffee maker, then clip it to what is called the brew chamber, that you fill with coffee grounds of your [...]
Revolutionary: Robonica looks to change up the robot entertainment sector
Start-up Robonica is focusing on one thing only: finding new ways of designing robotic entertainment and is looking to release a range of new products that should brings robotics into the mainstream as entertainment devices. Combining electronic gaming, robot stuff and remote control aspects in their initial offering, detailed here from their site: A smart, [...]
They Dropped A Bomb On Me: The Sound Bomb Speaker
With the security at airports and other venues these days, the existence of The Sound Bomb Speaker is a mystery. It’s cool and slick and all, but its something you may want to just keep at home, unless you want people staring at you strangely in public places for some reason. It resembles a bomb, [...]
Misguided Marketing, Good Product: The Fridge Magnet Video Memo
This Fridge Magnet Video Memo is actually pretty practical, but is almost undermined by the incredibly sappy way its advertised by the maker; as a way to leave video love notes to the person in your life. In reality, it can help remind people in the house of chores, duties or tasks, which is how [...]
Living La Vida Loca (in a Geek Way): The Hand Grenade USB Drive
Hey, now this is something that could be used to make a geek look “tougher” so to speak; the Hand Grenade USB Drive. It looks pretty closely like a grenade (with a pin and everything), but the top pops off to reveal a USB connector for the drive. It definitely makes a statement, though it [...]
New Age Doctoring: The Littmann 3200 Bluetooth Stethoscope
Doctors are known to be old-fashioned people, resistant to newer gadgets and such sometimes. But this new gadget could actually save lives: The Littmann 3200 Bluetooth Stethoscope. More here: ….delivers exceptional sound quality and a simple-to-operate user interface. With these sound and usability improvements, you might never go back to your old stethoscope. The Littmann® [...]
Nerds like Picnics too: The Cooladio Picnic Plus Solar Cooler
If you’re a techie yet like to go outside every once in awhile, this one is perfect for you: the Picnic Plus Cooladio Solar Cooler. It includes lots of built-in gadgets to make a tech picnic much easier to bear: The Cooladio solar cooler from Picnic Plus is a thermal foil-insulated cooler and a solar-power [...]
Force of Habit: The Star Wars Force Trainer
Love the world of Lucas and want to bask in its glow for awhile? The Star Wars Force Trainer is the perfect gift for those that can’t get enough of the early Jedi training tricks from the first film. More about it here: The Star Wars Force Trainer is a fantastic leap forward in technology. [...]
Defeat the Bark: The Bark Buster
Have a breed of dog that barks all the time, and you want to quiet them down without yelling or swatting them? How about The Bark Buster ought to do the job quite well. From the site: When your dog barks, this sonic unit emits a harmless, high-pitched pulse inaudible to humans, but extremely irritating [...]
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