Archive for May 2009
Universal Bullshit Detector Watch Poops, Moos, Might Actually Tell the Time Too
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Do you have friends who constantly brag about imaginary achievements? Are you tired of salesmen harassing you at the mall with their 5 minutes a day = 6 pack! exercise machines? Is your kid always making up excuses for failing — let’s not go there. But are you sick of… |
May 14th, 2009
Gear4 Crg-60 iPod Clock Radio Lets You Choose How It Will Ruin Your Sleep
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Like many other iPod docks/alarm clocks, gear4′s latest iPod accessory can wake you up with music from your iPod. But the crg-60 can also be set to play music from the built-in FM radio or just do a good ol’ buzz to make you get out of bed. And when… |
May 13th, 2009
Panda Flash Drive: Buy a Rubber Panda, Help Save a Real Panda
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From Active Media Products – the folks who make the Obama Drive – comes another gimmicky storage device, the Panda flash drive. But at least this time it’s for a cause: 5% of the flash drive’s retail price goes to the panda-loving World Wildlife Fund. Active Media Products is also… |
May 13th, 2009
The Great Insect War: Ants Versus Phoridae
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Freaky news from Texas: apparently, fire ants are becoming a problem in the Lone Star State, so they’re importing phorid flies to deal with the problem. Pshaw, what can puny flies do against ants, you must be saying. Pshaw. Well pshaw on this report from UPI: “The phorid flies effectively… |
May 13th, 2009
LEGO USB Hubs Offer Colorful, Stackable Connectivity
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Can’t get enough LEGO bricks? Then here’s another accessory for your desktop that you might want to add to your collection. These USB hubs from Systown bear more than a passing resemblance to LEGO blocks. Perfect for connecting your LEGO flash drive and LEGO MP3 player to your LEGO Mac… |
May 13th, 2009
Thumb Callouses Are So Over: Super Mario Bros Controlled With Music
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I love Mario, but even I have to admit that the old school games are, well, old. I’ve played ‘em a million times, and even though Super Mario Bros… is a classic, it’s always fun to spice it up a little. I just never thought I’d see a musically-driven |
May 13th, 2009
Pac-Man Roomba Eats All Your Dirt Pellets
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As devices go, the Roomba is pretty cool on its own. It’s a useful machine and a fun toy all in one, so dressing it up can seem a little gratuitous. But if you turn your Roomba into Pac-Man… well, that’s just awesome. Especially if you use hilarious and appropriate… |
May 13th, 2009
Rise V3 Pole Climbing Robot Scales Vertical Surfaces With Tiny, Sharp Claws – Just Like My Cat Climbs My Leg
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This amazing bit of mechanical technology not only can run on the ground, it can ascend difficult to scale surfaces like trees and telephone poles. Designed by Boston Dynamics, working with researchers from The University of Pennsylvania’s Kod*lab, the RiSE V3 robot can work its way up poles without cracking… |
May 12th, 2009
Pantel Outdoor Weatherproof HDTV: So Expensive, You Might Not Want to Leave It Outside
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Pimp your ride, your pool, your house, and even your dog’s house with Pantel’s outdoor weatherproof HDTVs. They’re rust-resistant, can withstand temperatures from -40 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit, and are equipped with anti-reflective glass screens, features that allow you to be a couch potato even when you’re out of the… |
May 12th, 2009
Fossils From the Future: Gadget Edition
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What will future societies think of us when they excavate bits of iPods and N64 controllers? (That we had damn fine taste, that’s what!) Though we can never know, you can get a glimpse of the future of current tech thanks to one artist creating fake fossils from for (from?)… |
May 12th, 2009
