Archive for May 2009
Romain Jerome Steampunk Watch With “Titanic Dna”: Rust is the New Diamond
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Luxury watch makers Romain Jerome have an array of limited edition timepieces that possesses what they call “Titanic DNA.” The term refers to the fact that the watches have bezels made from “authentic steel from the wreck [of the Titanic] lying 3,840 meters under the sea, and steel supplied by… |
May 28th, 2009
Magic Mushrooms Shirt: Mario Caught in a Shady Shroom Deal
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Listen kids, too much of anything is bad for you. Look at Mario. You think he’s still as healthy as when he was fighting ol’ D-Kong back in ’81? You all think you’re doing him a favor, feeding him all those stars and flowers and leaves and other inedible but… |
May 28th, 2009
Pocket Boombox: Hifiman Portable Audio Player With Modular Amp Bay
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Most of today’s portable media players already have good sound quality, but their output can still be significantly enhanced using amplifiers. The only problem is, short of making a frankenplayer, there are currently no PMPs that have built-in amps. That will all change come June this year with the release… |
May 27th, 2009
The Plush Luke and Tauntaun Playset [Star Wars]
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Crafty Star Wars fans will have their goods on display this year at Stitch Wars this summer, and one contribution is this pair of plushies from The Empire Strikes Back. One part Luke, one part tauntaun, all chilling-in-innards fun. Or, uh, maybe not chilling…. The tauntaun’s belly apparently |
May 27th, 2009
That’S No SNES Controller: Going Old School for the Xbox 360
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Would you sacrifice that second analog stick for an Xbox 360 controller infinitely cooler (probably) than the one you usually use? What if it gave you an advantage? What if it was an Advantage, as in an SNES Advantage? Oh yeah. I bet you’d trade up, too, just like Hifeno… |
May 27th, 2009
Terminator Salvation Bobble-Head Almost as Bad an Idea as a 4th Terminator Movie
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You know the Terminator franchise has officially jumped the shark when 1) Terminator: Salvation… can get trounced at the box office by a Ben Stiller movie and 2) they start making bobble-head versions of the deadly T-600. I really don’t care that its eyes glow with red LEDs just like |
May 27th, 2009
Cool.Con Reflexology Remote Control Fixes What Ails You While You Channel Surf
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Nope, this spiky orb-shaped device isn’t some sort of controller for the latest Sonic the Hedgehog… game. It’s actually just a universal remote control – in a really weird package, with a really weird secondary purpose. The cool.con remote control fits neatly into the palm of your hand, and features |
May 27th, 2009
Polaroid Pogo: Instant Cameras Are Back!
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If you know what to do when Andre3000 tells you to shake it like a Polaroid picture, then you’re probably well acquainted with the anachronistic instant cameras from as early as the late 40′s. For the younger folks out there, instant cameras have built-in printers and use self-developing films, allowing… |
May 27th, 2009
Big Ass Fans: ‘Nuff Said
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No, I’m not going to talk about sizable fans for your butt. Although I’d like to see what an ass fan would look like, what I’ll be sharing with you today are fans that are just plain huge. Just big ass fans, called Big Ass Fans, from the company Big… |
May 27th, 2009
USB Potato 4 Port Hub: That’S Mashed Up
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My goodness. I’m trying to postpone making another edition of Why? Why not?, because my nose is still bleeding a bit from last time. But the internet is merciless, relentless; it just keeps on giving. Do you have your Advil ready? Okay. Let’s go: today we have a potato USB… |
May 27th, 2009
