Author Archive: Lambert Varias
StickyGram Makes Your Instagram Photos More Attractive… to Magnetic Materials
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Replace the ceramic windmills, horrible puns and other tacky magnets on your fridge with your own Instagram masterpieces, thanks to StickyGram. For a low fee, the company will take your Instagram photos and turn them into magnets.… |
April 8th, 2012
Third Rail iPhone Battery Case Charges Other Gadgets at No Extra Charge
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A company called Third Rail Mobility has created the most practical iPhone battery and case combo I’ve ever seen. The company found a way to make their battery charge all other USB-compatible devices as well, which is great because the iPhone isn’t the only mobile device that runs on electricity.… |
April 8th, 2012
Nintendo 64 Coffee Table Needs Matching 64DD Shelf
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Keenan Bosworth’s Reddit name is doesn’t_give_upvotes. I’m not sure if he really doesn’t give upvotes, but I’m sure he makes damn good presents. Bosworth made this sweet coffee table using a huge replica of the Nintendo 64 logo as the base. Which once again reminds me how much the Wii… |
April 6th, 2012
Collapsible Toaster Concept: For Extremely Cramped Kitchens
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I don’t think finding space for a toaster has ever been, or would ever be a prevalent problem, but that’s because I’m fine with placing appliances on the floor if I have to. But if you live in a tiny apartment or room and have a sense of decency you… |
April 6th, 2012
Disc Mount: Organize and Decorate With a Button
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There are a lot of cheap and easy ways to organize CDs and DVDs. You can put them in disc racks, binders, cylinders or just place them on a shelf. All of those are great for storing a large number of discs, but if you want to have easy access… |
April 5th, 2012
Google Project Glass Voice-activated Augmented Reality Headset: For a Convenient, Douchebag-Filled Future
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If you think people who rock Bluetooth headsets are funny or annoying, wait til you see Google’s augmented reality project. While Project Glass is currently nothing more than a series of mock-ups and a concept video, we know that Google has the resources – and motivation – to fill our… |
April 5th, 2012
MultiTap Text Brings Back Numeric Keypad, Lets You Text Without Looking Once Again
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If there’s one thing that I miss from my old Nokia cellphones, it’s the simple but efficient T9 typing system. I don’t know why Apple insists on packing so many tiny buttons on the iPhone with the QWERTY layout when the numeric keypad works just fine for many of us.… |
April 4th, 2012
Matterport Software Uses Kinect to Capture 3D Space and Objects: Holo-Instagram
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People continue to brilliantly misuse Microsoft’s Kinect hardware. Invented by Matt Bell, the Matterport software lets users create 3D models of objects and spaces in just a few seconds, so instead of pictures you can save a 3D replica of your baby, your family or pretty much anything. Forget digital… |
April 4th, 2012
earHero Pro Open Ear Earphones Let You Pretend You’re a Secret Agent
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Most earphones are dedicated to cutting off outside noise to let you appreciate your music more, but a company called earHero has the opposite take. Their earHero Pro earphones use tiny tubes to deliver sound, leaving ample space for outside noise to enter. The company doesn’t mention if security agencies… |
April 3rd, 2012
4M Retro Wooden Computer: HAL 1000
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The 4M is another retro wooden computer from Swedish artist Love Hultén. Unlike his earlier creation Sputnik 0667, which was an all-in-one PC, the 4M has a more conventional tower and monitor set up. Hulten counts steampunk and HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey… as the influences behind this |
April 3rd, 2012
