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Archive for July 2013

July 31, 2013

Guy Building 3D-Printed Aston Martin DB4 Replica

Guy Building 3D-Printed Aston Martin DB4 Replica
3D printing is pretty amazing. You can create anything you want as long as you have a big enough printer, and plenty of patience. You can even make a 1961 Series II Aston Martin DB4.…

Jar-with-a-Twist Eliminates Peanut Butter Fingers

Jar-with-a-Twist Eliminates Peanut Butter Fingers
I recently bought one of those elongated spoons because I got tired of ending up with sticky hands all the time after getting the last few spoonfuls of peanut butter from the jar.…

Breaking Up is Hard to Do… So Let This App Do It for You

Breaking Up is Hard to Do… So Let This App Do It for You
Want to take a virtual field trip? Or find a pizza place nearby? Or break up with someone? Well, there’s an app for that. And I mean, all of that.…

Rocker Cradle Lets You Rock out with Your Kid

Rocker Cradle Lets You Rock out with Your Kid
As a kid, I’d always see my grandma rocking one of her grandkids to sleep in her lap on her rocking chair. (Yes, I was one of those grandkids, although obviously I wouldn’t be able to see myself if I’m the one being rocked.) …

Optimus Prime Ring, Marriage in Disguise

Optimus Prime Ring, Marriage in Disguise
Ok, this Optimus Prime ring isn’t officially a wedding ring, but come on, what else would you use it for? It’s the perfect ring for Transformers-loving couples, who want to make the ultimate transformation into marriage.…

Life-sized Mario Statue: Will It Shrink if You Hit It?

Life-sized Mario Statue: Will It Shrink if You Hit It?
This statue of Mario must have been fed a Super Mushroom, because he’s big enough to run and jump around in our world. According to its seller, the statue is 150 cm.…

Muzik Headphones Share What You’re Listening to on Facebook, Twitter

Muzik Headphones Share What You’re Listening to on Facebook, Twitter
Love music? Want to share what you are listening to with your friends on Facebook? Muzik smart headphones have the unique ability to share the track you are listening to on social networks.…

PaperDude VR Needs More Bees

PaperDude VR Needs More Bees
The original Paperboy was ahead of its time. While other arcade games in the 80s featured spaceships or medieval warriors, Paperboy only had, well, a paperboy.…

Tooth Sensor Tells Your Doctor If You’re Over-Eating or Smoking When You Shouldn’t Be

Tooth Sensor Tells Your Doctor If You’re Over-Eating or Smoking When You Shouldn’t Be
People lie to their doctors all the time, even though it’s for their own good. There’s a new invention in the works that makes it impossible to deny you had that extra slab of steak or that you smoked a couple of cigarettes: tooth sensors.…

2014 Jaguar XKR-S GT: The Alphebetastic British Supercar

2014 Jaguar XKR-S GT: The Alphebetastic British Supercar
Jaguars look great and it’s nice to know that they can go very fast as well. This new XKR was made to celebrate Jaguar’s ‘R’ division 25th anniversary.…
July 30, 2013

STAR.V3 Robot Crawls into our Hearts

STAR.V3 Robot Crawls into our Hearts
There’s something so neat about robots which are built to replicate the movements of animals and insects. But this biologically-inspired little guy has a gait all his own and makes me want to have one as a pet.…

Awesome Dad Builds 737 Cockpit Simulator in His Son’s Bedroom

Awesome Dad Builds 737 Cockpit Simulator in His Son’s Bedroom
Some dads get their kids toy cars or iPads to play with, while others go the extra mile and make something that their kids will remember for their entire lifetime. …

Backyard Mech Made from Truck Parts

Backyard Mech Made from Truck Parts
If you have a ton of old truck parts, don’t just throw them in the yard and call it redneck decor, build something special. Something like this awesome mech.…

The Last of Us Plushies: The Cutest of Them

The Last of Us Plushies: The Cutest of Them
I haven’t played The Last of Us yet – RIP, PS3, you served me well! – but from what I’ve heard about it anyone who’s played the game needs a massive dose of sunshine and rainbows afterwards.…

DIY Digital Magic 8-Ball with up to 60 Answers: Without a Doubt, It’s Even More Confusing

DIY Digital Magic 8-Ball with up to 60 Answers: Without a Doubt, It’s Even More Confusing
Mattel’s Magic 8-ball toy has 20 answers, each one printed on a 20-sided die. Jason Poel Smith of DIY Hacks and How-Tos thought that that was 40 answers too few, so he made his own version of the fortune-telling toy that can have up to 60 possible answers.…

On the Road (and Off-Road) with the 2014 Toyota 4Runner

On the Road (and Off-Road) with the 2014 Toyota 4Runner
Recently, the fine folks at Toyota were kind enough to give me the opportunity to put their brand new 2014 4Runner SUV through its paces in rural Pennsylvania.…