Archive for November 2015

This Marvel Iron Man Convertible Backpack is an easy way to carry all of your Iron Man figures and toys with you wherever you go. Or, if you are a billionaire like Tony Stark, you can carry some stacks of cash with you.

I’m trying to keep my expectations in check when it comes to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. After the disappointment of the last three films, I don’t have my hopes up for the new installment. At least this time out there aren’t any annoying new CGI characters, at least that the previews have showed.

If you have a young child, a power wheels car and a leaf blower, you can clear your yard of leaves with no work at all. Well, no work on your part. Just let your kid do all of the work.

Do you need more chargers? No need to construct an additional one. ThinkGeek and Blizzard have imported Protoss’ advanced technology to create this officially licensed StarCraft Protoss Pylon USB charger. The charger has two USB ports but delivers a total of 2.1A.

If you were ever going to have a celestial themed party, you want your snacks served in these bowls. I’d totally put foods that go with each planet inside the bowls. Like Mercury would have incredibly hot salsa.

If you’re fond of puzzles and construction toys, check out UGears. It’s an upcoming brand of working mechanical models that are made of laser-cut plywood. You snap them together without the need for tools or adhesive.

This oversize flashlight is incredibly bright thanks to its 90,000 lumens of output. For those of you who don’t know how much light that is – it’s more than enough to send Gizmo into rigor mortis.

Japan sees a large number of international travelers and as you can imagine, communication can be a barrier. Somehow everything still keeps moving and the system isn’t bogged down by those communication problems. It is hard for foreigners to understand the announcements at airports, but things may get easier soon. 

I’ve long been on the hunt for a pair of noise reducing headphones with good audio and build quality, and that are wireless as well. I’ve tried some pairs from Bose before, but both pairs I owned ended up cracking irreparably.

If you have always wanted a droid to chill your drinks, you are in luck. This R2 unit won’t serve them to you, but it will keep a few drinks cool while you are playing Star Wars Battlefront, and this one won’t cost you $8,000 either.

Michelle Sugar Art made this awe inspiring 4’x 5′ gingerbread version of the much contested capital from Game of Thrones. You don’t need dragons to conquer this city. The model was displayed at Taste of London 2015.

The View-Master has been reborn as a virtual reality system, but you don’t have to throw out your original reels. Julius Howlett came up with a way to make digital copies of the tiny photos using a 3D printed adapter, a 20mm lens and a smartphone.

In order to make his home Christmas light display truly epic this year, Bob Clagett of I Like to Make Stuff made a pair of comically giant lightsabers. I don’t think these could kill anyone since they are pretty hard to hold, but you can actually have a duel with them.

One glance at the Lampster and I automatically thought of the Lensor creatures from the Riddick franchise. Those were the weird people with the giant lens things on their faces. Lampster won’t see where you are hiding, but it will shed light on your room, desk, or even the outdoors.

Pokémon fans will appreciate the art that one Japanese artist is showing off. Twitter user xxx2251 made this cool Pokémon art using only leaves that fell from trees. The result is quite beautiful and looks deceptively simple to do.

The pizza business has changed a lot over the last decade. Take Domino’s. Over half of its customers are now ordering via its mobile apps. That’s cool and all, but they are still looking for ways to simplify the ordering process even further.