Archive for July 2016

If you really, reeeeally like One Piece, and have deep pockets, what may well be the ultimate collectible for the franchise has surfaced. There are two statues available to purchase and each are made of 24K gold and fashioned to look like Monkey D Luffy.

Tools are pretty expensive, which is why we buy expensive toolboxes, so we can organize them and lock them up so our tools are safe. The problem with toolboxes are the keys. If you lose your key, you are going to have to replace your toolbox – or at least call a locksmith.

You can buy safes that look like all kinds of things: soda cans, shaving cream, etc. The idea is to hide your valuables in something that looks not so valuable. I guess that’s why this safe disguised as a Nike shoe box is weird.

A LEGO fanatic by the name of aido k created this cool tribute to LEGO Space. It is a classic blue space figure created from a whole bunch of classic space figures. If you are going to build a large LEGO spaceman, you might as well make it from many small spaceman minifigs. This is a render, but it’s still pretty damn cool.

David Zarrouk’s latest robotic creation, dubbed “SAW” takes its inspiration from an ‘80s dance move known as the worm. With just one motor it can wriggle across the floor by moving its flexible body up and down.

You absolutely have to sing the Firefly theme song as you walk around in these Serenity plush slippers. It’s mandatory. You’ll also want to make starship noises with every step. They are going offer a smooth ride.

You catch Pokémon with your phone? Pfft! This guy catches them by shooting them with a pumpgun. By this guy, I mean Joerg Sprave, owner of The Slingshot Channel. He created an awesome Pokémon pumpgun for real life Pokémon hunting. It shoots Pokéballs and even has a mount for his smart phone that he uses to aim.

Having been in the medical field for half of my adult life, I tend to get weird calls from people that go down like this… “Hey I went on WebMD and it said I have [insert weird disease here].”

Our phones are pretty tough these days. They’ve come a long way. Some cane even withstand drops and water pretty well. Fire, not so much. Our phones have a long way to go before they are fireproof.

I am such a big fan of Netflix – not because I can ever find any shows or movies to watch there, but for its original series. Specifically I really, really like Stranger Things. It was a bit creepy, a bit retro, and lots of fun.

Some of the coolest stuff turns up on Kickstarter. I remember when the 3Doodler first showed up there a few years ago, I thought that was really cool but didn’t like the idea of expensive filaments to purchase to keep using the pen.

It seems like adults just rediscovered coloring books over the last year or so. I think lots of adults are just not wanting to admit that they were coloring in the kiddy books before all sorts of adult coloring books landed.

Time to up your Pokémon catching skills. This DIY iPhone case is simple and brilliant. It will help even the suckiest poke ball throwers catch a Pokémon while playing Pokémon GO. It was designed by Jon Cleaver and the idea is that it helps you make consistent Pokéball throws in the mobile game.

Summer is here and it is a real scorcher this year, so make sure that the sun doesn’t burn you! You have to put sunblock everywhere and protect yourself. If you don’t have access to one of those automated sunscreen booths, Sunscreenr can help. Sunscreenr is a new device from startup Voxelight designed to ensure that you get complete coverage from your sunblock, because people always miss spots.

After walking around for hours catching Pokémon, your arms may suffer. You may even develop something called “gamer’s arm”, a medical condition that happens after holding up your arms for hours at a time. Be safe while collecting Pokémon by taking the right equipment with you. The staff at Rocket News 24 has a simple solution for your tired arms.

If you have dreamed of having space battles with your friends in your backyard, your dream is about to come true. Propel will release its official Star Wars drones this fall. Unlike some of the cheap Star Wars drones already on the market, the detail is supposed to be really nice on these.