Category: Gadgets

During the holiday season, people check the status of their packages more than ever, hoping they will arrive fast and on time. That is why the US Postal Service is testing something new this year. It is called “The Most Wonderful Ornament.”

The idea of cutting your pizza with a vinyl record sounds pretty disgusting, but Rocket Design has created a way to make it palatable. Sadly, this tiny record player does not play tunes as it slices your pizza, but it does look cool and should create a generation of silent pizza DJs. The Top Spin is a red and a black spinning pizza cutter that looks like a turntable. 

The drone market is pretty jampacked these days, so it’s pretty tough to decide which one to buy. While there are some great high-end models for advanced flyers and aerial photographers, they have a tendency to cost $800 to $1000.

There is a whole universe that we can only see through a microscope. But high powered microscopes are cumbersome and often quite expensive. The Foldscope can help you check out the microscopic world and goes anywhere. You punch out the microscope from a sheet of paper, and it has a lens that delivers 140X magnification, which is enough for “imaging live individual cells, cellular organelles, embryos, swimming bacteria and much more.” The Foldscope is not new.

While many of us work out on a regular basis, we don’t really have a good sense of our actual fitness, other than maybe our weight and how we feel. Fitness fanatics will definitely want to check out this gadget, which is capable of measuring key data about your muscle and fat composition, providing greater insight into how your body is really doing.

There have been many times of late when I have sat back and wondered what Apple was thinking. Sometimes I feel like Tim Cook is sitting in his office thinking up what he can do to mess with Apple fans today.

This R2-D2 tape measure belongs in every X-Wing pilot’s tool kit. This versatile astromech droid is now an adorable tape measure. I’m not sure what units they use in a galaxy far, far away, but this tape measure uses inches and centimeters. You can trust this droid for all of your measurement needs.

If you have ever wanted a grappling hook gun like Batman uses, you’ll want to check out this video in which engineer James Hobson of Hacksmith Industries built a real working version. The finished gun is actually nice and compact.

If you like to shoot videos or photos with your smartphone, chances are you have at least one accessory like a selfie stick or a tripod. Each of these serves a purpose, but it’s frankly a pain to carry around multiple gadgets.

I have a smartwatch, and I will admit that I am tired of the big digital thing on my wrist. It’s not very cool to look at. I really like the idea of this Origin watch from Grayton.

Love Star Wars? Have bad air? Well the marketing teams behind the movies have you covered with these Star Wars Personal Air Purifiers, because they can’t think of any other merch that they haven’t already made. Rogue One is arriving next month and the movie looks pretty amazing.

Chinese online novelty shop Taobao has released something truly awesome for LARPers and others who want to transform themselves into an elf. The Spirit E666, which are a set of headphones that transform normal human ears into long pointy elf ears.

Here is yet another reason to move to Japan. In addition to getting every other cool thing that we don’t get here in the States, Sony has also launched several limited edition audio devices that fans of the Final Fantasy game franchise will want to get. The Walkman A-Series Final Fantasy XV edition will reportedly be available in Japan starting tomorrow, where it will sell for 33,880 yen or about $300(USD).

You brought your guitar to the gig, but you forgot your amp? Problem solved. The JamStack is a compact guitar amplifier that will let you play anywhere without a traditional amp. The JamStack changes the game because it fits right on the bottom of your guitar and attaches in seconds. It has a 10-watt speaker designed to delivers sound at high and low volume levels.

You’re so vain. I bet you think this drone is about you. It is! This is the AirSelfie. It is a tiny drone made specifically for taking selfies. No more selfie sticks. Just you and your flying paparazzi snapping pics of your face.

So you’re pushing your rugrat in a stroller and you wish you could make it more fun. Well, maybe you can. Bobtail converts strollers into a scooter in just a few seconds. You just attach it to the rear of the stroller and skate instead of walking while strolling. This should make things a bit more entertaining when you are out pushing your kid around.