Chain Condoms: Protection For Your Drivetrain
When I first heard of the Chain Condom, I imagined something naughty, like a prophylactic with shackles of...
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Livestrong LS9.9IC Exercise Bike Lets You Train Like Lance Armstrong
Exercise bikes are cool for general fitness, but they’re crap for training you to ride like a pro. ...
GE’s Vscan Puts An Entire Ultrasound Machine In A Clamshell Cellphone’s Body
If GE gets their way, the future of ultrasound will look like a clamshell phone. Billed as the...
Rex, A Robotic Beast Of Burden
Why carry bags when the robots can do it? That’s the idea behind Rex, a load-bearing robo-mule that...
Entourage Edge Combines E-Reader With An Android UMPC
Why settle for an ebook reader when you can get a full UMPC with it? That’s the whole...
Powermat Makes Wireless Charging A Reality, Now In Stores
Many companies have shown wireless, inductive chargers before. Most of them were either prototypes or experiments, though. The...
Scubacraft, A Sea-Diving Speedboat
A speed boat that craftily doubles as a submarine has been an endless fascination in many movies and...
Spooklight Puts Turn And Brake Signals On Your Bicycle
Too lazy to stretch your arms out when turning the corner on a bicycle? Not a problem anymore,...
Stylophone Beatbox Brings Retro Flavor To Portable Beats Machine
Those old enough to remember should have a feint idea of the 1970s Stylophone pocket synthesizer. Yes, it’s...
WikiReader Puts Wikipedia In Your Pocket
Sure, Wikipedia is a cesspool of misinformation. It does beat having to wade through the rest of the...
Raytheon’s Wireless Combat Simulator Jolts You When You Get Hit, Blinds You With Flash Bangs
Sure, FPS games make for great combat simulations. That is, if all you want to practice is shooting...
Dyson Air Multiplier Fan Blows Air, Will Blow Your Mind
To put it bluntly, the Dyson Air Multiplier Fan should not work. It’s a ring around a gaping...
Eigenharp Alpha Makes Your Electronic Musical Instruments Look Dated
Described as “part-piano, part-woodwind and part-drum” (which, I think, is a terrible way to put it), the Eigenharp...
USB Comb Saves Your Data, Fixes Your Pompadour
Your hair is constantly a mess, requiring periodic grooming. You need a comb. However, with a cell phone,...
Bottle Your Own Perfume With The Missisippi Distiller
With a name like the Missisippi Distiller (yep, they misspelled Mississippi), there’s little room to suspect this thing...
Bottle Opening Hammer, The Alcoholic Handyman’s Best Tool For The Job
Nothing makes weekend construction projects more enticing than the prospect of a cold brew at the end of...
Sexy Novation Launchpad Music Controller Drowns You In A Grid Of Shiny Buttons
Ableton Live has long been one of the most popular loop-based music sequencers on PCs and Macs. Popularly...
Gyrowheels Will Replace Bicycle Training Wheels, Could Work For Unicycles Too
Learning to bike for the first time isn’t all that easy . But with a pair of extra...
Digital Peephole Viewer Updates Your Door To The Modern Age
The optical peephole on your door is plenty useful, but it really has seen better days. In today’s...
Practice Your Finesse Shots With Your Own Putt Championship Video Arcade Rig
If you’re ready to throw a bunch of cash on your golf game, you might as well go...
Robovie-PC Is A 15-Inch Robot With An Embedded PC
Why program a robot from a computer when you can put an entire PC on a robot? That’s...
Flask Playing Cards Enables Two Of Your Favorite Vices
A lig of whiskey and a game of cards are a natural pairing, which is why it makes...
Emergency Flares Without The Burn – The Lite Flare
Flares are awesome, but if your car conks out a lot when you drive at night, you can...
The Bedazzler: A Dizzying DIY, Non-Lethal Weapon
Not too long ago, Homeland Security showed off a new $1 million non-lethal weapon. Billed as the The...
PC Drawer And Locking Safe Adds A Storage Compartment To Your Desktop Box
Got a few empty slots on the front of your desktop PC case (who doesn’t)? Why not put...
Frontgate iPod Tower Speaker Dwarfs Your Puny iPod Docks, Sits Neatly In A Corner
Why live with a bulky component setup when you can have just one vertical machine to fill an...
Aliens-Style Power Loader Exoskeleton Suit Lets You Bench 220 Lbs Without Breaking A Sweat
Why bother lifting weights when you can wear a robot suit that gives you superhuman strength? Coopted right...