Author: Russ
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Best Air Quality Monitor
As air quality on the west coast has gone to complete $#!% with all of the fires, it has made daily life a bit more challenging, to say the least. As if this Covid-19 stuff wasn’t enough. For folks without air conditioning, they have been trapped inside with the windows closed. The unseasonably hot weather…
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Realistic Your-Face Face Mask
I do not like wearing a face mask. With that said, I realize that I don’t have a choice if I want to go inside some stores/restaurants today. Hopefully, this Covid-19 thing will be a distant memory in the near future. Time to up the face mask game with this realistic printed mask of your…
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Floating Ocean Platform Has Solar, Wind, And Wave Energy Generation
I sure hope this ambitious energy harvesting gadget becomes a reality. This floating platform, from Sinn Power in Germany, is still very much a concept. All of the parts exist, but they haven’t been put together in such a way, yet. This system is designed to provide power for coastal locations and creates power from…
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Tired Of Your Toyota RAV4? Turn It Into A Lamborghini Urus
Albermo, a Japanese tuning shop, has released a body kit for the Toyota RAV4 that makes it look like a Lamborghini Urus. It takes quite a few panels to get the final look; Front bumper ($1,291) Honeycomb corners ($75) Rear panel ($730) Four side moldings ($150) Keep reading for a video of the Toyota-to-Lamborghini transformation.
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Overview of Mimblewimble Cryptocurrencies
In the hyper-competitive world of today’s cryptocurrency, Mimblewimble is perhaps the most worthy and evolved contestant. Mimblewimble offers enhanced anonymity and privacy without addresses while offering high speeds, a much lighter blockchain than Monero and Bitcoin, fungibility, and scalability. Utilizing a proof-of-work emission model, Mimblewimble offers the ability to mine the coins just like Bitcoin…
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Evoy Electric Outboard Motor Is World’s Strongest
Let me start off by saying that internal combustion outboard motors have way more power, but that isn’t the point with this one. The Evoy Pro is the equivalent to a 150-horsepower gasoline motor and runs at 90 kW nominal and 150 kW peak. This product is still evolving but looks promising for places where…
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Nest Service Down… Again.
Let me start by saying that I have referred several people to the Nest products. When they are working, they are great. The last few months Nest has been down too many times for my taste. In other words – Nest has been shit lately. I can’t access cameras, thermostats via the web or app.…
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Coronavirus Dog Walking With A Drone
As my entire state of California is on lockdown for this Coronavirus we are forced to be more creative with this social distancing bit. Did I mention I despise the term “social distancing”. Anywho… read on for some of my favorite creative takes from around the world of people dealing with Covid-19.
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Case Zeus Electric Backhoe Loader
Cars, boats, planes, busses, helicopters and the like are getting electrified. It makes sense, assuming we can recycle all of the batteries. Another vehicle is about to join the electric party – the backhoe loader. The construction company, Case, has introduced the first fully electric backhoe loader named Project Zeus (or 580 EV). The Case…
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Coronavirus Covid-19 Home Testing Kits
Folks are pretty up in arms over the latest coronavirus (Covid-19), and until we have more accurate information I can’t blame them. Some people are heading to the hospital at the first sign of any cold-like symptoms. Others with symptoms are unknowingly infected and staying home as they don’t want to step foot inside of…