6, Oct 2010
Jack In The Box Kiosk Automated Food Ordering

We recently visited a Jack In The Box restaurant for some healthy food (snicker).  I did order the chicken teriyaki bowl, which I believe is one of the few healthier options.  Either way, we happened to notice an ATM looking machine which is used for ordering food without having to…

5, Oct 2010
DIY Build A Cutting Laser From Old PC Parts

Got some old computers laying around?  Build yourself a cutting laser from spare PC parts, and a few extras.  The main components are a DVD writer (16X or faster), a PC power supply, a heatsink (from your CPU), and a few extra cheap parts and you are in business.  Video…

5, Oct 2010
Softbrew Coffee Pot

Last week the NYT had an interview with George Sowden, designer of the SoftBrew.  SoftBrew is a pitcher style coffee brewing gadget.  George Sowden's obsession with coffee led to him inventing the SoftBrew.  Sowden often visited factories instead of museums as a tourist, and believes there is a disconnect between…

4, Oct 2010
USB Desktop Aquarium For Real Fish

While I am not certain this is a great idea, It sure is neat.  From the looks of the picture, you might be lucky to get 1 (maybe 2 goldfish) in this tank, or some smaller fish like tetra's.  The USB Desktop Aquarium has a LCD calendar with date/time/day, temperature,…

4, Oct 2010
Hungry? Stock Up On 1 Year Supply Of Dehydrated & Freeze Dried Food

I don't have much experience with Shelf Reliance's Thrive product but the price looks decent.  Think about it, one years worth of food storage for around $1,000.  You get grains, fruits, vegetables, meats, and beans. As an added bonus they are throwing in a wheat grinder.  I guess the wheat…

30, Sep 2010
Datel TurboFire2 Wireless Xbox 360 Controller

The Datel TurboFire2 Wireless Xbox 360 Controller is pretty slick and very customizable.  It is a little to slick according to Microsoft who is suing the British company Datel.  The Datel TurboFire2 controller for xbox 360 even allows you to connect it to your PC and download specific game enhancements…

30, Sep 2010
Coloud NHL Headphones Giveaway

** Congratulations to Dani our latest winner.  ** Just in time for the upcoming NHL season we have a pretty cool giveaway thanks to Coloud.  Not only do the Coloud headphones sound great, you get to show some NHL team pride.  No catches here, other than, if you win, you…

30, Sep 2010
Sirius XM Offers $60 XM Snap Allowing Satellite Radio In Any FM Car

It has been a while since we have heard anything from Sirius XM, but their latest piece of hardware, the XM Snap, allows anyone with FM in their car to get Sirius XM satellite radio (assuming you have the Sirius XM subscription).  Simply plug the XM Snap into your cigarette…

28, Sep 2010
BlackBerry PlayBook

Will have to wait and see if BlackBerry's PlayBook, their latest attempt to piss off compete with Apple and the iPad.  The BlackBerry PlayBook's price is still unknown, but what we do know is that it has a 7-inch touchscreen, dual HD cameras, a 1GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB of RAM…

27, Sep 2010
USB Wine At The USBWineStore.com

One of my favorite USB devices, the USB wine key allows you to download your favorite wines straight from the vineyard.  The USBWineStore.com offers over 1200 different wines for you to choose from. I have managed to hook a straw to the spigot and use it as an IV drip…