Stratosphere’s Scary Ride – Insanity
The folks at Stratosphere in Las Vegas have built a ride named Insanity which hangs you 64-feet off the side of the building putting you about 909-feet above the ground. That is truly nuts. See this scary Stratosphere ride in action after the break.
Fitbit Activity Monitor – Watches Your Every Move
The Fitbit is like a pedometer on steroids. You clip it to your clothes and it counts your steps, records distance traveled, and counts calories burned. The best part… it even counts how inactive you are by recording how long you sleep, etc. When you get close to the base station it will upload the […]
Bottle Opener Hammer
Every now and then a product comes along that is so simple… but soooo right. That product is the Bottle Opener Hammer (only $6). Yes, nothing quite says, “I plan to go out there and do the bare minimum” like the Bottle Opener Hammer. Try as you like, this piece of out-of-the-box thinking is something […]
Taylor Digital Measuring Cup And Scale
Ahhh, convergence that makes sense. A measuring cup with a built in scale, the Taylor Digital Measuring Cup & Scale ($23) can measure both weight and volume. Combo measuring and weighing tool Digitally weighs food or liquids 4.4 lb capacity/1 Liter Measures in pounds,ounces,militers,grams and fluid ounces Preprogrammed to convert weight to volume.
Dell Recharging Laptops Via A Wireless Charger
The new Dell Latitude Z laptops are pretty much more of the same… nothing super exciting about them… until you get to the fact that they recharge wirelessly (sorta). There are other gadgets out there that have started using the wireless charging technology (like the Palm Pre) but this is the first notebook that I […]
RFID Blocking Flipside Wallet
If you are one of the paranoid types, like me, you may want to look into the Flipside Wallet (about $40) which blocks RFID snoopers. The wallet is made of polymer and aluminum alloy which blocks RFID signals from your RFID credit cards. The Flipside wallet will hold 6 credit cards and 15 bills. Video […]
Touch Wood – Is that Really The Name?
Call me juvenile… but when I saw Japan’s main cell phone carrier, NTT Docomo, pitching wood (snicker) I was cracking up. NTT Docomo’s latest concept phone is called the TOUCH WOOD (snicker)… and is basically a phone wrapped in surplus wood. I guess some things really are lost in translation… touch wood… ha!
WTF is a Honda U3-X and why?!
Yet again, scratching an itch we didn’t know we had, Japan offers a bolder alternative to Segway. Well technically it’s just a smaller, slower and much fruitier alternative. Apparently the Honda U3-X was built on the “huge success” of the robotic technology used in the ASIMO (the robot famous for its hemorrhoidal walk). The Honda […]
Gas Powered Party Blender
Tired of the jerk who always has to one-up you at the tailgate party? You know the guy. You pull out your new BBQ… and he pulls out the bigger one that mounts on his tow hitch. Then this is just what your next party needs… a 43cc 2 stroke gas powered blender! The best […]
BuckyBalls – 216 Tiny Rare Earth Magnets
I love rare earth magnets… but after about 2 minutes of playing with them I am bored. That is no longer the case with Zoomdoggles BuckyBalls… these things are addictive and fun. For under $35 you get 216 Neodymium magnets and a jar to store them in. These things are addictive fun and can be […]