These days I tend to rely on my iPhone for GPS directions when driving. I have a built-in GPS system in my car but like to see live traffic, red light camera data, etc… So who makes the best car smartphone mount? In my opinion, the best option today is…
The perfect gift for the alcoholic Martha Stewart type person in your life. Let them make their own moonshine in the kitchen with this Table Top Moonshine Still ($249). This kit is extremely easy to use and makes small batch distilling a simple and safe task. Compact 1/2 gallon size…
What the heck is a handheld breaching tool? Well, in this case it is a flashlight sized (1.5 x 14-inch) gadget that shoots vaporized metal and particulate for about 2-seconds to melt anything in front of it. It can melt through locks, rebar, cage bars, braided steel cabling, etc… The…
This might just be the best $140 I have spent this week. At first glance this clock looks like an old piece of test hardware with two analog gauges. Look a bit closer and you will see the left gauge is labeled “hours” and the right gauge “minutes”. While the…
This beast is the world’s first jet-powered, 3D printed UAV and hit hits 150mph. This collaboration between Aurora Flight Sciences and Stratasys is most likely the fastest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
The United Cutlery M48 Kommando Tactical Survival Shovel just might be the ultimate tactical shovel. You can quickly go from digging a hole to defending yourself without going for your EDC knife. The handle is “virtually indestructible”, injection-molded nylon with 30-percent fiberglass and nylon reinforcements. The shovel head is made of…
Carry a concealed pistol is not always easy or comfortable. With that said, there are plenty of holster options available today. The Urban Carry Holster ($65) has to be one of the best I have seen to date. It is made in the US, uses 100% genuine saddle grade leather,…
The ZipGripGo is basically a zip-tie system for quick and easy snow traction. No more carrying around heavy snow chains that are tough to install. The ZipGripGo is an affordable, convenient, and easy to use emergency traction solution. Affordable & economical Quick and easy to install Dual directional cleats with…
Ok…Ok… The CyPhy PARC Drone (I hate the lose use of that term) can’t really stay in the air forever. Almost, though. The PARC hexacopter is what is known as a Persistent Aerial Reconnaissance and Communications (PARC) drone. That basically means that it can stay in the air recording video…
It looks like Los Angeles is going to be the first city to install the Philip’s SmartPole street lights. Not only are they LED street lights they are also 4G LTE wireless towers. This SmartPole deployment will include 100 units. This type of install is important as cellular data traffic…