The houses in this video were printed with a giant 3D printer that uses construction waste and cement as the medium. The houses in the video were printed in Shanghai. They managed to print ten houses in 24 hours. The roofs, however, were built using traditional building materials. The inventor behind…
I am not a fan of the government (city, state, or federal) mandating where or how we spend our money. With that said, I agree that all new construction should install solar panels. And this is just what San Francisco, CA has just mandated with their latest legislation. The specifics…
Most of the US is blanketed in fast internet and subsequently WiFi. We expect it to work all of the time just like the light switch. And someday that might be reality. But today, wifi still struggles with imperfections. There are plenty of wireless routers trying to solve this problem.…
Let me start off with the important part, this awesome 8-ounce popcorn machine was originally priced at $399.95! Get yours quick before the price hops back up. The Great Northern 8-ounce Popcorn Machine ($119.95) is perfect for dorm rooms, home theaters, or the man-cave. It is made of stainless steel…
Ever been woken up in the middle of the night by a sound in your home that shouldn’t be there? Is it the cat? An intruder? This is when some folks grab the shotgun and go explore the rooms of their house with goosebumps everywhere. Not fun. Even less fun…
The Toguard Weather Station is just that, a fully functioning weather monitoring system. It has a 5-inch screen which shows inside and outside temperature, the moon phase, humidity, time, date, and week. Pretty typical for a weather station, in my best infomercial voice, “but wait… there is more”. The Toguard Weather…
If you are one of the 17-million people grandfathered-in with the Netflix subscription service grab your ankles. Netflix is raising its prices for those plans beginning next month. You know who you are. You re paying $8 per month for a two-stream HD plan. Well, in May that will go…
The team at Ryobi, known for tools, has focused their design chops on the boring garage door opener. They took something that was generally ignored and expected to “just work” and massively improved it. A bit like the Coolest Cooler. The Ryobi Modular Garage Door Opener starts off by improving…
This clever bookend makes it look as if a superhero (SuperGal) is holding up the books as she floats in space. This bit of bookshelf magic is accomplished with magnets. Check out some other clever designs after the break.
Until yesterday, I have never heard of the Pongtu Toilet Plunger Sticker (3 for $28). Watching the video of this crazy contraption blew my mind. I kept flipping back and forth from “this is amazing” to “this is disgusting”. I am still on the fence. Either way it is an…