1, Sep 2010
Wine Stopper With Date Reminder

At first glance I thought I was looking at a dental instrument or some type of medical device.  The picture above shows George Lee's latest design "a date with wine" which is basically a wine stopper with a twist-a-date feature.  Not sure why but I want one, even though I…

31, Aug 2010
NYC Tap Water Contains Microscopic Shrimp

New York Tap Water comes pre-loaded with tiny crustaceans called copepods, or as I like to call them "mini shrimp".  Yum.  Talk about a deal, you get seafood with every free glass of NYC tap water. The Copepods are invisible to the human eye but can be seen under a…

30, Aug 2010
Waterproof Camcorder – JVC Picsio GC-WP10

Seems everyone is getting in to the flash based camcorder game these days.  JVC's latest flash based camcorder, the Picsio GC-WP10, is waterproof to 3M or 10 feet and has some decent features.  The back of the camera has a 3-inch touchscreen LCD with onscreen controls for recording and playback.…

25, Aug 2010
Socket Sense… It Just Makes Sense

When I first got my hands on the Socket Sense Surge Strip I wondered why a surge strip was even worth writing about.  Another surge protector, right?  Well the first thing I did, after whining about having to review a surge strip was to evaluate my current surge protector situation.…

23, Aug 2010
Joby Gorillatorch Flare Giveaway

8/27/2010 – Congratulations to our latest winner… Bernie. One of our favorite Joby items the Joby GorillaTorch Flare makes just about any job requiring additional lighting much easier. White and red light 100 lumen white CREE LED and 3 red LEDs Fully prepared 6 light modes, including emergency strobe And…

23, Aug 2010
Concrete Canvas Shelters

Concrete Canvas Shelters are rapidly deployable hardened shelters that require only water and air for construction.  Concrete Cloth (CC) is a flexible cement impregnated fabric that hardens on hydration to form a thin, durable water proof and fire proof concrete layer.

17, Aug 2010
Time To Downsize? $2,500 HabiHut

Tough times call for tough measures.  An acquaintance of mine is moving in to his mom's backyard and setting up a Habihut.  Sad and mostly funny.  Never heard of this inexpensive relief housing before, but the thought of one in a backyard is awesome.  I hope he got the toilet…

17, Aug 2010
Belkin Conserve Insight

I am a big fan of the entire Belkin Conserve product line.  They have smart energy saving power strip (F7C007q) that turns off devices at the power source when not in use and a conserve socket (F7C009q) that turns off power after a set timer expires.  Belkin's latest, the Belkin…

16, Aug 2010
Panasonic Viera GT25 TV’s Do 2D-To-3D Conversion

Call me a skeptic, but I wonder if 3D TV's will ever really make it to mainstream adoption.  I struggle with the idea of people wearing 3D glasses to watch TV.  With that said I think 3D is awesome, just can't get past the glasses (active shutter 3D glasses in…

16, Aug 2010
Can Cooker

The Can Cooker is one cool gadget for camping.  The Can Cooker (CanCooker) is an outdoor cooking system that uses steam to cook quickly while keeping your food's natural juices and flavors.  The Can Cooker is  large at 14"x11" allowing you to cook for 20 people in just one hour.