Tesla Powerwall Gets A Competitor, Mercedes-Benz
Tesla Motors recently announced their Powerwall product which is essentially a giant battery for your home or business. The idea is that you can store energy in the battery packs when the kWh rates are lower and use energy from the packs when energy rates are higher. Great idea. Not sure why it took so […]
SanDisk Cruzer CZ36 Offers 128GB USB Flash Drive For Just $29.99
Memory prices continue to amaze me. The SanDisk Cruzer CZ36 (SDCZ36-128G-B35) for example is offering 128GB’s of storage for just $29.99 with free shipping. Folks, there is no excuse to not backup your important files with prices like these. This flash drive is USB 2.0 by the way. If you need USB 3.0, check out […]
Sena 10C Add’s Communication, Music, And A Bluetooth Camera To Your Motorcycle Helmet
Sena has been making great motorcycle helmet intercoms and entertainment systems for a while now. I currently own the SMH10D-11 set and really enjoy being able to have music streaming from my phone to the helmet. It is also quite handy for communicating with my friends via the intercom while on rides or taking phone […]
Home-Scale Conversion Of Plastics To Oil
A Japanese company, Blest, is making gadgets that basically convert plastics to oil. They have several sizes of the machine from large-scale commercial units all the way down the the one shown here for home use. It is a bit like the Back to the future Mr. Fusion but it actually is real. The Blest […]
SpaceX Releases Video Of Emergency Escape Test
In an effort to get rated for human space flights, SpaceX is developing their Crew Dragon Launch Abort System (LAS). The video, after the break, shows real time footage of this life saving backup plan. The LAS is designed to trigger should there be any critical rocket issues. In the event of a problem, the […]
A Wind Turbine With No Blades
Typically wind turbines are like giant fans that spin in the wind to create electrical energy. This new style of wind turbine, the Vortex Bladeless, is just a vertical pole that captures energy from what is known as vorticity. Huh? Apparently that is the aerodynamic effect that causes spinning vortices or whirlpools of wind. This […]
Apple Launches Cheaper 27-Inch iMac’s With 5K Resolution
Sure, we are barely getting used to 4K resolution and there isn’t even a ton of 4K content just yet. But it is coming. In fact, there are plenty of super high resolution videos on YouTube now. Apple, never content to rest, has just released their 27-inch Retina 5K iMac models (prices start at $1,999). […]
The Aero-X Hoverbike Is Real
The Aero-X Hoverbike is going to be available for purchase next year. Honestly. According to the makers, Aerofex, this Star Wars looking hoverbike will be hitting stores next year for $85,000. Totally worth it. The Aero-X Hoverbike has carbon fiber rotors, has a top speed of 45mph, and can carry two people up to 10-feet […]
HydraDock Adds 11-Ports To The Apple MacBook
The new MacBook is a leap forward but has some folks concerned about the lack of ports. In fact, there is just one port on the MacBook in the form of , USB-C. As expected docks are popping up left and right to fill this void. The HydraDock (currently on KickStarter) is adding 11-ports to the […]
GoPro HeroCast Transmitter For Live Wireless HD Broadcasting
Broadcasters who use GoPro Hero cameras for unique immersive shots should be pretty excited about the GoPro HeroCast Transmitter. There are two versions the HeroCast and the HeroCast BacPac. The HeroCast transmitter makes it so that broadcasters can access and use the great video live via a wireless feed. In other words they don’t have […]