Moke America
The Moke started as a British military vehicle in the 1950’s and became an instant classic. It was built by the British Motor Company (BMC) and Alec Issigonis, the father of the original Austin Mini. It looks like the Moke might be making a comeback, this time in America and with an all electric […]
INGSDT-3000
Yep, that pretty much sums up the INGSDT-3000. You can buy yours here.
Portal Router Claims To Speed Things Up In Congested WiFi Areas
Just when I started looking at the Google WiFi System I bumped into the Portal WiFi Router. Both have the ability to use mesh networking for expanding out to dead spots. The main difference, is that Portal uses something called FastLanes which enables your WiFi network to operate in a special portion of the 5GHz […]
Cube Fidget Spinner
If you happen to have missed the Fidget Spinner movement sweeping the nation, good. Not much to see here. A fidget spinner is typically made of plastic or metal and has a center bearing with 3-lobes. Fidget Spinners are often pitched as a toy for helping people focus (think ADHD) by acting as a stress […]
Andrew Myers Screw Art
Andrew Myers is an artist. He likes playing with wood screws. Mix the two and you get his latest pieces of artwork which are made up of hundreds of painted screws. This makes for some pretty awesome 3 dimensional artwork. Check it out at AndrewMysersArt.com. Pictured is my favorite piece, titled, Just Hanging Out.
Apple HomePod
Apple isn’t always first to the game with gadgets, but they are often one of the better options. I am sincerely hoping this is the case with their latest entry into the smart speaker arena. Apples latest gadget is the HomePod ($349) which is landing in the US, UK, and Australia in December of this […]
iMac Pro
The new iMac Pro is the fastest and most powerful Mac every built. The processing power starts at 8-cores and can go up to an 18-core Xeon processor. Other options include up to 128GB’s of ram and 4TB’s of SSD storage. This workstation is a wolf in sheets clothing and is wrapped in a similar […]
World’s Largest Airplane
Paul Allen, cofounder of Microsoft, has been busy with his airplane project, Stratolaunch. This monster airplane started back in 2011 and while photos are starting to emerge the plane is still grounded. Burt Rutan, aerospace engineer, has gotten the plane this far but has yet to take it on a test flight. The Stratolaunch has a […]
Tesla Solar Roof Available For Purchase Later Today
In traditional Elon Musk fashion a tweet has been shot out letting the world know that they can start purchasing solar roof tiles starting later this afternoon. No more ugly solar arrays for homeowners. Tesla will begin production with two of the four styles of solar tiles, smooth glass and textured glass. The French Slate […]
Icon A5 Plane Crash Kills Two People
There is currently a Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board investigation into the crash of the experimental ICON A5 amphibious airplane. Jon Karkow, lead engineer, and coworker Cagri Sever were killed in the crash in Vacaville, California. Karkow was the pilot of the ICON A5 airplane which had been airborne for approximately 20 […]