29, May 2008
Name This Gadget

Name this gadget contest.  Don’t be yucky.  And what will you win?  Good question… I will work on that. ** The winner is… drum roll… wait for it…. wait for it…. – It’s the “Hand me that Wrench” by Amy (check your email for details).

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27, May 2008
World’s Largest LED Billboard At Times Square

  The world’s largest LED billboard is being installed in NY at Times Square.  The billboard will be 17-stories tall (212 feet high), weigh 250,000 pounds, and contains 12 million LED’s.  The quantity of LED’s will allow some decent resolution.  One of the first advertisers waiting to defile the skyline…

21, May 2008
People Are Wrong… Just Wrong…

If you really want to torture your pet further than you already do, you could get a wig for your cat or dog.  But don’t… it is just wrong… soooo wrong. “And since dogs can’t talk, I’ll translate what they think of the idea. “&*^% you. Seriously, I’d rather be…

21, May 2008
Dual Exhaust Flame Thrower Kit

In the old’n days you would just route a couple spark plugs back to your exhaust pipe, and because the car ran so rich (sloppy) it would ignite the unspent fuel, and shoot flames.  Oh wait… that is exactly what this kit is doing.  Folks, I would normally reward such…

20, May 2008
Anti Monkey Butt Powder?

Is there really a market for this?  I like to think that general good hygiene (aka shower and soap) negates the need for butt powder.  But (no pun intended), I was on a 5 day hike with some college buddies, and the guy directly in front of me could have…

20, May 2008
Caffeinated Potato Chips, Um No Thanks

I, unlike my co-workers (you know who you are), do not need to visit Starbucks to function in the morning…. thank goodness as I have enough vices to deal with.  But for those of you who love your caffeine happiness but just can’t be bothered with another caffeinated drink, how…

16, May 2008
Virtual Girlfriend In Your Bed

  Drew Burrows, a lonely NYU student created INBED, a 2-D virtual girlfriend that is projected onto your bed from the ceiling.  For the amount of time and money spent making this contraption, you think he would have been able to score a real girl (or a hooker?).  The projected…

16, May 2008
NANA Saver – Banana Holder/Saver?

A couple of thoughts kept swirling through my simple mind as I read this.  Eat the entire damn banana… and there are too many inventors in the world. “NANA Saver™ Banana Holder Eliminates waste so you can enjoy half now, and half later. Keeps a sliced banana fresher, longer by…

14, May 2008
Rocket Helicopter – From Mexico?

That�s right folks, a Mexican company, Tecnologia Aeroespacial Mexicana (TAM), introduced a backpack helicopter (queue in various border crossing jokes). Why is it called a Rocket Helicopter? Because of the tiny jet engines on the tips of the blades that make them spin. The Rocket Helicopter will come with an…

5, May 2008
BBQ Branding Iron

At your next BBQ bust out the Meat Mark-It personalized steak branding iron and get creative.  You could label your hot dogs “16-inches” or your steak “Labrador retriever”.  Either way, your friends will be mildly amused and probably loose their appetite… next BBQ is at their house, saving you money.  …