4, Jun 2012
Why? Guy Turns Taxidermied Cat Into Remote Controlled Helicopter

Not sure how you could do something like this to your faithful and loving deceased pet cat.  Apparently Dutch artist, Bart Jansen morns his dead cat, Orville, a bit differently then most.  He had his cat taxidermied then turned Orville into a remote controlled quadrocopter.  Wrong, so wrong. More disturbing…

31, May 2012
Oops, Neon Light Accidentally Left On For 77 Years

I suddenly don't feel so bad about leaving the kitchen light on yesterday for 4 hours.  The owners of Clifton's Cafeteria in Los Angeles discovered a neon sign that has been running non stop since 1935.  The yellow neon sign was basically a backlighting panel that got hidden behind a…

31, May 2012
Musubo Eden iPhone 4 / 4S Case Review

Just got my Musubo Eden case for my iPhone 4s today in orange. Without even opening the packaging I was impressed.  Musubo didn’t go cheap on the packaging so I was excited to check out what was inside.  I definitely was not disappointed with the quality of the Musubo Eden…

31, May 2012
Aquabotix HydroView

Want to get some amazing underwater 1080p video without getting wet?  The Aquabotix HydroView ($4,000) is a submersible that shoots 1080p video and is controlled via an iPad.  The HydroView will go about five knots, can dive up to 150 feet, has LED lighting, and also collects data on the…

29, May 2012
Optima Yellow Top Battery Review, It Sucks

OPTIMA BATTERIES SUCK I have spent more than a few hours days dealing with the folks at Optima regarding a 2 year old Yellow Top Optima Battery.  Long story short, Optima Batteries Suck, read on for details of why I will never buy another Optima battery.

29, May 2012
NuForce 2" Cube- Speaker/ DAC/ Headphone AMP

There is no shortage of tiny speakers, some wired, some wireless.  Most just play subpar tunes and stop there.  The NuForce 2-Inch Cube Speaker does a bit more than the standard "dumb" speaker.  Not only is the sound quality good, the small wired NuForce Cube Speaker (2.30 x 2.30 x…

29, May 2012
The Bobber GoPro Floating Handle

No doubt that GoPro Cameras in the wild have provided some great action video.  However, I can't stand the look of the camera mounted on the top of helmets.  Looks just like a Teletubby.  This GoPro floating handle has nothing to do with the Teletubby look but I just had…

28, May 2012
MIT Students Invent Nano-Tech Ketchup Bottle

An MIT PhD student, Dave Smith, with some help from a team of mechanical engineers and nano-technologists from the Varanasi Research Group have invented LiquiGlide.  LiquiGlide is a super slippery, non-toxic, coating that keeps ketchup (and just about any other liquid-like substance) from sticking to its container.  If the condiment…

28, May 2012
Coolest Micro-Cabin $10,000 Can Buy

Pictures say a thousand words, so look at some amazing pictures of this Micro-Cabin after the break.  Long story short, Robin Falck wanted to build a house in Finland that was small enough to not need a building permit, that number (in Finland of course) is 96 SQFT.  In other…

25, May 2012
Linksys AE3000 Dual-Band Wireless-N USB Adapter

Who really cares about a Wireless-N USB adapter?  I guess, most people won't.  But if you have range issues on a computer using a wireless-N USB adapter, then you will care, as do I.  The Linksys AE3000 Dual-Band Wireless-N USB Adapter solved a distance issue I had with my home…