The University of Utah is stepping up as the first big sports school to offer scholarships for competitive video gaming. Pasty high school students everywhere are telling their parents “I told you so…”. Backing comes froth Salt Lake City schools video game development program. The first “varsity” esports team will…
It is tough to get excited about your Lightning cable. They work great, until they don’t and that is the problem. Shouldn’t they last more than 6-months?! I have gone through too many Lightning cables to count. My cables tend to fail in the same ways; the plastic cable coating splits…
Props to Google for having a bit of fun with their Google Maps. Click on this link to play Ms. Pac-Man in Google Maps (once there click the ‘Insert Coin’ button in the lower left corner of the screen). Good times playing Ms. Pac-Man in your local neighborhood!
Why would you stuff a Ferrari engine into a 1932 Ford and then twin turbo charge it? Because you can! This Vintage Flats satin red fiberglass bodied 32 Ford is a crazy mashup. They started off with the poor mans Ferrari engine (from a 1989 Mondial) and took it up…
Like humans, some dogs are clean and some are disgusting and stinky. You know… the dog that finds a poop in the grass and proceeds to roll around in it. Yeah, that dog will definitely need more bathing which can be quite a messy and time consuming chore. Instead of using a bathtub…
Two unlikely German power houses, Adidas and Porsche, collaborated on a new shoe. The Adidas x Porsche Design Bounce S4 Lux ($430) looks good and adds in some crazy tech. The heel of the shoe is attached to the sole of the shoe via a carbon plate inspired by Porsche…
There are quite a few options available for monitoring your heart rate but this might be the best. The Kardia Portable EKG ($99) can get a medical-grade EKG in about 30 seconds by simply placing your fingertips on the sensors. Great for a quick check to see if your heart rhythm is normal of…
Holy $800 dollars Batman! This solar powered grill can cook a meal for up to 8 people in about an hour without using any fuel. It uses aluminum reflectors to direct sunlight to the food (converts nearly 80% of entering sunlight) which is inside a borosilicate glass vacuum tube. Did…
Remember Stretch Armstrong? You could stretch him, pull him, and even tie him in knots but every time you release him he would return to his original shape. Hours of fun. For me, it was the original stress reliever toy. I would love to bring the original in to meetings…
At first glance this LED Flashlight Wrist Watch had me shaking my head side-to-side, as in, this is a bad idea. While I might not be buying one today, I have come around to see this gadget as quite useful. Plenty of scenarios where this flashlight watch would come in handy…