IKEA, the inexpensive Swedish furniture company, is now making a bicycle. Let’s get right to the important parts. The IKEA SLADDA will set you back $499, it comes with a belt-drive (no rusty chain), an automatic two-gear system, has an aluminum frame, rear coaster brake , and front disc brake.…
First off, these files aren’t coming via the standard way (leaks), they have been declassified by the Central Intelligence Agency and put online. Anyone with an online connection can spend the next few years reading once classified CIA documents. Here is the link, have fun.
If you can’t get your kids to eat radishes you might have to think outside of the box. This gadget transforms radishes into Super Mario mushrooms. The Ravanello Radish Shaper ($19) is a pretty cool gadget but it does take a few steps to crank out these mushrooms.
Starwars fans rejoice. There is a Darth Vader Toothpick Dispenser dubbed the ToothSaber. It works by moving a lever on the back of Darth Vader and he grabs a hidden toothpick and yields it like a lightsaber. Awesome!
If you have ever wondered how to shoot 360-degree pictures and video with your iPhone then pay attention. You simply strap on the Giroptic iO ($249) 360-degree camera onto your iPhone and the rest is pretty familiar. The camera does the real-time image processing for some pretty amazing video and…
Apparently the 1980’s trend of big “portable” boomboxes is making a comeback, with some modern technology of course. Think Bluetooth portable speaker on steroids, basically a Bluetooth Boombox. Apparently this trend has been developing steam… news to me. Some how I ended reading online reviews of the Aiwa Exos-9 ($299) and had…
Update as of 1/12/2017. After raising nearly $34-million in funding and pre-orders the Lily Drone Project is dead. Refunds to come for those who placed pre-orders. As much fun as it is flying/controlling your own quadcopter/drone there are times when “follow me” technology is the way to go. I…
This strange touch-sensitive musical instrument, dubbed the Otamatone, is right up there with the kazoo. Kinda neat but not gonna get you into your local band. Easier to explain with a good old fashioned video, after the break.
We keep hearing how graphene is going to change the world. Better substrates, building materials, and batteries because of this magical stuff. Not much actual product has made it to market but the demos keep getting better. This video from MIT shows graphene’s hexagonal lattices in action for something that…
Honda showed off their latest motorcycle tech dubbed Riding Assist. Honda Riding Assist has a self-balancing technology that greatly reduces the chance of falling over while the motorcycle is at rest. AKA getting on/off while stopped. It can also articulate the front fork to raise and lower the front of…