By Luke Anderson When I was a kid, I was surprised when my parents let me buy a slingshot. I wasn’t a particularly mischievous child, but it’s hard for any kid to resist using one for evil purposes. Honestly, what’s one really going to use a slingshot for, other than shooting at things that move […]

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When I was a kid, I was surprised when my parents let me buy a slingshot. I wasn’t a particularly mischievous child, but it’s hard for any kid to resist using one for evil purposes. Honestly, what is one really going to use a slingshot for, other than shooting at things that move or break?

If I were a kid again, I’d definitely go for one of these Ringshots. Rather than holding a Y-shaped device, this slingshot slips on your index finger and thumb, slicing down on the size. Heck, I might think about buying one anyway, were I able to find out anything about pricing or availibility.

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By Luke Anderson When you’re young, your parents always try to drill the importance of eating fruits and vegetables into your head. Of course when you grow up and move out you realize just how great your life is without needed to worry about those strange foods. Sure, sometimes you’ll purchase a few apples and bananas […]

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When you’re young, your parents always try to drill the importance of eating fruits and vegetables into your head. Of course when you grow up and move out you realize just how great your life is without needed to worry about those strange foods. Sure, sometimes you’ll purchase a few apples and bananas with the intention of eating them, but lets face it, they just end up rotting away in the fridge. Well if you really do want to eat them, why not make them last a tiny longer?

The BLUE aims to be the device that actually gets you to eat your fruit. No, it’s not going to make you desire fruit more, but will make your fruit stay fresh longer. Maybe then you’ll actually get around to eating some.

The BLUE manages to keep your fruit from rotting by emitting a special light which kills off the harmful bacteria that adores to live on your food. You’ll simply see a soft blue light over your fruit, which will help preserve it. Unfortunately they don’t specify just how much extra life you’ll get out of your fruit.

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By Andrew Liszewski I’m not entirely sure how Wile E. Coyote could afford everything he bought from the ACME company over the years, but I do know there were plenty of gadgets and contraptions I would have loved picking up myself. I mean who can’t find a use for a Do-It Yourself Tornado Kit, Rocket Powered […]

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I’m not entirely sure how Wile E. Coyote could afford everything he bought from the ACME company over the years, but I do know there were plenty of gadgets and contraptions I would have loved picking up myself. I mean who can’t find a use for a Do-It Yourself Tornado Kit, Rocket Powered Roller Skates or even the pinnacle of ACME engineering, the Giant Rubber Band.

The Illustrated Catalog Of ACME Products website has pretty much every single ACME product I’ve ever seen in a Looney Tunes cartoon, and plenty I haven’t. It also lists what episode or episodes the product appeared in (I remember the Giant Rubber Band being used again and again) as well as a handful of screenshots for each one. Looking back you think ACME would have opened up a division to sell insurance. Though I guess the claims would have probably bankrupted them in a week.

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By Luke Anderson I like to think that I’m pretty good when it comes to securing my data, though I certainly don’t go to the extremes that some others go. For instance, my laptop is locked down tight, however, I don’t bother to encrypt my SD cards or password protect them. These sorts of things rarely […]

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I like to think that I’m pretty good when it comes to securing my data, though I certainly don’t go to the extremes that some others go. For instance, my laptop is locked down tight, however, I don’t bother to encrypt my SD cards or password protect them. These sorts of things rarely ever have any sensitive data, so I don’t really care. For those that do store top-secret files on your SD card, here’s something that might interest you.

The USB Memory Card Unlocker is a device that you hope that you’ll never need to use. What it does has a good side and a bad side. The good side is that if you forget the password to your SD card, you’ll be able to use it again after popping it into this little device. The bad news is that you’ll lose all of the data contained on the card. It’ll only set you back $16, which is about the same as a new SD card.

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By Luke Anderson How many times have you wanted a cold drink in the summer, only to have the ice cubes melt before you’re even halfway done? Unfortunately this waters down your beverage and you’re stuck either throwing it out or being stuck drinking something nasty. Apparently you can combat this by using spheres of ice. […]

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How many times have you wanted a cold drink in the summer, only to have the ice cubes melt before you’re even halfway done? Unfortunately this waters down your beverage and you’re stuck either throwing it out or being stuck drinking something nasty. Apparently you can combat this by using spheres of ice. That’s great, but just how do you make ice spheres exactly?

Apparently it is a complicated process, one that is simplified by this Ice Mold. All you need to do is take an ice cube, set it in the metal press and wait for it to melt into a perfect ball. You can select sizes of 55, 65, 70 and 80mm spheres, and get to work. You should be able to churn out 30 to 40 balls per hour, provided you already have some ice cubes made. Unfortunately there’s no word on pricing or availability.

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By Andrew Liszewski I’m still not sure why anyone outside of an educational setting would need to buy a standalone calculator these days. And even if you’re still in school, the odds are you need one with advanced scientific functions, not just basic arithmetic. I’m particularly perplexed why someone would also want a basic calculator that’s […]

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I’m still not sure why anyone outside of an educational setting would need to buy a standalone calculator these days. And even if you’re still in school, the odds are you need one with advanced scientific functions, not just basic arithmetic. I’m particularly perplexed why someone would also want a basic calculator that’s styled after a mobile phone.

While I can’t deny that it looks slick, even the lowest end of real mobile phones have a calculator already built-in. And most carriers are practically giving those away these days. In its defense though, the slim design of this model does allow it to be used single-handled. And it includes a 12 or 24 hour clock on the LCD display, a contoured ABS plastic housing and even comes with a black felt pouch.

You can get it from the MoMA Store for $28.

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By Andrew Liszewski I rarely watch videos or movies on the go, but it’s mostly because I can’t be bothered reformatting or converting them into a format that’ll play on any of my devices. The Aigo Patriot MV5920 however appears to play all formats including VOBs, Divx, MPEG etc. at a resolution of up to 1280 […]

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I rarely watch videos or movies on the go, but it’s mostly because I can’t be bothered reformatting or converting them into a format that’ll play on any of my devices. The Aigo Patriot MV5920 however appears to play all formats including VOBs, Divx, MPEG etc. at a resolution of up to 1280 x 720. Unfortunately the display is just 480 x 272, but being able to play back a file that large without you having to downconvert it first is pretty convenient.

All of your media is stored on the MV5920’s 160GB hard drive, and it can also serve as a mobile DVR capturing over-the-air D1 video streams. You can even use the device to stream audio and video since it includes Wifi, but I doubt it has a web browser given the lack of keyboard and touch screen. Other features include a 2-megapixel camera, support for most digital audio formats (no FLAC), a 2300 mAH rechargeable lithium battery and as always, an e-book reader that only supports the TXT format. If you can find one, it will set you back about $429.

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By Andrew Liszewski I never knew I needed or even wanted an RSS feed displaying shelf until I saw the WaSnake, but now I don’t know how I manage to live without one. The shelf features several segments made from wood and an elastomer material that allow it to be reconfigured to fit your wall space. […]

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I never knew I needed or even wanted an RSS feed displaying shelf until I saw the WaSnake, but now I don’t know how I manage to live without one. The shelf features several segments made from wood and an elastomer material that allow it to be reconfigured to fit your wall space. The non-flexible segments also feature clusters of colored LEDs and optical fibers to form a screen that’s capable of displaying everything from RSS feed headlines like a stock ticker, to SMS messages sent to its ‘home’ address or even little animations using the widget based configuration software.

The WaSnake shelf was designed by Jean Louis Frechin and was recently shown at the International Milan Furniture Show which was probably the only chance any of us would have had of seeing it in person. In other words, if you haven’t already torn down the shelving in your living room like I did upon seeing this, I wouldn’t start making room for the WaSnake just yet.

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By Andrew Liszewski Looking for another way to put your expensive iPhone, iPod or PDA at risk? While this bike mount holder makes it easier for you to pay attention to your portable electronics instead of the road, I’d be quite leery about trusting it with anything that’s not already mounted in a shock-proof case. It […]

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Looking for another way to put your expensive iPhone, iPod or PDA at risk? While this bike mount holder makes it easier for you to pay attention to your portable electronics instead of the road, I’d be quite leery about trusting it with anything that’s not already mounted in a shock-proof case. It features a set of adjustable clamps padded with a good half-inch of foam which will accommodate any device that’s between 40mm to 75mm wide. It also uses a ball and socket joint where it connects to your bike’s handlebars, allowing you to position the device at just the right angle.

It’s priced at just $14.99 from USBfever.com which should give you a good idea of what the build quality and reliability are like. I think this is another case where you could save yourself a bit of money and just simply throw your iPhone or PDA on the ground the next time you’re riding your bike.

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By Andrew Liszewski Here’s an easy (albeit expensive) way to class up your board game night. Just throw away that old cardboard Clue game and replace it with this Premier Edition. The gameboard is a wood-paneled box that features nine sunken three-dimensional rooms complete with decorations and even miniature furniture. Unfortunately all of those miniature rooms […]

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Here’s an easy (albeit expensive) way to class up your board game night. Just throw away that old cardboard Clue game and replace it with this Premier Edition. The gameboard is a wood-paneled box that features nine sunken three-dimensional rooms complete with decorations and even miniature furniture. Unfortunately all of those miniature rooms are off-limits since they’re covered by a non-removable piece of tempered glass. Also, I suspect that Colonel Mustard has been replaced with Colonel Grey Poupon, and instead of killing people with weapons, the characters all commit various levels of corporate crime. Now that’s classy!

Clue Premier Edition is available from Restoration Hardware for $149.

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