However cool these may look, do not try to build a hand-mountable flamethrower at home. Despite what the Black Sabbath lyrics say, you are not Iron Man. At the very least, this guy seems to know what he’s doing because he’s been working on other flamethrowing setups for a while now, including his his “Prometheus” […]
If you’re looking to rob somebody, an iPhone presumably makes a great target: a breeze to carry away relatively inconspicuously and with a pretty decent resale value for your ‘work’. Unfortunately for three alleged muggers, the device’s much desirable gadgetry has a sting in the tail. iPhone owner Can Duruk was carrying his phone this […]
Even as an adult, I still enjoy playing with puzzle games, and buckyballs are no exception to that: Named after R. Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome. “BuckyBall” is the nickname for a Carbon 60 molecule. Each set contains 216 neodymium magnets that can be shaped, molded, torn apart and snapped together in unlimited […]
With over 50,000 apps in the Apple app store, there’s probably something to help you do whatever you want to do in there, including stalking your your ex boy/girlfriend. [Via Divine Caroline | Adam Thinks]
Remember when noise-isolating earphones didn’t exist, and as soon as you stepped in the subway, an annoying idiot always seems to be sitting right next to you, loudly playing his “music” in his earphones for everyone to hear, whether they liked it or not? While many earbuds are now sound tight, a manufacturer has found […]
The Infomercial Stopper is the only gadget that will rid your life of infomercial forever, guar-en-teed! [Via TechEblog]
No longer is Google Maps merely a tool for your cellphone. Now your cellphone is a tool for Google Maps. The firm says it now has enough users that it can give a good picture of traffic conditions by tracking the movements of their cellphones. If a large number of cellphones are in the same […]
Anyone who has ever got stuck in the traffic for several hours during a hot summer day will definitely relate to this guy. Warning: video contains strong language.
Bluetooth rotary phone handset This is either brilliant, pointless or just brilliantly pointless. It’s simply an old fashioned style telephone handset adapted to hook up to your cellphone via a Bluetooth connection. To be fair, using it in public is likely to have you committed to an institution. However, in the home, it could be […]
Luxury bus The background of this bus is something of a mystery, but be assured, it is genuine and has featured on British TV show Top Gear. This is not a possession of which our more environmentally aware readers will necessarily approve. And frankly much of its appeal comes from a combination of luxury and […]