Saturday, April 20, 2024

By Andrew Liszewski I'm still impressed at the number of printed newspapers still in existence given the ability of every other medium from radio to TV to the internet to deliver the news as it happens. In an obvious attempt to...
By David Ponce I'll admit it right away. I'm totally out of my depth on this one. But, I can read technolese, and here's what I'm getting. The Hettlage drive is a completely different kind of traction...

By Andrew Liszewski Ferrofluid is basically microscopic magnetic particles suspended in a soapy-like liquid that has the appearance of black sludge. However when a magnetic field is applied the liquid seems to come to life and forms some truly remarkable...

By Andrew Liszewski While unfortunately this product is still in the MIT research-project portion of its life, the concept still holds a lot of promise. The goal of the research is to integrate computing into traditional culinary utensils in order...

By Bruce Eaton We all have done it, whether in the shower or a job interview. That hardrock riff comes on and you bust out the air guitar. Well now you don't have to rely on other music but instead...
By David Ponce Been out for a bit, but I just stumbled on this and I think it's great. Think of it as an "Audiobook for Dummies": the Playaway is an all-in-one audiobook solution. You don't have to download...

By Bruce Eaton In a very unique mod that changes an Oral-B Humming Bird from fighting the evils of plaque to helping the evils of lockpicking, comes the Vibrating Lock Pick by Jared Bouck. What a lot of people do...
By Bruce Eaton Deciding the humans do not fling themselves down icey mountains fast enough, skier Harry Egger and Formula One engineer Charles Bienz have designed Emma, the balls to the wall backpack/aero shell that allows Egger to ski downhill...

By Bruce Eaton Having grown up on the gulf coast of Florida, water sports is very near and dear to me. Boogie boarding, wake boarding, Hydrofoil Water Scooter humping on the bay... wait a minute?! Through Hammacher Schlemmer, they sell...