That’s right, another company is following in the footsteps of Nintendo’s success and announcing their own retro console, this time it’s Commodore rebranding their super popular 1982 Commodore 64 in a miniature format. The Commodore 64 Mini features two USB ports, an included joystick and an HDMI output, as well as including 64 built-in classic games from the home computer.

It’ll be interesting to see if you’ll be able to use the Commodore Mini just like an old C64 computer for a blast to the past, or it’ll be strictly limited to playing C64 games. The original 1982 version was the best-selling computer model of all-time selling roughly 10-17 million units, so there could be many people wanting to relive their days of programming in BASIC.

The Commodore 64 Mini will be expected in early 2018 and will cost $70, and company also says that it plans to release a full-size version of the computer in 2018 as well.

[ Commodore 64 Mini ] VIA [ IGN ]

I don’t know about you, but I think traditional floss strings are problematic and challenging to use. If you have the same opinion, you can try out this Waterpik WP-560 Cordless Advanced Water Flosser. Yeah, it uses water to clean the unreachable spaces between your teeth. Dentists recommend it and say water flossing is healthier for your gums and teeth.

Swamped with desk jobs? That’s no excuse to skip exercises if you have the FitDesk Desk Bike. This is a smart and healthier way to work—while cycling and sweating it out. It offers you a working desk, comfortable beach cruiser style seat, and forearm massage rollers. No worries, the flywheels aren’t noisy. You can still work in peace.

Lastly, treat yourself with the Firestick + Voice Remote + Echo Dot Combo and enjoy days and nights on your couch. Alexa will take care of your requests. Just tell her. Just relax and enjoy tens of thousands of channels, apps, and Alexa skills. Better stuff your fridge and have your favorite pizza parlor on speed dial.

As someone who’s used a number of different headphones, I know that the best shaped in-ear headphones for a workout have a small hook that helps lock the headphone in place. And if you’ve invested over $150 for a pair of AirPods, you’d probably like to use them in any situation without having them fall out of your ear.

Well, Elago Earhooks help you do just that. They’re just small silicone tips that attach to your AirPods to give them that little hook to allow the headphones to fit more securely in your ear, improving on the rather mediocre fit of Apple’s headphones.

The Earhooks come in a number of colors and at around $9, it might just be worth it to try as some people find they really prefer the hook design of headphones. And I see no reason why they wouldn’t work with the standard Apple Airpods if you really want to improve the fit.

[ Amazon ]

Introducing the BeoPlay S3 Flexible Wireless Home Speaker, the best speaker for quality and clear sound. Using the refined engineering of Bang & Olufsen, this Bluetooth speaker is powerful enough to be heard throughout the house. Choose to keep on speaker at home or add a few to connect and simultaneously play the same content. The BeoPlay S3 provides true sound giving you the music as it was supposed to be heard.

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Wireless charging is quickly becoming more mainstream, especially since Apple recently announced its inclusion on the new iPhones. But as great as it feels to lay your phone down on a pad and have it charge without plugging it in, it can still be a hassle having to lay it perfectly on a pad or else the phone won’t charge, as well as the phone not being able to charge when you pick it up briefly to respond to a message.

Well, wireless charging may soon be taken to the next level, as a group of MIT alumni have created Pi, a small desktop device that uses inductive charging to wirelessly charge multiple devices up to a foot away. It works in similar way to standard wireless chargers, but uses a new magnetic-field algorithm to align the magnetic field with your device, no matter its orientation. With this innovation, the device can also charge up to four devices at full charge or more devices for a lowered charge.

The only downside is that the device requires a special phone case, but hopefully the tech can be built into phones, much like Qi wireless charging. The Pi isn’t available yet but the company plans for it cost under $200 when it is made available.

[ Pi ] VIA [ PopularMechanics ]

Remember the fanny pack, fashion icon of the 1990’s that turned dads everywhere into walking storage shelves? Maybe I’m harsh, but I’d say it’s the worst thing ever. It’s essentially a purse with a plastic buckle that wraps around your waist. And much like the mullet, and acid washed jeans, the fanny pack died an undignified death, left in the middle of the streets as men everywhere realized at the exact same moment just how dorky they looked.

Well, now someone is trying to take the title of ‘worst product ever’ by combining that fanny pack with the look of a ‘dad gut’. It’s exactly as simple, and monstrous as it sounds, a fanny pack that protrudes out from under your shirt to make you look like a new dad.

To be fair, if you’re into practicality, the Dadbag looks to have plenty of space to store your wallet, keys, phone and dignity with room to spare. It’s not available yet, but it’s creator Albert Pukies is looking for people to help put it into production.

[ The Dadbag ]

Imagine a magical cellphone that didn’t need to be charged to make calls. Well, Vamsi Talla has built just that, a single board cellphone that doesn’t need to be charged and doesn’t even have a battery.

So how does it work? The phone receives power through sunlight or RF waves from cellphone towers, the phone then uses a process called backscattering to make a call by modifying and reflecting those waves back to the tower. Just like I thought, magic. The phone runs on magic.

The phone can even make Skype calls, which further proves that it’s a form of black magic. And while in use, the phone only consumes 3 microwatts of power, while a standard smartphone uses about 10,000 times that.

With this innovation, smartphones could one day be able to make simple call, even when their battery is completely dead. Talla plans to add an e-ink display for very basic functions, and hopes the phone could eventually be a cheap solution for people in third-world countries as it currently only costs about $1 to produce.

[ IEEE ]

Startup company Moona, has debuted a Kickstarter project that hopes to improve your sleep with a pillow pad that can regulate your pillow’s temperature. The device looks simple, but offers a lot of functionality as once the pad is slipped into your pillow case, it can keep your pillow cool with water flow, much like water cooling a computer processor.

But there’s more to the Moona than just keeping your head cool, the pad will regulate the pillow’s temperature as you sleep, making it cooler to keep you asleep, and gently warming the pillow when it’s time to wake up.

For me, I’ve always been a colder is better person, and nothing beats a cool pillow. So, the idea of have a water-cooled pillow pad is actually a pretty interesting one. I’m just not sure how much to believe in the promises of improved sleep, or relying on my head warming up as a substitute for setting an alarm on my phone.

It’s a great idea, but at $400, you really have to want those features that claim to improve your sleep cycle, as well as cash to burn. For me, I’ll just hope someone brings a similar device that only water-cools the pillow pad, because I’d gladly pay for a pillow that stays cool.