By R.J. Huneke | Apr 15, 2012
The sounds of the 23rd Century have imparted themselves on the likes of our own contemporary doors with the Swoosh of an Enterprise door, or a Red Alert siren sounding once someone crosses the doorway of the officially licensed Star Trek Electronic Door Chime!
Picture the cubicle all but secured via your troll army except at the inevitable opening. Since you cubicle-fortress has no door, there is nothing to stand in the way of your boss simply slipping past the guard and eavesdropping on your Facebook chat. That is unless a Star Trek RED ALERT siren sounds off as soon as the pink tie crosses the cubicle gate’s threshold!
How does this science fiction become reality, you ask?
Well the communicator clone has a motion sensor that detects whenever someone walks through the doorway (genius).
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By Charles | Apr 12, 2012
Retro gaming lovers and thirty-somethings rejoice. Etsy shop owner Charles Lushear has created a 3.5 foot Nintendo NES controller coffee table that actually works.
The hand crafted table is made from premium maple, mahogany and walnut woods with all dovetail joinery and topped with protective glass top.
When it’s time to play all gamers need to do is simply remove the glass table top and extend the retractable cord from the bottom of the controller, plug it in, and enjoy.
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By R.J. Huneke | Mar 21, 2012
That’s right, an 8.6 pound Scooba 390 robot can and will vacuum, scrub, and wash clean 425 square feet of hard floor surface on a single tank of cleaner, and it can clean 850 square feet per battery charge.
iRobot brings the fully automated technological innovations of the future to us in the form of a round bot just 14.8 inches in diameter. It actually looks a bit like an Olympic curling stone, though no ice is required with this bad boy.
As long as the ability to wield dangerously strong vacuum abilities or breathe fire is not possible with the relatively artificially intelligent Scooba 390, this bot appears to be useful and actually functional, using iAdapt tech to go over each section of floor three times before completing its run.
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By R.J. Huneke | Feb 27, 2012
Let the toast do the talking, as the sexy Pop Art Toaster burns phrases into your bread.
The wait for the cooked breakfast is grueling, and the only thing that can rejuvenate the early morning techie before journeying to work is that hot food (and coffee)!
Pop! The bread leaps to life, sizzling as only golden brown toast can do. You grab the sustenance and drop it down for a vigorous buttering . . . and you laugh raucously. The toast says, “BITE ME” on it!
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Figuring out the time has come a long way since the days of waiting for the clouds to part to read a sundial. It seems that a new Kickstarter project might have taken inspiration from that age-old device as a gorgeous new way to tell the time.
Meet the Manifold Clock. Created by a team in Tel Aviv, Israel, this gadget aims to encapsulate the ever-changing concept of time.
The silent hands, powered by a single AA battery, are connected to a clock by a piece of Tyvek fabric. As they tick, they cause the fabric to twist and bend in space, changing the clock’s appearance every 60 seconds and turning the concept of time into a three-dimensional reality.
Based on a combination of modern design, simple mechanics and the principle of the Riemann surface, the clock is a fascinating spin on the traditional timepiece. It’s all about perspective, and how we visualize time and space as it changes.
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By R.J. Huneke | Jan 27, 2012
Watch the police box disappear from earth and journey through the time continuum of space with the Disappearing Tardis Mug!
Whether you’re a fan of Dr. Who, or not (and you all should enjoy the time traveling Brit, as his comedy and courage are unparalleled), this coffee mug is the gift that keeps giving.
With every pouring of a liquid hot brew, the Tardis sitting on a typical English street begins to smoke and disappear . . .
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By R.J. Huneke | Jan 17, 2012
What spy would not like to sneak into their home, slowly roll back the door, and BAM shoot the lamp on to the utter surprise of a waiting assailant?
Inspector Clouseau would have loved this illuminating toy, if he could have afforded it.
The ambush can be thwarted and the attacker revealed in the unexpected switching on of the Bitplay BANG! light from up to fifty feet away.
For those who like the feel of a toy gun in their hand, this plastic remote will prove entertaining. Just pull the trigger, when the light is on, and watch as the lampshade is knocked askew by an invisible bullet, and the light is put out!
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By R.J. Huneke | Dec 23, 2011
Any fan of the Star Wars franchise, young or old, will want one gift above all this holiday season: The Star Wars Han Solo in Carbonite Ice Cube Tray.
For less than ten bucks the stocking can be stuffed with the power of the Force, or at least the power to make innumerable ice cubes in the detailed rectangular shape of the infamous rebel Han after Darth Vader ruthlessly froze him.
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By Charles | Dec 20, 2011
To fully understand this review you first need to understand that watering the Christmas tree is second only to raking leaves on my list of least favorite seasonal chores. Getting down on my knees and fighting through a pile of gifts, only to spill water all over the floor kills my already tiny Christmas spirit. Enter my new Holiday savior, the Smart TreeKeeper.
Smart TreeKeeper is watering system that finally makes the experience of caring for the Christmas tree a joyous one. By elegantly solving the problem of how to water, with a low tech hose and funnel, and when to water, with a high tech music-playing-water-level-checking-device, the guys at LandMarc have effectively solved two simple problems that give me one big headache.
To get things up and running all you have to do is simply attach the included 3 ½ feet of hose to the green ornament -ish funnel, run it down the trunk to the stand, attach it to the tree next to the magical red box with the included Velcro strap, and enjoy watering your tree without crawling around like a drunken dog.
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By R.J. Huneke | Dec 8, 2011
President Obama tweeted on the coveted drink holders: “Our new #Obama2012 coasters let you have drinks with President Obama and #VP Biden anytime you want”.
Wait a second . . . what? There is a cheap way to drink with the President?
Yes, this does require some imagination, and the new collectible is now available, but only through donations to the President Obama 2012 reelection campaign.
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