Bendy Bike Rack Made From Rubber Hose and Cable
Here’s a bad idea: Take the weakest kind of bike lock — the plastic covered cable — and turn it into a bike rack. That’s the idea behind the Tulip Fun Fun, an “elastic and safe rack resembling a...
View ArticleHands-On With the Everything-Proof Pelican iPad Case
The Pelican iPad case does one thing, and it does it very well: It makes your iPad look like a Dell laptop c.1995. Kidding. It also protects the iPad within from pretty much anything you can throw at...
View Article5-Million Dot Electronic Viewfinder Makes Glass Obsolete
You know how people have been raving about the 2.4-million dot viewfinder Sony squeezed into the NEX 7 camera1? A tiny optical viewfinder that manages to pack in almost three times more dots than found...
View ArticleQuix Mixer Hangs Around Looking Cool
I have found through experimentation that one of the best hand mixers available to man is a power drill with a ballon whisk clamped into the chuck. It will fluff up egg whites and cream in no time, is...
View ArticleEcoSpeed App Saves 30% On Gas With Clever Routing
Still insist on using that gas-guzzling holdover from the 20th century, the automobile? Well, I have a little something for you, you naughty boy, and it will save you a little cash as well as...
View ArticleHands-On With the Changers Solar Charger
I live in sunny Spain, so there’s no problem charging gadgets with solar energy almost all year round. The problem has been cost and practicality. Until now. For the past month or so, I’ve been testing...
View ArticleZippo Customizer Tools Comes to the Masses
Everyone knows that smoking is cool and awesome and all, and that the best way to spark up all that tarry goodness is to use a lighter filled with gasoline. But as iconic as the Zippo is, what if you...
View ArticleKoss Adds Mic and Inline Remote to Classic PortaPro
One of my favorite sets of headphones just got a little bit favorite-er. The Koss PortaPro dates back to those dark ages of stonewashed denim and shoulder pads, the 1980s. The simple folding cans, with...
View ArticleGlass Protector Protects Glass iPhone Screen
The scratches on my iPad 2 screen drive me crazy, but floppy matte screen protectors drive me even crazier. They cut out light from the screen, lower contrast and move when you touch them thanks to...
View ArticleWorn-Out, Pre-Skidded Tires for ‘Fixie’ Fashion Victims
Hey, “fixie” riders: You have the skinny pants, the Kryptonite Evo Mini lock, and you convinced your parents to let you have a sleeve tattoo. You even even managed to pick out a my-first-bike...
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