You’ve trained for the better part of your life for your flight to outer space with countless simulations, time in a deep water tank designed to simulate the weightlessness of space, rode the “Vomit-Comet” through parabolic arcs, and are suited up and ready to go to the launchpad. What is your ride of choice for [...]
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Finding it hard to get your old film negatives processed these days ? Process and print them yourself…..on your clothing. Lumi’s Inkodye Photo Fabric Dye Kit uses a dye that develops photos on materials like fabric or wood when exposed to sunlight. You can use negatives or even small objects to create images out of silhouettes. [...]
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We all do it… When our smartphone’s screen gets smudgy and fingerprinty (those are technical terms), we polish them on our pants leg or tshirt to clean them. Sometimes that helps, other times, not so much. Instead of carrying a microfiber cloth in your pocket for this job, you can use the back of your [...]
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You never know when thrist will strike you, so keep a cup of your favorite beverage always at the ready by using the LugCup holder. The LugCup is a universal cup holder that can be attached to most round handles such as those found on bicycles, baby strollers, luggage, etc. It’s designed to fit most [...]
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Quiver Pen Holders allow you to carry your favorite pens / pencils with the popular Moleskine notebooks / journals. They are one of my favorite geek accessories (see my review linked below in the related posts section). I’m happy to report that Quiver is offering several additions to their line of products that include new [...]
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If you still read dead tree books and need a way to mark your page that’s a little more fun than traditional bookmarkers, you might like the FingerPrint Bookmark Band. It’s a silicone rubber band with a molded finger that will point to a specific sentence. They are available in assorted colors. The only problem [...]
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Zero Motorcycles out of California has just released its 2012 lineup of electric motorcycles which include new power trains, models capable of exceeding 100 miles range, a new powerpack designed to last the life of the bike, and top speeds of up to 88mph. This will be the first time that a mass produced electric motorcycle [...]
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Brewed as a collaboration between two San Fran neighbors—Timbuk2, a company founded to produce sturdy, stylin’ bike messenger bags and accessories, and Mission Cycling, a “neighborhood-based cycling club that aims to bring people together through the shared experience of cycling”—comes the Mission Cycling Wallet. It’s been designed to do double-duty. On one side, it features [...]
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Microsoft Office 2010: Tips and Tricks [affiliate link] is an eBook that offers more than 50 tips and tricks focused on making sure that you get the most out of Office 2010, which is one of the most popular and user friendly office suites in the market. With Office 2010, Microsoft made it bigger by integrating [...]
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Yesterday, a large asteroid passed the Earth within the moon’s orbit. Asteroid 2005 YU55, roughly the size of a large jumbo jet, safely passed the Earth on its journey through space. The last time an asteroid of this sized passed the Earth was in 1976. According to NASA, the asteroid passed at some 201,700 miles [...]
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This vs That is a new show that reminds me of the popular geek favorite – Mythbusters. Come to find out, that This vs That is being distributed by the company Beyond, which is the same company that distributes and produces the Mythbusters show. The idea behind each This vs That episode is to compare [...]
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I truly dislike cable clutter in all facets of my life…..work, office, garage, etc. I collect and reuse packing ties, rubber bands, micro-bungie cords and the like, continually doing my best to lessen the mess. As the story goes, I was doing my weekly perusal of our local Fry’s sales ad and saw an ad [...]
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Laptop Buying Guide 2011 [affiliate link] is an eBook for readers who are getting ready to buy a new laptop and need help making a decision. This guide includes information on hardware, brands, and the experience you’ll have after the laptop is home. By the end you will be prepared with all of the information needed [...]
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Get ready for tractor beams pulling enemy alien vessels in deep outer space! Ok, so maybe not in the immediate future anyway. NASA has awarded a $100,000 research grant to the Goddard Space Flight Center team of Laser Experts to study how tractor beams could be used to collect smaller samples in space for analysis. [...]
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Monday is Halloween, but all the parties are probably being held tonight or this weekend. If you still haven’t figured out what to dress up as, I have a great idea that might help and I bet it that you already have all the required costume components.
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Lighter Cufflinks are something I never imagined before… but then I don’t wear cufflinks and am obviously not awesome enough to come up with such a crazy cool idea. These working lighters are made of polished metal and measure 7/8″ high by 3/4″ wide by 1/2″ thick (22mm x 19mm x 12mm). You can buy [...]
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(S)mythology is the story of Sophie, a little girl with magical super powers, told as a whimsical, young-adult tale of true love that mixes pop culture with Greek mythology. This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Jeremy Tarr (the author) and the Keep a Breast Foundation have joined forces to raise money for breast cancer awareness. For [...]
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Julie’s recent posts about erasable pens and mechanical pencils has woken my own office-supply love. I found a really unusual looking pen that’s designed to reduce hand pain when writing. The evo.pen is said to be the remedy for hand pain when writing due to arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, repetititve stress syndrome, and writer’s cramp. [...]
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The Kanda Misako Leather Pencil Cap is a cool way to protect the tip of your favorite pencil (and maybe some pens). It’s available in a large selection of colors that include: Black, Navy, Turquoise, Orange, Camel, Pink, Blue, Yellow, Wine, Red, Chocolate, Purple and Green. You can see more images at Pencils.jp. Although they [...]
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Here’s another unusual USB flash drive to add to your collection. It’s the USB Bottle Opener Flash Drive II from Brando. It’s similar to the Lacie imaKey key shaped flash drive that we have reviewed. But, this one is shaped like a bottle opener. It’s made of metal and is available in 3 capacities: 2GB [...]
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