August 8, 2008
Goatee Saver Cuts Perfect Goatees!
Perhaps for the first time ever, you can now get a perfect goatee simply by using the GoateeSaver. I am not sure if I will need this as the GoateeSaver only comes in one shape but it will certainly help anyone who’s sporting a goatee daily. via techeblog A+Featured, Consumer, Cool, Gadgets, goatee, Household, shape ... More
Google Hack - Get Olympic Scores/Schedule on Google!
Google is providing some live scores and schedules if you type, “xxx olympics”, where “xxx” is the name of your sport. Try this for soccer Search Engine Land noticed that Google now shows a onebox* for certain Olympics-related queries, like tennis olympics or taekwondo olympics. This seems to work in the US and China but no ... More
August 7, 2008
DIY - How to Make a Hydroponics Unit for Growing Weed!
Don’t mind the post title as this DIY shows you how to make hydroponics unit for growing anything. Aside from people with medical marijuana licenses who live in San Francisco and can legally grow several pot plants, the hydroponic system can be used for growing your own organic vegetables and what not. My wife teaches 8th grade science. Thi ... More
Memcached, MediaWiki, and MySQL for optimizing Database
Today, I saw that Hackszine’s Jason Striegel has postsed a blog post about Memcached and MySQL. Well, basically Memcached is an open-source software for your web server that allows you to cache almost any MySQL query. In other words, it caches your MySQL queries. But to do this, you do need to check the Memcached cache before doing the act ... More
DRS-1100 is a Black box for your car!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode (Video of DRS-1100 recordings) Check out this DRS-1100 Driver recording system for your car. Basically, it’s a black box for your car to record your driving in case of accidents and insurance disputes. I personally do think this is a great idea to prot ... More
Toyota’s Segway Killer - The Toyota Winglet!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out this cool Toyota Winglet, pretty much a miniture-version of the Segway. This Winglet might do really well since it’s smaller and perhaps cheaper than Segway. Winglet is powered by an electric motor, these Winglets are capable of up to 3.73mph o ... More
DIY Interactive Toilet by College Students
College students from Korea are working on their senior year project, that’s right, an interactive toilet that will make sounds and display different shapes of pictures on an LCD based on the size and shape of “poop”. This is very interesting as I’ve always wanted to hear something else than my regular ol’ “poop ... More
DIY Robotic StoneHedge Clock!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out this cool Stonehedge robotic clock. It’s really something when you use the latest technology to re-make something old as the stonehedge. - Link to Norris Labs the creator Stonehenge uses a CrustCrawler Smart Arm and a Parallax Propeller chip t ... More
iPhone HACK - 12 iPhone Tricks you need to know!
Here’s a cool blog post I found today that shows you 12 shortcuts for using the iPhone/iPod Touch. Basically, they are mostly Safari shortcuts that you might not have known about. Here’s one for example that will save you time scrolling back up to the top: In any application, Safari included, you can automatically scroll to the top o ... More
RC Zombie Toy!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Halloween is not too far around the corner and here’s an RC Zombie Toy that you can play with. Although it costs like $2,600, it’s a really well made zombie that will scare you and your family members no matter how bad your day was. There’s ... More
Nymph Insect Lamp!
If you need a really cool insect-like lamp, you will have to get this $2,600 Nymph Lamp. Of course, you’d probably be a rich-snob to afford this one. Body made of a two-part fiberglass mold- white lacquer finish. Light covers made of Corian. Legs 5/8” hollow steel tubes each curve is unique to its location- white powder coat finish. via ... More
Chain Lamp for a Stylish Room!
If you’ve went through IKEA for cool desk lights, you won’t find one such as this LED Chain Lamp which looks cool and is foldable. The Chain Desk Lamp is an extremely innovative desk lamp that has the ability to adjust and collapse if necessary. This outstanding desk lamp accommodates four one watt LED light bulbs that burn at a low te ... More
August 6, 2008
Keyboard Napkins after Lunch might be a Good Idea!
You better believe your keyboard is 5 times dirtier than your toilet seat. This Keyboard Napkin, might just do a perfect job of keeping those pesky germs out of your hands way after lunch. via ohgizmo, uberreview, gizmodo, swissmiss Computer, Computer Keyboard, Consumer, Cool, Gadgets, germs, health, Household, job, keyboard, lunch, napkins, t ... More
Sparkplug Keychain!
Parts of a sparkplug can be used to break car windows. Now, this Sparkplug keychain might not be for that but to keep an extra sparkplug in case your car’s sparkplug dies. Of course, that’s just not it. If you don’t get it, just get one of the Sparkplug keychains and look cool at least. A+Featured Auto, Auto, car windows, C ... More
SevenEleven Style Hot Dog Grill Roller!
If you have a nice grill, you might want to consider getting this cool Hot Dog Grill Roller which will allow you to make hot dogs just like the ones at SevenEleven. Get full-flavor, evenly cooked hot dogs without the hassle of tedious hand turning. Our Automatic Hot Dog Grill Roller rotates up to 5 hot dogs or sausages continuously to ensure even ... More
DIY Flame Thrower!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode (Jump to 1:11 for flames!) Here’s a cool DIY Flame Thrower project that will remind you of X-men characters. Definitely this isn’t as powerful as anything in the movies but will burn most things off pretty fast. The Pyro System is my final project f ... More
Chinese Nintendo Wii Clone - Rumdes V-Sports Game Console!
As bad as it sounds, the new Chinese Nintendo Wii dubbed, “Rumdes V-Sports Game Console“, may pick up in sales real soon as it’s 1/3 cost of a Wii unit. My thoughts on the Chinese Wii? Well, it looks pretty good enough. My only concern is that everything is copies/copied for people in China. I mean, will they ever get the rea ... More
Apple Peeler is for Rich Duchebags!
I can appreciate great cooking products that’d save me time and eat the best part of the fruit. In this case, the Apple Peeler does a great job at peeling most of the Apple’s skin and more. This gadget is great for rich duchebags who does not know how to use a knife. Other than that, go knock yourself out with bunch of these as y ... More
Sea Glass Hunting and Madness
Sea Glass hunting maybe one of the best ways to spend your time at the beach these days. Basically, you go out there and find any old piece of glass that has been softened by the sand. It’s funny because glass itself is made from the sand. We had a wonderful time searching for the sea glass. Sea glass is rare enough to make you excited ... More
Video of A380 Airplane Taking Off
Here’s a cool video of the A380 taking off. (See this post for what an A380 looks like inside) I can’t wait to get a seat in one of these airplanes. The cam feed can be shown on the seat-back displays and gives you an almost Superman-like view of the aircraft from 79-feet up at the top of the tail. It’s pretty amazing watching ... More
T-Mobile 3G Mobile Internet now available for Las Vegas!
T-Mobile 3G is now available in Las Vegas as of this morning. The good news is that gamblers will now be able to call home for more money. The bad news is that there’s probably going to be more losers here. The 1700MHz AWS 3G network went live for phones that can hit the UMTS 3G data stream, and if your phone is one of those, you may wan ... More
August 5, 2008
Apple iPhone 3G Solar-Power Case
Finally, a solar-powered case is available for the Apple iPhone 3G. This case does a real good job with leather outfits too. With the Apple iPhone 3G Solar Charging Case you can charge your Apple iPhone 3G when on the move. Also your Apple iPhone 3G will be protected from getting scrathed or damaged. The Case includes a mini USB to USB cable so ... More
Class Hot Rods and Cars from Reno Hot August Nights 2008!
Here’s some awesome hot rods I took some pics of over at the Reno Hot August Nights on Sunday. .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } .gallery img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } ... More
