Gadgets/Toys


Let’s Shuffle

Using some gift cards and Christmas money, I went shopping today. There was something I’ve had my eye on for a while, but didn’t feel it was worth it at the time. Now that I had the money and a reason to get it, I bought myself an iPod. Not the full [...]

R2-Potatoo

First came Darth Tater.
Then there was the Spud Trooper.
Now, there’s R2-Potatoo

About Time Watch

Haha, now this would be good for me, since I catch myself saying things like “ten ’til half after 3 o’clock.”
About Time Watch

Bacon Alarm Clock

Now we’re talking!
Bacon Alarm Clock
Matty Sallin, from New York, New York, constructed this bacon alarm constructed from a gutted Wal-Mart alarm clock, a PIC microcontroller, and two 100-watt halogen lamps.
Via J-Walk Blog

Dali Clock

Interesting…
Dali Clock

Treadmill Bike

Here’s something we all could use after gorging ourselves during Thanksgiving dinner - just about the only use for this thing…
The Treadmill Bike

Star Wars Transformers

What a combination! Star Wars Transformers

I know several Star Wars/80s Toys fanatics out there who are wiping up the drool right now. Great idea!

Spud Trooper

First Darth Tater, now the Spud Trooper

Soundless Sound System

Interesting, but a little scary too…

Elwood “Woody” Norris pointed a metal frequency emitter at one of perhaps 30 people who had come to see his invention. The emitter — an aluminum square — was hooked up by a wire to a CD player. Norris switched on the CD player.
“There’s no speaker, but when I point [...]

Smart Alarm Clock

I’ve been really exhausted lately, not feeling like I’m getting a good night’s rest, even if I get 8 hours of sleep. Maybe this is what I need!
The clock that wakes you when you are ready

The clock, called SleepSmart, measures your sleep cycle, and waits for you to be in your lightest phase of [...]