The Wafflesicle Maker Has Changed Breakfast Forever

Date June 30, 2010

Forget everything you ever thought you knew about waffles. Because Lolly, a waffle maker that produces 9.4-inch waffle cones on a stick, has changed everything. Can I interest you in a wafflesicle? Of course I can. Lolly, from Triangular Concept, can crank out four of these delicious-looking treats in under two minutes. Which is good, [...]

Test riding the Honda UX-3

Date April 8, 2010

I SO want this for the office.

Car inverter for your cup-holder

Date June 4, 2009

Assuming your car has a mug holder, it’s an unexpectedly clever and useful design. But it is also $30.  I want!

Scarpar off-road powerboard absolutely must go commercial

Date April 8, 2009

Hoverboards? Too complicated, too far out and too expensive. What the world really needs is the Scarpar. Said device is an off-road powerboard that just moved on from the concept stage to engineering. Its creators have thrown together an absolutely sick video which showcases all the possibilities, and now all that’s left is for those [...]

Virtual Mouth Lets You Talk Funny and Look Creepy

Date March 20, 2009

Jon at Late Night With Jimmy Fallon points us to Virtual Mouth, an iPhone application that allows one to talk in conjunction with a cartoon mouth, like this: Or like a cartoon dog:

Fly Goodbye takes aim at your bug problem

Date March 19, 2009

The Fly Goodbye is a shotgun-like apparatus for ridding your general vicinity of pesky insects. Rather than firing bullets, when you pull the trigger the Fly Goodbye will suck air in, including any bugs that happen to inhabit said air. It’s half pest control, half a game of skill, as you’ll need to sneak up [...]

Want A Mini-Robot Version Of Yourself?

Date February 6, 2009

If you answered yes, I want you to leave your name and address in the comments section, as I’d like to send you some anthrax literature. You will not be saved. But, for the sake of my Pulitzer, I’ll report on these devilish little bastards anyway. Available from Little Island for a little over $2,000, [...]

Skrew-Doo

Date February 2, 2009

Ok here’s something I’ve never seen before that dates back to pre-World War II. This contraption consists of a tractor and some form of corkscrew drive system. After a bit of research, it appears that this invention originates from Russia. Call it Russian mechanized genius/madness, you decide.

Yes Please!: Water Powered Jetpacks

Date January 30, 2009

I want one. Yesterday. Ooh, and a firetruck to power it. That way I can tell my children, “Children, in the golden age before I had to pay for your education mommy used to ride a water-powered jetpack. Now I drive a 4 door family car. Someday you will understand the sacrifices I’ve made for [...]

NovelQuest’s Insane $40k Emperor Gaming Chair – I Want!

Date January 12, 2009

  The NovelQuest Emperor looks a lot like a prop from Alien.  The $40,000 gaming chair features three LCDs mounted in an array and attached to a motorized arm, which can be raised and lowered by way of a control panel. It also boasts a luxurious list of features: a top-of-the-line PC integrated into the [...]