The Jet Pack is finally here, sort of

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Food synthesizers. Instant learning machines. Flying cars. Jet packs. All of these are things that science fiction has been promising us for years. Its no huge secret that inventors in many cases are inspired by science fiction. I am thankful that no one is putting too much work into flying cars, however. With as bad [...]

Buttle Opener

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For those of you who love drinking beer, I give you ButtleOpener, The World’s Hottest Bottle Opener. A fan sent me an e-mail stating I had to check it out, so I did. It’s actually a pretty cool gadget suitable for any fine man cave, frat house, dorm room, drinking establishment… you get the idea. [...]

Bear Paw Meat Handler Forks

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Normal Forks and knives are ok I guess, they get the job done. But somehow they’re just a little too….girly. As a man, you need a utensil that instills shock and awe in your food as you rip and grind the day’s kill into pieces just small enough to fit in your beer hole. Introducing [...]

Zoom Q3 HD

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The Zoom Q3 HD is a pocket-sized field recorder that’s huge on features. It’s audio recording prowess is near legendary – I can say from personal experience that the audio quality of my Zoom H2 field recorder is unmatched by anything in it’s price range, and even trumps units costing several hundred dollars more. The [...]

Worx JawSaw

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We really like the idea of the Worx JawSaw. On top of being super cool-looking, this handy little gem is electric, so there are none of the hassles of gas engines and no awkward starts. The JawSaw is great for making quick work of tree limbs up to 4″ thick. Granted, it won’t replace your [...]

Windows upgrades from DOS to 7

Here’s something that’s been making the rounds in the gadget circles. Some fellow decided to make a video about upgrading Windows, starting with MS-DOS and ending with Windows 7. Amazingly enough, it is possible to upgrade a computer starting with DOS through all the various versions of Windows with many settings remaining intact. To my [...]

BrainDriver – look ma, no hands

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Here’s a gadget that finally makes a few great strides toward a promise made to us by science fiction for almost 50 years – the autonomous automobile. Meet the Brain Driver, a combination of hardware and software that allow somewhat limited, slightly clunky control over a car. The process uses electroencephalography, which is really just [...]

$1.50 per gallon synthetic gas with no carbon emmisions

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Cella Energy, based in the UK, has developed a technology it says allows for $1.50 per-gallon fuel that produces no carbon emissions. Stephen Voller, CEO of Cella, even says the fuel can be used in existing vehicles without modification to the engine. The materials used to make the fuel are hydrogen-based, and use a nanostructuring [...]

Compulab tiny PC is big on horsepower

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Remember when computers were so huge that they filled the entire room? Me neither, that was a few years before my time, but seeing old film reels from back in the day makes me glad I live in the 21st century. Computers have gone from being measured in acres to being measured in inches. Take [...]

Light fixtures now offering internet access

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Here’s another big idea that has the potential to shape the way we communicate in the future. LVX System out of Minnesota is pioneering a new technology they’re calling visible light communication. Special LED light fixtures installed in an office building flash on and off at a frequency that’s far too fast to be noticed [...]