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Laser Light Finger Beams make for cool shutter lag photos

Brenda Stokes, Sep 8th 2008 Discuss [1]

I'm well aware that having light shoot out of your fingertips is pretty much useless, but it's cool, nevertheless. That's why when I set eyes on these Laser Finger Beams, they immediately went on my wish list. Read The Full Story

Garden Zombie protects your flowers from small children

Abby McVay, Jul 8th 2008 Discuss [0]

When you walk by most peoples' gardens, you'll see some kind of cute statue, maybe of a gnome, or a deer. Those are nice and all, but what if you want something a little bit scary for your garden? I don't know about you, but I love this Garden Zombie. Read The Full Story

Camouflage for your satellite dish

Abby McVay, Jun 25th 2008 Discuss [0]

It's been a little while since I had a satellite dish last, but I remember all too well how grand it looked mounted to the front of the house I was renting. It was a tiny house too, so even being a small satellite dish it seemed to eat the entire front of the place. Read The Full Story

Glowing Doorknob grips are cheap, slightly pointless

Abby McVay, May 2nd 2008 Discuss [0]

This is officially the doorknob that will end all of those strange black eyes. No longer will women be running into doors and achieving black eyes. Alright so domestic abuse might not be all that funny, but I've always found that excuse incredibly comical. Me being one of the clumsiest people I know, if I can't manage to get huge facial bruises from doors, then no one can. Read The Full Story

The hangman table lamp

Abby McVay, Apr 8th 2008 Discuss [0]

I have over time gotten a bit bored of my bedside lamp. Yes, it shines on my nightly read, but it's just so normal. It doesn't move, do tricks or even have a geeky flare. However, I think my search is over, this hang man is perfect for my bedroom. Yes, it might creep out anyone who spots it, especially in the bedroom, but it's just too morbidly fascinating to pass up. The table lamp called Colgao was handmade by en Pieza! studio. The materials used were electric wire and iron which was treated to prevent corrosion. It was created sometime in 2007 but the site does not state how to get a hold of the product or when it might be released. [via cribcandy]

Poseidon Mk IV Discovery – dive system recycles O2

James Allan Brady, Mar 10th 2008 Discuss [0]

Using a Lithium-ion battery, some CO2 scrubbers and oxygen cells they are able to extend the amount of time you are able to spend under the water. No word on how long you can stay underwater as that’s got to be at least partly depending on the size of battery and size of your air tanks and how you breathe, but sometimes even just a half hour is enough to see the fish you went down looking for in the first place. Read The Full Story

Chinese Voice Changing Telephone

James Allan Brady, Feb 21st 2008 Discuss [1]

I guess that’s the official U.S. product title, anyways, it’s a standard telephone that has voice changing capabilities built right in. There is no need to go buy a separate box to change your voice, and that way it’s harder for the police to figure out what’s going on when they raid your house. Read The Full Story

OTTO Sound Amplifier

Christina Crouch, Jan 29th 2008 Discuss [0]

I’m fond of white noise, in fact, I’m quite dependent on it because silence bothers me. I feel a whole lot better about that fact now that I’ve seen the OTTO sound amplifier… I’m not the only one out there who feels this way. Read The Full Story

Groqit Personal Inventory Management System

Christina Crouch, Jan 29th 2008 Discuss [1]

I own a lot of stuff as I’m sure all of you do too. Having such a large amount of stuff can sometimes be a hassle when trying to remember exactly which items you do own and which you’ve yet to purchase. The Groqit personal inventory management system is a device that will solve this problem for you. Read The Full Story