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Electric Butterfly in a Jar is not cruel

Shane McGlaun, Dec 9th 2010 Discuss [1]

My daughter is too young to understand that things die. She is always catching some sort of frog or lizard and then putting it in a box to keep "forever" without realizing that the things have to eat. I end up having to sneak out and let the captive escape after she goes to sleep. Read The Full Story

Hammacher Schlemmer outs cool sled that needs no snow

Shane McGlaun, Nov 16th 2010 Discuss [1]

Here in Texas we rarely get snow. That means we don’t get to have snowball fights or go sledding. If you live in an area where snow is rare Hammacher Schlemmer has a new sled that will work in any environment. The sled is called the Year Round Sled and sells for $89.95. Read The Full Story

My Little Pony Soldering Iron Brilliance

Chris Burns, Nov 11th 2010 Discuss [0]

One of the dreamers behind this Magical Soldering Unicorn, mister Sean Bonner, said in april of this year that "The value of something like this is pretty obvious." I think he's completely right, and not just in a "OMG THAT IS JUST SUPER" sort of way. Think of all the traffic the site he's working with is getting now, all because of this relatively simple DIY hack on a piece of plastic and metal - together, these bits form an alliance that is truly synergistic. Read The Full Story

FlyRad scooter thingy combines a unicycle with rollerblades

Shane McGlaun, Nov 9th 2010 Discuss [0]

I always figured that the unicycle was the invention of a man who was into self mutilation. What other method of transport can you crush your gonads and your face on at the same time? A dude has invented a new unicycle device called the FlyRad that is sort of like a unicycle with training wheels. Read The Full Story

Puppy Tweets Medallion Lets Your Dog Tweet with Every Bark

Evan Selleck, Nov 5th 2010 Discuss [0]

If you're an avid user of Twitter, then you know that updating the micro-blogging service is very important on a day-to-day basis. And if you're a dog owner, then there's probably been a few times where you've felt compelled to tweet something about your lovable animal companion. But, what if you could let your dog tweet on its own? Thanks to a new gadget called the Puppy Tweets medallion, you now can. Read The Full Story

Custom Lego Creations for Charity 2010 Starts NOW!

Chris Burns, Oct 28th 2010 Discuss [0]

Today opens the gates of Creations for Charity 2010, a sale of custom LEGO creations made and donated by people around the world, all of the proceeds going to underprivileged children in the form of - you guessed it - more LEGO! This sale goes until December, but each of these creations is one of a kind, so get the good ones now, for cripes sakes! Or, if you're a LEGO enthusiast and would like to participate by donating your own creation, you can do that too! Read The Full Story

Fridgeezoo Animals Let You Know When You’re Wasting Energy

Evan Selleck, Oct 28th 2010 Discuss [0]

For some people, it's the little things that matter most. For example, if you've ever lived in a house with someone who would always get on your case about leaving the refrigerator door open for too long, you know that every drop of energy matters. If you've moved away from that person, but you want to make sure that you're not wasting any energy by leaving the fridge door open for too long, then perhaps the Fridgeezoo Animals should be something you look into. Read The Full Story

Anti-Aging Glasses are Real, May or May Not Work

Evan Selleck, Aug 30th 2010 Discuss [0]

One way to look at getting older, is the fact that while you progress in age, the technology that makes our world interesting is getting older, and better, each and every day. The other way to look at getting older, is to see yourself in the mirror every day, and notice all those wrinkles, lines, and other obvious indicators that you're racking up the calendar days. If you inherently think about the latter more often than the former, then perhaps these anti-aging glasses from Japan were manufactured just for you. Read The Full Story

Stretchy rubber brand bracelets for kids shaped like gadgets

Shane McGlaun, Aug 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

My daughter is five and she loves these stretchy rubber band bracelets that look like animals and other things when you take them off. She trades them with her friends and wears them all the time. She is a rubber band bracelet ninja though. You never know when she will jump out from behind something, yell "Hiii Yaaaa", shoot you in the face with one of the bands, and run off laughing hysterically. Read The Full Story

Magnetic putty makes Silly Putty look… silly

Shane McGlaun, Jul 6th 2010 Discuss [0]

When I was younger, I thought Silly Putty was the coolest invention ever. You could use it to copy your favorite comics by sticking it to the newspaper, it could be made into all kinds of shapes, and it bounced. My enthusiasm for the material was dampened after a freak Silly Putty accident left me with a black eye. Read The Full Story

FroliCat BOLT laser cat toy gets reviewed: run, kittah, run!

Chris Davies, Jul 15th 2009 Discuss [1]

Cats plus lasers probably sounds like some people's idea of the best thing to do with the LOLCat meme, but for FroliCat it's a business model. Their BOLT promises to keep your household feline (or dog) active, by giving it a tireless laser dot to chase, and Gear Diary have been testing it out. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Tapescape sound-glitch robot gets Instructable, video demos

Chris Davies, Apr 22nd 2009 Discuss [0]

After we wrote about the Tapescape robot yesterday, maker Michael Columbo and his co-creator Ilan Schifter flagged up an Instructable with directions to make your own tape-following machine. If you've ever wanted a bizarre looking 'bot that plays glitchy movement, and a way to get rid of an old boombox, this is the project for you. Video demo of the Tapescape robot after the cut Read The Full Story