A brilliantly simple idea that’s already been funded on Kickstarter, Wrap is simply a film which you can fit to a desk or any other flat surface to turn it into a dry wipe board. It comes custom-sized to your request specification and is applied with an adhesive backing. The backing is designed to not […]
This LED lamp, designed by Japanese company Nosigner, is “a topographically-accurate LED light that was created based on data retrieved from the Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft Kaguya.” It’s said to be inspired by the appearance of a supermoon (the combination of a full moon and the moon being at its closest point to Earth) shortly […]
Earlier this year Tony Hawk was filmed apparently riding a hoverboard in what turned out to be a prank video. Now it appears he’s repeated the exercise with the real thing. At least that’s what the people behind a Kickstarter project, Hendo Hoverboards, claim. They’ve attracted nearly half a million dollars in funding for a […]
As I’ve previously noted, 1981 saw the British release of the ZX81 and BBC Micro, two of the first mainstream home computers and both relatively small compared to business machines of the time. But as this kids’ television show from the same year shows, the mindset of the time was very much that bigger is […]
A die-cast metal replica of the Firefly-class Serenity cargo ship that also acts as a flash drive? Now how AWESOME is that? It even features light-up engine lights (when plugged into a USB port). [Firefly Serenity Flash Drive]
What’s old is new again. A proposed new phone case would use Polaroid-like technology to allow you to print pictures immediately after taking them. Prynt appears to be very much at the ideas stage as the makers plan to demo the technology at CES in January and then launch a Kickstarter with a planned pre-order […]
Not only is the SuperNova light cube LED bluetooth speaker absolutely beautiful, it also looks like a tesseract… or a borg cube, which is totally cool. Resistance is futile. From Thinkgeek: Ok, so, first, you’ve got the amazing sound of the SuperNova. Pair it with Bluetooth (or use the auxiliary input, for non-Bluetooth music devices), […]
Making billions, 6 cents at a time… Except for Apple of course. [Buzzfeed]
A fantastic infographic by 80sRetroToys.com listing some cool toys from the 80s along with their original prices and how much they can sell for today depending on their conditions. The infographic is massive, so if you are reading this from the front page, be sure to hit the “read more” link below to view it […]
50 great and über geeky products at insanely low prices! From this awesome Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise D Pizza Cutter (above), to this highly useful bag of holding (below,) there’s something for everyone over there! Check it out! [Huge Thinkgeek Sale: 50 Great Products at 50% Off]