There is of course no way to improve on tape after 3M came out with this nuclear grade stuff. But that’s not going to stop Art Lebedev from trying… This roll of authentic 3M packing tape comes with an equally authentic sound wave emblazoned upon it. What’s the sound wave a sound wave of? I have no idea, but I’m guessing it’s something like, “this tape costs three times as much because it’s got a sound wave on it.” And it does cost more, but not that much more… $5.77 for a 60 meter roll.
Unless you own one of those little spazz dogs that never stops running around and yapping, your four legged friend needs as much exercise as you do to stay in shape. And to make sure they’re getting that exercise, Takara Tomy has come out with a pedometer created specifically for dogs. It was designed under the supervision and advisement of vets and dog trainers and is able to monitor movement in four legs instead of just two. It’s also got a small sensor that can differentiate between walking, and when the animal is just shaking or moving its head.
The small LCD display provides feedback on your dog’s physical activities via a set of thirty-two different icons like sleeping, running or eating, and since they’re designed to wear the pedometer all day, it also doubles as a digital dog tag. Now I’m not sure where online you can buy one, but if you find a place you can expect it to run about $55.
If you’ve ever wondered what someone’s rank was in the hipster army, just count the number of ironically cool mini badges on their jacket. The more badges, the more seniority. Now as a civilian I technically shouldn’t be wearing any, but it’s hard to pass up these badges designed to look like the plastic buttons used on old-school arcade machines. A 10-pack of all the 2.5cm badges you see above is available from Supermandolini for about $20, but the nostalgia is priceless.
The Ultimate Matrix Collection managed to set a new standard in DVD over-packaging by including a 2-foot detailed model of the Nebuchadnezzar, but the T2 Complete Collector’s Set still manages to one-up it in my eyes. Not only because Terminator 2 didn’t suck, but also because the Complete Collector’s Set comes with a 14-inch T-800 Endoskull with light-up eyes and sound effects from the movie.
It also includes the Skynet Edition Blu-ray copy of the movie, the Extreme and Ultimate Editions on DVD (yep, that’s a lot of editions) and digital copies that are compatible with Windows Media and iTunes. So why settle for just the $29.99 Blu-ray Skynet Edition when you can get the T2 Complete Collector’s Set for just $145 more?
From what I’ve seen, the large wheels on the Segway are capable of maneuvering over most terrain, but there’s clearly a reason why humans have legs and feet instead of wheels. So a bunch of students from the University of Louisiana decided to build their own Segway, called the Cajun Crawler, that uses a bunch of short legs underneath the platform to move about. While I wouldn’t necessarily call it fast, in the video below the Cajun Crawler does move a lot quicker than I thought it would.
And if the walking mechanism used by those legs seems familiar, it’s because the Cajun Crawler was actually inspired by Theo Jansen’s kinetic walking sculpture that wanders the beaches of Holland.
Given that I usually fall asleep every night with some random episode of The Simpsons playng on the telly, it seems only fitting that I should wake up to The Simpsons as well. But convincing Dan Castellaneta to come and quote Homer and Barney lines to me every morning hasn’t been easy, so I’ll just have to settle for this 3D talking alarm clock I guess. It comes with 4 Simpsons characters, which you can move to the ‘master position’ depending on who you want to hear, and every morning you’ll be awoken to one of 12 authentic phrases including;
Homer: “To alcohol, the cause and solution to all of life’s problems.”
Moe: “Is there an I P Freely here? Hey everybody, I P Freely!!”
Barney: “Hey can I throw up in your bathroom? I’ll buy something…”
Duffman: “Duffman wants to party down with the man who sent in 10,000 duff labels!”
You’ll need to add 4 x AA batteries to the cost, but you can order the Moe’s Tavern talking alarm clock from Play.com for about $18.
When’s the last time you got anything good in a box of Cracker Jacks? Or, let’s be honest… When’s the last time you even had a box of Cracker Jacks? If the prize sucks, then there’s really nothing at all to enjoy, and Glico caramels from Japan knows it. Included in their boxes of candy are these fantastically detailed models (unfortunately, they’re models) of Nikon SLRs, complete with interchangeable lenses and flash system. You have to wonder how these guys make any money when the models (from the look of them) probably cost more to produce then the candy itself, but that’s their problem. I’m suddenly craving imported caramels, and maybe some taffy too, if it includes little miniature rolls of film.
At CES this year, we saw several different stabs at wireless power. Most of them involved either direct contact, or minuscule amounts of electricity. At ETech last week, we saw a demo from a company called PowerBeam, which has a wireless power solution that promises to tackle both of those shortcomings. It’s exciting enough to start a fire in your pants. Unfortunately, the fire that PowerBeam starts in your pants may not just be the OMG wireless power!!11! type of fire. No, PowerBeam may start an actual fire. More, after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
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