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Monthly Archives: April 2013

Skate Home Is Obsessed About Skateboards, But In A Good Way

By David Ponce on 02/28/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

Manuel Llorens is a skater. He also happens to be a technical architect and with his wife decided to launch Skate Home. It’s a company that sells furniture made from skateboards. Nothing but skate boards. There are skate board chairs, mirrors, shelves, benches and even mirrors. Manuel really likes skate boards. But his designs are different and striking. The prices however are a reflection of this uniqueness: the above shelf for example costs €269 (abut $361 in today’s dollars).

Manuel contacted us and directly pitched us. Seeing as we like good design and often feature household items, we figure we’d give him a little shout out. So if you share his passion, or are just looking to deck your place out with stuff that isn’t from IKEA, hit the jump for more pictures and a link.

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Almond Router Features LCD Screen

By David Ponce on 02/28/12 • 3 Comments

By David Ponce

Routers are an indispensable piece of equipment in the home, but they’re often one of the most feared. Think about it. When was the las time you changed your WiFi password? Or changed any of the settings? When did you last type 192.168.0.1 or something like that in your browser bar? “Never” is the answer many of you will give, and that’s just because routers aren’t that easy to use. The Almond router from Securifi hopes to change all that with the inclusion of an LCD touchscreen on its body. Hardware wise, we’re looking at a typical router: 802.11b/g/n, 300Mbps MIMO, 100m range, etc. But it’s the touchscreen UI that makes the Almond stand out; it’ll allow you to configure everything right on your device with a few simple finger presses.

The Almond should hit the market in the spring of this year for under $70.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ Gadget Review ]

Deal Of The Day: $300 Off On HP Pavilion g7

By David Ponce on 02/28/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

The Pavilion g7 by HP is a large 17.3 inch laptop. Base specs include: “Core i3-2330M 2.2GHz processor, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB 5400RPM HDD, DVD+/-RW; Windows 7, Wireless-N, Intel HD graphics, 17.3″ LED BrightView LCD, Webcam, Mic and a 6-cell battery. Today’s configuration would have you save $300 to leave the laptop at $699, shipped free.

[ $300 Off On HP Pavilion g7 ] VIA [ LogicBuy ]

Water Pebble Watches Usage, Helps You Cut Down

By David Ponce on 02/27/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

Taking a shower is already better than taking a bath when it comes to how much water you use. That’s of course unless you’re a girl, in which case you likely spend upwards of one hour in there, doing heaven knows what and making an appreciable dent into your town’s fresh water reserves. That needs to stop. The Water Pebble, which has been around for a couple of years, is a bit like a smoker’s nicotine patch. You put it at the bottom of the shower where it initially monitors how much you use. It then uses a series of lights to gradually cut down from that initial baseline.

It’s a $10 gadget, so we don’t really know if it’s sophisticated enough to detect between multiple users. But at that price, everyone in the household can get their own and save the planet and all those green things.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ Coolest Gadgets ]

Buy These Earrings And Get Free Cake As Bonus

By David Ponce on 02/27/12 • 1 Comment

By David Ponce

For anyone with a hole in their ears and a soft spot for GLaDOS and Aperture Labs, the above Portal earrings will let the world know how you feel. They’re rather large at 1.5 inch a piece, but don’t cost a fortune: $20. And even though they’re sold on Etsy (which often features handmade items), they’re made from laser cut acrylic for consistent and accurate reproduction. As you can imagine however, demand is high. This means there’s a 10 day backlog which will probably grow longer the more you wait to place your order.

Also, the cake is a lie.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ Geek.com ]

Always Serve A Perfect Portion With This Plastic Container

By David Ponce on 02/27/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

Currently in the development phase at Quirky, the Silo is a simple container that lets you serve an exact portion of dry good every single time. A set of adjustable dividers let you choke between 1/2 and a full cup and all you have to do is tilt. Want another cup? Tilt again. That’s a cool way to get to your cereals.

It’s not revolutionary tech, as some bars feature a similar system for pouring drinks. But at a projected price of $9, it’s not a bad deal. Availability date is unknown.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ Gizmodo ]

A Real Man’s Mug Lets You Mount Tactical Equipment

By David Ponce on 02/27/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

Milled out of a 13.5 pound 6061 T6 aluminum block, the OPMOD Battle Mug is about as hardcore a mug as money can buy. It features 3 military spec rails that let you mount just about any accessory that you would normally mount on a rifle: scopes, night vision sights, lasers, you name it. The handle itself is the handle from an AR-15 rifle which was mounted onto one of the rails. It holds 24 ounces of liquids and has a Mil Spec Type III Anodized finish. And as cool as it looks bare, it’s really only once you start decking it out with the accessories that it gets a personality.

Of course, none of this is cheap. The mug itself is $250. The accessories… well, the OPMOD PVS-14 Gen III Night Vision Monocular sight for example is a hair under $3k. Pocket change really, for what is undoubtedly the manliest mug in the market.

Hit the jump for a video and links.

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Wingsuit Adrenaline Junkie Nearly Dies, All Caught On Several Cameras

By David Ponce on 02/24/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

Jumping off a cliff and flying around in a wing suit looks like one of the most amazing things a human can do. Videos like this one have left this editor dreamy for days on time. Jeb Corliss, who like to go by the name The Birdman, is no stranger to this activity. Already famous for videos like this one with almost 11 millions views, Jeb’s latest is of an entirely different nature. It’s a stark reminder that as awesome as the sport looks, death is really only ever inches away. In the video above, you can see Jeb’s lower body impacting rock and breaking every single bone in his legs… and yet he survives.

Well the answer is very simple. I was flying too close and messed up I was going for a black balloon that was basically laying on the rocks and was going to try and kick it with my foot. In order to do this I had to fly low and flat between boulders. My left foot clipped a boulder that dragged me into a flat ledge that I took at the waist at full speed. If I had not clipped that boulder I might have made it, I might have still impacted. It’s very hard to tell from the footage. Everything happens very fast. But when you go for a flight where inches are the difference between making it and not making it well impact is very possible. I knew this and took the risk and paid the price for pushing way to hard. I take full responsibility for my actions and am just happy I still have legs to do rehab on.

Watch the video above, which shows his crash from multiple angles. It’s not really gory or gross, but it is shocking.

VIA [ Slashgear ]

Buffalo’s USB Hub Likes To Go Both Ways

By David Ponce on 02/24/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

Even though in theory there is a 50/50 chance that you will insert a USB plug into its socket in the correct orientation, in practice things are much different. We’d rate the odds at 1/10, while the likelihood of having a rage-induced USB-connecting coronary much, much higher. Buffalo’s latest 4-port USB hub fixes this small but annoying issue by accepting a USB cable both ways. It doesn’t do USB 3.0 (yup, USB 2.0 here) or do anything else interesting for that matter. But it’s sometimes the small things that go a long way to making our lives just a bit more pleasant. It’s going to set you back $23 and comes in four colours. We’re just not sure exactly when it’s available.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ Fark ]

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