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Monthly Archives: May 2013

Israeli Army Develops MedEvac Backpack

By David Ponce on 03/27/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

The Israeli army knows a thing or two about urban warfare. They’ve been at it, for better or for worse, for the last 60 years or so. And one of the many difficulties in that environment is that when a soldier is down, evacuation can be tricky. Usually it involves another soldier using his arms to carry the downed troop, but that also means that he can’t use his weapon. That’s bad. The Injured Personnel Carrier (IPC), developed by Agilite, is a specially designed harness/backpack that can allow a single person to carry another on his back while keeping the use of his arms. It’s easily deployed in a few seconds and folds into a tiny, easy to carry package.

The best part is that it’s not limited to the military. Perfect for hiking trips or any sort of situation that might require you to carry someone who is injured or incapacitated. And at $80, it’s almost wrong not to bring along with you.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ Gizmag ]

TrekPak Insert Does Away With Velcro, Could Be Gearhead’s Best Friend

By David Ponce on 03/27/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

If you’ve got a solid collection of lenses, flashes, filters, and equipment, then you’ve probably given some thought about how to transport it all. Current solutions involve replaceable dividers that are stuck with velcro. And that’s fine except there are better, more elegant systems out there and the TrekPak looks like it fits that bill. Instead of the velcro, the dividers are held in place with U-shaped pins. The dividers themselves are perforated with holes that makes it possible to place the pins pretty much anywhere and configure the insert any way you like. The pictures above should give you an idea of the flexibility of this system. The inserts are water resistant and scratch resistant; we suspect treated polyester but what do we know.

Currently on Kickstarter and not fully funded, you can buy into the system for as little as $23. For this you have to already own a Pelican case, and wish to buy the insert system. Prices go up from there, with the customization options seemingly endless.

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Deal Of The Day: $150 Off On Dell Inspiron 620

By David Ponce on 03/27/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

It’s pretty impressive the things you can purchase for less than $500, especially when you’re willing to sacrifice portability. The Dell Inspiron 620 is far from being an exciting machine, but then again that’s not what it’s supposed to be. It’s supposed to give you good value, and with the following specs, it sure does: “3.3GHz Core i3-2120 Dual-core CPU, 4GB RAM, 1TB Hard Drive, Wireless-N, Intel HD graphics, DVD burner, Keyboard and Mouse, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS.” At $439 after a $150 rebate, it’s a good chunk of computer for not a lot of money.

[ $150 Off On Dell Inspiron 620 ] VIA [ LogicBuy ]

Your Closet Can Get Rid Of Odours By Releasing Ions

By David Ponce on 03/27/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

Sharp has a patented technology called Plasmacluster. And now Daiwa of Japan is selling a system that uses this tech to freshen up the clothes in your closet. Here’s how it works:

When airborne, these positive and negative ions, fasten to the surfaces of suspended microbes, forming highly oxidising hydroxide (OH) radicals and instantly removing the hydrogen (H) from the surface proteins. This results in the physical breakdown of the surface membrane of the microbe, rendering it inactive.

As we know, it’s the microbes that stink the most, although the company claims you can get rid of other smells, like tobacco. It’s not cheap though, as the system will set you back $480. Fortunately it doesn’t rack up your energy bill much, since it consumes just 3.8W of power.

[ Product Page (Translated) ] VIA [ Newlaunches ]

Lid Sid Keeps Your Lid Open In Style

By David Ponce on 03/27/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

When you’re making a stew, there’s a simple way to keep pressure from building and making the lid shake, splatter and make a mess: you just put it kind of sideways. But hey, what’s the fun in that? Better to spend a little money and get Lid Sid to keep it ajar for you. It’s not exactly a technological revolution we’re talking about here. Just a little dude bent over the edge. Letting the steam out.

It looks kind of cute. And it’s $16 for 2.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ Lid Sid ]

Pair Is An App For Long Distance Lovers

By David Ponce on 03/26/12 • 2 Comments

By David Ponce

Being in a long distance relationship sucks. If you download Pair, the application this article is about, it’ll still suck. You’ll just have a bit more fun while being miserable. Pair lets two people link up their phones and creates a private shared timeline. You’re then free to do a variety of things that both of you can enjoy privately, like posting pictures and videos, sending messages, drawing things, etc. One of the better features is the ability to give each other a “thumb kiss”: you place your thumb on screen and when both of you are in the same spot, the phone vibrates. You can also have joint “to-do” lists.

For couples that are in love, this can be a fun way to do what many are already doing very publicly on Facebook, at their friends’ sometimes too silent dismay. It’s a free download on the Apple app store, with an Android version in the works.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ UberGizmo ]

Handpresso Auto Lets You Brew Some Espresso On The Road

By David Ponce on 03/26/12 • 2 Comments

By David Ponce

You ever wanted to make an espresso in your car? No? Well, now you can anyway. For $200, the Handpresso Auto will gladly connect to your vehicle’s 12V cigarette lighter socket and make a cup of your finest. You just add the water, place an espresso pod and start it up. You then hold the thing over a cup (which, of course, you happen to have in your car) and it’ll pour what the company calls “premium quality espresso.” The device generates 16bar of pressure, which should be sufficient for a decent pull. We don’t know how stable the temperature would be however, so no one is expecting this to compete with its full-sized kitchen counterpart. It has a cycle time of 2 minutes, so you could conceivably make up to 30 espressos an hour; fast enough to turn your car into a mobile cafe… if you’re the enterprising kind.

It’s $200.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ Geekosystem ]

Han Solo Frozen In Carbonite iPhone Case

By David Ponce on 03/26/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

It’s a recurring theme amongst geeks: Han Solo Frozen in carbonite will show up in a variety of products and will usually be a good seller. We suspect the above case will be no exception.

This ultra slim “barely there” style iphone case is designed to fit 4 and 4S models and simply snaps over your phone. My covers are designed and printed in my shop using a dye process which actually binds the ink with the surface, resulting in a durable, long-lasting imprint on your custom case! There are openings for your buttons and camera lens.

And even though it looks like it’s an embossed case, it’s not. That’s a flat image you’re looking at, albeit a pretty high resolution one.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ GeeksAreSexy ]

Wrap Bowl Tupperware Dish

By David Ponce on 03/26/12 • Leave a comment!


By David Ponce

We’ve all done it. You start eating something and decide you’ve had enough, put it in the fridge and come back two days later to find the food all dried up and gross. Some of the more enterprising of us sometimes try to use saran wrap to try and preserve some freshness, but it rarely works well. The Wrap Bowl Tupperware dish is a ceramic bowl and silicone lid. The lid fits snugly over the bowl and features a release valve to let out steam if you decide to reheat your food in the microwave, which is it safe for. It’s a smart design, but unfortunately not a cheap one: $37 for a single bowl. Comes in the colors: Avocado, Cafe au Lait, Mustard, Tomato.

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