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Monthly Archives: April 2013

Beer Mug Makes Foam At The Press Of A Button

By David Ponce on 06/21/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

It’s generally accepted that a good two-finger head of foam atop your beer is a good pour. Something about it bringing out the aroma. But it’s not easy getting that perfect pour every time; you have to tilt the glass at the right angle, and pour at a particular rate, and finally straighten the glass at the right time and finish pouring. It’s hard. But the Japanese have it all figured out. Screw all that stuff and just pour. The above mug has a spring loaded mechanism that generates a bunch of bubbles at the press of a button, even if you completely failed to make any head. From what we gather a hammer will tap against the bottom of the mug, releasing the foam. If the excited folk in the video below are to be believed, it’s quite the fun activity. At $22.50, we’re tempted to try one ourselves…

[ Product Page ] VIA [ DVice ]

Deal Of The Day: $164 Off On Dell Inspiron 15R

By David Ponce on 06/21/12 • 2 Comments

By David Ponce

With the Dell Inspiron 15R we decidedly leave the Ultrabook world and go onto larger, somewhat bulkier laptops. But that’s alright, because the 15R does come with quite the feature list to offset its porkier appearance:

All Inspiron 15R Special Edition models have backlit keyboard, 2GB Radeon HD 7730M discrete graphics, 1080p display, Waves MaxxAudio 4 + Skullcandy speakers, and Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 and Premier Elements 9 bundle. [These] laptops get an anodized aluminum body in Stealth Black with a precision-etched honeycomb design. Includes four USB 3.0 ports, HDMI v1.4a, 8-in-1 card reader, HD webcam, and more.

Today’s configuration includes a Core i7-3612QM 2.3GHz Quad-core CPU, 8GB 1600MHz RAM, 750GB 7200RPM Hard Drive and 8X DVD Burner. And while it would normally cost $1,138, after today’s rebate, it can be yours for $975.

[ $164 Off On Dell Inspiron 15R ] VIA [ LogicBuy ]

Everyone Is A Pac-Man Ghost!

By David Ponce on 06/20/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

We can’t say for sure that artist Dash Coleman loves Pac-Man. For all we know, spending a good deal of time creating the above graphic of other famous characters represented as Pac-Man ghosts was a cathartic way of dealing with some childhood gaming trauma. Or maybe it was just a fun weekend project. Who knows? The point is that we like it, what with us being geeks and stuff. We can spot a few characters up there, but not all. We see a Storm Trooper, Bender, Sonic The Hedgehog, even Superman. Have fun figuring this out and if you need some help, hit the link below to check out Dave’s Flickr page with all the answers.

[ Dash Coleman's Flickr Page ] VIA [ Geekologie ]

The Hone Lets You Find Your Keys Up To 150ft. Away

By David Ponce on 06/20/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

Bluetooth 4 is pretty cool for number of reasons. One of these is the low power consumption that allows gadgets like The Hone above to stay functional for up to 6 months without needing a charge. It’s a keychain that pairs with your iPhone 4S and iPad 3 (the only iOS devices that support Bluetooth 4, by the way) and makes it easier to locate your lost keys. With a range of roughly 150 ft., simply launching the application will let you do two things. For one, a press of a button will make it emit a sound. But if that’s not enough to find it (if it’s not within ear shot), you can also play a game of “colder” or “warmer” by using the signal’s perceived strength, until you’ve located The Hone and your keys. Or whatever else you’ve chosen to attach it to.

It’s currently on Kickstarter and well on its way to achieving its funding goal. If you pledge $49, you could expect to get yours by October of this year.

[ Project Page ] VIA [ CultOfMac ]

Geeky: Here’s How To Make Crystal Clear Chips

By David Ponce on 06/20/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

What you see there are potato chips. They’re see-through, but allegedly taste just like real chips. The future, as they say, is now!

Apparently “Hamid Salimian, Diva at the Met (a restaurant in Vancouver) chef, serves the ‘glass’ potato chip as part of an amuse bouche. He puts a dab of creme fraiche on a plate or stone, tops it with chopped chives and finishes with a heap of rasped truffles and the glass potato.”

Ok… maybe there’s a bit of cheating involved. There’s no actual deep fried potato slices there, but rather a potato-flavored stock mixed with potato starch, then turned into a gelatin which is dried flat for several hours before being fried. But the result allegedly tastes just like the real thing and has the added advantage of being, you know, freaking crystal clear!

So you want to make your own? Hit the jump for the full recipe.

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Did You Know They Made Backpack Vacuums?

By David Ponce on 06/20/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

Yeah, we had no idea. Apparently these have been around forever, though mostly seen in industrial settings. Something about them being too heavy for home use. But the 7.5 lbs Backpack Vacuum pictured above seems light enough not to give even the most dainty user any hernias. It’s great for obvious reasons: it won’t keep bumping into furniture and tripping over its own wire. With soft padding for the back, and adjustable shoulder straps it might actually be comfortable to wear. The power button is located on the hose so you don’t have to keep reaching around all the time and the 800 watts of power should be enough to suck up most dust and debris while the HEPA filter takes care of allergens.

It’s $200 and ships on the 29th of June.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ LikeCool ]

Deal Of The Day: $139 Off On Dell Inspiron 13z

By David Ponce on 06/20/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

If anything, the Ultrabook craze is causing laptops overall to shed some pounds and inches all around. The Dell Inspiron 13z is a 13.3-inch laptop measuring only 0.82” thin and weighing only 3.81lbs. Sure, it’s not an Ultrabook per se, seeing as it’s got a spinning disk drive and it’s not quite as thin or light as most others. But then again, nor is its price. After today’s $139 rebate, you’re looking at $699 for a “Core i3-2367M 1.4GHz Dual-core CPU, 6GB RAM & 500GB Hard Drive.”

[ $139 Off On Dell Inspiron 13z ] VIA [ LogicBuy ]

This Meat Slicer Gets Equal Slices, Every Time, With Frikkin Lasers!

By David Ponce on 06/19/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

Butchers are pretty masterful sometimes, but a human hand will never be as precise as a machine. And the above Natsune Libra 165C is one scary mother. It is able to make slices of meat that are of perfectly equal weight, every time, and it does so by using lasers. Yes, the lasers do the cutting. Big deal you say? Ok: it makes up to 100 slices a minute! First the uncut meat goes through their 3D laser scanner. Once the scanning is done, the machine gets to cutting; it ensures equal slices by varying the thickness of the slice, based on its initial scan and known densities of meat. While it could be used for several types of meat, it specializes in pork. Specifically (at least judging from the video) pork chops.

But the Natsune Libra 165C is clearly not the kind of machine you’ll have at home. Or even in a restaurant. It costs $160,000 for one. And it’s pretty darn big. We imagine that large scale meat processing centres would love them, and they’ll get their chance at ownership at the end of this month.

[ DigInfo ] VIA [ DVice ]

Power Up Mushroom Night Light

By David Ponce on 06/19/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

Super Mario fans, check this out. It’s a night light that looks just like the mushroom power up. Press down on it to turn it on or off.

And that’s it, really. It looks cool and best of all, doesn’t break the bank: $20. We’d like them even more if they made the 1-up sound when activated, but hey, it’s $20.

They’re made to order, measure about 3.45″, and can take up to 3 days to make.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ Nerd Approved ]

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