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Monthly Archives: April 2013

The WeeRoll Is A Transforming 7 Toys In 1

By David Ponce on 08/28/12 • 2 Comments

Having a kid is likely the most important decision you’ll ever take. The things that change in your life are so numerous, we can’t even begin to talk about them here. That’s a big reason I’m never getting one. Or at least… not for a while. But for those who’ve either recently taken the plunge or are about to, you might want to look into the WeeRoll. “[It] is a modern, re-configurable, customizable, natural, active toy platform designed to grow with your child as they develop.” Made from renewable birch laminate, BPA free thermoplastic rubber treads, Water based finishes and ultra-low formaldehyde adhesives, the WeeRoll starts out as a walker/stroller for your baby and eventually develops into a wheelbarrow or train. In between those two forms you can make a riding toy, a rocking horse, and a “shopping” cart, all simply by re-organising the different parts into alternate configurations, with minimal effort and with the use of no tools. It looks like it’s pretty solid and should last the little tyke quite a few years, and even be handed down to the next kin without too much trouble.

Currently on pre-order on Kickstarter, the WeeRoll starts out at $84 and starts shipping in November, hopefully in time for the Holidays.

Hit the jump for a bunch more pictures and a couple videos that should make a better case for why this product is pretty cool.

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Deal Of The Day: $1,088 Off On Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon

By David Ponce on 08/28/12 • Leave a comment!

The Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon is an Ultrabook proper. It’s thin, light, features an SSD and Intel’s Ivy Bridge processor. It can be bumped up to 8GB of RAM. But perhaps most importantly, it is made from carbon fiber. Carbon fiber, folks. That’s how it keeps its weight under 3 lbs. Of course, carbon isn’t usually very cheap, but after the massive $1,088 price drop, a $2,285 laptop is now $1,196. Good thing too, because frankly that’s the unofficial pricepoint for these machines and anyone doing any other price is pretty suicidal. And at this price, you’re getting 4GB of RAM, a Core i5 CPU and 128GB of space on that SSD.

[ $1,088 Off On Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon ] VIA [ LogicBuy ]

These Limited Edition Pac-Man Watches Are Only for Rich Gamers

By Hazel Chua on 08/27/12 • Leave a comment!

Pacman Watch

Pac-Man has been around for decades. He’s one of those characters that people of all ages and generations can recognize, right off the bat. So it really shouldn’t come as a surprise that Pac-Man himself and the four villainous Ghosts who were always after him have now been immortalized in Romain Jerome’s special collection of limited edition space watches.

And we do mean a ‘space’ watch in the literal sense, because these timepieces are forged using steel that has been fused with fragments of the Apollo 11. You know, the spacecraft that took Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the moon.

Romain has kept the design playful but pretty classy at the same time, which is obviously something that’s not easy to achieve. The only downside is that this watch is crazy expensive at $17,800. That’s the price of several Rolex watches and then some.

They’ll be available at Colette in Paris from September 3rd to September 8th, in case you can actually afford it. In that case, lucky you.

VIA [ Born Rich ]

The Batarang Twin-Blade Folding Knife Probably Won’t Get Bruce Wayne’s Seal of Approval

By Hazel Chua on 08/24/12 • Leave a comment!

Batarang

Everybody loves Batman. I mean, who doesn’t? Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy may have wrapped up last month, but people are still talking about how the movie ended and the future of the franchise, even until now.

Given its huge success, you can expect Batman-inspired stuff to crop up from now until they decide to reboot the entire thing. Stuff like the Batarang. It’s a twin-blade folding knife that features a bat handle. Unfold the blades and you’ve got a knife that will probably cut your hand while you try to use it for something else. In essence, the design looks awesome. When outstretched, the blades look like the bat’s wings, which was probably what they intended to do. However, it makes using the knife a wee bit more complicated.

Of course, you can just use unfold one blade at a time and use it like you would a normal knife. But still. The Batarang looks dangerously silly and will probably cut the palms of those who don’t really know how to use it.

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You Can Now Print Your Own Food

By Radu Iosif on 08/24/12 • 2 Comments

Regular readers of this site will be familiar with our ongoing coverage of the rapidly evolving field of 3D printing. The short of it is: it’s getting cheaper, fast. But today’s news isn’t about how much price has dropped. It’s about what these machines are able to print. The Imagine 3D Printer doesn’t use melted plastic extruded through a fine tip, as most other printers do. Instead it uses special syringes that accept any soft form material. This means you can even print with food, as long as you blend it first. Any soft material you can think of, like frosting, mashed potatoes, uh… blended chicken (?) can be loaded into the machine and printed into intricate 3D forms. It has a large 9″ by 9″ printing tray, so you’re not limited to cupcake sized creations.

The Imagine 3D Printer is $1,995.

Hit the jump for a video of it in action, and links.

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Nemo 33 Is The World’s Deepest Swimming Pool

By David Ponce on 08/24/12 • 2 Comments

The world’s deepest swimming pool has been around for quite a few years, since 2004. But we shouldn’t call it just a “swimming” pool: it’s a proper diving pool. We’re posting about it now because we just saw the pictures, and heck, that’s a lot of water!

The pool is located in Brussels, Belgium. Its maximum depth is 34.5 metres (113 ft). It contains 2.5 million liters of non-chlorinated, highly filtered spring water maintained at 30 °C (86 °F) and holds several simulated underwater caves at the 10 metres (33 ft) depth level. There are numerous underwater windows that allow outside visitors to look into the pools at various depths.

While we’re on the topic of simulated environments, do you guys know about Excalibur, the world’s tallest climbing wall? That one’s in the Netherlands, and while the Nemo 33 is in Belgium, it was created by one John Beernaerts, a Dutchman. There’s some kind of link there, we’re just not sure what it is. Whatever the case, a dive at Nemo 33 starts at 22€.

But of course, it’s pretty unlikely you’ll go in person. So hit the jump to look at a bunch more pictures from the comfort of your own home.

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Deal Of The Day: $400 Off On Lenovo G780

By David Ponce on 08/24/12 • Leave a comment!

The Lenovo G780 is a large 17.3 inch laptop. With a high definition 1600×900 LCD, you got plenty of real estate to get your work done. What’s under the good is also pretty impressive: a Core i5 Ivy Bridge processor, 6GB RAM, 500GB 7200rpm HDD, Intel HD 4000 graphics, as well as two USB 3.0 ports, one USB 2.0 port, HDMI output, Bluetooth, media card reader, and webcam. These are very reasonable specs for a $600 laptop, which is its price after today’s $400 drop.

[ $400 Off On Lenovo G780 ] VIA [ LogicBuy ]

Instacube Offers a Living Canvas for Your Instagram Photos

By Hazel Chua on 08/23/12 • Leave a comment!

Instacube

If you’ve been clamoring to see your Instagram photos on somewhere other than your computer or smartphone screen, then you’re in luck because the Instacube is here. And it’s going to be here to stay, if you help its developers out.

The Instacube is a digital Instagram photo frame that runs on Android. It displays your favorite shots from your Instagram feed at three times the normal size so you can get up close and personal, and appreciate the photos just as they were meant to. It also makes sharing your photos a snap, too, especially to your friends and family who don’t have Instagram, provided that they’re physically close to you (and the Instacube!) that is.

The Instacube comes with a 600×600 pixel touchscreen display and can be set up in three easy steps. Just plug it in, connect it to your WiFi network, log on to your Instagram account, and you’re good to go. The device itself features a simple-to-navigate menu so you can browse through your stream just as you would on your phone.

Hit the jump to check out a video introducing the Instacube as well as links on where you can get it.

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Orapup Promises to Get Rid of Your Dog’s Doggy Breath

By Hazel Chua on 08/23/12 • Leave a comment!

Orapup

Love your pets like you love your kids? Then you’ll probably want to hear all about the Orapup, which is a doggy tongue cleaner that promises to combat bad doggy breath by getting rid of it, right at the source.

Most people brush their teeth and scrape their tongues every day, but some of them still end up with pretty nasty breath. So you can’t really blame your canine pals for having less-than-stellar breath since they can’t brush and all. While there are a ton of doggy toothbrushes available, there’s only one pet tongue cleaner that I’ve heard of so far–and that’s the Orapup.

If you’ve ever tried brushing your dog’s teeth, then you know it could end up being quite the chore, especially since you have to hold them down and make them stay still while you brush. The cool thing about the Orapup is that you don’t need to hold them down, because it’s been designed to clean your pooch’s tongue in the easiest way possible: by having them lick it.

Hit the jump to check out a video featuring the Orapup, as well as links on how you can get one for yourself!

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