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Everyone Needs A Portable Watermelon Cooler

By Chris Scott Barr on 07/22/10 • 8 Comments

By Chris Scott Barr

Watermelons are a great summertime snack. My grandparents grow them, so I usually have some in my fridge. However, some people are serious about their watermelon. I’m talking about the kind of person that never leaves the house without one in a cooler. Granted, I’ve never met one of these people, nor have I heard of one. I just assume they exist, because this Portable Watermelon Cooler exists.

This device was apparently designed with the intention of carrying and cooling a single watermelon. Sure, you can put in something else instead to keep it cool. Heck, you can even keep some things warm in it too. I’m still just not quite sure why. Whatever the reason, if you’ve got an extra $230 and an unhealthy obsession with watermelons, this is your gadget.

[ Joybond ] VIA [ Gearfuse ]

Mailbox Sentry Lets You Know When Your Snail Mail Has Arrived

By Chris Scott Barr on 07/13/10 • Leave a comment!

By Chris Scott Barr

Have you ever wished that you could be notified when your snail mail arrives? In the age of instant email notifications, the hit-or-miss nature of checking your postal mail can be an annoyance. Even more so if your mailbox is located a great distance from your door. Nothing is more annoying than walking five minutes, only to not find a single letter. Did the mailman come yet, or was there just nothing for you today?

Well now you can solve this age-old problem with a gadget from Thanko. Just pop the Mailbox Sentry into your mailbox, and set the receiver in your house. When a piece of mail goes into your box, you’ll get a notification. The device works up to 100m away, so distance won’t be an issue. $95 is a lot of money to spend to let you know that you have bills waiting for you.

[ JapanTrendShop ] VIA [ RedFerret ]

TV-B-Gone Pro Goes For Long-Range Pranking

By Chris Scott Barr on 07/06/10 • 1 Comment

By Chris Scott Barr

The TV-B-Gone is one of those must-have gadgets for pranksters everywhere. If you like messing with people, randomly turning off their TV can be a lot of fun. Unfortunately, the device has a very limited range. So what if you need to prank someone that’s 110 meters away? You get the TV-B-Gone Pro.

This new gadget has been redesigned to look like an iPod, so as to be more inconspicuous (though the LEDs at the top are a dead giveaway). It also works up to 110 meters away, as opposed to the original, which only got up to 50 feet at its best. You can even set it to turn of a bunch of TV’s in a row, for those times that you need to cause chaos on a larger scale. $50 is steep for a prank, so make sure that you get your money’s worth.

[ ThinkGeek ] VIA [ RedFerret ]

Wireless Magnifier Displays Tiny Text On Your Giant TV

By Chris Scott Barr on 01/26/10 • 3 Comments

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By Chris Scott Barr

Great eyesight is not something everyone is fortunate enough to possess. Heck, even people with great vision have difficulty reading some of the super fine print legal mumbo-jumbo stuff that you see on certain things. If you need to get a closer look at something, you might reach for a magnifying glass. But in this day and age, there’s always a better way to do everything. In this case, you can use a handy gadget to project that tiny text onto your big screen TV.

The Wireless Page To TV Magnifier does exactly what the name implies. You have a small device (which greatly resembles your average computer mouse) which views the text (or images) underneath and transmits it wirelessly to a base station. The base station is hooked to your TV where it is enlarged 25x. While it may come in handy when you’re reading through the finer points of your credit card statements (and that occasional issue of Playboy, which you read just for the articles) I doubt many people are going to justify the $150 cost.

[ Hammacher ] VIA [ SlipperyBrick ]

Auto-Lift Iron Has Extending Feet To Make Ironing Safter

By Chris Scott Barr on 01/18/10 • 5 Comments

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By Chris Scott Barr

I can’t say that I do much ironing, mostly because I don’t wear many clothes that specifically require an iron to make them look right. I have done a bit and one of the things I am always most paranoid about is knocking over the hot iron when I’ve set it down for a moment. With that hot metal plate exposed while it’s just sitting there, it is rather dangerous. Not only could you bump into it and burn yourself, but since it is resting on one of its smaller sides, it could also be easily knocked onto the floor.

The Auto-Lift iron was designed to eliminate the aforementioned hazards, along with one other. The otherwise-regular iron has a pair of feet on the hot metal part which extend outward when the device is not in use. This leaves less of the iron exposed, and keeps it considerably more stable. The best part is that it actually knows exactly when you are using it. There is a sensor in the handle which detects whether or not your hand is upon it and engages the feet when appropriate. Now you also won’t have to worry about getting distracted while in the middle of ironing. The Auto-Lift currently retails for around $95.

[ Ariete ] VIA [ Dvice ]

Auto-Lift Iron Has Extending Feet To Make Ironing Safter
By Chris Scott Barr
I can’t say that I do much ironing, mostly because I don’t wear many clothes that specifically require an iron to make them look right. I have done a bit and one of the things I am always most paranoid about is knocking over the hot iron when I’ve set it down for a moment. With that hot metal plate exposed while it’s just sitting there, it is rather dangerous. Not only could you bump into it and burn yourself, but since it is resting on one of its smaller sides, it could also be easily knocked onto the floor.
The Auto-Lift iron was designed to eliminate the aforementioned hazards, along with one other. The otherwise-regular iron has a pair of feet on the hot metal part which extend outward when the device is not in use. This leaves less of the iron exposed, and keeps it considerably more stable. The best part is that it actually knows exactly when you are using it. There is a sensor in the handle which detects whether or not your hand is upon it and engages the feet when appropriate. Now you also won’t have to worry about getting distracted while in the middle of ironing. The Auto-Lift currently retails for around $95.
[ Ariete ] VIA [ Dvice ]
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Withings WiFi Body Scale Updates Twitter Every Time You Step On

By Chris Scott Barr on 11/13/09 • 10 Comments

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By Chris Scott Barr

When you’re trying to lose weight, sometimes it’s hard to find the proper motivation. Sure, having a goal in mind, or even a pair of old jeans that you’re hoping to fit into can help. But sometimes you need something a little stronger than your own will to keep you going. I’m talking about peer pressure. No, you don’t need a bunch of people standing around telling you that you’re overweight. However, if all of your peers know your exact weight at all times, you might feel pressured into doing something about it. If that sounds like the kind of prodding you need, then you might want to check out the Withings Wifi Body Scale.

I’m still no fan of Twitter, but this has to be one of the more interesting uses of it that I’ve seen. The scale uses Wi-Fi to send a Twitter update every time you step on it. Now you can send all of your friends instant updates so that they can support you in your effort to reach your goal. You have to wonder how many people will keep an extra scale in their bathroom, just so they can check their weight before broadcasting it to the world. The Withings WiFi Body Scale will set you back a whopping $159.

[ Withings ] VIA [ Dvice ]

TV-B-Gone Just Got A Lot Smaller

By Chris Scott Barr on 07/08/09 • Leave a comment!

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By Chris Scott Barr

I’m sure that everyone remembers the TV-B-Gone. It’s the little device that can turn almost any television on and off at the push of a button. While it was just a fun little toy, I think that it was made infamous by a certain other tech blog’s shenanigans at last year’s CES. Well the original was a bit bulky and conspicuous, so one enterprising hacker decided to shrink it down. The result is a device with the exact same capabilities that’s smaller than your thumb.

While I don’t think I’d ever walk around a giant electronics show shutting off random TVs at will, this does give me some ideas. With a device that small, you could likely setup some sort of automatic timer, so that it goes off in 10-second intervals or so. Now disguise it in such a way that it can be carried around with only the LED showing. Sure, your battery probably wouldn’t last too terribly long, but it would make those trips to Best Buy far more entertaining.

VIA [ Hack a Day ]

DiamondNite Can Spot A Fake Rock

By Chris Scott Barr on 04/10/09 • 2 Comments

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By Chris Scott Barr

Ladies, have you ever received a piece of jewelery that looked a little too good to be true? Sure, your boyfriend/fiancé/husband means well, but how can you be sure that it’s the real deal? My advice is to just believe he saved up the money for such a wonderful gift. But if you’re dead set on finding out the truth, here’s a little gadget that will help you out.

This little DiamondNite Diamond Moissanite Tester can spot a fake diamond in just 1.5 seconds. Ladies, this will make the perfect conversation at your next big party. Just slip it in your purse, and offer to test your friends’ rings, necklaces and earrings. Just make sure you’re wearing the real stuff, or risk the embarrassment when it gets turned on you. Of course the $200 price means that you’ll really only want to get this if you’re in the business of buying and selling rocks.

[ Kassoy ] VAI [ BoingBoing ]

Super Smoker Releases Electronic Cigarette

By Chris Scott Barr on 03/04/09 • 4 Comments

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By Luke Anderson

One of the things I’ve always been happy about is that I never picked up smoking. My parents both smoked a lot when I was a kid, so I think that seeing a cloud of smoke in the living room was enough to turn me off to them. Unfortunately for those that have picked up the habit, it’s a tough one to kick. We’ve seen gum and patches that are supposed to help you quit, but what about gadgets? We’ve already seen a couple of electronic cigarettes, and now SuperSmoker’s Blue is the latest one to his stores.

SuperSmoker has launched their interesting cigarette alternative, which should be much healthier than your ordinary cancer stick. These devices look very much like a regular cigarette, but instead of having you inhale all of the toxic chemicals that you usually find, you’ll only find nicotine. Since nicotine is the addictive ingredient, most people should be able to switch without much of an issue. They even went as far as to use the same filters, giving you an even more realistic experience.

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