Pattern Clock
Hating life? Want to hate it more? Pick up the Pattern Clock, an alarm clock that won’t turn off unless you repeat a Simon-like pattern of lights by pressing a series of buttons. The goal is to create an alarm that will definitely wake you up out of your torpid slumber and/or drive you crazy…
Kestrel 4000 Weather Meter
Some folks turn on the Weather Channel to find out what’s up and others need the Kestrel 4000 Pocket Weather Station made by Nielsen-Kellerman. This handy device will measure every possible environmental condition from the palm of your hand. The Kestrel 4000 measures wind speeds, temperature for air/water/snow, wind chill, dew point, and Barometric pressure—among…
C-Ice: Dude
>C-Ice is some kind of Swiss ice tea drink that has like hemp in it. There’s no THC in there, but there are so many hemp-induced vitamins that you might just get high on health and not need the sweet, sweet mouthfeel of Sister Mary Jane. This is actually from a longer Financial Times piece…
Paris Hilton’s Crystal-Studded Sidekick 3
As the saying goes, the rich get richer, and T-Mobile is more than happy to accommodate America’s best and brightest with the launch of their highly anticipated Sidekick 3. Paris Hilton, the very talented, earned-everything-she’s-ever-received-in-her-life socialite even has a special, Swarovski Crystal-encrusted verion of T-Mobile’s wunderphone. Hilton’s Sidekick 3 has a bunch of different stones…
Lego Mindstorms NXT Shipping
I got an email last night saying Lego has shipped my Mindstorms NXT pre-order. Looking at the tracking number, I don’t think they’ve actually been handed over to UPS yet—probably tomorrow. Nevertheless, if you, too, pre-ordered the NXT set, expect to be building your first robots as soon as this week. I’ll definitely be doing…
TREKINETIC Wheelchairs
Wow. Now that is some nice design. These TREKINETIC wheelchairs are built for off-road and city riding and include shock absorbers and high-performance brakes. Plus, they’re completely foldable and look way cooler than the metal monstrosities we’ve seen up until now. The page has reached its bandwidth quota, unfortunately, but MedGadget has most of the…
Army Improves Tourniquet After 2000+ Years
We all know how tourniquets work. You take off your tie and make a big fat knot just about where your friend’s bloody stump is squirting buckets of blood, thereby saving him long enough so he can tell you “who did this to [him]! Who did this to [him]!” Well, since the military doesn’t wear…