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• iLP Digital Conversion Turntable Allows You to go Old School and New School

  In Gadgets, Housewares, iPod, Misc.

  

  I am a stone-cold music lover. And though I am not a purist to the point of shunning technology, I do agree that for better or for worse, nothing compares to the sound of vinyl. But who the hell even owns a turntable anymore? And if you do have one, how awesome would it be to transfer that vinyl sound to your iWhatever so that you could take it with you where ever you go? [...]

   

• Belkin WeMo Switch Helps Guarantee that the Iron Is Off

  In Gadgets, Housewares, Misc., Technology

  

  My wife has never left her hair-straightening iron on once, yet she’s pretty paranoid that she did every single time she leaves the house and I’m not exactly sure why. But she does have an iPhone, and I have a penchant for finding cool things online and at least $50 in my bank account. What that means is that it’s time to solve this little quandary with Belkin’s WeMo Switch. This app-controlled device works with [...]

   

• Cassette to iPod Converter Converts Your Childhood Tapes Into Adult Playlists

  In Computers, Gadgets, iPod, Misc., Technology

  

  Music is my first love and as someone who grew up in the 80′s, much of my childhood music memories existed on cheaply made, cheaply sold, and always handy cassette tapes.  But if you’re anything like me, you don’t have as much as a CD player in your house, let alone a cassette deck, so what happens to all those songs you recorded off the radio in 2nd grade?  Well now your problem is solved with the [...]

   

• Lenovo does bad with final ICS release, and are one-upped by Cyanogenmod 10

  In Geeky, Misc., Technology

  

  Lenovo, better known for their incredibly inexpensive hardware, have recently released an official Ice Cream Sandwich build for their K1 Android pad. The much requested and several times delayed -it came over two months late- update though, requires a full memory wipe of the K1, and does not include the necessary Google Apps including Google Play Store, Gmail, etc. Also, did I mention that in the same release statement, Lenovo declared the K1 as an end [...]

   

• The “SoundShrine” Puts Your iPad on a Pedestal

  In Apple, Design, Gadgets, Misc.

  

    There are protective cases, stands, keyboards, and docking stations for your iPad, but when you love it as much as you do, why not treat it like royalty.   The brainchild of Bavarian photographer Georg Dinkel the TonSchrein’s (or “Sound Shrine” for anyone who can read this post) purpose is to display and utilize the iPad’s wonderment, like the rare gem it is.  Constructed from polymer clay, and painted to catch the eye of royalty [...]

   

• BrightFeet Slippers Lead You to the Junk at 4 am

  In Clothing, Gadgets, Misc.

  

  It’s the middle of the night, you’re not hungry but your gluttony has all but consumed your dreams, so you need ice cream now.  You don’t want to turn on the lights and wake your wife who will remind you of your diabetes and morbid obesity, but you also don’t want to break anything on the way to the freezer.  Plus the floors are oh so cold and you need to keep your precious tootsies [...]

   

• Wheelmate Laptop Steering Wheel Desk Let’s You Type and Drive Comfortably

  In Computers, Geeky, Misc., Technology

  

  I know, who’s going to update your power animals blog if you don’t?  And with a full-time job and a two hour commute, updating often gets overlooked.  Now you can blog, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pintrest, Fancy, Flickr, and check all your favorite sites comfortably all while sitting in rush-hour traffic with the new Wheelmate Laptop Steering Wheel Desk!  Whether on the go or sitting in the parking lot of the TJ Maxx where your ex [...]

   

• Keep Your Pet Warm and Comfortable in the Belly of a Shark [Shark Pet Bed]

  In Geeky, Misc.

  

  This Shark Pet Bed, without a doubt, the most awesome pet bed that I have ever seen – and it has more going for it than its amusing appearance: it’s self cleaning (you do have to unzip it and hang it out in the sun). Plus, if you stick one of those laser pointer pet toys on its head you get the added bonus of having a shark with a laser. Super fun shark bed [...]

   

• Brookstone’s Juicebox Will Charge Your Phone for 2 Weeks

  In Gadgets, Misc.

  

  But that’s because it costs like $100, right? Nope. Though they don’t seem to have decided on an exact price, but the vice president of Lilliputian, the company that actually makes the thing, says it will cost “about the same as coffee from Starbucks.”  Intriguing, no?   This little thing is called a portable USB power source or “Fuel Cell” for you charging novices.  It’s something you can carry around in your pocket, in your [...]

   

• Macintosh iPhone Case- Because Nostalgia is Funny

  In Apple, Gadgets, Geeky, Misc., Phones

  

  With iPhone cases available in subway stations, convenience stores, and probably in those claw games where you try and pick up the stuffed animals, there would really have to be something cool about one for me to want to post it.   Ok, maybe this one will only seem entertaining for the amount of time it will take me to finish this, click a few category boxes, enter a few “tags” and hit submit, but [...]

   

• Naga Chilli Vodka Tastes Like Burning

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  At 100,000 Scovilles, Naga Chilli Vodka is pretty damned hot – it is as hot as a Habanero chili, but it is in liquid form and contains alcohol. So you will have the benefit of the inebriating effects of booze while you are burning off your taste buds. Price: $64 gets you 700 mls of firewater. [Source]

   

• WaterBob Turns Your Bathtub into an Emergency Drinking Water Reservoir

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  This is the WaterBob, a single-use water reservoir that you can stick in your bathtub and fill with 100 gallons of water – and that can keep it fresh for up to four weeks. If you live in a disaster-prone area it could be useful, but there are a few things that one should consider before blowing $30 on a 100-gallon FDA approved plastic water-bag. Let’s say an earthquake hits, a big earthquake – what [...]