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By Andrew Liszewski Perpetual Kid is supposedly now selling a 7 1/4 inch Bigfoot action figure with “intricate articulation” that lets you pose it just like frame 352 of the famous Patterson-Gimlin film. While I’m a bit skeptical, I don’t think I’m in a position to conclude whether the Bigfoot figure is real or not. [...]

By Andrew Liszewski Researchers at the University of Southern California’s ICT Graphics Lab have created a new type of holographic display that can generate simultaneous 3D views for multiple observers without the need for special glasses. The setup also happens to be relatively inexpensive since it’s built around a specially modified off-the-shelf DLP projector that [...]

By Andrew Liszewski It seems the guy responsible for the highest popping toaster in the world has a preoccupation with the world’s blankiest blank. He also created what he claims to be the fastest clock in the world because it displays the time down to a millionth of a second. But if you check out [...]

By Luke Anderson I don’t exactly do much golfing (unless you count putt-putt that is), though when I do happen to wander out on a course, I tend to find my ball in the rough. Those things are hard enough to hit when they’re sitting on perfectly trimmed grass, let alone in the thick wild [...]

By Luke Anderson Have you ever been rushing through the airport trying to catch your flight whilst dragging your luggage behind you? Despite how much easier rolling luggage has made our lives, it’s still no fun to lug around, which is why someone has designed a motorized bag that will help ease the hassle. This [...]

By Luke Anderson How many remotes do you have in your living room? Personally, I have three: one for the TV/cable box, one for my home theater system and one for my Xbox 360. At any given time, at least two of these are missing. Generally I’ve found that either I wandered off into another [...]

By Andrew Liszewski I’m sure these noise canceling ear plugs from Sensear would provide plenty of peace and quiet on your next flight, particularly if you get stuck next to this kid. But they seem to be geared towards people who are stuck in even noisier environments, like say the ground crew working outside the [...]

By Luke Anderson Everyone knows that kooky friend or relative that thinks that the government (aliens, the mafia, etc) is out to get them. If the person you know also happens to be filthy rich, you might point them in the direction of the Quantum Sleeper, which promises to bring some comfort to even the [...]

By Andrew Liszewski When you consider how much desktop real estate these Star Wars themed USB hubs take up, and the fact that they only provide 4 extra USB ports, I’m pretty sure they’re only going to appeal to the Star Wars crowd. But since that crowd has made Lucas quite a bit of coin [...]

By Jonathan Kimak You may be tired of waiting in extremely long lines for rides like Disney’s new Toy Story Mania. The long waits are especially annoying when the ride itself lasts only a minute. Well, if you have some spare time and a shed full of scrap metal you can do what John Ivers [...]

By Andrew Liszewski [Welcome to ‘The Games We Played’, a new weekly feature (I hope) that will feature my memories and experiences with a classic video game from the past 25+ years that I’ve had the opportunity, or misfortune, of playing.] I’m starting ‘The Games We Played’ with a great title from the Commodore 64 [...]

By Luke Anderson I’m sure that at some point in your life you’ve encountered a Hacky Sack. There were a few classes in high school where the teacher was late on a regular basis, so a bunch of us would stand in a circle and kick one around. I always thought they were fun to [...]

By Luke Anderson I’ve never really had a desire to have a carabiner on my person at any time. I’ve never really gone climbing anything sheer enough to require rope and special gear. Many people use these to keep keys and such organized, which seems useful enough. Here’s a gadget that actually integrates a flash [...]

By Luke Anderson When I know my toast is almost finished in the toaster, I’ll generally give the handle a little extra help, thus projecting my food into the air just a bit. This is usually enough for me to snatch it with my other hand, and amuse myself. First thing in the morning, I’ll [...]

By Andrew Liszewski You might already have a mountain of remotes sitting on your coffee table, but are any of them modeled after a classic 1950’s science fiction ray gun? I didn’t think so. While the Channel Changer Ray Gun can only be used to advance one channel at a time everytime you pull the [...]