Monthly Archives: July 2007

SolidAlliance USB Engine Hub

Think engine sounds, and the Harley’s “potato, potato, potato” rumble comes to mind. To some, it’s actually irksome. So if you’re not feeling kindly to your aurally challenged sworn office enemy sitting next to your cubicle, check out SolidAlliance’s USB Engine Hub. Beats sticking pins into a Dilbert Voodoo doll…. Original post by juniper.foo@cnet.com (Juniper [...]

Space, the Unfashionable Frontier

If you’re planning to visit the Smithsonian National Air and Space and Dehydrated Ice Cream Museum in Washington, D.C., allow enough time — at least a month — so you don’t get awe fatigue. Original post by Lore Sjöberg

The 40-Foot Marshmallow Blaster

Here’s the ultimate big kid toy that’s heavy on the artillery, but soft on the target. Better yet, victory will always taste sweet. This sucker will take on any regular- or mini-sized marshmallow in its chamber. You simply pump with air to build up pressure, lock and load, and pull the trigger…. Original post by [...]

Turn photos into wallpaper

This certainly appeals to our inner vanity. If Marilyn Monroe could have her picture full-blown on billboards, this is the closest we get to going all narcissistic on ourselves. But, really, it’s a great idea for homeowners to turn boring walls into larger-than-life family canvasses or simply as fun, thematic wallpaper like a Beatles room…. [...]

Curve Extreme Sport

We’re still waiting for one that can fly like Marty McFly’s airborne hoverboard. Still, this earthbound concept skateboard from Gary Yu Chuan Chang looks cool enough in the interim. Whether it’s cool enough to take off as a new skateboard sport remains to be seen, though Yu has substituted a pair of tapered Motor GP-inspired [...]