OPOLAR 2-in-1 Cordless Air Duster & Vacuum

$62.99 Amazon »

If you're ready to suck it up and blow it out, the OPOLAR 2-in-1 Cordless Air Duster and Vacuum is ready to be your right-hand sucker and blower. This 2-in-1 OPOLAR model is fitted with the company's hurricane motor...

BoSidin Permanent Hair Removal Device

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The BoSidin permanent hair removal device says, "Don't forget about your medical-grade at-home options for unruly body hair!" 2020 saw many of us either attempting to administer self-haircuts, or saying F it and letting...

StoryTime Triple Rocking Chair

$7,500 Hal Taylor »

Dude. This StoryTime Rocking Chair for 4 (1 and 3 halves?) is so adorable it makes me want to have kids of my own to rock and read to like a wise father with exceptional taste in functional furniture...

Headache & Migraine Relief Cap

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Headache? Migraine? Just want to bury your head in the freezer or a bucket of ice? How about a striking purple hat filled with cooling, soothing, pain-easing Magic Gel instead?...

Small Business Shoutout: Alchemy 365 Fitness Platform

$19.99 Alchemy 365 »

HIIT the yoga mat. A fitness streaming service with in-person studios in Minneapolis, MN and Denver, CO, Alchemy 365 classes combine intervals of strength building moves with bursts of cardio, and bookend them with a...

E78: What Is This Thing?

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Welcome to Edition 78 of What Is This Thing?, my recurring visual riddle series consisting of one simple photo - see above - and one simple question: what is this thing?...

Push & Tear Easy-Tear Paper Towel Holder

$38.79 Amazon »

As much as I like getting fried chicken grease and BBQ rib sauce all over the whole roll of paper towels as a souvenir for days to come of the great meal I had, my wife, She-Ra: Princess of Power, isn't such a fan. So...

ChopFit Chopper Functional Trainer

$89.95 Amazon »

Will you get a load of the legs on ChopFit's Chopper demo dude? Holy functional training axe, Batman, forget ripped, chiseled, and cut! If using the Chopper means I have any hope of building a fortress of muscle like...

Oh thank the Baby Jesus we've finally gotten to Dude's must see products for December 2020. The last month of 2020 we'll ever have to revisit. At least around here. At least I hope...

Trova Go Discreet Biometric Smart Safe

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"Discreet" is the word with the Trova Go biometric smart safe. And an interesting choice of words too, given Trova touts their personal storage device as the perfect connected way to lock away your keys, jewelry, small...

NextMind - Control Technology with Your Brainwaves

$399 NextMind »

NextMind is a brain-sensing wearable that, no joke, allows you to control digital technology with your own brainwaves. A little mental focus equals decapitating the zombie with your chainsaw or swiping the loot from the...

Sword House Key

$9.49 Amazon »

It's about time I had a Sword House Key, given the number of sword fights with locks I've had in my life. In fact, just two weeks ago I was testing out the lock and key on my new nightstand - yep the top drawer came with...

Jellyfish Cocktail Glasses

$14.50 - $29.90 Amazon »

Never thought I'd want to plaster a jellyfish to my face before. But fill one of these Jellyfish Cocktail Glasses with a Gin Martini or a Sidecar, and I'll let its tentacles crawl over me all night...

Dropped Ice Cream Cone Bean Bag Chairs

$278 Etsy »

Ah, the ice cream cone drop. As famous as the mic drop, but for melancholy rather than owned-you celebratory reasons. Also typically accompanied by tears, not cheers. Except, perhaps, in the case of the Dropped Ice Cream...

PocketBook Color e-Reader

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E-read your comic books, your biology books, your bedtime stories, and your nudie mags in Kaleido color with the PocketBook Color, a new e-reader that can display your digital pages in up to 4,096 hues...

Desktop Tiki Toss

$29.99 Amazon »

Ah, a little Tiki Toss game for me, myself, and I. This hook-and-ring design is sized for the desktop, and freestanding with a wood base to make it easy to set up on the coffee table, bar, or as a toy on your actual WFH...

UV Light Air Purifier for HVAC System

$98.15 Amazon »

Clean up the bad air in your home at its source. OK, I guess you install this UV Light Air Purifier in your HVAC system, not your significant other's mouth, but throw in a bottle of activated charcoal mouthwash, and you...

Helix Ergonomic Citrus Juicer

$19.99 Amazon »

It's an ergo-juicer. The Helix Citrus Juicer from Joseph Joseph gives the twist-action of your hand and wrist a big assist. Makes the process less awkward. Requires less strength, so you can work harder for longer...

Radioactive Glass Marbles

$12 Etsy »

These Radioactive Glass Marbles remind me of a New Year's Eve tradition / superstition. Some say if you can eat 12 grapes in as many strokes of midnight when the year changes over, you will have good luck and prosperity...

Jupe Prefab Urban Escape Pod

$17,500 Jupe »

"Just add land." Ha! Gotta give a nod to the Jupe team member who came up with that tagline for this off-grid, flat-pack urban escape pod. Jupe shelters are designed to be versatile and easy to set up almost anywhere...

LED Champagne Flutes

$99 Frontgate »

These LED Champagne Flutes from Stolzle will light up your New Year's Eve even if there's not a firework, a streamer, or another person in sight. Well, maybe one other person would be good, since the Champagne Flutes...

E77: What Is This Thing?

$19.97 - $24.97 Amazon »

Welcome to Edition 77 of What Is This Thing?, my recurring visual riddle series consisting of one simple photo - see above - and one simple question: what is this thing?...

3D Printed T-Rex Chicken Arms

As its grand finale, 2020 presents: T-Rex-chicken hybrids! Just try to get at one of these mother clucker's eggs - she'll...uh...squawk and swat and peck and run amok. Maybe throw some chicken shit at you. But that's...

The Couch Console

We're already working, grocery shopping, and ordering piles of sweatpants and 3-course dinners without leaving home. The Couch Console proposes taking things a step further: do it all without leaving your couch. Containing...