PUMA Calibrate Runner Sneakers with XETIC Technology

$140 PUMA »

PUMA says their new street-ready Calibrate Runner Sneakers are "a scientific advancement by human and machine." So, sorry namesake cougars, you're getting replaced by robots too...

Comet Smart Nightstand with Cooler

$499 - $1,300 Comet »

The only thing missing is a lube warmer. The Comet Smart Nightstand endeavors to make you love spending time in bed even more than you already do (that's gonna be tough), and enable you to spend even more time in bed...

Vortex Optical Illusion Rug

$14.99 - $44.99 Amazon »

This vortex optical illusion rug is recommended by 4 out of 5 fictional characters. They include Bugs Bunny, Beetlejuice, Alice, and Winnie the Pooh. Though the latter may have been misled to believe a sea of honey awaits...

Claw Gloves

$72.91 - $81.90 Etsy »

"Life's a bitch...now so am I!" From the wrist down, anyway, for those looking to channel their inner Catwoman in a pair of Vixy Den's Claw Gloves. Stalking around town as a DC antiheroine is just the tip of the talon...

E61: What Is This Thing?

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Welcome to Edition 61 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?...

AboveTEK Portable & Retractable Laptop Lap Desk

$26.59 Amazon »

The AboveTEK Laptop Desk has your awkward WFH situation, your right- and left-handedness, and your laptop churning at 120 degrees covered. In other words, the AboveTEK Laptop Desk has got your back lap...

Bisaten Energy Efficient Thermal Paint & Primer

$69.95 Wal-Mart »

It's a coat for a coat. Add a coat of Bisaten Thermal Paint & Primer to your walls, and remove the coat you wear inside all winter because you can't set your thermostat above 65 without your heating bill bleeding you...

Trimax Wheel Chock Lock

$59.01 - $69.81 Amazon »

According to Trimax, their Wheel Chock Lock attaches to one of your vehicle's tires, "eliminating the ability to tow or drive away." That's perfect if you're parking a trailer, boat, ATV, or your car illegally in a tow...

Go Fast Campers SuperLite Roof Tent

$1,299 - $1,669 Go Fast Campers »

The Go Fast Campers SuperLite Roof Tent is a race tent. Huh? At just 80 pounds, with a 50" x 90" footprint - basically the same weight and amount of space my wife's luggage consumes when we go camping - GFC designed and...

Deuce Dropper Pooping Butt Tea Infuser

$6.99 Amazon »

Some take their tea black, but those who use the Deuce Dropper pooping butt tea infuser know it tastes best brown. Hope your cup of tea doesn't mind getting teabagged!...

Leather Octopus Backpacks

$220 Etsy »

Coming soon, hockey fans, to the Seattle Kraken's merch line... These handmade octopus backpacks from Krukru Studio are all molded and sewn from pure leather into their cephalopod shapes. The shop notes, "It wasn't easy...

Runamok Maple Sparkle Syrup

$21.49 Amazon »

Ooooh, Runamok's Maple Sparkle Syrup is definitely on the list of magical goos Glinda the Good Witch and a unicorn would make during their Zoom cooking sessions together. And then the Wicked Witch of the West and Smaug...

MS18 100,000 Lumen Flashlight

$669.95 Amazon »

Since 2020 has been so dark and depressing, why don't we try to spread some light throughout the rest of the year. Look here, I've got a Gonex 18,000 lumen flashlight I'm gonna flick on and...huh. Didn't even make a dent...

Slow Man Slip-On Sock Shoes

$26.99 - $33.99 Amazon »

If, when a pair of socks slipped inside a pair of sneakers, they made a baby, that baby could definitely pop out looking like Slow Man's Slip-On Sock Shoes. And while I'm not so sure about the laceless Sock Shoes' zdesire...

Pizza Pocket Hoodie

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The Pizza Pocket Hoodie is a sweatshirt with a piece o' pie chest pouch designed to hold actual slices of pizza. In other words, whooo needs a gift for a stoner?...

DriveSlide Hard Drive & Laptop Accessory Holder

$20 - $25 Kickstarter »

The DriveSlide laptop-mounted holder for hard drives and other accessories is another elegantly simple solution to a problem. Granted, it's a problem not all of us have, but for those who compute on the go, or use a laptop...

Another title for this collection of 14 of the Most Creative Redesigns of Classic Products might be 14 Really Cool Things to Look At. Items range from household goods to watersports, with some serving simply as unique and fetching takes on their original products, while others improve upon the original's...

Peter Pepper Seeds

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The tongue twister is wrong! It's actually, Peter Piper picked a peck of peter pepper. Or maybe, Peter Piper picked a pecker of pickled peppers. Either way, then he was all like, Oh ladies! Who wants to try out my tongue...

PowerLix Ultralight Inflatable Sleeping Pad

$40.99 Amazon »

PowerLix, eh? Are you sure this ultralight inflatable "sleeping pad" is just a bed of ergonomic hex air cells that provide campers comfort and support for a good night's sleep under the stars? And not, say, the equivalent...

Inflatable Sex Chair & Lounger

Discontinued

The title of this, er, piece of furniture in its Amazon listing is "SeiSooDai Chaise Lounge Indoor Chair Velvet Fabric, Modern Long Lounger for Office Or Living Room." But one look at the image, and all I see are: 1)...

Gablok DIY Wood Block House Kit

Gablok had a vision: a LEGO house that was life-size. Structurally sound. Insulated and livable. Up to code. And like the building bricks and blocks of our childhoods, constructed by our own hands...

RethinkTANK City Manhole Cover Coasters & Trivets

$22 - $32 Tombino »

Despite covering things that aren't so pretty, a city's manhole covers are often imprinted with cool, intricate, and sometimes downright stunning designs. RethinkTANK's Under Cover Series showcases these doors to the...

Disaster Deck Pocket-Sized Emergency Survival Cards

$14.95 Amazon »

Ah, I wish a simple card trick could solve the disasters of 2020, but I think the Disaster Deck is in over its head here. The pocket-sized set covers everything from wildfires to hurricanes to heatwaves, but I think the...

The PLUCK Nose Hair & Ear Hair Remover

$21.95 Amazon »

This is what PLUCK has to say about PLUCK: "PLUCK is a new kind of nose and ear hair remover. It is the best of both worlds." The best of both worlds, huh? Any chance those worlds are the Acathla and Wolfram & Hart hell...