Gear

Knowing all of your pirated music is safely backed up probably makes you want to play a happy tune. Now there's instant access both to external data storage and celebratory ditties Skip to My Lou and You Are My Sunshine...

Two feet, four wheels, and looks of constipated determination--these grannies can definitely go. But you'll have to try them for yourself to figure out if they can go in a straight line, avoid taking out pedestrians...

The Powerstick is a portable charger for mobile devices such as phones, iPods, iPads, digital cameras, GPS and MP3 Players. Simply recharge it from any USB port including computers and laptops and then use it to charge...

We've seen plenty of novelty hangover cures on the market, but this one touts itself more as a daily multivitamin than a once-off (or once-a-weekend-off) hangover cure. And, although they don't mention the phrase "hangover...

Although Agent BloodRayne used a similar arm blade to exterminate vampires, this non-digitized replica is made of stainless steel, not silver, so it will be of little assistance in your mission to annihilate Edward Cullen...

Target practice with human targets seems so cruel (although practical since most of the time it's other people that are getting shot). Why not practice drilling holes in things that are already dead and will probably...

This Altoids tin has been struck by magic and turned into a USB charging device. Perfect for charging your devices on the go, this ingenious invention provides the 5 volts required to charge USB powered devices. Additionally...

Ah perfect. Pets are great... until they impose on us in any manner. Cuddling on the couch and receiving unconditional love? I'm in. Taking them out, walking them, playing with them... that's kind of a nuisance. It really...

The Levitron? Sweet. Someone is selling a 0-gravity amusement park ride. I bet you sit on the hovering black disc and try not to get bucked off as it bounces and spins wildly, right? And for only $99.99, you could probably...

Isn't everything that isn't a Kardashian bank account or body part supposed to be getting smaller? Especially image-capturing devices. But this throwable ball camera is uncomfortably large. It appears to have the same...

File your nails, open an impossibly packaged plastic container, pen a love letter, find your way through the dark when the electricity goes out, stab a would be mugger, and store 128 GB of files protected by an advanced...

Cobb's totem from the film Inception has ripped through the seams of fiction and is now available for purchase in stainless steel, glass, sandstone, and about a dozen other dreamy colors and materials. It spins 90 seconds...

Hey moms! Check it out... No more searching for that perfect stocking-stuffer for your teenage son. Customize these to say whatever it is you'd like... that's 5 characters or less. This is actually a pretty creative idea...

And finally, after more than 25 years, the long awaited update to the Commodore 64. This was my very first computer actually. My dad took me to NYC where he was shooting a commercial for a toy company. They had all of...

More mysterious than how Pure Smoke works or what it's made of is why the spontaneous appearance of smoke is so cool. In other contexts, such as while baking, performing basic electrical upgrades, or 10 miles into your...

Turn your iPad into a virtual board game. Wait... isn't it already that and much more? Isn't this engineering in reverse? Aren't these tantamount to a real 3D bookmark for iBooks? Who cares, I'm getting them anyway. Steve...

Somehow, Medusa and her snake head dress has been stolen from Greek mythology and now appears to be a spokeswoman for Halloween, a holiday with Roman origins. My only real knowledge of her comes from Clash of the Titans...

The long-awaited cross between an electronic cigarette and an asthmatic's inhaler has arrived! In 6 to 8 puffs, Aeroshot injects 100 mg of caffeine--the equivalent of one large cup of coffee--into your bloodstream. No...

To maintain nature's beloved equilibrium, as the cost of iPhones goes down, the cost of their cases must go up. At $99.97, this anodized aluminum bodyguard promises to protect your remote connection to humanity from the...

Shock, awe, and deference. That's the chronological exhibit of emotions you'll witness when you friends discover that what they thought was a trinket you schlepped back from your trip to Jamaica is actually an amplifier...

when preparing for the inevitable zombie apocalypse the present has no rival in terms of when to prepare. Look people, they're coming. And if you wanna survive, you're gonna need some ammo capable of killing zombies...

This, unbelievably, is exactly what the name suggests, a mini desktop cannon that fires standard BBs. And, it's pretty damn cool. You really need to watch the video to see it in action. I'm certain this will be used for...

You've made the right decision (for once) and decided to call a cab instead of brave the old one-eye closed serpentine in your own ride. Good choice. Now for the tough part. Where do you live? Whip one of these babies...

Want to get a picture of you and your girlfriend (who has a water bottle) while in France but you're too scared that the seedy Frenchman you're about to ask to snap the photo will steal your camera? Been there many times...