While UBTECH appears to be marketing their Mythical Series: Unicornbot Kit to young lady STEM enthusiasts, I happen to know a not-so-young...OK, young-at-heart lady named She-Ra: Princess of Power who might like this...

This tablet-sized light therapy lamp is here to turn your winter frown upside down. While many studies indicate extended screen time is harmful to our bodies and mind, this "screen" emits up to 12,000 lux of sunlight-simulating...

A perfect little timer for perfect little eggs every time. The OXO Good Grips Digital Egg Timer is a kitchen gadget that times soft- or hard-boiled eggs to your choice of 7 doneness levels. A built-in egg piercer on top...

Clear ice, full hearts, can't lose. Ah, how I miss Friday Night Lights. Why did you leave us, Coach Taylor, why? Guess I'll just drown my sorrows in a nice glass of cognac on the Epare Clear Ice System-generated rocks...

The Somnox Sleep Robot is the grown ass man's and woman's teddy bear. The stress reliever and sleep aid is ergonomically designed as a cuddle-friendly peanut, but also does much more than bring comfort through its plush...

Texas Toothpick is a euphemism for this 2-pronged S-curve's true nature and intent. I almost selected it as the next edition of What Is This Thing? but decided its application isn't discrete or practical enough to make...

They call the VSSL First Aid Flashlight "the ultimate 'vessel'." Probably because in addition to using the carefully curated medical kit inside the VSSL to treat your own injuries, you can also use the virtually indestructible...

The Acumobility Ultimate Back Roller is a somewhat intimidating bumpy wheel designed to release tension in the back, and reverse the unhealthy flexed, restricted state the spine tends to fall into from poor posture and...

The Levit8 is a portable standing desk that carries flat like folder, and then goes all geometric screensaver dance to twist out into an elevated work surface when you want to stand on two feet rather than sit on 2 cheeks...

The cultures! They're alive! And they're, they're...about to dive right down my eager gullet. I didn't love kombucha the first time I tried it, at least not according to my gag reflex, but like anchovies and waxing, the...

Hey, have you seen this Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Head Keychain? Yes? Well then, once the smelling salts have kicked in, and you've gotten on a clean pair of pants, my next question is: still need a mean and dirty...

It's 10 inches long and strong. Oh, and by complete happenstance, this Concrete Desk Organizer is too. The hefty holder has a mostly stark, industrial aesthetic, with a softening sine wave flourish on its business (card)...

Welcome to Edition 18 of What Is This Thing?, a photographic feature of a product whose purpose isn't obvious at first glance. This week, as with Edition 12, I'm shakin' things up like Santa's jelly belly...

Darts, a great game of skill that, like all great games of skill, is only made better by the addition of a barrel of wine. You can choose whether you want your barrel full and ready for the wine thief in the bunghole*...

Bring the rocky beach and mountain hikes to your desktop with Tumi Ishi Wood Rock Balancing Blocks. "Tumi ishi" is Japanese for piled stones, and refers to the precarious art of stone balancing in nature. These handsome...

There are pros and cons to 2-bite brownies, which is what this Kingrol Brownie Pan with built-in slicker and rack allows you to bake in ooey, gooey 2"-square perfection. Con: 2-bite brownies are only 2 bites, which in...

Get into the Octagon without getting bludgeoned and bruised up, or being stuck for the rest of your life with UFC ears. The Gingko Octagon One is a modern LED desk lamp whose swanky geometric shape is further enhanced...

I've seen "adult gummies" meant to get you F'd up, but Toast! Before You Drink Gummies are adult gummies that claim to prevent it. Or at least the hangover that follows. The headache. The ass-breath cotton mouth belching...

The Micro TagBand skin tag remover is a tiny, low-tech tool for popping off bulbous mounds of excess flesh by way of slow strangulation...