One thing that makes escaping the city, unplugging, and vegging out amidst the beatific peace and quiet of nature is a pocket-sized projector. A few flicks from your favorite torrent site. Oooh, maybe some surround-sound...

Seabob, an animatronic shark costume visual effects designers VFXLAB recently took for a test swim in the San Bernardino Doubletree Hotel pool, is many things. Funny, a good prank, and a way for my friend Cornelius to...

Snow White's Mirror, Mirror on the Wall meets The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in a Perfect Reflection. A standard bathroom mirror for primping yourself into the fairest of them all by by day(light), the Perfect Reflection's...

Oh boy, it's a Go Go Gadget Backpack on sale just in time for all you kids to Go Go Go Back to School. Cocoon doesn't necessarily bill their SLIM XL 17" Tech Go Go Gadget holder one fit for the Inspector himself, but...

Those who would rather sway than snuggle at the tailgate and 'round the campfire this fall can go for GCI Outdoor's Freestyle Rocker over Kelty's Low Loveseat chair. This standard-height seat is fitted with a spring-action...

Zyp-Zyp is the first tape dispenser that doubles as a self defense tool. Just slide the spool over a finger or two, bear its bronze teeth, and...just kidding. German artist Pascal Heiler didn't design the Zyp-Zyp to bite...

Japanese design and engineering firm Phiaro has shown up to various motor and trade shows with some pretty sick rides, but the Buzz Helicopter concept (or maybe prototype? Information is sparse) has got to be the most...

Flux is metal and magnets, geometry and physics. Flux is for ye who fidget and ye who do tricks. Flux is a bringer of zen relaxation, party conversation, and experimental demonstration. Flux is a physics-based toy made...

No need to choose between skunky room temperature, watered-down, and 50/50 chance of a cracked tooth with Chill-O Stainless Steel Swizzle Sticks. These stainless steel rods deliver the cool without melting like ice, and...

Hot deal on Cold Steel: Get an American Lawman Folder for 54% off retail value for a limited time...

Not only will cars be able to see you, they'll be able to see your beats. BriteFit's earbuds use electroluminescent lighting to glow in the dark and, if you want, flash along to the rhythm of your music. Sweet. First...

Grobo should be called Gromo. As is Gromo plants you can eat. Gromo plants that won't die. Gromo plants that Gromo all by themselves. But it's called Grobo, maybe short for grow box, maybe just a word its Canadian creators...

Razer calls its Tiamat 7.1 "the world's first circumaural gaming headset with 10 discrete drivers built-in to deliver the best 7.1 Surround Sound experience." Can we back up to the word "circumaural" for a moment? I mean...

Sex swing for your health! Naw, it's not a sex swing. I mean not officially. What you use it for is entirely up to you though. What Sit & Decompress developed their dangling doorway harness for is your spine. They call...

The dude in your office who always says to Ping me, brah! when that copy's done. When you're getting coffee? When it's time for Friday Feats of Strength in the conference room? Oh, it's time to ping him, brah!...

Know what's missing from grilling brats, guzzling beer, and talking trash at your tailgate? Direct, heated competition. Mad sighting skills. The chance to stick it to your friend Cornelius in a round of cornhole. Meets...

Pssst, here's the scoop: it's a cylinder. Madness! Madness! you say...

Sometimes you feel like rooting to the earth, and sometimes you feel like hanging from the trees. And sometimes the mud, snakes, and crawlies make a unilateral decision about where you're going to set up camp for you...

Sometimes when you're in your car you need a charger. Sometimes when you're out of your car you need to figure out where in the Puyallup State Fair you parked it. Literally. The Zus is both an ultra-fast, 4.8A USB device...

The praying mantis. As fascinating and educational as a moon jelly, but even more fun to keep as a pet because it will "tolerate handling." Especially if you let it suck some of your blood...

Smaller spaces, smaller children, smaller water bills--a toilet sink makes sense. Technically. But you can tell me all day long about how the water that comes out of my toilet tank is exactly the same as the water that...

Simple and clean look sharp. Meticulous design and robust metals make sharp. JHO blades are nothing if not sharp...

It's the beginning of the month and the doorbell rings. First thought: Ugh, what fundraiser, salesperson, or kid selling peanut brittle for judo camp am I going to have to turn down this time? But then as I get closer...

A few years ago we got our first taste of Soylent, a meal replacement drink that essentially amounts to dog food for humans. (Yeah, yeah, or maybe...it is humans!) Day in, day out, Soylent tastes exactly the same, and...