Snowbot Autonomous Snowblower

The only thing I like to shovel is food, into my mouth, so I am very happy to see the Snowbot autonomous snowblower making its way (in a haze of white powder!) to market. A Roomba-style robot for the outdoors, the Snowbot...

Pac-Man Ghost Planter

$20.39 - $28.55 Etsy »

While a Pac-Man Ghost will definitely eat you up the first chance it gets, the little villain appears to be very protective, and equipped to take exceptional care of your houseplants...

COMBAR FoldaXe Pro

$349 ACLIM8 »

ACLIM8's COMBAR FoldaXe Pro is a Red Dot Award-winning adventurer's multi-tool that integrates the company's FoldaXe base with the knife and saw from their Pro Kit. Beautiful and compact, this new COMBAR is built to help...

E126: What Is This Thing?

$8.99 Amazon »

Welcome to Edition 126 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?...

Cassette Tape Dispenser & Desk Organizer

Discontinued

It's a nod to the 80s and the Before & After category on Wheel of Fortune with this Cassette Tape Dispenser. The retro desk organizer dispenses a Scotch tape roll on one side, plus holds pencils, pens, scissors, erasers...

DeVine Champagne Bottle Opener

$14.95 Amazon »

A partier with a Champagne bottle is basically the equivalent of Ralphie Parker with a BB gun: if they get one, there's a decent chance they'll shoot their eye out. And while the DeVine Champagne Bottle Opener can't do...

Juicepair - Salad Servers & Lemon Juicer

$21.99 Animi Causa »

I'm covering the Juicepair, a set of salad servers that lock together to double as a lemon juicer, because I think it's a clever design. But in terms of its literal usage, as a means of squeezing a lemon directly over...

American Foods Scratch Off Map

$32.95 Etsy »

All foodies and hungry people know the best way to go through the USA is to eat your way through the USA, and this American Foods Scratch Off Map is going to make easy work for all the big and adventurous travelers with...

Dripstick After-Sex Cleanup Sponge

$2 - $95 Awkward Essentials »

Welp, I'll give Dripstick credit for one thing: it puts on no heirs when it calls itself a "cum sponge." Yeesh. That description makes the Sperm Towel seem downright prude...

Fish Bowl Glasses

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We're just two lost souls / Swimming in a fish bowl / Year after year... no. Scratch that. Too depressing. How about: We're just two buzzed souls / Drinking from a fish bowl / Ringin' in the New Year? Yeah, much better...

GreenPan Mini Single-Serving Skillet

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At just 5" square, I'm sure the GreenPan Mini is a staunch believer that size doesn't matter, it's what you do with what you've got. And when it comes to sizzling up breakfast, lunch, or dinner for one, this nonstick...

It wasn't deliberate, but turns out these 14 sustainable gift ideas aren't just eco-friendly products ready to be wrapped and presented to all the environmentally conscious cats on your Christmas list this year, many of them are also great buys for yourself. And by that I mean almost all of these...

The Tinkle Belle - Device for Ladies to Stand & Pee

$27.50 Amazon »

It appears the Tinkle Belle, a urination device ladies can use to stand (and stay fully clothed!) and pee, was developed for hiking and camping, maybe porta-potty use at festivals and sporting events. But I say, if you...

Take a Number! Tiny Ticket Dispenser

$13.90 Amazon »

Take a Number! is both a Tiny Ticket Dispenser and a tiny book, written by Mollie Thomas, and subtitled A Little Guide for Office Sanity. That means the original intent of the miniature butcher counter-style system for...

Norse Tradesman Hair & Beard Coils

$14.87 Amazon »

My fellow vikings and ancient Scandinavians at heart, what better way to show your old Norse appreciation than by be-baubling your beards, braids, and dreadlocks with these coiled hair and beard rings from Norse Tradesman?...

Ladder Frog - Ladder Stabilizer & Surface Protector

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"Go with rrrribbit!, and you'll never say you bit it!" Nah, that's not Ladder Frog's tagline...though for a small thinker upper's fee, I'd be willing to sell it to them...but it is the gist of the company's ladder stabilizing...

Waterproof Cork Apron

This Waterproof Cork Apron is handmade in Portugal and sold as an eco-friendly gift idea for your favorite chef or pitmaster. The sustainably-source cork comprising the apron makes for both a vegan alternative to leather...

NormaTec 2.0 Legs - Air Compression Leg Massagers

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Who is this Norma and what does she know about air compression tech that's going to hug-massage my legs into a state of warm bliss? (Whilst simultaneously, and delightfully, making my lower half look like the proton-pack-blasted...

DFACKTO Rugged Chef's Knife Sets

$149.95 - $249.95 Amazon »

DFACKTO makes a whole series of burly chef's knives, combining many of them into different collections, including the trio of rugged chef's knife sets I'm spotlighting here. The 11-piece Mobility, 11-piece Nomad, and...

LAVA ME 2 Carbon Fiber Guitar with Effects

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While I can't play a guitar, and know nothing about guitar builds and quality, I do LAVA ME some carbon fiber, and LAVA's LAVA ME 2 unibody guitar is made with Super AirSonic carbon fiber material. And not only to make...

Real Cracked Log Lamp

Now this is some crack that is not wack. Duncan Meerding builds his Cracked Log Lamps from real salvaged logs headed to the burn pile. He fits each OOAK creation with warm yellow lights, for an illuminating effect intended...

The Penis / The Vagina: An Owner's Guide

$16.95 Amazon »

Pssshhh! I don't need no stinkin' owner's guide to my own penis. ... ... Do I? According to Dr. Brooke Ah Shay, I sure cock-a-doodle-do. And so do you. What, you don't have a penis? Welp, take The Penis: An Owner's Guide...

Stuffed Pancake Maker

$49.95 Amazon »

Stuffed pancakes? Stuffed pancakes?! Holy eyegasm, Batman! Jelly donuts and Pop-Tarts better watch out. There's a new carby breakfast food with hidden surprises inside on the block. I guess that goes for breakfast burritos...

Strong Man Ring Holder

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Sure, this Strong Man Ring Holder is super ripped and all, but I bet the dude's a total acne-ridden, cross-eyed, butter face. Ugly as sin, and that's why they never show him from the front in any of the ring holder's...