Gadgets

Resembling some sort of Steve Jobs’ approved sunflower, Mac Funamizu’s iPetals is an elegant and fun method of charging your iPhone through the dasterdly power of the sun. Harness those UVs! Yeah! Dig, dig, dig! Excuse me for that outburst. I knew I shouldn’t workout right before I post.

There’s jewelry made FOR your belly button, and then there’s jewelry inspired by your belly button. Taiwanese designer Yuyen Chang created these ultra-realistic Orifice Jewelry; brooches, rings and pendants inspired by your most underused orifice, the belly button.

Perhaps the evilest potato you’ll ever come across, this officially licensed Darth Vader Mr. Potato Head doll made me wee just a tad. Though to be fair, I’ve been holding my full bladder hostage for about two hours now. Whether this is cooler or as cool as the Boba Fett Mr. Potato Head I can’t decide, but one thing’s for ...

They just don’t make ’em like they used too. Check out this awesome Watch / Cigarette Lighter from some forgotten year of the 1980s. Novelty watch collector Shea Connolly says this is his favorite watch in his collection, and I don’t blame him. If I spotted a gadget like this at a garage sale like he did, I’d likely poop ...

Things sure have changed in the past few decades. The growth in technology has caused an overhaul of what used to be regarded as normal or adequate, especially when it comes to our methods of storage. The helpful little infographic documents just how far we’ve come, or how far our storage has come, or how far we’ve allowed our storage ...

The iPhone had already proven itself to be capable of unique musical instrumentation in its own right, but this iPhone orchestra is taking classical music to the next level. Students of the University of Michigan were offered the chance to take a course entitled “Building a Mobile Phone Ensemble.” Students were encouraged to use the phone’s touch-screen, microphone, GPS, compass, ...

I smoked for nearly ten years, from the time I was 14 to my current age of 23. I quit about a year ago, with a few naughty indiscretions in between, and everyday, I still think about smoking. I’m unsure if that urge will ever truly go away, but I know in the long run, the cravings are worth the ...

Remember that time you walked out of the house with a pair of tieclips in place of your cufflinks? They sorta look similar, I guess, but you must be pretty clueless to make a mistake like that. Apparently it happens though. Just in case you weren’t quite sure what to do with your various homogeneous clothing accessories, these Tieclips Tieclips ...

Star Wars is one of the most iconic movies of all-time. Never has their been a film which influenced pop culture to such a ridiculous extent. Everything from Jar Jar to the Death Star has become a culture phenomenon, for better or for worse. Who wouldn’t mind having a new pair of kicks, specially designed to incorporate iconic Star Wars ...

Independent business owners always have the issue of accepting credit cards. First you have to actually set-up a merchant account, than you have to purchase all of the scanning equipment. It’s almost not worth the trouble, despite the fact that no one uses cash these days. The Square plugs right into the bottom of your iPhone and allows you to ...