Afternoon Linkage for July 2nd, 2008

Can you believe they make a bike for people trying to kill their children? Ridiculous! Hopefully I won’t get run over by one of these at the beach this weekend. Apple is getting sued again This 1UP mushroom burger is making me sick High voltage s’mores anyone? NYC just got a whole lot better Confessions of a Verizon FiOS Support ...

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The Zigo Bike Looks Incredibly Unsafe (In My Professional Opinion)

Nothing is sweeter than a good, solid bike ride. Sometimes, it can be fun to bring your child on a bike ride around town or to the local market. However, most people choose to ride with their kid attached to the back of the bike. The Zigo puts your child in the front, directly in harm’s way. Did that teenager ...

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Water Rescue Craft For The Stranded

Being stranded on an island of ice off the coast of Alaska is a total buzz kill. Luckily, Vince had the iceRESC water rescue craft to save us. Otherwise, I’d most likely be drinking my own urine for nourishment.� With caterpillar tracks for easy travel in water as well as over ice, this rescue craft is far from diverse without ...

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Mobile Workstation For Gardeners On The Go

For gardeners on the go or gardeners who just have a huge work area, the Yardmate is the ideal mobile workstation. This workbench on wheels is sure to hold all garden goodies imaginable, then collapse beneath its shoddy frame. Gnomes, lilies, bonsai, whatever your fancy, I’m sure you could find a way to pack it into that lower shelf. With ...

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The Kegstand Makes Keg Transportation Easier

How many times have you made a keg run for a frat party and forgot to grab a bin for the ice? Plenty I’m sure. No need to worry, though. This concept system called The Kegstand looks to change the hassle of setting up a party keg. You place the filled keg on a stand that has wheels, allowing for ...

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Digesting Duck Takes Magical Images

Taeyoon Choi is a tourist from South Korea who is tired of the monotony of photography. He asks the question, “Why is there no camera that takes photographs on its own?” So he devised a way to separate the camera from a human operator.� Using French inventor Jacques de Vauncanson’s Mechanical Digesting duck, Choi has turned it into his own ...

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Buzzball: Your Personal Hamster Ball

Whether you own a hamster or not, there’s no doubt you wouldn’t mind rolling around in a motorized ball all day for shits and giggles. That’s why Evento developed the Buzzball especially for you. It sounds like a real pain in the ass to control though: Once the Buzzball is in motion the pod maintains an upright position until the ...

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FRIDAY JULY 4TH, ONE NIGHT ONLY – SUSTAINABLE DANCE CLUB!

Looking for the hottest party of the year? Want to do your part and help save the planet WHILE dancing? Of course you do! Hit up the Sustainable Dance Club this weekend for $3 SoCo Limes ALL NIGHT. We’ll be re-charging our famous LED lighting system via a “rechargeable dance floor” of sorts. Futureshock will be on the decks all ...

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Robot Bartender Flexes ‘Cause You’re Drinkin’!

Sooner or later, the cute bartender that was the only reason you ever went out to the bar in the first place, will be replaced. Robot bartenders are the future. No more half-filled plastic cups of Red Bull and vodka that only lead you to getting thrown out after an argument with the bartender regarding a drink that wasn’t made ...

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SensoGlove And A Respectable Handshake

Some people have a wimpy handshake, while others have a bone-breaking firm shake. The SensoGlove will train certain uncoordinated folk into having the perfect grip on their golf club, handshake or life. The glove teaches you how to maintain a correct swing in golf via built-in sensors that constantly read the pressure of your grip, letting you easily learn proper ...

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