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  A crafty cook / Flickr user has been keeping her hands full with these retro-gaming cupcakes. Something tells us that the original gamers who played these games, who are now suffering from diabetes because they played games constantly instead of working on their health, are saddened by these delectable treats. Featured are Pac-Man and Super Mario cupcakes for you ...

Cycling is in the midst of a come back. With environmental fears and urban build-up making cars seem less and less like a smart transportation option, bikes are the choice of many city dwellers. The problem is that there are still way more cars than bikers, putting cyclists at risk of being run down by some disgruntled rush hour driver ...

Celebrities who are followed by the paparazzi know best. You can’t always look your greatest when someone takes a candid snapshot of you and then darts away. The Snapshot Mirror at least gives you a little heads up on what you might look like if you were to be photographed. Resembling a typical Polaroid-style picture, the framing of the mirror ...

They say the pen is mightier than the sword. But it would be pretty cool to have a cool knife extension to add on to the pen just in case. These eating utensil extensions for pens allow you to turn any average ballpoint into dining cutlery, or a weapon, depending on if you’re a cup-half-empty sort of guy. Just imagine. ...

Us hobos nomadic spirits know a little something about the comfort of big ol’ hunks of stone. If I could afford a bed (or a place to live even) I would be a better judge of coziness, I admit. At least these Livingstones being more comfortable than real stones is something most of us can agree on. The plush Livingstone ...

If only Bobby Fischer were still around to see this (he read our blog daily, don’t believe me? Prove me wrong. We win.) Whatever happened to playing chess on a flat cardboard square? When Bobby Fischer left the earth, so did the great tradition of the game of chess. The Sharper Image Roll-Up Chess Board, seems to be saying “Hey, ...

I don’t know whether wearing the Medusa line of gear from Oakley makes you look more like some crazy Aztec warrior or a peace (and hemp) loving Jamaican. Either way, the Medusa Hat and Goggles go together like peas and carrots, and not in some Forrest Gump mushy “I love you, Jennnnay” type of way. In typical Oakley style, the ...

Rather than measuring by inches, this belt is designed to guesstimate your weight. The larger your waist, the higher the weight will show as with the Weight Belt. Using this belt in conjunction with the ego-crushing phone could solve your over-confidence issues in a snap. The problem with this is if you have a really large ass, or have your ...

Made by Viking, the new “Turnout Gear” is a combination of Thermal Sensor Technology (TST) and Smart Textiles, creating a smart uniform for firefighters to use in the heat of the moment. Turnout Gear visually communicates any critical hot spots on the suit that might put the fireman in danger of burns. A LED display on the upper left shoulder ...

Caffeine addicts have a rough time when they don’t get their daily intravenous coffee injection. Some people might display signs of extreme fatigue, irritability, grumpiness, and we’ve even seen a glint of homicidal tendencies in the eyes of those coffee fiends. They just need it, anyway they can. The Handpresso is a portable espresso maker, supposedly able to whip up ...