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These days, cars need more of everything. More side airbags, more windows and more pistons are a good start, but if we really want to enhance a car’s performance, we need to do as Covini does and add two wheels to our cars. The Covini Six Wheeler (C6W) is a product which draws its engineering inspiration from the 1976 Tyrell ...

I’m tired of my camcorder running out of room. If only there was a camera that was capable of storing over 50 gigs of my Benny Hill impersonations. What’s this? JVC announces two new cameras that have larger hard drives than my desktop PC. The JVC Everio GZ-MG840 and GZ-MG880, both capable of 720×480 wide format DVD-resolution video and a ...

Kate Spade is for chicks and Jack Spade is for us dudes. They make some pretty decent bags and accessories but this one takes the cake. It’s a $55 dice set with four die total. Each side either says “You Buy” or “I Buy”, putting an end to those late-night dinner tab disputes. The next time you and your date ...

Talk about original! The guys at Format Magazine recreated a bunch of famous rap and hip hop album covers with LEGOs. You’ll find Run DMC and De La Soul classics to newer artists like The Game and Common. My personal favorite is the Gang Starr “No More Mr. Nice Guy” album cover. It’s so…1991. Hit the link below for the ...

When a father makes a gadget for his unborn son, that’s true dedication. Corey Menscher designed and built the Kickbee for his pregnant wife. The baby kicks her stomach, a piezo sensor reads it and another module twitters the response for all to see. Can you guess what microcontroller is used to control all of this? Take a guess. Yup. ...

There are many kinds of recycling. Some have purpose, others do not. Designer A. J. Bocchino recycled old issues of the New York Times and used headlines from 1990 to 2005 in order to make this colorful wallpaper shown above. He even arranged headlines chronologically, grouping subjects by color coded themes. The actions of George Bush, Michael Bloomberg, the United ...

Everyone loves zombie flicks and what better way to honor the king of the living dead, George A. Romero, than this zombie infested t-shirt. This montage of memorable zombies you know and love from movies such as Night Of The Living Dead and Dawn Of The Dead will surely make you a geek god amongst all zombie movie buffs. Just ...

After reading the description of this maze, I’m still not sure I entirely understand it: Have puzzles gone pass�? With the advent and subsequent mainstreaming of videogames caused physical toys to go by the wayside? What do you get when you multiply six by nine? The answer to the first two questions is “No,” and the last, “42.” What? I’m ...

Imagine if you received a bottle of wine as a gift. Not bad, right? Now imagine if the box that the wine came in could turn into a lamp. Yes, you read correctly. That’s how the boxes from Cava wines work. Even a bulb and ballast setup is included so you can light things up from the start. Ease the ...

Straight out of the cover of a Judas Priest album, this “thing” looks to be a steampunk steed from Hell. Dubbed “Lrry,” it’s a rideable motorcycle/robo-horse constructed by the Mutoid Waste Company in London. The best part about it is it’s 100% recycled. Biker gangs will be running for the hills. Linkvia]