Archive for the 'toys' Category

November 4th, 2007

espresso

Amazon.com: Saeco 30013 Aroma Traditional Espresso Machine, Black: Kitchen & Dining
Amazon.com: Breville 800ESXL Commercial 15-Bar Triple-Priming Die-Cast Espresso Machine: Kitchen & Dining

Amazon.com: Saeco A-SP-SV Spidem Villa Super-Automatic Espresso Machine, Silver: Kitchen & Dining
Newegg.com - Salton FES15B 5c Pump Esprosso Maker
I want an espresso machine, but I have no idea how to pick one. There [...]

November 2nd, 2007

Eye-Fi

Review: Eye-Fi Adds Wi-Fi to Almost Any Digital Camera
The Eye-Fi. It’s an SD memory card that adds Wi-Fi to any camera. Plus the free Eye-Fi service supports automatic uploads to 20 different web photo sites (like Flickr) as well as a computer on your home network.
My “Verdict:” would have been more like “frickin awesome.”
its a [...]

October 31st, 2007

Dough-nu-matic

SkyMall - Dough-nu-matic
The Dough-Nu-Matic automatically forms, fries and drains delectable mini-doughnuts in just 50 seconds!

Sweet glorious donut making machine, I need one, perhaps two!
via Dough-Nu-Matic Automatic Doughnut Machine - Boing Boing Gadgets

October 27th, 2007

Coleman’s FlashCell

Coleman’s FlashCell: Yes, a Cordless Screwdriver That Really Charges in 90 Seconds - Popular Mechanics
We’ve tested this cordless screwdriver, and in this case, the truth is stranger than any hype. The $90 FlashCell doesn’t use a new kind of lithium-ion cell, or a trusty nickel-cadmium battery, or even ancient lead-acid technology. This bizarre device doesn’t [...]

October 25th, 2007

WM 6 - hopeful

windows_mobile_6_upgrade_information [Samsung Blackjack Hacks]
It was announced in late March that Samsung will begin upgrading Blackjacks to WM6 free of charge. The update will be released for testing on May 26 with a 8 week testing period after which it will be available for current users to download. (Available to public most likely sometime in July)
Its [...]

October 24th, 2007

Spy Clock

Mirror Spy Clock - Boing Boing Gadgets
The lack of numbers could be a bother, but you could mount the Spy Clock in place, then glue horizontally flipped numbers in the proper lines of sight throughout your office to display the face in the reflection.

The clock is pretty cool in and of itself, but Joel of [...]

October 17th, 2007

Get the Weather on your HP 4200

Miscellany: Get the Weather on your HP 4200
The program uses the perl Geo::METAR module to parse METAR weather information from NOAA. You’ll need to install the module if you don’t already have it (and you probably don’t). Install it using ActiveState’s PPM for Windows and the CPAN program (or OS package manager) for everything else. [...]

September 26th, 2007

LEGO

The FWA: FWA’s Ad World - showcasing creative advertising

awesome ads from LEGO.
via Lovely LEGO Silhouette Advertisements - Boing Boing Gadgets

September 17th, 2007

Hot Wheels Radar Gun

Hacking the Hot Wheels Radar Gun
The Hot Wheels Radar Gun is a real radar gun currently (Feb 2007) available from Walmart and other retailers for about $30 (USD). It is a real radar gun, operating at 10.525 GHz capable of clocking cars, people, pets, and toys.
Hot Wheels Radar Gun - Wal-Mart
Now you can read the [...]

September 14th, 2007

Apple cuts us off

ipodminusitunes: Apple cuts us off
So, it’s finally happened. Unhappy with other media players being better than iTunes, Apple have apparently decided to stop them from working with the new range of iPods.
I hate iTunes, so I only use it to initialize a formatted ipod (for some reason winamp can’t do it).  Apparently they are trying [...]

September 13th, 2007

Bug 20 questions

Talking Bug Identifier — magnifying glass/expert system - Boing Boing
The Spark Talking Bug Identifier is a magnifying glass with a bug-identifying expert system built into the handle. Find a bug and answer a series of directed yes/no questions and the glass will tell you what bug you’re looking at
totally awesome implementation of what is probably [...]