Christmas Gadgets

By Chris Scott Barr Toast is one of the more simple foods to make in the kitchen. It’s arguably only more difficult than boiling water. Of course there’s no good way to know exactly when the bread has gotten to that perfect brown color. Sure, you can fiddle with that little slider or or knob, but it never really does any good. Of course this wouldn’t be such an issue if you could actually see the toast as it’s cooking. One designer decided that they would solve the problem by using glass sid

By Chris Scott Barr Cassette tapes have little to no useful purpose in today’s world. Sure, in their prime you would record sappy love songs to give to your girl/boyfriend, or just listen to your favorite album. With CDs (and more importantly) digital media, these ugly plastic rectangles are little more than a memory of better days. Of course if you’re feeling nostalgic, you can always get one that’s been re-purposed into something a little more useful. We’ve seen MP3 players and USB hubs

By Chris Scott Barr Kids are messy, it’s just one of those simple facts of life. You can’t really be too hard on them, being the younglings they are. As they get older, they develop better motor skills, and just generally stop tripping over their own feet. Until that time arrives, you have to do your best to minimize the messes they will be making. The latest weapon in the fight to prevent messes is the Loopa Bowl. The Loopa Bowl is a little more than your average cereal bowl. It is weighted

By Chris Scott Barr Ping pong balls are pretty worthless for any sort of physical confrontation. Sure, they’re decent enough for playing a game, but they’re not going to do much damage as a weapon, right? Wrong. If you build the proper equipment. One creative mind crafted a ping pong gun, which can make those little plastic balls quite lethal. Think of a potato gun, only much more finely-tuned. It runs off a compressed air line, and can not only fire the balls at a high speed, but ac

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