By Chris Scott Barr Have you ever been to a concert where one of the guitarists gets really into a song, and decides to finish it off by smashing the crap out of a perfectly good instrument? It adds a lot to the raw energy on stage, but at the same time it’s a shame to see a guitar go to waste...

By Andrew Liszewski Star Wars fans always head to the theater with a lightsaber in tow, and now Iron Man fans can come prepared for the much anticipated sequel with this glowing ARC Light replica that attaches to any shirt. Presumably there’s LEDs and batteries involved, though I’m not sure...

By Andrew Liszewski Microsoft has managed to cram a lot of extra functionality into this Bluetooth mouse, including the ability to control a PowerPoint presentation or a home theater PC, a laser pointer for being ‘that guy’ in the meeting and a usable wireless range of about 30 feet. But...

By Evan Ackerman The reason that dominoes are so much fun to knock over is that they take so much effort to set up. This is doubly true if someone else does all the setting up, and you knock them all over by “accident.” This sculpture, by artist Karl Lautman, makes the whole thing moot by...

By Chris Scott Barr Some days it really does seem like the iPhone has an app for everything. Heck, if the phone lacks a piece of hardware that you’d need to accomplish something, there’s an accessory for it. At CES we saw the L5 IR Remote Dongle , which (as the name implies) turns your phone...

By Andrew Liszewski Alphie II was another one of those 80’s toys I never owned, but it still brings back fond memories of my childhood. It was a robot-looking learning toy that used index cards and a series of buttons to teach math, colors and other basic skills, with a healthy mix of robotic...

By Andrew Liszewski A lot of my friends have decided to go back to college or university to further their educations, but I’ve always wondered if I could go back to grade school instead. Not only would I rock every test and quiz, but I’d get to play dodgeball again and enjoy the lost art...

By Andrew Liszewski If there’s anything model railroad enthusiasts like it’s authenticity, and that’s exactly what Hornby is striving for with their new line of digital sound locomotives. Instead of using a central speaker to reproduce the sounds of the trains running around the miniature...

By Andrew Liszewski There’s never enough places to sit when you have friends over, so these simple Stack Chair wall decals will turn any semi-organized pile of crap in your home into a welcoming place for someone to put their feet up. At almost $50 a pop (£30.65) it’s definitely cheaper...

By Evan Ackerman If someone steals your keys, they can steal your car. Yeah, it’s obvious, but there are ways to make your car less accessible. For example, you could remove the steering wheel. Or one of the other wheels. Or the engine. Take that, thieves! I guess maybe it would get a little bit...

By Andrew Liszewski I think designer Ji Lee’s description of their Redundant Clock sums it up pretty nicely: This is a redundant clock. And this is a redundant description. And sadly, it doesn’t appear to be available for sale. [ Ji Lee - Redundant Clock ] VIA [ bookofjoe ] Original post:  Redundant...

By Evan Ackerman Computers spend a lot of time thinking that they’re smarter than us. Like, with USB: your computer figures that it’ll just start firing up all of its software and whatnot whenever you plug something in, like your iPod or iPhone. Well, you know what? Sometimes we don’t...