Tribute to Gary Gygax: 20-sided Fuzzy Dice
If you love fuzzy dice and you’re a geek, you’re going to love this. (I think fuzzy dice are atrocius, but this one has a certain something going for it.) It’s a pair of 20-sided Fuzzy Dice, a type of dice well known for RPGers everywhere. You can hang it on your rear view mirror [...]
Hummer launches HT2 mobile phone
After the success of the Hummer HT1 phone (more than 50,000 sold), the ModeLabs Group is launching the new model, the Hummer HT2 phone, smaller than the original and with a new color scheme. It offers up to 500 hours of autonomy in standby, has a built-in modem and e-mail client. It is quad-band and [...]
World’s strongest tire weighs as much as a school bus
If you’re wondering what the world’s strongest tire is (though I don’t know why you would), we have the answer. It’s made at the Illinois Bridgestone Firestone off-road tire plant and it weighs 15,000 pounds. That’s about as much as a school bus, so this is pretty huge indeed. Modern Marvels covered the story, and [...]
Cool motorcycle case mod wins second place in NVIDIA-sponsored competition
Impressive? You won’t ever see this motorcycle on a road: it’s a PC case mod by Russian Dennis “Xooler” Ilyin. This design was entered in a case modding sponsored by NVIDIA and won second place. Did it deserve first place? I’m not sure, you can check out the entries here (the site is in Russian, [...]
Ducati branded SanDisk flash drive released
SanDisk and Ducati have teamed up and released an official USB drive. The SanDisk Extreme Ducati Edition USB Flash Drive offers 4GB of storage and its design parallels that of a Ducati MotoGP motorcycle. You also get a lanyard to match the drive, but I’m not sure if that makes the $125 price tag worth [...]
Fit your car with a backpack for those luggage-intensive trips
Small cars are good for getting around the city everyday, but a small trunk can pose a problem when leaving on a longer trip. The Auto Rucsack solves the problem. Put simple, it’s a backpack for your car, which can be used as a bag on wheels when you take it off. The manufacturer’s website [...]
Divine personal wax if you want to give your car a $2800 shine
If your car is worth nothing but the best… here’s the best. You’ll probably think again once you see the price. Divine personal wax from Swisswax is custom-made for your car. Made from 60% by volume of ultra pure Brazilian white carnauba, it’s aimed at “a very limited number of collectors and enthusiasts” and it [...]