When I heard that someone made a Perfect Strangers video game, I cringed. There were a lot of ways that this could have gone wrong–say, a dull point-and-click adventure or yet another faux 8-bit adaptation.
Fortunately, Jason …
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Dog Owner? Turn Poo into Free Wi-Fi
We got our dog, Gil, a little over three years ago. I wasn’t sure I was ready for the responsibility of dog ownership, but my wife promised we could get a rough and rugged-sounding breed – he’s a Cockapoo, natch – so I …
Fireworks of Your Own Face: Never Would $81.29 Go to Such Good Use
I’m not entirely sure you can put a price on a custom-built fireworks display of your own face made from up to 200 rockets that can be seen from almost 20 miles away. Even if it’s an aging April Fools’ joke that we can only hope
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Thoreau’s Walden: The Video Game
Get ready for some edge-of-your-seat 19th century transcendentalist action!
Like the Smell of New Apple Gadgets? There’s a Fragrance for That
I love the smell of newly-opened Apple products in the morning – smells like glue and styrofoam and aluminum and stuff.
If only that smell could be bottled!
Well, it has been. And it’s been done in the name of art, if you …
Finally, an iPhone Case with a Built-in Magna Doodle
In a world brimming with iPhone cases, it takes a lot to get noticed. This iFoolish case might just have what it takes.
Careful to sidestep any legal entanglements, the £19.99 ($32) case simply bills itself as “a 3.7” retro …
Man Rigs His Exercise Bike to Work with ‘Super Mario Kart’
Remember that exercise bike you bought? The one coated in dust in your “exercise room”?
Well, dig it out, because it’s time to win the Mushroom Cup. Brent Smith, hero to lazy people everywhere, has rigged his old exercise bike …
Hold My Calls, I’m Working from the Brew Cave Today
The Brew Cave is a walk-in beer cooler with a built-in kegerator that measures roughly seven feet wide by seven and a half feet tall by five feet deep and makes me curse the fact that I don’t live in an apartment large enough to …
Are You a Phone Dropper? Try Giving Yourself the Feinger
Tip for PR pros trying to promote smartphone accessories: Any product with a marketing video consisting of an old-school breakbeat and a line like “Ride a bike, climb a tree, multitask, take a pee — get on the dance floor and …
The Delicious Future: 3D Chocolate Printer Finally Available for Purchase
As the world shifts to an increasingly paperless existence, the lowly computer printer catches fleeting glimpses of its glory days in the rear-view mirror.
“Text me the directions; I’ll pull them up on my phone,” says John …
‘Snake’ Cellphone Game Controlled with Recorders from Music Class
I basically gave away the entire story in the headline, which is a cardinal sin as far as the fine art of “getting people to click on stuff” (technical term) is concerned, but I just can’t contain my excitement.
So Snake — …
Finally, an Espresso Machine for the Car
Handpresso lays claim to being “the undisputed leader of the portable espresso” with its line of handheld espresso makers, but perhaps the company’s greatest gift to coffee lovers on the go has recently landed in the form of the …