if you are a true-blooded adventure seeker, then snowboarding down a mainstream resort-style alps is the last thing you ever wanted and that said, you and buds will probably be seeking out more challenging peaks where a long hike is inevitable – cos’ ski lifts are never there and they will never be, else it would be yet another typical resort, wouldn’t it?
you are not John “Hannibal” Smith so why should you resort to the unnecessary manly act of biting off your cigar? cigar enjoyment is a lifestyle and so nipping off a cigar’s tip calls for a lifestyle tool such as this new Cigar Punch from Screwpop. crafted from solid metal, this handy device features a stainless steel insert that cuts…
the first smartphone controlled robot, it is not but still, the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 is one heck of ‘toy’ that both children (10 years and up) and grown ups can enjoy. we shall not delve into the MINDSTORMS’ beginning some fifteen years ago cos’ what you really need to know is how awesome this latest incarnation is. this third generation robotic…
in this day and age, we expect flexibility in everything we use – right down to our golf clubs. no? we bet you would love to have that adjustability so that can save yourself the head-scratching process when buying a golfing essential such as the driver. just ask yourself how many times have you knock yourself out trying to figure out what loft gives you the best shot on the…
steampunk does not equates or remotely related to industrial design but like all things awesome, it doesn’t hurt a bit to combine a bit of both (do note that steampunk is frictional while industrial design is very real). though we thought steampunk and industrial design makes an unlikely fit together but this is where the Bicycle Silver Steampunk…
now that you have caught The Hobbit, you will need something to remember the big footed tiny beings by (while anticipating the next installment) and what’s better than acquiring a 272-page hardcover (rustic-looking) book that features over 1,000 images of concept artwork, photos and development paintings by the…
what most of us love to read about: poking fun (aka satirizing) at everything that were hot during that time including politics, sports, celebrities, media, cultural trends and the likes. we salute MAD’s team for their unwavering perseverance that has kept them going for six decades. as with all things nostalgic, fans of MAD…
it looks like a toy, but it isn’t one. the Teenage Engineering OP-1 Synthesizer has a future-beauty to it that grabbed our attention even though we are not, we repeat, not, a big fan of beeping tones. future-like look it is, this particular electronic musical instrument is touted as an all-in-one portable synthesizer that is a sampler, controller and of course, a synthesizer but it…
honestly speaking, we are not totally agreeable in blasting tunes into your sound hole while hitting the half pipe or anything of sort but for whatever reason you felt to do so, we thought it is logical to do as safely as possible such as wearing one of these POC Receptor BUG Communication helmet. so what so special about this head protector? apart from some of the features…
if you sneer at 3D printer and think of it as nothing more than a rich man toy or a hulking, aesthetically disastrous machine for the pros only, think again. the Form 1 High-Res 3D Printer is nothing like have seen before. created by Formlabs, a spun off from the MIT Media Lab, the Form 1 is sleek, compact and low cost 3D printer that employs high-end stereolithography (SL)…
we can’t think of any reason why someone would want to combine synthesizer with class arcade game controller but in case you do, the Pianocade is just the rig for you. unlike its namesake, it is not exactly a piano per say but it is a synthesizer and MIDI controller made famous around the same period as arcade had (in 80s). fashioned after the classic arcade game controller, complete…