Backcountry skiers know the thrills as well as the very real dangers lurking around any corner. Having a GPS transmitter and receiver may not be enough to help keep you alive if you get caught in a serious accident or deadly avalanche. With that in mind, Signal Snowboards decided to create a unique board that could make the difference. Their Survivor Split Snowboard is part Swiss Army knife, part split board and packs a lot of innovative possibilities that could…
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Social Shower Curtain is strictly for Facebook addicts only
Admit it, you’re addicted to Facebook. You spend mornings, afternoons, evenings sharing, laughing, and exchanging photos of kittens in kilts. All the usual trivia. But there’s something missing in your life isn’t there? Something you’ve dared not admit up till now. Yes, you’re lacking some sort of real life icon to demonstrate your love for Mr Zuckerberg’s baby.
Read MoreAudacity 2.0 arrives and all is well in the audio editing world again [Daily Freeware]
Audacity, the brilliant open source audio editing program for PC, Mac and Linux has just had a major upgrade. The new Audacity 2.0 has been given some major new features and improvements which should delight casual and professional users alike. For starters, the developers have upgraded the effects section considerably, which should make it much easier to get the kind of audio result you want. As well as new keyboard shortcuts, you can also make use of a new input and output…
Read MoreWorld’s first Rate A Politician app may be the democratic answer we’ve been waiting for
Ask a lot of people around the Western world and they’ll tell you loud and long, just how much they dislike politicians, politics and the unhealthy direction the corporate state is moving in. The trouble is that most people feel powerless to change things, and even when there’s a chance to vote, it doesn’t seem to make a difference at all.
Read MoreX-Gaming USB Joystick brings back all the glory of arcades
Walking into an arcade is like no other feeling in the world. Different lights, music, and sounds of buttons clicking away surround you, and you know that this is the day. The day you’re going to walk right up to that same machine you visit almost ritually, and claim your rightful place as number one.
Read MoreEmperor 200 Luxury Computer Workstation is the epitome of extravagance
Wherever you set your desktop at home, that area starts to become a little nest of sorts. Padded with Cheetos bags and Mountain Dew cans, you know it to be home. This is where you will work, post on Twitter, and play many a video game.
Read MoreHyperDrive iFlashDrive makes transferring files a breeze
Having Apple devices that can all sync together makes life quite easy. However, should you want to transfer any documents, music, videos, or pictures, you have to pull out some sort of cord and wait for the two to sync up. The best solution for a scenario such as this would be to use is a flash drive so you can plop files where you want them quickly and efficiently, but that hasn’t been compatible with iOS devices up until…
Read MoreThe FitDesk Pro lets you work, exercise and profit all at the same time
Who’s got time to fit it all in? The health regimes, the work routines, the family chores, the playtime outdoors? There’s just not enough hours in the day right? And it’s getting worse, not better, which is why businessman Steve Ferusi came up with an idea he thinks solves several of our time problems in one stroke.
Read MoreEraseTemp optimizes your PC by automatically deleting your old junk files [Daily Freeware]
In the never ending quest to make our Windows computers work better for longer, no stone remains unturned. We routinely run defrag utilities to optimize our hard disk performance (we highly recommend the free Auslogics Disk DeFrag), registry cleaners, WiFi enhancers and any other kind of tool we think will give us the best performance and reliability.
Read MoreFixoodle language translation community uses the wisdom of die horde
We’ve long had the feeling that social networks, cool as they are in many ways, could be so much better. For instance, instead of a community just logging in to gossip and chat about trivia, why couldn’t they spend time doing something genuinely useful for each other? Something which would confer a real benefit rather than just take up time?
Read MoreDoggie Fountain keeps Fido hydrated in the summer
If you have a dog, you likely know that you need to keep up on giving them fresh water and a clean bowl. If you are short on time, this could be a good 15 minutes that you don’t have. The Doggie Fountain gives you an alternative that both you and your furry friend will enjoy.
Read MoreTurtleJacket iPhone Case is for serious iPhone photographers
Even if you are fond of taking photos with a nice camera, chances are that you rely on your phone to snap pictures throughout the week. If you are an iPhone user, you know that tilting your phone a fraction of a millimeter can determine how a picture turns out. Most of the time, people really don’t care about precision when it comes to taking a picture this way, but for those of you who like fine-tuned photographs, this may…
Read MoreTetris Big Screen is perfect for summer road trips
We all know and love Tetris. Even if you aren’t a big fan of video games, you’ve likely at least come across someone you know playing it. This game is forever imprinted in our hearts and minds, but we never seem to play it anymore, but not because it has lost its appeal. It has been presented to us in a thousand different ways to us over the years, but games like Angry Birds seem to overshadow it.
Read MoreBlank Wall Clock lets you decide what time it is
When you think of time, you think of it in numbers that go in one direction. You have to set alarms, and post reminders here, there, and everywhere just to keep yourself on track. What if everything was all in one place, and was made so that time was whatever you wanted it to be?
Read MoreClean Bottle Runner has everything a runner needs all in one place
If you’re a fan of exercising, chances are you own a water bottle, and a case to carry your smartphone to listen to music. First off, water bottles are a nightmare to clean out, as the top screws off, but the odd shape of the bottle makes it hard to wash out. Second, pouches for smartphones are not really waterproof, and if you break out into a sweat, your phone can get a little gross. Clean Bottle has everything figured…
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