Game controllers have come a long way but the popularity of retro devices proves that there is an audience for old-school design, especially when it comes to reliving the golden age of gaming when Nintendo was king.
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Egg Minder – don’t get scrambled about needing eggs when shopping
Eggs are deliciously yummy and they can be cooked in a variety of ways, but they all look exactly alike. The eggs you bought yesterday mixed in with the ones from two weeks ago? Which ones are the oldest? No way to tell. Exactly. Alike. Now, technology can help you keep track of both freshness and quantity.
Read More15 Foot Inflatable Rudolph – because someone needs to show the neighbors who’s the boss around here…
Don’t let the neighbors outdo you again this year, make sure your place really stands out and makes a statement. Sure…last year’s pretty light arrangement and sleigh motif was all right, but now you need something extra, a monument to your extraordinary personality, a seasonal reminder that when it comes to exquisite taste, you’re DA MAN!
Read MoreMotorola WiFi Baby Monitor Camera – keeping watch from your smartphone [Review]
There’s no question that nowadays everyone is kind of camera mad. Not only are we all carrying around the things in our phones, and being spied on by any agency with a budget and a snooping team, but we also seem to enjoy watching things. All the time. Anywhere.
Read MoreJellephish Mood Lamp – it’s like a cool lava lamp
Feel funky and get groovy with a sleek light that brings to mind the retro fashion of the classic lava lamp.
Read MoreVGFive – trade your old games in for new ones online
What can be better on a rainy Sunday than kicking back on the couch, controller in hand to spend a few hours with your favorite video game. We’re PC gamers by choice, but we realize that there are those unfortunate souls who prefer consoles, and we’re OK with that. What we’re not OK with is the problem of old games littering up the room, when they could be put to better use as recycled product to help us get newer…
Read MoreHövding Airbag for Cyclists – the helmet that stays out of your way until you need it
Riding a bicycle is a great way to get some exercise and it lets you get from Point A to Point B without being too mean to Mother Nature, but the dreaded bicycle helmet can take the fun out of it, although it does help keep you safe in case of an accident. What if you could wear a helmet that was only present when you needed it?
Read MoreBraava iRobot 380t – mops, sweeps, and hangs out with Wall-E
Isn’t cleaning your house one of the hardest tasks? Especially mopping or sweeping the floors. It’s definitely a daunting task but we have to keep our homes clean, don’t we, if only to keep up appearances with the neighbors. However, help has once again arrived in the form of a new dirt busting high tech device.
Read MoreImpossible Instant Lab – bring your photos offline and into the real world
Once upon a time ago, actual honest-to-goodness print photos that you could hold in your hand were everywhere, mainly because that was the only choice. These days, people are sharing pictures of their pets, their lunch, their duckface, everything. And there’s no physical proof anywhere because it’s all a bunch of 1’s and 0’s. Why not drag those digital images into the real world?
Read MoreThe Essential Shopping Manifesto – how to be a clever shopper in a world filled with dodgy user reviews and worse
How on earth are we supposed to pick a supplier, manufacturer or service nowadays, when everywhere you look there are conflicting user reviews, which both praise and condemn at the same time? It’s a minefield of truth, misinformation and downright lies, right? Well not quite. If you know what you’re doing you can definitely make great purchases you’ll be happy with for a long time. We thought we’d offer our own short guide to making a sensible and informed buying…
Read MoreThe Humble Store – ultra cheap games for pleasure and charity
We’ve featured the Humble crew before several times, mostly because they keep offering amazing ‘pay what you can afford’ deals on games and ebooks, with a proportion of the proceeds going to charity, but now they’ve gone one step further and introduced what could be the bestest online retail store ever.
Read MoreDiedInHouse.com – the name says it all
Maybe you have a macabre imagination or a twisted sense of curiosity. Maybe you’re so messed up there’s not even an excuse or reason for it. Whatever the problem might be, there is now someplace for you to go if you ever look around your home and wonder if anybody has died in your house.
Read MoreFlirtey Flying Book Delivery Service – giving a whole new definition to air mail.
The post office and other delivery services are about to get a little more competition when it comes to delivering textbooks as something usually seen as a toy is put to work.
Read MoreClimbing Wall Treadmill – as tall as you need it to be in just 10.2 feet
You are a rock-climbing god – or you want to be – but finding time to push your climbing skills to their max is hard and the 12-foot ceiling in your house practically guarantees you won’t do much climbing in the comfort of your own home. Prepare for that height-induced restriction to go away.
Read MoreRather Google Chrome Extension – for when you’d rather see something else in social media [FREEWARE]
Cats, along with a host of other topics, seem to have taken over the Internet at times, which is great… unless you don’t like cats or whatever else the current trending topic seems to be. Fortunately, you can now remove unwanted content from your social media streams without having to take the extreme step of unfriending/unfollowing someone.
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