Hasta La Gadget!

People do different things to cheer themselves up when they’re down in the dumps. Some people watch reruns of their favorite series while eating a pint of ice cream, while others head outdoors for a run or play a game or two of catch with their canine best friends. I love my dog to bits and spoil her with treats every now and then, considering that I’m the type of person who goes straight for option number three when I’m particularly sad or down.

So when I saw that the fine folks of Arrfscarf have come up with the ultimate frozen treat for dogs, I just couldn’t resist getting some. For my dog, of course, not for myself.

All of the ice cream is handmade in Chicago, so you’re guaranteed fresh frozen delights for your pet made with choice and locally-sourced ingredients. There are currently five flavors available: Peanut Butter Bacon, Beef Brisket, Chicken Cheddar, Pulled Pork and Gouda Burger. Yum.

Each 3.5oz of doggy ice cream costs $3.50 (USD), but there’s an add-on of $8 for overnight shipping so Arrfscarf can get your ice cream to you without melting.

[via Foodbeast]

When your starship is overrun with a plague of furry fur-balls, you can work up a hunger fighting them off. But instead of poisoning them, why not get out your forks and start eating them? That’ll show ‘em who’s boss.

Our friends over at Kitchen Overlord came up with this recipe for edible roasted Tribbles, which are basically furry meatballs.

Ok, so they’re not really furry – that’s toasted coconut on the outside. And chances are, you’re not going to be able to find any Tribble meat around here, so you’ll need to go with chicken. Though I’ve been told that Tribble tastes like chicken anyhow.

Speaking of Tribbles, I wonder if J.J. Abrams will ever make Star Trek: The Trouble with Tribbles.

As apartments and flats get smaller, the demand for compact and modular home furnishings consequently goes up. The latest of the bunch is the Ecooking, a vertical, modular kitchen that packs a number of appliances and storage spaces into a neat, floor-standing structure.

Designed by Massimo Facchinetti, Ecooking serves as a hub for sustainable cooking. The design emphasizes energy saving and retrieval systems so that energy isn’t wasted when it’s in use. For starters, the entire kitchen is powered by energy produced by solar panels mounted on the system – taking advantage of skylights when possible.

A small vertical garden is installed on one wall of the module, so you can plant herbs and select produce to use in your dishes. Water from the sink is run through a filter, where it is used to run the dishwasher afterwards, saving water in the process.

Other features include a retractable tap that disappears into the sink when you’re not using it; a rotating hood that follows you around the room while you do your thing; and an air treatment system in the hood that purifies ambient air.

[via Moco Loco via Dvice]

Apparently Budweiser feels that drinking isn’t a social enough activity. They want to integrate your drinking with Facebook. How will they do this? With the Buddy Cup.

This new beer cup has a chip in the base that allows it to detect the presence of another Buddy Cup. Thanks to a QR like code on the bottom of the cup, you can link it to your Facebook account. Once your cup is Facebook aware, the fun begins. If you toast another Buddy Cup, you automatically become friends on the popular social network.

The problem is we mostly drink with people we already know, so what’s the point? Perhaps it’s just a clever marketing campaign that perhaps hasn’t been thought out as well as it could have been. What do you guys think?

[via Geeky Gadgets]

This Battle of Hoth cake makes the battle different than I remember. Thanks a lot Han and Leia. The rebels are facing the Empire in a battle round and round this cake, while the pair of them are busy getting married up top. At least they made sure that the Rebel base is protected with some turrets around them.

Too bad the Empire didn’t bring anything that could climb to the top of this mountain of cake. That’s some nice Hoth detail though. I hope the groom live happily ever after. I just want Han and Leia to get down there and help out in the battle.

What, are you going to have your honeymoon while the rest of the Rebels rely on Ewoks to save them on Endor?

[via That’s Nerdalicious]