Bicycle Wheel Valve Flash Lights: Cycling Safety’s Newest Bright Idea

Bicycle Wheel Valve Flash LightsCyclists seeking superior safety after sunset should snap up these Bicycle Wheel Valve Flash Lights from Shanghai Donya. Available in four different colors, the battery-powered bulbs impart instant recognition to night riders while offering day-trippers an added dash of bling.

Hey DJ! Amazing Vinyl Portraits

Movie stars and the Gods of Rock ‘n’ Roll are used to seeing their faces plastered all over the world, but Alejandro de Antonio has put their faces somewhere they have probably never been. Depending on their particular artistic field, this talented Spanish artist creates their likeness on a canvas that makes sense, including old-school vinyl records and the metal canisters that film reels used to be stored in. His work is about as close to art imitating life as you can get!

Sony’s New Handycam Puts the 4K in $4.5K

Sony’s New Handycam Puts the 4K in $4.5K

It’s not really a “consumer” camcorder, but the Sony Handycam FDR-AX1 is the most-accessible 4K video camera yet. It’s a high-priced, highly complex camcorder that’s geared toward independent filmmakers and other “prosumers.”

    



Google Glass To Make Visionaries Out Of Small Business Owners

Google Glasses for Small BusinessWhile Google hopes to launch Google Glass by Christmas,
there’s a lot of speculation as to its acceptance in the business
world. Surely with an anticipated price tag of slightly under $1500, at
first glance (pun intended), one would think only larger brands would be
able to afford this innovative new device.

It’s About Time: Amazon Offers Cheap and Free Digital Copies of Your Physical Books

It’s About Time: Amazon Offers Cheap and Free Digital Copies of Your Physical Books

Amazon has announced a wallet-friendlier way to get your leather-bound tomes onto your Kindle.

    



It’s a Dumbphone, But It’s the Nicest Dumbphone You Can Buy

It’s a Dumbphone, But It’s the Nicest Dumbphone You Can Buy

Nokia’s newest handset has a Gorilla Glass screen, an eye-popping 38-day battery life, and is constructed of sturdy aluminum. The catch? It runs a 14-year-old operating system, and is about as dumb as a phone can get these days.

    



Kobo’s Best-in-Class Screen Migrates to Its New, Smaller E-Reader

Kobo’s Best-in-Class Screen Migrates to Its New, Smaller E-Reader

The Kobo Aura HD was the e-reader surprise of the spring. Now, it’s getting smaller and less pointy. Today, Kobo announced the HD-less Aura, a six-inch e-reader that uses mostly the same technology as its limited-edition predecessor.

    



Take a Lot of Screenshots? This Desktop-Cleaning Trick Will Change Your Life

Take a Lot of Screenshots? This Desktop-Cleaning Trick Will Change Your Life

Anyone working in a collaborative, digital field knows that screenshots can be an essential part of daily life. Although it’s much easier managing them on OS X than Windows, if you’re not careful, you can still really junk up your …

    



Inside the Bar of the Very Near Future, Where You’re the Bartender

Inside the Bar of the Very Near Future, Where You’re the Bartender

Some bars really make you work for your drink. You wave and feint to catch the bartender’s eye, and even then your scotch might be made with unspecial cubes of booze-diluting ice. Life’s no bowl of maraschino cherries for bar …

    



Surf a Lake With This Gas-Powered Board

Surf a Lake With This Gas-Powered Board

The thick of the summer may be over, but there’s still some time to take the JetSurf out to your local swimmin’ hole. This gas-powered mini-surfboard is about the size of a wakeboard, and its carbon-fiber-and-kevlar body is powered by …