Sep 25
If you were a kid who grew up with a Game Boy, aside from school, you took that portable console everywhere you went. But now that you’re a smartphone-toting grown-up traveling all over the country for business, you can trade in your Game Boy
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Sep 25
We have been told time and again that there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world, and I suppose you, as a responsible adult, will also need to reinforce this particular fact to the younger folks in this world who thinks that the universe owes them a living. The next time you want to give someone a present, try not to throw money in an envelope, but rather, how about making he or she work for the gift to gain a sense of satisfaction? That is what the $29.95 Puzzle-Pod Bank & Present Vault is all about.
The Puzzle-Pod Bank & Present Vault would come in the form of a password-locked device that holds the gift within, and once solved, it will open up so that the recipient will be able to gain access to the gift inside. The five letter code can be customized over and over again, and this makes sure that when you have outgrown this gift, it can be “recycled” for someone else – a younger relative, perhaps? A slot in the bottom allows you to use the Puzzle-Pod Bank & Present Vault as a bank as well. It does not look as though it will be able to hold up to blows from a hammer well though.
[ Puzzle-Pod Bank & Present Vault makes you work for your gift copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
Sep 24
ChargeCard Wallet-Sized USB Cable ensures your device gets juiced up anywhere, everywhere
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Credit cards and charge cards – these are the different kinds of status symbols that one can tote around in order to impress his or her date, not to mention the higher up you go, the more levels of privileges would open up to you. As usual, the rich get richer, while the poor – well, they seem to be squeezed right to the very precipice of life itself. With the $24.99 ChargeCard Wallet-Sized USB Cable, it is a totally different charge card by definition, and the name itself more or less gives the game away.
This particular portable accessory is a snap to bring with you wherever you go, and it also works wonders since there are no more tangled messes to deal with when it comes to traditional cables. You will be able to select from 30-pin, MicroUSB, or Lightning (coming soon) connector, and the entire shebang was proudly designed and made in the USA. In fact, the ChargeCard Wallet-Sized USB Cable is so thin (roughly the thickness of just a couple of credit cards), you will be able to stash it in your wallet or passport holder. Want to use it? Just whip it out, and you can get charging or to perform a data transfer in a jiggy. Using a regular USB plug and one proprietary plug for your phone or device, you will always be able to have access to USB power. Seems like a traveling essential to us, don’t you think so?
[ ChargeCard Wallet-Sized USB Cable ensures your device gets juiced up anywhere, everywhere copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
Sep 23
From time to time, the old becomes “new” yet again, and this is the wonder of retro – be it fashion, music, or in this case, graphics. Yes sir, who would have thought that the old school animated GIF could end up in the real world? Thanks to the folks over at Thinkgeek, this is now made possible, thanks to the $49.99 FlipBooKit DIY Flipbook Machine which is pretty much self explanatory.
The FlipBooKit DIY Flipbook Machine happens to be everything you require in order to come up with a flipbook machine that you can call your very own. Each purchase will come with a single pre-printed scene and a single set of blanks, so the artistic side in you is able to churn out your very own cute “animated GIFs”, although strictly in nature, they are but working with the miracle persistence of vision. You will need to have some free time to put the FlipBooKit DIY Flipbook Machine together, which goes to show that there is nothing quite like old fashioned hard work to get things done.
[ FlipBooKit DIY Flipbook Machine brings animated GIFs to the real world copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
Sep 22
A mug is a mug, is a mug, right? Apparently, the answer is not quite so. Enter the $44.99 p/Battle Mug which will most probably get some people thinking, just why should I spend so much money just to purchase a particular mug? After all, are there not far more affordable options out there in the market? I suppose if you want quality, you will need to fork out for it, and the p/Battle Mug is a more affordable option for those of you out there who do not want to have a go at the full Battle Mug experience.
Sporting a M1913 rail interface system that will allow you to mount your beer goggles (lol!), it is fully made in the good ol’ US of A, which is in the same vein as that of the Moto X from Motorola. The p/Battle Mug will definitely be a whole lot different from other ordinary mugs that read, “World’s Greatest Dad” or “Best Mom Ever!” Such lesser mugs tend to hold around 8 oz. of your favorite beverage, and are as tough as your next ceramic mug. Not so with the p/Battle Mug, since it is made out of space-age polymer and can hold a whopping 24 oz. of your piping hot beverage without missing a beat.
[ p/Battle Mug for the battle hardened road warrior copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
Sep 21
Replicate the opening credits of HBO’s Game of Thrones with this multilayered puzzle map of Westeros. Aside from the flat map of the war-torn continent, the kit also includes tiny replicas of cities and castles, plus a few other figurines. Make sure to hum the opening theme while you’re putting it together.
The map was made by 4D Cityscape, a company known for two things: building puzzle maps of cities and misunderstanding the concept of the 4th dimension. This definitively 3-dimensional continent puzzle is made of 1,200 pieces. Then there’s a smaller 200-piece puzzle that sits on top of the continent puzzle that outlines the “current landscape” of Westeros. I assume that refers to the layout of the land based on the TV series so far. The final layer consists of the aforementioned figurines of cities and castles. There are also “over 45 flags to mark famous landmarks, 10 sigils to mark the Houses, and 5 battle markers to learn the locations of five major battles.”
You can pre-order the puzzle map from ThinkGeek for $60 (USD), and you’ll have it in plenty of time as a gift for that Game of Thrones fan on your holiday shopping list.
[via This is Why I’m Broke]
Sep 19
Growing up I settled more than a few arguments with a quick game of thumb wrestling. Those matches always started with the chant “one, two, three, four, I declare thumb war,” which is clearly how all civilized people do it. If you ever wondered when thumb wrestling might get the inevitable upgrade, it looks like that time is now.
A new spiral-bound book has been published called simply enough Star Wars Lightsaber Thumb Wrestling. The book has seven thick pages each printed with a different dueling location. You and your foe stick your phalanges through the holes with tiny super-cool lightsaber models strapped to them with Velcro straps.
You then duke it out with little thumb sized lightsabers. This may be the perfect way to settle arguments in a more civilized time. The book is available for $12.99(USD) over at ThinkGeek, Imperial credits are not accepted.
[via Nerd Approved]
Sep 19
Have you taken a good look at kids lately, before you gaze into the mirror and wonder where did all your sense of curiosity went as you grew up. Kids tend to see everything in the world as new and exciting, and when you give them a simple cardboard box, they are more than capable of turning that into a race car, a castle, or even a spaceship with their imagination. Well, here is something that harks back to your childhood days, the $39.99 Scanimation Lamp that might just end up in your room because you covet it for yourself instead.
It is time to bring the wild animals inside your home, without any of the danger. The Scanimation Lamp would feature nine different creatures to choose from, where half a dozen colored, lighted slots will be able to breathe ‘life’ into your chosen favorites. It is nice to know that the Scanimation Lamp already comes with an AC adapter, so there is no need for you to worry about batteries and stuff of a similar nature. The nine animals you can pick from include the horse, turtle, dolphin, panther, penguin, dog, butterfly, hummingbird, and monkey.
[ Scanimation Lamp ensures your favorite animal ‘comes to life’ copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
Sep 19
Bedtime could become less of an uphill battle with your kids if you replace their regular nightlight with this colorful, spinning, animated lamp that brings a series of animals to life. Using a simple lenticular animation effect, the effect is almost hypnotic, and should put anyone to sleep in no time.
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Sep 18
So you think that your smartphone’s camera is pretty snazzy, and the only thing limiting you from taking even better photos are because of the hardware, and nothing to do with improving your skill? Assuming you take that line of thought and follow it all the way to the end, perhaps it is time to sit down and take stock of the situation. Times are hard, many countries are going through various austerity measures, so what happens when you feel that itch to upgrade your handset to a newer device simply because the more recent model has a better camera? Take a deep breath and do not make any harsh decisions. The $14.99 Easy-Macro Universal Smart Phone Lens Band might be able to give your smartphone photo-taking sessions a new breath of life, as it functions as a macro add-on lens for smartphones.
This would mean you can now use your current smartphone to snap remarkably detailed close-up pictures, and this particular design is so simple, you can slip it on or off in a jiffy. The amount of magnification stands at 4x, and it does seem to shape up to be worthy of hobbyist photographers and Instagram fanatics. Not only that, thanks to the relatively small form factor, you can stash it away in your wallet or purse without missing a beat.
[ Easy-Macro Universal Smart Phone Lens Band lets you shoot more creatively copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
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