One of the smartest things Apple ever did was make the power cord on their laptops magnetic. Suddenly, the menace of clumsy people tripping on cables was no longer a big deal—the magnetically held power source just popped out, leading to laptop owner annoyance instead of laptop owner rage. Why, … Read More
How do we make night-time riding safer, aside from dedicated bike lanes? Well, this Lumos bicycle helmet ($100) will probably help. It has lights at the front and back, and it even has turn signals that integrate wirelessly to switches on your handlebars. Oh, and it has a built-in accelerometer, … Read More
On the one hand, we love the idea of strapping a camera to our fishing line and watching what actually happens down there. On the other hand, we can only imagine how pissed off we’ll be when the world’s biggest fish snaps our line and we lose a $150 GoFish … Read More
Arnolt-Bristol: how’s that for obscure? The company only made 142 cars during their short life, and most of them died on the racetrack. There aren’t many left around, is what we’re saying. This particular example was totally restored by its current owner, who stripped it to bare metal and repainted … Read More
