Gadgets

One of our favorite holidays is coming up on September 19th. While technically everyday should be “Talk Like a Pirate Day” for us, September 19th is the day the world comes together and arghs and urghs in harmony. In celebration of this kickass holiday and as an entry for September’s Mini Build Design Contest, Flickr user polywen created this awesome ...

Sure, it lets you save some data (16GB actually), but what the hell is the point? We do all the work? You know, I heard fanning yourself actually makes you hotter because you exert more energy moving your arm than the movement provides air. So not only is this pointless, but it’s harmful. But hey… USB! Give yourself heat exhaustion ...

So, apparently, there is a scientific way to measure the deathly odor of you gas. I always sort of wondered how my farts compared to everyone elses. I mean, I know everyone freaks out when I fart in a car, threatening to jump out onto the pavement passing at a considerable rate below, and then there was the one guy ...

I’ve hid my iPod in worse places trying to smuggle it into my office building. The Thomas Pink Commuter Tie has a special compartment built into its backside that holds the iPod. Not only is this great for listening to tunes during your commute, but helps smuggle the device into your office without looking like a slacker hippie. Oh, and ...

The whole time, it was right under my nose. This little guy went though my entire surplus of cheese in a matter of days. Thank god we’ve caught him. The Mouse Trap T-Shirt mashes the fine art of rodent slaughter and computer peripherals. Sounds like an AWESOME Saturday night.

Inspired by cosplay, these Baby Batman figurines come in your choice of Batman (Classic), Batman (Modern), Joker, Robin, Bat Girl, Cat Woman, Two Face and Mystery. These are pretty adorable in a “I have more toys than you kid” sort of way. Link [via]

Packing in a mind-blowing 8o tools (75 of which you’ll likely never use), the Swiss Army SwissChamp XACT Knife is definitely not a pocket knife. In fact, you’ll be lucky if this thing even fits in your car. While it features all of the traditional Swiss Army stuff such as a knife, can opener and tweezers, there’s a whole crap ...

Despite popular belief, chemical engineers weren’t spawned from a mixture of radioactive materials, but they actually have a birthday like us normal people. During these birthdays they like to ingest sugary spongy material through their mouth holes, this material being known as “cake.” This Chemistry Cake was made for a chemical engineer at Nintendo, who promptly started making guttural noises ...

Are you a frequent law offender? Next time you’re caught up to no good, you can give the friendly coppers a helping hand by wearing this Mugshot T-Shirt. This stylish tee will save you some time in the slammer, getting you processed and out on bail in no time. No more delays means no more excuses. The cops can’t use ...

Clearly not for the ardent audiophile, these CATBUD headphones, while likely not offering crystal clear sound, will make you look a little like a kitty cat thanks to the furry ears attached to the set. If you get really bored on Halloween and find yourself in need of some sort of distraction from all of the greedy candy obsessed kids, ...