To pick up crumbs, hair, dirt, and sand, you need a vacuum which will make things faster. A full-sized one is the best option you have but getting it out of the storage room, untangling its cord, and generally setting it up can be demanding. Sometimes, all you need is a compact, handheld vacuum unit
If you are already mesmerized by the simplicity and body dimensions of the Playdate, wait until you see Thumby. Thumby is an aptly named, thumb-sized console that can serve as a keychain. Created by TinyCircuits, it measures 29.5 mm x 18 mm x 8.5 mm and has a teeny tiny 72 x 40 pixel monochrome OLED on which you can play games. The games of Thumby aren’t exactly groundbreaking. You have Tiny Blocks, a puzzle game; Space Debris, a space shooter game; Annelid, a classic Snake-like game; Delver, a dungeon crawler with light RPG elements and a battle system; and Saur Run, a side scroller where you control a running and jumping…
Life on a submarine can feel quite cramped, to say the least. When submariners are stuck underwater in a metal tube for months, you wonder just how they survive in those extreme conditions. The answer to most of those survivalist questions has to do with the submarine itself. Thanks to the built-in reactor, the warship can produce its own electricity, oxygen, and even convert surrounding saltwater into freshwater. In fact, the reactor can work remotely for years – meaning the only thing preventing anyone from living the rest of his/her life inside a submarine is food. Yes, food. The one thing apart from water humans can’t live without. You can’t…
There’s a strange satisfaction in watching stuff get broken down. From cars getting compacted to paper getting shredded – it’s just so gratifying to see the process by which something gets physically changed. So when the folks over at Mr. machine got their chance to try a scrap metal shredder, they turned the camera on and started using it in every way possible: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMoUgI6MeLM&ab_channel=Mr.machine The two-shaft shredder made quick work of the common plastic items. Toy dolls, cars, and mats were shredded with a satisfying, bubble wrap-like sound while sturdier plastic marbles practically exploded with deafening pops. Since the shredder is designed to mash metal, plastic and wood items the…
If you’ve ever found your hands taking up too much screen real estate while checking your phone, then So Pro might be just what you’re looking for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68h-NJFV9QI&ab_channel=ZancoInnovation So Pro is a wearable smart ring that allows you to wirelessly interact with your Bluetooth-enabled device (be it Android or iOS). With it, you can scroll up, down, and do some basic actions using your favorite apps. Think of it as a really basic remote control. The So Pro seems to work best on mobile social media apps like TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter – where the main methods of interaction are liking and moving between posts. Since the ring connects to…
Remember when you were younger and you would spend sunny afternoons burning ants (or in my case, leaves) with a magnifying glass? Even though it may have caused colored streaks to your vision momentarily, I’m sure you still felt powerful being able to harness the power of the sun to melt objects. The folks at YouTube channel Superkot recently revisited this childhood pastime, only instead of using a regular-sized magnifying glass, they employed a giant solar lens to do the burning for them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP8Zn_JJzZI&ab_channel=Superkot A Fresnel lens – the name of the solar lens they used – is a compact lens developed by French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel. It’s made up…