While I’m not much of a coffee drinker (the drink I’m holding in my picture is actually tea), I know some people can’t start the day without a good cup o’ Joe. Easy when you’re at home but, when outdoors, it can be challenging to brew a solid pot of coffee. So how can you elevate your outdoor coffee experience? Great outdoor coffee is what VSSL JAVA (“Vessel Java”) specializes in. Instead of using instant coffee or pre-ground coffee, the JAVA allows you to hand grind your coffee beans to create an ideal cup of coffee outdoors or wherever you may be. Ultimate Travel Coffee Grinder The aircraft-grade aluminum body…

If you’ve ever tried to kayak before, you’ll know the real predators aren’t the ones you find in the water; they’re the ones hiding out in rental stores. Renting a kayak can cost you an arm and a leg, but what can you do? Even if you happen to have your own kayak, transporting it isn’t exactly easy. The Foldable Kayak The Origami Paddler by Tim Niemier isn’t cheap by any means (it costs a little less than $300), but it’s cheaper than many options, plus it doubles as a paddleboard and helps solve the problem of kayak transportation. Instead of straping a bulky oblong watercraft to the roof of…

It seems that Creality is developing a belt-driven 3D printer, and that has several implications. Creality is well-known for producing several very popular and inexpensive desktop 3D printers that have gained lasting places in the community. The CR-10 was perhaps their first big hit, followed by the immensely successful Ender 3. Most recently they updated that machine with the Ender 3 V2, which seems destined for similar successes. Now the company is leaking information about an entirely new 3D printer with a radically different design. The apparently upcoming CR-30 differs from previous models in that it uses a belt-driven design. Belt-Driven 3D Printing The concept of belt-driven 3D printing is…

There are a handful of tools I’d put in the absolute must-have category. One of those is a battery tester. I’ve had the Amprobe BAT-200 Battery Tester for the last seven years and it has saved its meager cost in time and batteries saved. If you’re a parent or someone who goes through batteries and have a lot of different types of batteries flowing through the home, a single tester that takes them all on and doesn’t require another battery or electricity to operate is essential. And this best part, it’s good quality and CHEAP. Amprobe Battery Tester – $5.45 Admittedly, I wasn’t expecting much from such a inexpensive gadget…

While most people remember the Nintendo Game Boy as one of the first portable game devices, they tend to forget the number of peripherals you could attach to it: a modded backlight to illuminate the screen, a Game Link Cable to connect two or more Game Boys together, the list of accessories goes on and on. Possibly one of the oddest attachments of the original Game Boy is its officially licensed camera. Compatible with all versions of the Game Boy excluding the Game Boy Micro, this 128×128 pixel camera shot greyscale photo you could edit and print using thermal paper. The camera was used to print selfies or drawings created…

3D across the web, devices, screens, and reality has been ramping up considerably over the last few years. 2020, however, has brought more 3D capability to the web with browsers boosting device support for both WebVR and WebXR APIs and <model-viewer> hitting API stability. This means one thing – there will be more 3D on the web. From Khronos Group: <model-viewer> is an open source web component that brings glTF™-based interactive, accessible 3D content to your website with a single line of HTML, including AR placement on both Android and iOS. New with v1.1 of <model-viewer> is a scene-graph API that allows basic access to the glTF model source, enabling…