Posts by Elaine Chow
Gadgets
Lightning Review: Tinge Razor Massager, Shaver Combo Gadget
6:30PM Elaine Chow | A couple months ago, a company asked if I was interested in reviewing their razor/personal massager combo. I said sure, never expecting them to send one all the way over to China. Well, they did. More »
Cameras
GoPro Attached to Surfboard For Recording Awesome Wipeouts
4:45PM Elaine Chow | The GoPro Hero Sports Camera seriously is cool, and watching Brian toppling over himself on a snowboard made me want to search for even more GoPro videos. Enter sexy Spanish surfer wiping out. Swooon. More »
Robots
Honda Asimo Creators Turning Your Brain into the Ultimate Robot Controller
3:45PM Elaine Chow | You know what I think the worst thing about having a robot army is? You have to press buttons. It’s much more satisfying to get every automaton to do your bidding by just thinking it. More »
Software
Mugen Pop Pop Infinite Bubble Wrap Now on iPhones
5:45PM Elaine Chow | Bandai first brought the pleasure of regular bubble wrap to your keychain with its Mugen Pop Pop Toy. And now, in case you don’t bring your keys everywhere, they’ve put it on the iPhone too! More »
Music
Portable Cross Fadin’ Cassette Will Make All Your Spontaneous DJ Dreams Come True
4:30PM Elaine Chow | Once, while walking down the street, a man suddenly approached me screaming “QUICK! We need someone to DJ!” If only I had had this portable cross fader—who knows how differently my life would’ve turned out. More »
Gadgets
12 Eye-Popping Flight Helmets
3:15PM Elaine Chow | Oobject’s list of flying helmets proves that pilots never need to look far for absolutely terrifying Halloween costumes. Like that f-35 joint strike fighter helmet – those terrible green eyes will haunt me forever. [Oobject] More »
Robots
Robots Will Be Taking Care of Your Grandma in Five Years
4:30PM Elaine Chow | The Japanese government is planning to put robots to practical use in Japanese households in as soon as five years, and has already begun formulating the political agencies needed to oversee robot safety standards. More »
Gadgets
Clairvoyant Watch Warns You When It’s a Bad Time
7:00PM Elaine Chow | Swiss watchmaker Borgeaud has teamed up with Indian fortune tellers to create a watch that allegedly predicts the future. When things are about to go sour, a bedpan-shaped section on the watch will turn brown. More »
Vehicles
Chinese Villager Takes Wooden Bike Out For a Spin
6:00PM Elaine Chow | A carpenter in a Chinese village, perhaps unwilling to spend what would amount to a month’s pay on a bicycle, has created a 100% wooden one to ride around town instead. More »
Gadgets
