Geek Out

Foosball Midfielders Are Good For Goal Scoring And Coat Storing

If you’re still reminiscent of your glory days between the ages of 14-20 when you could destroy anyone in a game of foosball, chances are you’ll love this foosball coat rack.


July 2, 2011
Geek Out

Light Up A Room With These Gun Lamps

I like guns. I don’t like what they can do but I can’t deny they’re not cool. That’s why a gun lamp would be perfect for me. Instead of shooting bullets it’ll faux-intimidatingly illuminate the room. Yeah, I’m a softie.


June 29, 2011
Gadgets

The Mopha Bag Is A Waxed Canvas Bike Tool Toter

Fitting a tube kit, Allen wrench, tyre tool, phone and wallet into a pair of skinny jeans is nigh on impossible and carrying a backpack just to hold these small items is way inefficient. Instead, roll them up before you roll out.


June 16, 2011
Gadgets

Learn To Play Harmonica With This USB Flash Drive

When technology and music collide, great things happen. Take, for example, FlashHarp, an Etsy creation that merges a harmonica with a USB flash drive.


May 9, 2011
Gadgets

Brass Knuckles Made From Fine China

I remember growing up and wondering why we never used those blue willow ware dishes we got from China. What’s the point of having dishes you never use!? An Etsy user cooked up a better idea for them: brass knuckles. Or well, Blue Willow Ware China Knuckles. [Etsy via Laughing Squid]


April 6, 2011
Geek Out

The Ballad Of The Journal Bandolier

What is a notebook without notes? A pretty nifty zen koan, I guess. But also: essentially useless!


March 31, 2011
Cameras

Snap Retro Photos With Your Retro-Looking iPhone

For $US35 you can snap up a one-of-a-king iPhone 4 case, carved in either bamboo, walnut or zebra wood. Most of SigniCase’s cases have retro cameras on the backs, but there are some plain designs (and an Eiffel tower) as well. [Etsy via @WhatKatieDoes]


March 18, 2011
Cameras

Polaroid Lamps Make Those Dusty Old Cameras Useful Again

Etsy seller Dan Riordan is doing a fine trade in recycled Polaroid cameras-cum-lamps, though at the moment he’s all sold out of ‘em, due to popularity. This particular one cost $US150, with all of his creations promising 50,000 hours of dimmable light. One to bookmark, for sure. [Etsy via KEH via PetaPixel]


March 16, 2011
Online

Etsy Privacy Blunder Reveals Users’ Full Names, Dildo Preferences

Oh Etsy, Etsy, Etsy, what have you done? Well, to begin with, this: you introduced “People Search”, a new tool that makes your users (and their complete purchase histories) searchable by their real names, without giving anyone any real heads up that you were doing so. Uh oh.


March 12, 2011
Geek Out

This Beer Bag For Bikes Is Perfect For Cycling Alcoholics

Problem solved. That random trip to the liquor store where you find yourself clutching a 6-pack with your right hand and dodging cars while riding your bike with your left hand will never happen again once you get this 6 Pack Frame Cinch from Etsy. Pretty sure I’ve never wanted anything more in life than this. [Etsy]