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Gadgets

The Chopsticks Aid Turns Chopsticks Into Forks for Lousy White People

7:20AM Matt Buchanan | I hate the way most white people eat Asian food: Drowning white rice in soy sauce, shoveling cream cheese-stuffed “sushi” into their mouths, pretty much the entire sorry spectacle. The Chopsticks Aid is for them. More »
Gadgets

Flameboy 7-in-1 BBQ Tool Doesn’t Seem Quite Safe

6:30PM Elaine Chow | The Flameboy, a $US14 7-in-1 BBQ utensil contains a spatula, fork, bottle opener, corkscrew, tongs, serrated cutting edge and disposable lighter slot. Sounds to me like a product liability lawsuit waiting to happen. [NerdApproved] More »
Design

IC3 Intelligent Cutlery System Silently Judges You During Meals

3:00AM Jack Loftus | Diets are tough, what with the eating and drinking of beer, and that being really, really, enjoyable and all. The IC3 Intelligent Cutlery System wants to help. How? Well, designer Alex Schulz says that as you chomp away at dinner, the IC3 does the traditional job as a fork, knife or spoon, and then goes the extra mile by silently judging and recording every bite you take.
Gadgets

Calamente Fork Good For Twirling Spaghetti, Unspeakable Torture

10:01PM John Herrman | In the pursuit of a great idea, inventors can sometimes lose sight of the big picture. I don’t doubt that the Calamente Noodle fork is fantastic at spinning up a nice, big fork full of pasta, but I also don’t doubt that before the end of a meal with this medieval war museum display piece I would have at least three gruesome lip piercings that I hadn’t really planned for. I’ll stick with a fork and spoon for now. Or my hands. Or, honestly, anything but this. [Trends in Japan via BBG] More »