gifts
GPS
GPS Puzzle Box Only Opens In One Specific Location
1:59AM Adam Frucci | This box is a GPS puzzle build as a wedding gift by Mikal Hart. It only opens when it’s in a specific location, and the puzzle involves discovering just where that location is. More »
Music
President Obama Gives Queen Elizabeth An iPod, Queen One-Ups Him
7:30AM Sean Fallon | Hey, I managed to get an entire title out in relatively coherent English! Guess I had better hurry and get the details out before things get flummoxed again. More »
Games
I Love Downloadable Media, But It Makes For a Crappy Gift
8:00AM Mark Wilson | iTunes, Netflix, Amazon and even PSN are all pretty good at distributing downloadable movies and music. But all of these data files, as easy as they are to buy, make for a crappy gift. More »
Design
Metal ‘Portraits’ Make an Optical Illusion Out of Your Face
8:04PM John Herrman | Sculptor Brian Cox has made a hobby out of turning people’s faces into a real-life, stainless steel Rubin vase illusions. Novelty gifts, as a whole, now have a new standard for, well, novelty. More »
Games
Stand Aside N64 Kid, Someone Else Goes Nuts for a Wii
12:00AM Mark Wilson | What can drive a man to madness? In this case, a Wii. More »
Gadgets
Giant Snow Globes Recalled, Might Burn Down Your House
10:30AM Wilson Rothman | Your favourite pyromaniac might have to surrender his giant Hallmark snowman snow globe: The US Consumer Product Safety Commission just discovered that a bit of sunlight passes through them and it’s “Goodbye drapes, hello firestorm!” More »
Gadgets
The 6 Choices You Have When You Get a Crappy Gadget Present
6:00AM Adam Frucci | If you’re known in your extended family as the “tech guy,” then some aunt has probably gotten you a terrible gadget gift in the past. What to do in this situation? Let’s explore your options. More »
Gadgets
Best Buy Has Your Last Minute Gift Ideas Squared Away
2:45AM Mark Wilson | We know it can be difficult to differentiate between endless mounds of faceless electronics to pick the perfect gift. Luckily, a recent Best Buy podcast was quite specific as to exactly which products are best. More »
Gadgets
11:03AM Nick Broughall | I hate Christmas time. Don’t get me wrong – Christmas day is fantastic, and I love giving gifts to my friends and family. But I hate the lead up, especially because it means that every random company and their dog sends me press releases on their completely random products and claim that they’re “the perfect gift”. Such is the case of the “Snorer’s Friend”. But rather than me bitch about it, why don’t you read the email I found in my inbox for yourself? More »
Give A Snorer The Gift Of Shutting The Hell Up This Christmas
11:03AM Nick Broughall | I hate Christmas time. Don’t get me wrong – Christmas day is fantastic, and I love giving gifts to my friends and family. But I hate the lead up, especially because it means that every random company and their dog sends me press releases on their completely random products and claim that they’re “the perfect gift”. Such is the case of the “Snorer’s Friend”. But rather than me bitch about it, why don’t you read the email I found in my inbox for yourself? More »
Gadgets
