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Crazy 4-Player Ping Pong Adds Elements Of Pool

1:15PM January 16, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

In the grand tradition of Calvinball, this four-player table tennis setup looks like it borrows elements from other games. Including ping pong and billiards; mashing them up into a new creation that’s ready to destroy friendships. More »


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Rule The Playground With This Off-Road Tricycle

5:00AM December 4, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

I’m not encouraging anyone to act like a bully on their local playground, but if you’re not quite at the age where you can handle a two-wheeled bike yet, this monster truck tricycle will certainly win you some respect. More »


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This Motorised Big Wheel Looks All Sorts Of Deadly

4:30AM October 19, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Do you have more money than sense? Really? Fantastic! That qualifies you to purchase this 60hp, three-wheeled contraption from Hammacher Schlemmer for a mere $US75,000. More »


Cameras

Why Does The World’s Smallest Camera Need To Exist?

11:20AM September 21, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

For snooping, of course. You think you can silently hop fences and climb fire escapes chasing after that cheating wife of yours with a huge D-SLR swinging around your neck? No, but it’d probably be a bit easier with this diminutive camera in your pocket instead. More »


Gadgets

Virtual Reality Goggles For iPhone Turn 2D Content Into ’3D’

3:00AM August 19, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Good ol’ Hammacher Schlemmer — they’ve taken one company’s outlandish idea of a virtual reality viewer for the iPhone, and turned it into a $US50 contraption nobody will buy. More »


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The Elliptical Machine Office Desk: Out, Work Workout!

12:20PM June 29, 2011 | Brian Barrett

It’s a desk chair! It’s an elliptical machine! It’s an embarrassment! Ye gods, Hammacher Schlemmer, what have you unleashed this time? And who on earth is going to pony up $US8000 for it? More »


Gadgets

Roast A Chicken In The Time It Takes To Watch A Friends Rerun

7:40PM October 19, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Nothing like making proper takeaway-style meals at home. How many of us have tried replicating Whoppers or Taco Bell burritos on a Tuesday night when we’re too lazy to hotfoot it over to the drive-in? More »


Hurl Snowballs 45m With These Jai Alai Scoops

12:20AM October 19, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

I can understand not wanting to be the guy who brings a jai alai xistera to a snowball fight, sure, but if you want to start tagging up your enemies (neighbourhood nine-year-olds) at distances of up to 45m, well… More »


Arm-Friendly Pillow

11:00PM April 21, 2010 | Mark Wilson

Fellow arm sleepers, a new dawn is upon us. For just $US100, we can alleviate the several tons of pressure that our massive craniums place upon our arms. That, or our pillows now have a sandwich compartment. [HammacherSchlemmer via NerdApproved]


Gadgets

Why Tilt Your Head When You Can Bend Your Vision?

11:00AM February 16, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Reading while flat on your back’s difficult. You need to either prop up your head or hold the book awkwardly above your face. Why go through that when you can use these glasses to “bend your vision” and remain supine? More »