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Customised Zippo Lighters Are The Perfect Gift For A Hot Valentine

6:00AM February 1, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

Zippo has always accepted larger custom corporate orders, but recently they’ve introduced a new flash-based online tool that lets you customise an individual lighter, for those who don’t need hundreds with a photo of their cat on it. More »


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Stephen Fry: ‘Cigarette Lighter Is History’s Greatest Gadget’

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11:00AM September 1, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Stephen Fry’s a man with, as Douglas Adams would have put it, a brain the size of a planet, and a serious love of gadgets. His rundown of the 100 greatest gadgets of all time has a surprising conclusion, albeit one with a decent rationale. More »


Gadgets

Exotac NanoStriker Lightning Review: Fire, On Demand

6:30AM August 31, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

When you find yourself in the back-country during a downpour and need a fire — like five seconds ago — that fancy Zippo of yours isn’t going to cut it. The Exotac nanoStriker, however, will get your fire going with a shower of burning Ferrocerium. More »


Gadgets

Imagine The Fun You’d Have With A Gun Hidden Inside A Zippo

11:40PM July 25, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

This tiny 6mm gun hidden inside a Zippo lighter may not be as dollhouse-cute as the small-as-matches guns from Russia, but there’s definitely a touch of James Bond to this lighter-gun. More »


Software

Use Android’s Official Zippo Lighter App To Participate In Rituals

4:40AM April 21, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

Back when everyone was smoking cigarettes wherever the hell they wanted, concertgoers apparently did this thing where they’d wave their lighters around during certain songs? Or something like that? That was before my time so I don’t really know – I had to turn to the anthropologists at Wikipedia to get the historical scoop: More »


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The iPhone: Making Concerts Lamer Since 2008

8:40AM March 10, 2011 | Brian Barrett

When the App Store launched in 2008, it heralded a new age of mobile computing. It also gave concert-goers who enjoy lighters an opportunity to be extra super lame, instead of just kind of lame. Technology! Available in convenient shirt form over at ShirtWoot. [iPhoneGuru]


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Search For Missing Remote Ends In House Fire

7:20AM January 25, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

A lost remote control is an annoyance. A house fire is a tragedy. A 19-year-old near Cleveland turned the former into the latter when he used a lighter to search under his bed for a missing remote. More »


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How To Turn A Lighter Into A Lightercycle

12:40AM January 13, 2011 | Brian Barrett

As hard as it is to believe, what you’re looking at is a before and after. Because inside every cheap plastic lighter, there’s a kickass mini motorcycle yearning for the open road. Here’s how to set yours free. More »


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This Is A Man’s Lighter

7:40AM January 4, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Set fire to your barbecue, your taxwork or a big fat cigar: the Colibri Stiletto utility lighter has been lopped in price to just $US20, and is damn fine in that black-on-silver body. [HumidorsX via Uncrate] More »


Gadgets

Zippo Lighter Saves Man In Burglary Shooting

9:40AM October 2, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

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Brad Cooper’s Zippo stopped a bullet that could have killed him. Brad Cooper is a very lucky guy. Also, Brad Cooper is crazy. More »