Thermos

Science

A Better Soda Can

12:00PM February 3, 2011 | Casey Chan

Aluminum cans are convenient! So why would we need a better soda can? Well because even though they’re recyclable, they’re not really reusable. This soda can is not only reusable, it’s also biodegradable. Better for everybody! More »


Gadgets

These Lab Flask Mugs Put Your Dweeby Thermos To Shame

2:40AM December 31, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Steins of Science, created by a UC Berkeley physicist, are drinking mugs made from heavy-duty lab flasks. Just think how chilly beer stays when it’s wrapped in a vacuum “100,000 times more powerful than that of your average thermos.” More »


You’ve Got Your Canon Lens Thermos Already, Now Get A Matching Mug

6:40PM August 3, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Whatever you do, don’t pour coffee from your Nikon lens thermos into the Canon lens mug. You know those lenses aren’t compatible without an adaptor. Just $US24, a few notes less than the Canon lens thermos. [PhotoJoJo via RedFerret]


Nikon Thermos Is Go, I Repeat, Nikon Thermos IS GO

3:20AM July 30, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Available only on pre-order up until now, the Nikon thermos joins its biggest rival, the Canon thermos, in the hallowed hall of camera-lens thermoses that are actually up for purchase. Just $US23. [100milligrams via NPR via TWBE]


Canon Lens Thermos Now Available For Preorder

5:18AM March 11, 2010 | Adam Frucci

Remember this amazing travel mug shaped like a camera lens that Canon handed out to press at the Olympics? Well, now you can pre-order one for yourself for a mere $US30 CAD. Sweet! [Vistek via DoobyBrain via The Daily What]


Cameras

Greatest Swag In The History Of Swagginess: The Canon Lens Thermos

8:20PM March 4, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Those press covering the Olympics sure do have a plum life. They bundle off to Vancouver for 16 days of watching ice-skaters embarrassing themselves, and ruthless Russian bobsledders showing their dark sides. Oh, and they get lens-shaped thermoses. More »


Vertigo Self-Heating Food/Beverage Container Is Not A Bomb (…Right?)

9:20AM March 30, 2009 | Jack Loftus

This slick looking concept, called Vertigo, warms a beverage and some food, by way of a hand crank, in just minutes. Just keep it away from airports.

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