MacBook Pro, you’re so pretty, swathed in that svelte aluminum unibody, exuding style and grace. We could use one word to describe you: Hot. Literally. If we’re to believe the reviewers at PC Authority, that new Core i7 processor inside is heating up to an unbearable level, reaching 100°C. That might not fry an egg, [...]

OK, Dr. Who fans, so this TARDIS cookie jar can’t travel through time. I’m sorry! But what it can do is hold a bunch of your cookies while making authentic TARDIS sounds. So no, when compared to a real TARDIS it’s not that impressive. But when compared to a normal cookie jar? Well, it’s pretty [...]

This Bulbdial clock has moving minutes, hours and second hands, but it actually has no moving parts at all. How is that possible? Well, those hands are actually just shadows cast by a series of LEDs around the edge of the clock face. When pointed at a “gnomon” that sticks up in the middle, they [...]

Fellow lazybones, you’ll know what I mean when I say “when there’s a lack of will, there’s a way.” Robot lawnmowers? Fuggedaboutit. With a rope and a little ingenuity, this home-grown rigging gets the job done faster and cheaper. Watch this self-propelled lawnmower orbiting a stake in the middle of the yard, and admire the [...]