Best Earbuds For 2020

Time to invest in a new set of headphones? It’s a hugely crowded market with hundreds of models to choose from, so here’s a handy timesaver: The Sony WH-1000XM3 are the best headphones. In fact, their combination of top-notch audio quality, superb noise cancellation, and dependable wireless performance is such a strong formula that we also named the WH-1000XM3 the […]

Powerful Massage Gun

Are aching muscles making life miserable for you? The ZTECH Percussion Massage Gun is here to help. Now price-dropped to almost 50% off, this powerful massage tool will help your muscles warm-up and recover from strenuous exercise, bad posture, or stress-related aches and pains.  

Fitbye Glasses Tracks Diet

Keeping a journal of what and when you eat is one of the standard ways of tracking your diet. That said, it’s a rather inexact method, which is why scientists are creating an eyeglasses-based system that may do the job more accurately. Known as FitByte, the experimental technology is being developed at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University. It consists of multiple […]

iCooler

Basic inexpensive coolers bought at local big box stores used to be everywhere at campgrounds, picnic areas and fishing nooks all over the map, but these days portable cooling has taken a big leap upmarket. Two of the biggest trends driving that leap have been rugged rotomolded coolers popularized by Yeti and portable fridge/freezers that have grown in popularity alongside […]

Upcycling Foam Waste

Once discarded, spongy polyurethane foam typically just ends up in landfills, where it takes up a lot of space. Thanks to a newly-developed process, however, it could soon be recycled into higher-quality rubbers and hard plastics. Commonly used in products such as mattresses, insulation and cushions, polyurethane foam has very strong chemical bonds that prevent it from being melted down […]

VBX Wellness Massages You

Most American adults suffer from one type of physical pain or another. For some, it may come from a full day seated behind a computer screen; for others, it might be a result of an afternoon jog. Regardless of why you experience physical discomfort, it’s possible to alleviate the pain, aches, and stiffness that run throughout your body with the […]

Camp Pot Gripper

Gas canisters for campsite cooking have become hugely popular, but recycling them can be tricky as they need to be emptied of their pressurized and flammable fuel before they can be processed for re-use. Adventure gear startup Outdoor Element has taken to Kickstarter with a clever solution to this dilemma, offering a camp pot gripper that doubles as a device […]

Optical Guitar Pickup

Rather than use magnets and coils to convert string motion into an analog voltage for amplified output, the ?Pik uses infrared light to capture the vibrations of the strings above it. It first appeared online in 2017, and after much tweaking, testing and refinement, the optical pickup has now been launched on Kickstarter. The humbucker-like pickup features two strips of […]

Striso Midi Controller

It may look like a strange version of Reversi, but the Striso MIDI controller from Piers Titus van der Torren out of the Netherlands is designed to offer players the same kind of musical expression that you might find with acoustic instruments. Currently at the working prototype stage and seeking production funds on Kickstarter, the Striso board essentially captures subtle […]