Laser-Guided Scissors Are Unnecessary, Accurate; Terrify Children

August 18, 2008

  Nothing says,”put this next to your child’s head” quite like a laser-sight attached to a pair of blades.  In an attempt to create cleaner, straighter cuts, the good folks over at thinkgeek have attached a laser to the top of a pair of scissors, projecting a laser beam across the surface that is about [...]

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Armchair Paradise is Relaxing, Will Eat You

February 21, 2008

When I first laid eyes on the Armchair Paradise, I assumed that PacMan had grown up and had developed a taste for human flesh. It turns out that this device is actually supposed to be a relaxation product of some kind. You’re supposed to sit in the thing, close the lid, and let the soothing [...]

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DETECT Diagnoses Alzheimers, Terrifies the Elderly

January 17, 2008

DETECT is a new technology from Zenda Technologies that is supposed to be able to detect Alzheimer’s disease at its early stages. The whole thing seems a little fishy to me, though. Personally, I think it’s a trap. I’m guessing that Zenda realized that old people are developing an affinity for video games. From there [...]

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