Paul Strauss    Beaverlab’s digital telephoto camera has a mm lens and can shoot distant objects at x optical x digital magnification. Its mp sensor can capture craters on the moon and animals in motion. It works with a smartphone app for monitoring and tweaking your shots. It can also capture K video...

Paul Strauss    It’s hard enough to protect a soccer goal from a single kicker, so what happens to the goalie when a hundred balls are kicked their way The gang from How Ridiculous tested this and other ideas where the visiting team has way more players than the home team. Every game basically turns into...

Paul Strauss    This beautifully customized wristwatch from IFL Watches started as a stock Citizen Tsuyosa Automatic with a stainless steel case and link band. What makes it special is the enamel dotting its face, evoking tiny stars and planets. The watch has a mm, jewel movement, and a hour power reserve....

Paul Strauss    Engineer James Bruton adds to his collection of unusual vehicles with the creation of a single seater that rolls on four D printed mechanum wheels. The not quite a bike uses motors and an inertial measurement unit to remain balanced. By changing the speed and direction of each wheel, it can move...

Paul Strauss    Never be caught without water when you carry this gallon insulated bottle from Zukro. It’s made from food safe stainless steel and keeps drinks cold for up to hours. It’ll also hold hot drinks for up to hours. Its lid has a flip up straw and a pouring spout, and there’s a folding...

Paul Strauss    Generative AI can be used for good or evil. In the case of Adobe Premiere Pro, we’re excited about the potential of its AI tools to improve video editing workflows with the ability to add or remove objects with just a couple of clicks and extend scenes if they don’t fit your timeline. They also

Paul Strauss    This perfectly sized everyday knife has a slim, modern design with a sharp . blade made from VG stainless steel. It has a slide lock mechanism with an ambidextrous thumb disc, and its handle scales are made from lightweight Micarta, known for its excellent grip. It’s also available in an XL...

Paul Strauss    Electric pencil sharpeners are plenty fast. But say you have pencils to sharpen. Shaving a second or two off of each pencil can add up. Current Concept wanted to see how quickly a pencil could be sharpened by rigging up an off the shelf sharpener to various power tools. That exposed sharpener...

Paul Strauss    The V is a compact, long axe that’s perfect for carrying in or on your backpack. It weighs just . pounds, and its high carbon steel blade is good for chopping branches, small logs, and kindling. Its handle is made from reinforced fiberglass with an ergonomic TPR grip. Includes two kinds of...

Paul Strauss    In this animated short film by Job, Joris Marieke, a narcissistic social media influencer suddenly becomes invisible and loses the one thing he values more than anything the ability to garner attention based on his appearance. It’s a funny but sad look of the shallow nature of social media. In...

Paul Strauss    This smaller version of Olight’s powerful Marauder flashlight can still crank out some serious brightness. With a turbo output of, lumens, its flood beam is visible from up to, feet, and its lumen spot beam projects light up to, feet. It’s also got lower intensity red, green,...

Paul Strauss    A good knife can be a useful self defense tool. But if you really want to ward off enemies, adding fire to the equation couldn’t hurt. Actually, getting stabbed by a flaming knife would hurt a lot. Integza shows how he made a knife that shoots flames from tiny holes in a porous metal blade. He

Lambert Varias    The figure masters at Threezero perfectly captured the ’ s vibe of Stranger Things in its sixth scale action figures. The release consists of Eleven and the gang, along with Chief Hopper, the Demogorgon, and Vecna. Each figure has over points of articulation and comes with a variety of...

Paul Strauss    After seeing the airplane like shape of Japan’s high speed bullet trains, aerospace engineer Peter Sripol thought it would be fun to build a model airplane based on the design. It took a lot of experimentation with wing placement, but he eventually got his prototype to fly. Will the scaled up model...

Paul Strauss    This retro wallet from Fydelity features an exterior made from the shell of a cassette tape. Its body is made from synthetic leather with a zippered main compartment for cards, cash, coins, and more. Available in a variety of colors our fave is the shiny rainbow chrome finish.

Paul Strauss    Long before seatbelts, airbags, and anti lock brakes, there were plenty of well intentioned but ill conceived automotive safety devices. With big trucks and SUVs causing greater concerns about pedestrian safety, I Did a Thing dusted off one such invention the Pedestrian Catcher and tested it to...

Paul Strauss    This cutting board is made from an unconventional material. Instead of wood or plastic, the SIKI is made from a mm thick sheet of titanium. The strong, lightweight material won’t absorb food, mold, or bacteria, nor will it rust or retain odors. A bent corner makes it easy to pick up. It measures...

Paul Strauss    A faction of the computer graphic Demoscene prides itself on creating visuals with the least code possible. Programmer Alcatraz turned up at the Revision demo party with this surreal scene a post apocalyptic black and white city created with just bytes of Gopher code running on DOS....

Paul Strauss    This rechargeable electric lighter is sure to work even in wind or damp conditions. It uses a pair of plasma arcs to ignite tinder or anything else flammable. It provides about zaps per charge and comes wrapped in a waterproof silicone rubber casing with a flip top cover.

Paul Strauss    We’ve seen artists make chains out of wood, chalk, and even a carrot. In this video from Michigan Rocks, he shows how he took a rock and made a short length of chain from it. He cut the stone into a cross shaped block, refined it into three main sections, and then drilled and cut away

Lambert Varias    Bluetti’s portable AC is a W power pack with an IP rating for water and dust resistance. That protection includes its power outlets. Speaking of which, it has three AC sockets, two DC ports, and four USB charging ports. It also acts as a UPS, kicking in within ms of a power outage....

Lambert Varias    MountWare’s key clip system lets you mix and match a pair of key holders with several mounts. It uses magnetic Fidlock buckles to easily connect or detach the ring or the carabiner clip key holder to the clip, the backpack strap mount, the belt loop, or the wall mount. The modules are made of brass...

Paul Strauss    This specialty gadget makes it easy to carry bottles or cans. The reusable carrier can hold up to six bottles on its bottom and six cans on top, and it has built in openers for each bottle holder. Cans click securely into place by their tops, while bottles are held using spring loaded clips. It...