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11:34 am Tue
Aug 23, 2016
Frequently seen in the pages of 1950s-era Popular Mechanics magazines, the Bensen B-8 was a small gyrocopter that was in production until 1987. Download the plans and build your own two-person gyrocpter fleet to compete with Uber and Lyft!
(via Weird Universe)
From its archives, RTÉ floats an Irishman with a motorized bar stool. It turns out that “I shall motorize this bar stool” is a frequent independent innovation, as many videos on YouTube attest. I’ve stacked a bunch after the jump for your education and amusement.
Whether you love them or hate them, rideshares like Uber and Lyft have become a daily part of life for millions of New Yorkers. These app-based services make it easy to pay for your ride, but while the privacy cost isn’t always as clear, it’s about to get a lot larger. These apps have tracked […]
When my friend David Hyman is passionate about something — whether it’s digital music, online games, or audio gear — he immerses himself in the subject entirely, completely, obsessively. Once he’s deep in it, he tries to find problems that if solved would improve the experience for the user. As a result, David has turned […]
So you cut the cord and got rid of cable? Join the steadily growing club. But while you’re out picking a streaming service, you might find one big blind spot: Local TV and sports, not to mention first-run programming from the big cable networks. Luckily, there’s a throwback way to get it for free: The […]
Even if you feel like AirPods are worth the price tag, you’ve got to admit there’s a certain anxiety that comes with using them. What if I lose them? What if they get wet in the rain? Or drenched in sweat? Or fall into the drink you dropped them into? Shiny tech is great, but […]
With the quick-fix appeal of video games and their own cell phones, it can be tough to keep kids focused on supposedly “educational” toys. And while it may seem counter-intuitive to fight tech with more tech, we’re all in when it comes to the Toybox 3D Printer. We’re not sure if anyone had envisioned a […]
