If you don’t live in Los Angeles, you probably don’t know that this weekend the Carmageddon occurs. Is a race of car-like alien robots enslaving the human race, you ask? Ummm, no — no Michael Bay visions are manifesting. Carmageddon is what overactive, hyperbolic civic leaders (and assorted media) are referring to the temporary shutting […]

Superheroes of today having nothing on the heroes of yesteryear, but that hasn’t stopped designer Beau Reid from creating the only means of transportation that would make any clockwatching cubicle monkey feel like Ghost Rider whipping around corners at 60mph. Reid, of Beau Designs, has created the GK2G: an F1-inspired go-kart concept with true mobility […]

A screwdriver that is simultaneously a corkscrew, cordless and electric powered. Because what goes better with heavy drinking than power tools — perfectly natural bed buddies. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve knocked back a couple bottles of pinot noir and hankered for a power drill to check off some quick home improvements. […]

The Sol Cinema is a project funded by the media arts charity Undercurrents, an experiment in new ways to appreciate film while still being eco-savvy. Created from a vintage 1960’s two-berth caravan and completely powered by the sun, he idea behind the non-profit theater was to create awareness of environmental issues. The Sol Cinema has […]

The EBIQ is a dual-purposed concept electric bike designed by Yuji Fujimura. First, when you pedal it stores energy in its lithium ion battery that you can later use to motor the bike if and when you get too lazy or tired to pedal. Secondly, it has a compartment in which you can store — […]

Normally I’d balk at paying $80 for an iPhone case, but I really dig the Ion Carbon Fiber case. Yes it’s pricey, but its quality materials warrant the cost. The case is constructed of real woven carbon fiber (contrary to some interweb naysayers), with a full-grain sheepskin leather sheath — my preference is the black. […]