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Gadgets
Police Body Cams. Do We Need Them?
Years ago, well, in 1996 to be precise, there was a programme on TV3 in New Zealand by the name of Police Stop! It was a spin-off of a UK show of the same name where Police in-car camera footage was used to create what was really one of the
BFD’s Believe It or Not
Want a nice constricting plastic apparatus on your nether regions giving you electric shocks? Well, this male chastity bird cage device might be what you or your loved ones are looking for. Though it’s not quite a male chastity belt, many consumers remark about the snug fit this product
BFD’s Believe It or Not
In his final instalment of Donald Bell’s Maker Update for 2020, he celebrates some of the most creative and clever pandemic and social isolation projects of 2020. Projects include Simone Geirtz’s Proud Parent Machine, Bornach’s incredible Astable Exhalation sculpture, Shane Wighton’s robot barber, and Colin Furze’
Florida Man Comes Through at Last!
Usually when we read the phrase “Florida man”, it’s followed by a head-scratching, hair-raising tale of debauchery and criminality, invariably involving drugs and unspeakable acts with alligators. But Miami’s Craig Hershoff is singlehandedly proving a welcome exception to “Florida Man”, while promising to benefit millions. For people who
3d-Printed Prosthetic Limbs
lens.monash.edu/@monash-life Making a prosthetic can cost thousands of dollars, but social entrepreneur Mat Bowtell is using 3D printing to make it affordable. When Mat Bowtell was retrenched from his job at Toyota in 2017, the father of two decided to use his redundancy payout, and his skills
Scott Mclaughlin Wins First Indycar Race: Sort Of
Well anyone who likes a bit of sport knows that there isn’t much going on anywhere in the world at the moment. Football is cancelled, rugby is a goner, yachting, mountainbiking, skiing, all gone. But what about motor racing? Well sure, the actual belting around racetracks is right out,
I Don’t Need This I WANT It!
I first came across this retro technology at least 7 years ago if not longer and I was startled by the strength of my desire to own one of my very own. I still don’t own one because I am a bit like that Billy T James Joke… “I
What Robot Vacuums Do When You Sleep
Not my usual type of video for sure but it was too cool and funny not to make a little edit out of. This is 100% not fake or staged. At 3am every day my robot vacuums clean the ground floor of my house whilst I sleep upstairs. On the
Vaping: The Difference Between ENDS & THC cartridges.
There have been a lot of misleading statements published in the media recently about the dangers of vaping, according to a New Zealand based supplier of Vapes. In an attempt to counteract the misinformation they released the following statement. Up until now the New Zealand vape industry has done an
No 1080 for Wellington or NZ
New Conservative party Press Release: Predator-Free Wellington’s ambitious goal of being the world’s first predator-free capital is not reliant on 1080; they are using traps, and while the politicians in Wellington tell the rest of New Zealand that 1080 is a great option, it’s obviously not desired
The Secret Inside Your Cellphone
As new science fuels the debate about cellphone safety, we take a closer look at a little known message inside your cellphone’s settings and manual telling you to keep the device 5 to 15 mm away from your body. We ask why this message exists, why it’s so