The company that invented the Swagway hover-board came out with an electric scooter called The Swagger and I love it.  This zippy, carbon fiber toy weighs only 15 lbs, is… Read the rest of the article: The Swagger is my favorite new toy

Every now and then I meet people who seem to possess superhuman powers.  Elliott Terral is one of those individuals and his official title is Director of Magic at a company… Read the rest of the article: Meet Elliott Terral, Director of Magic

I'd like for you to meet one of my favorite people in the whole world.   He's a private guy and though he's okay with my writing this post, he'd rather… Read the rest of the article: The Toadman of Clawson, Michigan

A few weeks ago my good friend John Park created a video demonstration of how to hack the famous Happy Chewbacca mask to trigger your very own audio files.  And when… Read the rest of the article: My sister made a Chewbacca piñata costume

I’ve been playing with my FEEL FLUX for weeks and its hit rate in the amazement department is 100%. Each time you drop the metal ball through the copper tube… Read the rest of the article: The FEEL FLUX grants the sense of slowing down time

My wife and I held a pizza pie cook-off last weekend where we supplied the flour, dough and basic toppings.  We asked our guests to bring exotic items to personalize… Read the rest of the article: KettlePizza creates pizza making geniuses

These may look like simple pieces of plastic but I've found them to be the most interesting tools in my box.   They're made from melt-able, bio-plastic that you can… Read the rest of the article: FORMcard is a million tools in one

My home was built in 1927, and its Spanish plaster walls have deflected every attempt I’ve made at setting up a dead-zone free Wi-Fi network.   I’ve tried range extenders, moving… Read the rest of the article: Eero makes extending WiFi range easy, but at a hefty price

I respect companies that aren’t afraid to take chances – especially ones that could make them go broke.  Misc Goods Co. is an online boutique that puts a little something… Read the rest of the article: Underhill Solid Cologne inspires adventure and investigation

LA is chock full of beautiful theaters, but the one to be at on Wednesday nights is the famous Fais Do-Do Ballroom. It’s not because of the rich history that… Read the rest of the article: Scot Nery’s Boobie Trap is out of his mind

If you don't know who Handsome Jack is, let me get you up to speed.  He is perhaps the most famous male model in the world – and has made… Read the rest of the article: Feast your eyes on Handsome Jack and his new book

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Vat19 has to be my favorite online toy company of all time. They carry some of the wackiest items I’ve ever seen and the truth is – I want them… Read the rest of the article: Crazy Aaron's Thinking Putty Is Awesome

The LUCY is a drawing tool I wish I had in art school. The device has been around for 500 years and though it uses no electricity, it's able to… Read the rest of the article: LUCY is a magical drawing tool based on the classic camera lucida

I love playing clever puzzle games with friends and for years my go to company has been ThinkFun. They’ve just released a title with the claim of “teaching the basics… Read the rest of the article: Code Master is an ingenious programming board game that'll make you feel smarter

My favorite professor, the one who influenced me personally the most, was Michigan-born artist David Barr. He created iconic public sculptures and conceptual art that can be found throughout the… Read the rest of the article: The Amazing 4 Corners Project

From a very young age, the illusion of motion fascinated me. I would spend hours and hours destroying the books in my parents' library by creating crude, hand-drawn flipbooks in… Read the rest of the article: This Zoetrope will have you mesmerized

Growing up, I used to fill my shelves with things I collected in my travels. As my radius of movement was only about 5 miles, what I amassed was pretty… Read the rest of the article: The Monarchs, a card deck

I think we’re all pretty spoiled these days when it comes to bluetooth streaming technology. I can remember waiting in line for one of the first portable, wireless speakers and… Read the rest of the article: The iHome Kineta K1 – an inventive bluetooth speaker

I buy an awful lot of toys under the guise of sharing them with my niece and nephew. The truth is, of course, that I’d get them even if I… Read the rest of the article: The Gravity Maze