Archive: November 2014

The Bas Rutten O2Trainer is a simple device that trains your lungs as if you’re at a high altitude, and can be used while running, weight lifting, rock climbing, or performing any other exercise. It’s adjustable to four different levels to allow you to slowly improve your inspiratory muscle endurance – in layman’s terms, lung strength. […]

It’s the 21st century, so how come we aren’t riding around on hoverboards, or experiencing entertainment in a 3D virtual reality? Actually, these futuristic technologies are becoming possible – or closer to. Sony has introduced the HMZ-T1 Personal 3D Viewer, which is a head-mounted gadget that gives you the equivalent of a 150-inch display. Not […]

Star Wars decor isn’t just for little boys anymore. The classic Sci-Fi film characters have grown up. And they’ve done it with style – 1800s style. Chewbacca looks like a proper gentleman with a monocle. C-3PO is dressed up with a bowtie and bowler hat, making the perfect canvas print for a steampunk enthusiast. Other […]

It’s hard to beat the Shure SE215s in the $100-150 price range. They’re solidly constructed and the sound is incredibly crisp: the lows are surprisingly strong but not overpowering or muddy, and the mids and highs are slightly muted but crisp. The sound isolation and fit are impressive, too, thanks partially to the several earbud options […]

Dietary fiber is an important and often-overlooked part of eating healthy. If you’d like to know why, check out my article on how much fiber you should eat every day. While you can get enough fiber through your diet, supplementing with fiber is an easy way to get there if you don’t eat a lot of vegetables […]

Like genre landmarks such as Fight Club, The Usual Suspects, The Matrix, and Se7en, it’s hard to not enjoy Memento. It’s one of Christopher Nolan’s best films, right up there with Inception and Batman Begins in my book. The movie’s protagonist, Leonard, is played by the always impressive Guy Pearce, and is stricken with a strange disability: the inability to form new memories. It began the night when […]

Not all books are exactly educational – even this one with “scientific” in the title! But that doesn’t mean they won’t leave you laughing uproariously in a room by yourself. If you’re a fan of the iconic webcomic xkcd, you won’t want to miss What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe. In it […]