Today, billions of people have access to portable music, mostly thanks to smartphones. The world's music catalog is at our fingertips thanks to Spotify, Apple and Amazon's online store, but it's not always been that easy. It wasn't until 1979 that mu...
Just when you thought Netflix's sci-fi horror series Stranger Things couldn't get any more retro, a new version of the original soundtrack is due to be released on cassette. To celebrate its one year anniversary, Lakeshore Records announced that both...
We like cosplay around here, despite the fact that I am not much for dressing up (I even shun pants). People who like to go to conferences like ComicCon or WonderCon are a bit more enthusiastic about getting dressed up than I am. The catch homemade costumes is that they aren’t always the most durable clothing items.
Enter the folks from the Duck Brand Tape. They teamed up with the Syfy’s Cosplay Melee to provide tape repair services up at this year’s WonderCon, offering to enhance or fix costumes at no cost.
They brought a wide variety of colors and finishes to take on any cosplay emergency at hand. These guys should consider doing this at every convention where there are cosplayers on hand.
A novel bi-layer material may allow the efficacious and flexible output of light in the future. The researchers made the material by mixing molybdenum disulfide and rhenium disulfide. Both compounds...
I can’t believe that no one has thought of this before. This new invention claims it will transform “virtually any surface into a base for LEGO components.” You can build around corners, on curved surfaces, or even onto the sides of other brick-built creations.
The possibilities are endless. Nimuno Loops tape creates a building brick surface anywhere. Snip off as much tape as you need and apply it wherever. Then attach your LEGO, KRE-O, Mega Bloks, or other compatible bricks to the tape. It’s the only tape better than duct tape.
Put it on fridge, your car, make bracelets out of it, whatever you want. $11(USD) will get you two rolls of tape, measuring in at 6.5 ft total. Orders of 10 rolls or more qualify for further discounts, so order a ton and cover your walls with this stuff. The Indiegogo campaign has a month left to go, but is already on track to smash through its fundraising goal.
Give a geek some cardboard, wood, and a roll of tape and he will cook up a very slick little obstacle course for said roll of tape. I don’t know what it is about this course that I find so mesmerizing.
I’m watching and thinking no way is that tape going to make it through the the slots cut in that cardboard, but it does. I could watch this video all day.
It sort of reminds me of the start of the TV show Elementary, but this clip comes from a classic Japanese kids show called Pythagora Switch, which featured all kinds of fun Rube Goldberg-esque machines like this. you can find more of them over on YouTuber KeN KeN’s channel.
Duct tape is pretty versatile stuff, but it’s still not perfect. There are some surfaces it doesn’t adhere to well, and any moisture under its surface can be its mortal enemy. If you want the ultimate repair tape, you need to go for some FiberFix.
This incredible fiberglass tape is 100 times stronger than duct tape and watertight. It’s perfect for repairing everything from leaky pipes to cracked wooden handles and chair legs. To use it, simply slip on some gloves, soak the tape in water, apply, then wait 10 minutes for a powerful, permanent bond.
In fact, this stuff is so strong, they used it to tape together the roll cage on a car, then dropped it off a cliff. Don’t believe me? Check it out:
Now, I don’t recommend you try replicating this stunt at home, but it does demonstrate just how strong this stuff is.
You definitely need some of this in your toolbox, and you can grab a three-pack for just $12.99 in the Technabob Shop. That includes two rolls of 2″ wide repair tape, one 1″ roll, and the accessories you’ll need to ensure a solid and smooth fit.
Last month we checked out a decorative tape with a circuit board design. It turns out that researchers at MIT Media Lab’s Responsive Environments group have considered such a form factor for interconnected and programmable sensors, and are looking for potential customers for their product.
Artem Dementyev, Hsin-Liu (Cindy) Kao and Joseph Paradiso’s Sensortape consists of sensors that communicate with each other to detect their position in 3D. They also have light and proximity sensors and built-in LEDs. The beauty of Sensortape is that it’s almost as easy to install as a regular roll of adhesive tape. You can cut it into smaller pieces (the tape has black lines to indicate where you should cut them) to form short segments or make two-dimensional shapes with the help of conductive tape or solder.
As stated in the video, Sensortape’s projected retail price is a bit expensive at around $200 per 3.3ft. of tape. Speaking with Fast Co. Design, Artem says he’d rather focus on increasing the electronics’ capabilities instead of coming up with a more affordable product. In fact he’s looking into a variant that will come in sheets for large scale projects. You can read the researchers’ full paper on MIT’s website (pdf) and register your interest in Sensortape on Artem’s website.
Upgrade your gift wrap master race-style with Aya Codama aka Bullet’s Out of Place Artifacts circuit board tape. The gold and gray metallic elements make it look realistic and expensive. Actually it really is expensive.
Sadly, the product’s website is all in Japanese, but from my understanding Bullet is indeed selling the tape. It comes in 1″ wide 66ft. rolls and is priced at about $44 (USD) each.
There’s nothing worse than dropping your delicate gadget on the floor because it slipped out of your hand. While you could wrap your stuff up in big protective cases, that takes away from their visual appeal, and makes them more bulky. Gear Gripz gets to the source of the problem, making your stuff less slippery in the first place.
Simply apply Gear Gripz to the back of your smartphone, the handles of your tools, or even on your mugs, and you’ll be much less likely to drop your things. Each package comes with six 5″ x 6.5″ sheets of pre-cut grip tape, backed with industrial strength adhesive that’s durable, yet removable.
Head on over to the Technabob Shop now, and grab a two pack of Gear Gripz tape for just $19 – that’s a 52% savings off the MSRP.
Today, billions of people have access to portable music, mostly thanks to smartphones. The world's music catalog is at our fingertips thanks to Spotify, Apple and Amazon's online store, but it's not always been that easy. It wasn't until 1979 that mu...
Just when you thought Netflix's sci-fi horror series Stranger Things couldn't get any more retro, a new version of the original soundtrack is due to be released on cassette. To celebrate its one year anniversary, Lakeshore Records announced that both...
