I heard a story the other day, about the time that Robert Kraft (the New England Patriot’s owner) met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and somehow or another Kraft wound up unintentionally giving Putin the Super Bowl Ring he was wearing! Evidently Kraft had removed his Super Bowl Ring to better show it to Putin, and the Russian president took [...]
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Beer-odor Soap for that Manly Man Smell
The thing about Pixar movies is that they frequently have jokes that kind of go by so quickly that unless you’re paying attention–or not laughing from the previous gag–you might miss it. So maybe you don’t remember, but there’s a scene in “Monsters Inc.” where Sully and Mike are finishing up from the day in [...]
Beer Hunter and Drinkmaster Will Keep You Warm and Your Beer Cold
It’s time for slightly embarrassing admissions here at Gear Diary: I can personally vouch that when I was in college (hmmpty-hmmph) years ago, I learned that it is possible to smuggle an entire eight-pack of 8 oz. Little Kings Cream Ales into a movie theater stashed within the various pockets of a denim jacket. I [...]
Random Cool Video – Mom in Da Hood!
Yeah, it ends up being a commercial, but who really cares?!? Check it out: Source: The Upworthiest
James Allen Unveils Ground-Breaking Diamond Display Technology
As you might expect of two over-educated people in their late 20s contemplating marriage, when Sami and I were out shopping for her engagement ring together — yes, we did it together! — the first thing we did was read up on rings, diamonds, jewelry, and like topics. We familiarized ourselves with diamond nomenclature regarding [...]
In 2013 Thanksgiving and Hanukkah Overlap for the Only Time … Ever
Largely because I am not Jewish, I only vaguely keep up with the Hanukkah calendar on an annual basis. But when Perry shared this link on Facebook recently, I fell in love with the graph and simply had to share it here. Bottom line – Thanksgiving and first day of Hanukkah coincide in 2013 … [...]
Early Aerial Spy Photos – How Did They Get Them?
The Wright Brothers famous first powered flight at Kitty Hawk happened on December 17, 1903. Lasting for only 12 seconds and covering a distance of only 120 feet, that historic flight was brief — and anything but covert. In order to take aerial photographs previous to powered flight, photographers would use hot-air balloons, kites, and even [...]
LED Ice Cubes Signal It’s Time to Stop Drinking
There are many devices and tools that connect to your smartphone. Likewise, there are many fine apps that let you track your food, drink and activity. However, if you require LED ice cubes to alert you that you’re en route to a blackout, perhaps you need help, and not a text from your drink? If [...]
Sites That Make Pr0n ‘Safe for Work’ or Accessible for the Blind
One of the worst kept secrets of the internet age is that with all of the money flying around, plenty is being spent on online pornography. Time did a deconstruction of the notion that porn ‘has larger revenues than Microsoft, Google, Amazon, eBay, Yahoo, Apple and Netflix combined’, noting: While $2.8 billion is nothing to [...]
Random Cool Math Fact – The Monty Hall Probability Problem
If you have ever taken a course in probability you have likely heard of the ‘Monty Hall Problem’, based on the name of the host of the show ‘Let’s Make a Deal’. On my current work project this week someone on the technical team inadvertantly offered such a choice without knowing or understanding it … [...]
COOKOO Available at AT&T Store
As a guy (and about the farthest thing from a fashion-conscious Metrosexual that you can imagine–I mean, Sami helps me match my pants to my shirts), I have always viewed watches as a functional item. Yeah, I wanted it to have cool gizmos on it–preferably be some kind of fancy chronograph–but that was my technonerd [...]
College Students Have a Chance to Win a Free Round Trip Flight FromTurkish Airlines
Are you in college? Is money tight? Don’t worry, many of us have been there before. Turkish Airlines wants to help with their “World Travel 101 Sweepstakes”. The monthly promotion gives students the opportunity to win round-trip tickets to any of Turkish Airlines’ more than 200 destinations. See the information below for sweepstakes details: Who: [...]
Gear Diary’s CES 2013 Taxi Confessions Part 1
My first year at CES was 2009. The economy was in the tank and, as a result, the event was relatively small and scaled back. Most of the action took place at the Las Vegas Convention Center with a few scattered meetings in a handful of hotel suites. Not so this year. While the Convention [...]
Pre-Order with Amazon Now, and Get Your Book In . . . 23 Years?
So I like science fiction. I also enjoy stories that take place in really cold places (“Antarctica”, “Kolymsky Heights”, “Archangel”), and I’m also fond of Steampunk, Victoriana, and the Edwardian Era. And the book “Aurorarama” attempts to blend all those elements together, along with a lot of word-play, inside jokes, odd allusions, and (let’s be [...]
Gadgets and Gear Brings You the Dr. Who Watch
Okay, yes, I’m a total nerd, but I really love it when our buddy Jason from Gadgets and Gear sends us news about an interesting new item. From Green Lantern watches to Air Guitars (with capital letters, yes) to light-up flashing shoelaces, it’s always fun for me to see what they have now. I mean, [...]
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