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The Real Avid Smart-Torq tool kit helps prevent damage caused by overtightening bolts on firearms, bikes, and other precision equipment. Its X3 driver works as a 72-tooth ratchet, T-handle, or screwdriver. The set includes six fixed-torque limiters from 15 to 65 in-lb, 12 driver bits, a socket and adapter, and a case. They also make
Rob Zombie meets Bob Marley in Bill McClintock’s remix of “Living Dead Girl” and “I Shot the Sheriff.” We’re thinking some sort of Caribbean zombie apocalypse, fueled by raging riffs and lawless lyrics, must have led to this situation. See if you can spot all of the musical cameos without looking at the list on
It’s been half a century since The Ramones’ first LP dropped, so The Official Ramones 50th Anniversary Tribute rocked LA’s Hollywood Forever Cemetery, where Dee Dee and Johnny are memorialized. The event featured a fierce set of classics performed by Tim Armstrong (Rancid), Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day), Travis Barker (Blink-182), and CJ Ramone (Ramones).
X-Arcade’s flagship home arcade controller is a beast. It packs real arcade joysticks, a trackball, spinners, buttons, plus side flipper buttons, a plunger, and a nudge sensor for virtual pinball. It’s got haptic shakers, chrome accents, and works with VR headsets, PC, Mac, Linux, Steam Deck, and Raspberry Pi. Pedestal is a $100 upgrade. Console
Netgear’s Wireless-N Upgrade Kit features an access point that plugs into your existing 802.11g/b router or gateway. Also included: a Wireless-N USB adapter which is 802.11g backwards compatible.
This compact tool pouch is made from high-quality X-Pac sailcloth and has three slots for tools, a phone pocket, and elastic straps on its front. A zipper pocket on the back holds credit cards, spare change, or small accessories. Two paracord loops can be used to attach a keychain, lanyard, or wrist strap. It also
Musician Joshua Woo does a mean David Bowie impression. This time, he took the 1987 INXS hit “Need You Tonight” and imagined what it might have sounded like if Bowie sang it during his “Let’s Dance” era. Woo nails Bowie’s characteristic vocals while giving the song a funky makeover that makes the two musical styles
Getting around a race track quickly depends as much on the driver’s skill as the car’s capabilities, if not more so. Red Bull and Max Verstappen prove that point, as the F1 World Champ starts at the back of the pack behind 100 go-kart racers and aims to pass every one of them. The race
LEGO pays tribute to Sony’s original PlayStation with a nearly full-scale, 1,911-piece set based on the gray console and its controller. The brick-built gamepad plugs into the console, which has working Power and Open buttons. A compartment holds tiny Gran Turismo and Ape Escape dioramas. The set arrives for LEGO Insiders 10.1.26 and everyone else
Lying on the ground in your sleeping bag is no fun without support for your head and neck. Trekology’s inflatable pillow packs down to the size of a soda can, but can help you get a good night’s sleep wherever your travels take you. It’s great for catching ZZZs on airplanes, trains, and bus rides,
Journey to Bikini Bottom with this LEGO Icons set inspired by SpongeBob SquarePants. The 1794-piece set includes SpongeBob’s pineapple, Squidward’s Moai head, and Patrick’s rock. You’ll also get figures of SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Gary the Snail, and DoodleBob, along with mini-scenes of the Boatmobile, Bubblestand, and Jellyfish Fields.
Used a couple of sheets at a time; toilet paper is incredibly weak. But as Lauri and Hanna from the Hydraulic Press Channel show, it’s possible to turn it into an incredibly strong material if you press a bunch of it into a brick. Not only is a compressed cube of toilet paper hard enough
