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BankQuest, a castle-shaped repository for loose change, makes fun the coin of the realm.

That snarky Duck Hunt dog has nothing on you, if only your old Nintendo Entertainment System still worked. Wax nostalgic with Mario and Luigi by repairing your NES for only a few dollars.

Dungeons & Dragons popularized the 20-sided die, but a 2,000-year-old Roman version was sold at auction five years ago.

An anti-radiation blanket that supposedly protects against Gamma emissions hits the market. What’s its secret? The blanket’s 30 inches by 36, and weighs 60 pounds, equal to one-seventh of an inch of lead.

Buyers looking to round out their evil toy collection should make room on the shelf for Mr. Clock Radio, “The Talking Robotic Clock Radio.” Mr. Clock Radio will rouse you into grim consciousness with 50 variations of soul-crushing banter and music delivered in his hellish howl from the abyss.

The editors of Make magazine are selling a $20 “Maker’s Notebook” aimed at hackers, crafters and other creative types. Modeled after a lab notebook, its quality and extra features justify its steep price.

Ultralight folding bikes, a bicycle made of cardboard, and a street cruiser with an infinitely variable transmission are just a few of the way-out concepts in this gallery of prototypes and high-end fringe bicycles.

With a little training, hardware hackers will find that arduinos, or easily programmed microcontrollers, are inexpensive, fun and a cinch to manipulate.

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You don’t have to trek out to the dusty hell of Burning Man in order to see inspired feats of mechanical art and engineering. In fact, the back rooms and museums of your hometown may conceal feats of industrial genius that would put any steampunk artist to shame.
Take San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf. Tourists know [...]

The hard drive is teetering on the edge of oblivion, about to be pushed off the ledge by faster, more durable solid-state storage devices. When it goes, it will join the ranks of these other obsolete storage technologies, from the punched tape to the MiniDisc.