Klipsch Image S41 Rugged In-Ear Headphones: (Un)break(able)beats

    Oh, for goodness sake. You've only been out on your bike for a couple of hours and here you are, covered in blood, rain, sweat and spit. Again. Why must we live next to a quarry? And you've broken your headphones? Well, I don't think they're designed for that kind of abuse. Although, while you were attempting front loops off limestone blocks, I was reading that lovely Stuff mag and they said there were some new ruggedised in-ears - dust- and water-resistant, and with a larger remote for using with your bike gloves on. Go run yourself a bath while I order you some. I'll be up with the TCP in a mo.

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Sonic Screwdriver Universal remote: TV Timelord

    You know how it is. You're sat watching TV with Amy Pond, Dr Who's flame-haired heroine, when suddenly the remote goes missing. Oh, very funny, Amy. No, we're not going to wrestle you for it. No, we're not going to chase you. Because, actually, we have a backup: a hand-finished metal sonic screwdriver that lets you control the TV hi-fi, Blu-ray player and more using gesture controls. So you'll just have to wrestle yourself, I'm afraid Amy.

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Zippo 4-in-1 Woodsman: seeking a friend for the end of the wood

    The end is nigh, by some means or another. Whether it's atomic weapons, an accidental black hole at CERN or disgruntled Martians rudely awoken by the univited ramblings of NASA's Curiosity, we're all doomed. But should we find ourselves plonked into a situation more dystopian than apocalyptic, living off the land rather than lying under it, we'll be glad we invested in this Zippo axe-hammer-saw-peg-puller. Well, so long as it doesn't all kick off before spring next year.
£tba (due Spring 2013), zippooutdoor.com

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Mercier Jones Hovercraft: pull the hover one

What is it?

It's freaking amazing, is what it is. It's a sports hovercraft — not like the hovercraft you take to the Isle of Wight, more like a two-seater sports car that has a cushion of air where Its wheels should be.

Will It work?

Do not question the sports hovercraft! Instead, run around with excitement, making whooshing noises and pretending you're in a sports hovercraft! By using hybrid drives and light materials, maker Mercier-Jones says it can produce one for under US$20,000.

Build it or bin it?

We used to believe fusion power would be the next big step in human civilisation, Now we realise: the sports hovercraft is more important.
mender-jones.com

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AIAIAI Capital: cans of whoop-ass

    You exist alongside millions of others, but that doesn't mean you want to listen to their stupid opinions. Most headphones will keep you in a sonic bubble until rain starts bucketing down — but then they have to come off and you're back to hearing about the weather. These new cans from AIAIAI, the company named for the noise you make when you step on a plug, are rugged and resistant to rain, snow and dirt, so you can enjoy the 40mm drivers whatever the sky has planned.€100, alaia.dk

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