BoomCase have been building custom boomboxes since 2009, the company specialises in taking old suitcases and converting them into portable stereos with their own lithium ion battery systems, bluetooth and headphone jack connectivity, and a built-in amplifier. The Prospector BoomCase you see here has been built using a former carpenter’s box, it has 2 full…
SCoT Superchargers were a favourite of the salt lake racers of the ’50s and ’60s, they could be easily fitted to a flathead V8 for a significant boost in power. SCoT stands for Superchargers of Turin, the kits provided by the company saw widespread use in motorsport applications in North America, Europe and further afield…
The Survival Grenade by The Friendly Swede is designed to be a compact survival kit that’ll help you light a fire, catch food, signal for help and set up a shelter. Each kit contains a needle, wire, aluminium foil, tinder, a fire starter, fishing lines, fishing hooks, weights, and swivels – and it’s all wrapped…
The Dr Frankenstein BoomCase is a one-off design by the talented team at BoomCase, it has twin rare BIC SoundSpan TPR-200 Omni-directional speakers and two passive radiators, as well as a 200 Watt amplifier, a built-in lithium ion battery with 18+ hours of battery life and the ability to connect to mobile devices via a cable…
The Porter Key Knife EDC may look like a blank key, but it actually hides a small blade and a bottle opener. It’s designed to fit on any standard keyring, with all your regular keys, until you need it – it also ships with it’s own woven steel-wire keyring. The team at Everyman created it…
We received these remarkable images last week along with the below article, it originally appeared in the General Automobile-Newspaper on the 25th of February 1912. I’d never seen a V-twin roller skate before and I’m willing to bet that many of you haven’t either, these are from the very earliest days of the automobile and…
The Leica R3 Safari was a special limited edition of the popular Leica R3 released in 1976, many credit the R3 with saving Leica as the company had struggled financially in the years immediately prior due to some poor selling models. The R3 was significant for a few reasons, the electronics had been co-developed with…
Rally timers were (and still are) absolutely essential for competitors in events like the Mille Miglia, this pair of timers was built by Hanhart for Ferrari and it was used actively in competition throughout the ’50s and ’60s. Hanhart designed this timer to be either mounted on the dashboard or worn around the neck with…
The Stirling engine was originally invented by Scottish minster Robert Stirling in 1816, his invention rivalled the steam engine for a time and today it’s rapidly finding favour with modern inventors looking for ways of mechanising heat to create zero or low emissions engines. The working principle of the Stirling engine is simple but highly…
The Goal Zero Guide 10 Adventure Kit is a portable solar cell and rechargeable battery pack designed to keep your gear charged when you’re off the beaten trail. It uses a folding Nomad 7 twin solar panel which plugs into the Guide 10 rechargeable battery pack. Once charged the batteries can be used in devices…
Sinn Spezialuhren is a watchmaker that most people have never heard of, it’s a German company that was founded by pilot Helmut Sinn in 1961 to make chronographs and instruments for pilots and aircraft. Although the Swiss might be more famous for their chronographs, the Germans have a long history of producing world class watches…
The Blub Uno is a minimalist tube clock made from machined aluminium, glass, bamboo and powered via USB. The tubes are easily replaceable and thanks to the small remote control, the colour, time and date can all be set from across the room – the Uno can also display the current temperature. The clock is…
