Off Beat

What’s common between the world’s biggest alarm clock and the world’s loudest alarm clock (featured above) is that they can wake even the soundest of sleepers. The former uses vibrations to wake you up, while the latter with ear-shattering…

Check out this wooden PS3 controller from Singibigi. Dubbed “Joytron,” the controller is compatible with PS3, PS2 and PC. Unlike those plastic controllers, it has a wooden grace that makes it stand out when it comes to choosing a home arcade…

Available for $72 is a USB Multimedia Player/Speaker with 2GB of memory. It features a music/video player, photo slide show, eBook reader, radio, voice recorder, calendar and USB speaker (all-in-one). It is powered by four AA batteries (not…

Ben Heck, the man we so adore for his hardware mods, has come up with another one-handed Xbox 360 controller mod. The controls sit on the right, so lefties, you definitely have a reason to be sad. He’s also added two tact switches on the rear of…

Meet Jon Sarriugarte, a metal sculptor, and Kyrsten Mate Comoglio, an Oscar-nominated sound effects designer. These two have created an electric Trilobite out of steel and an old electric wheelchair. Their ride-able beast moves around via a head…

The world’s best selling toy, a 3D mechanical puzzle, Rubik’s cube has perplexed the human brain for years. They say playing the game improves your IQ and strategic ideation. No matter how many times you’ve cracked it in the past, this time…

Specimen Products, a Chicago- based custom guitar and amp shop, has revived the flavor of vintage record players to suit the modern day music accessories. Available for $1500, the Little Horn Speakers produce life-size sounds with only 10 watts of…

Some save X-rays for a rainy day, while others have different ideas of putting them to use. Whatever they make, it’s better than occupying space, for sure. If those lying home serve your record purpose, then how about someone else’s for a…