ThinkGeek Palmsize Helicopter (B.A.R. Rating 4.5 out of 5)
Well, just look at this little guy! He’s so cute! I want one, maybe two.
This copter can go left and right, circle around your cube land office, all launched from the palm of your hand. RC helicoptering is notorious for requiring practice. Yes, you’ll have to practice to get good at this one too, however, in the meantime, you won’t be crash landing your $500 big-boy RC helicopter, this little guy will likely survive most of your novice maneuvering.
Infrared remote control let’s you fly this bug around the you team leader’s head. Intended for indoor use, made out rugged, durable material.
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Palmsize R/C Helicopter In Action |
B.A.R. Rating 4.5 out 5
6/7/2007
Freaking Ridiculously Cool Imagery Technology
Uuuh… wow.
5 out 5.
6/5/2007
SawStop saves fingers (B.A.R Rating 5 out of 5)
SawStop monitors the electrical voltage of the blade to know when one of its tips is about rip through your pinky finger and seriously puts on the breaks to save your finger for another day.
Definitely cool. 5 out of 5, no question.
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6/16/2006
Change yo life! The Kaizen Way (B.A.R. Rating 4 out of 5)
One Small Step Can Change Your Life : The Kaizen Way by Robert Maurer is a small book with big message, change yo life now… one small step at a time. No seriously, like right now.
According to Dr. Maurer, when shit hits the fan, we are all too quick to want to come up with some grand plan that will supposedly change everything in one giant leap. I have the need to change my life, make a list and if your list looks likes mine, it usually starts off with something like… be healthier, be wealthier, and save the world on the side (what can I say I’m a nice guy). 2 seconds later panic sets in as a dwell on the notion, how the heck am I going to do this today?
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4/5/2006
Motorola v557 Yay for Phone nay for Service (B.A.R. Rating 2 out of 5)
In my perspective, cell phones have become the cigarettes of the 21st century. What? Huh? Are you high? Well…yes, but let me explain. During the heyday of cigarettes all of the big movie stars smoked and looked super-cool doing it. Yet, we soon found out that smoking was not the best for the health (doh!) and after years of puffing, the audiences were left with a fat, leathery man who claimed to be Marlon Brando at one time. THUS, we have witnessed the switch from the unhealthy cigarette to the super-sleek cell phone. Don’t tell me you haven’t whipped out that stylish cellie of yours to impress a lady or shoot a technological wink to that cute guy across the room. Yeah, I saw you and damnit, it was cool.
The Motorola V557 (Cingular) is most definitely a cool phone. Equipped with video capture/playback, EDGE technology, Bluetooth, Internet and a very respectable battery life, the V557 should supply all of the needed features for the cell phone user who isn’t quite ready to have a Blackberry surgically attached to his hand. That’s all good and nice, but like a gnat in the summer heat, I was attracted to the trippy blue light on the front of the phone.
3/14/2006
Bad Ass Pentax Optio S5z (B.A.R. Rating 4 out of 5)
Why it’s a Pentax my dear! We thought, “why not write a review of our newly acquired Pentax Optio s5z?” This sucker rocks and yes, this absolutely biased review will tell you why.
Actually the truth is we’re doing a review of this ultracompact digital camera because Pentax wouldn’t sport us one of their sweet digital SLR’s. They must a thought we’d break it and in all likelihood, we probably would.
No, the real reason is we just likes it, we really likes it, very much. Look, it’s got 5.0 zillion megapixels, 3x optical zoom (how do they squeeze the lens in this tiny little doohickey is a mystery to me), and a giant 2.5inch color LCD monitor with total coverage. It’s got sex appeal without the required bloodletting of your wallet. And trust us, everything loses sex appeal if you can’t buy a lady a drink.
3/10/2005
I like spam. No fo-real, I do! (B.A.R. Rating 5 out of 5 - Bad Ass Approved!)
I enjoy getting unsolicited email, the more the better. It reminds me when I was kid and I would get my trusty copy of Free Stuff for Kids and I would send away for free junk just to get something, anything, in the mail. Now, with the power of the Internet, I get hundreds of spam emails a day, with no end insight. How delightful.
The problem is that I like to get my spam in a more orderly fashion. Much of my regular email is simply cluttering up my spam and from the looks of some of the email I started to receive from Bad Ass Reviews, I’m in headed for trouble.
Voila, Zone Labs Internet Suite. These guys got it right (well, 99% right). They’re one of the first companies to finally put all the tools you need to safely deal with the Internet together in a fashion that’s easy to install, configure, and use. Firewall, Anti Virus, Privacy Protection, Email Monitoring, Instant Messenger Protection, Web Site Filtering, Spam Blocking, Anti-Phishing Protection, and more. In fact, this thing is so good; you don’t have to configure a damn thing to get it work.
1/26/2005
Can I play with your PM1-S .45 Pistol? (Deadly B.A.R Rating 5 out of 5)
Review by Gun Aficionado (a.k.a. Gun Nut) and beloved B.A.R. Team Member Deker
“You’ll shoot your eye out!” Words anybody who’s even turned on a TV during the holiday season knows. What’s a kid in a pink bunny suit to do? Face it, at one time or another we’ve all been infatuated with guns and shooting stuff. Guess what kids? It’s not the ’50’s anymore, you’re not 8 years old, and if you wear a pink bunny suit it’s probably only in the privacy of your own bedroom. Now that we’re all grown up, we can buy all the guns we want! (unless you live in DC…Funny how our nation’s capitol is the one place the 2nd amendment doesn’t exist.)
Just recently acquired: The Dan Wesson PM1-S .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol. Time for a quick bit of history. In 1911 the US Army needed new guns, so this really bright guy name of John Moses Browning designed what came to be known as the 1911 pattern pistol and the Army loved it. Fast-forward almost 100 years. The 1911 pattern is STILL one of the best handgun designs ever. So much so that there are literally dozens of companies that produce them. Dan Wesson (IMHO) makes one of the best.
1/4/2005
Who knew torture could be so much fun! (B.A.R. rating 4 out of 5)
Who knew torture could be so much fun! Shocking Roulette is not for the faint of heart (no seriously, it’s not!). There’s good reason to think this little toy can stop your ticker. Not so much the actual shock, but the sweat creating anticipation of impending doom.
It starts off with sticking your fingers or thumbs into the designated spots. Up to four people can play at once, but two is just fine. You can probably play by yourself but you should probably seek help from a professional if you do.
This sucker has two settings, low for wimps and high for daredevils. Up to you whether you decide to tell everyone of the two options. I like to leave it on high with a fresh pair of batteries, myself. Easily liven up the most boring of holiday parties and boy did I have to attend my share of those! I spare the ya the details but believe me, far more torturous than Shocking Roulette.
1/3/2005
Faster than a speeding bullet…sort of (B.A.R. rating 5 out 5)
Well OK, not actually faster than a speeding bullet–but you will never feel more like Superman than when you’re flying down the highway or putting a knee down through a tight corner on your new motorcycle. For those of you not familiar with the 2-wheeled world, the modern sport bike (or “donor cycle” as Firefighters and EMT’s like to call ‘em) is little more than 2 wheels, a motor, and collection of plastic bodywork.
Weighing in at 440 pounds and pumping out nearly 100 horsepower, you’re looking at zero to sixty times that can best nearly anything you’ll find on the road today.
My vehicle of choice is a black and silver 2003 Honda CBR600F4i. 100 horsepower, 43 foot pounds of torque, 0-60 MPH in under 4 seconds.
The Honda F4i is a perfect mix of speed, agility, and user friendly handling ability. It is more than enough for a beginner, and will still keep the veteran rider entertained.
Dodging cars, potholes, and wayward wildlife is difficult enough in a car, upping the ante by removing two wheels and the protective steel and glass cage requires a definite lack of brains and a sphincter of steel. Cars move the body, motorcycles move the soul.
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