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You might not win the next Tour de France, but this DIY bike will turn heads

Gadgeteers love tinkering and building their own gear, so why not a kit to build a wooden bike? The Sandwichbike is a DIY kit that will let you build a cool wooden framed road bike in about an hour.

The Sandwichbike frame is made of weather resistant Beech wood. The bikes are available in single speed or two-speed models and are priced between €899.00 – €1399.00 ($1074.39 – $1671.94). That’s right, they ship from Europe, which means those of us here in the US will have to pay €150.00 ($179.27) to ship a Sandwichbike “across the pond”. Ouch.

If the price of these kits doesn’t make you immediately click the back button on your browser, head over to Sandwichbikes.com for more info.

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You might not win the next Tour de France, but this DIY bike will turn heads originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 23, 2017 at 5:30 pm.

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The S.H.O.V.E.L is an open-sourced spork

It looks like a spoon combined with a fork and otherwise known as a spork, but it’s really the Semi-Horned Oblong Versatile Eating Ladle, or as SparkFun calls it, the S.H.O.V.E.L.

This handy eating utensil is made of titanium and features a spoon with fork tines, a serrated knife, a bottle cap opener, and six feet of red paracord wrapped around the handle.

You can buy one for $9.95 from SparkFun, but you can also download the CAD files and improve on the design because this is an open-source product. Head over to SparkFun to order or download the files.

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The S.H.O.V.E.L is an open-sourced spork originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 23, 2017 at 4:38 pm.

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Super cool superhero artwork for your walls

Fans of Spiderman, Ironman, Batman, and other mans will appreciate these very cool comic collages from artist Mike Alcantara who is known as ComicCollageArt on ETSY. Based in Austin, Texas, Mike uses actual comics to create his one of a kind superhero collages which are then digitally printed on 80 lb. 11×17 inch matte paper.

Each print is priced at $20, but Mike also offers 2 prints for $35 and 3 prints for $50. For more info visit the ComicCollageArt shop on ETSY.

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Super cool superhero artwork for your walls originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 22, 2017 at 1:25 pm.

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Harness the power of the sun to charge your gear while you drive, fly, or just sit around at home

The Port Solar Charger from XD Design is designed to stick to a window and use the sun’s rays to power your gadgets.

This solar charger has a built-in battery that can be charged with a USB cable which will take about 2 hours or by sunlight which can take up to 20 hours. Yeah, you can’t be in a hurry 🙂

The Port Solar Charger’s built-in battery has a capacity of 1000mAh, so it won’t fully charge your phone. But it’s better than nothing and it’s free power.

I am not sure how well a solar charger like this works, as it depends on how much sunlight is hitting the window it’s attached to. But it would be a cool way to power your devices for free if you frequently travel by train, plane, or automobile, or if you have a nice big window that gets a lot of sunlight.

The price of the Port Solar Charger, on the other hand, isn’t free. It is priced at $49.99. For more info head over to www.xd-design.com and you can buy one from Amazon.

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Harness the power of the sun to charge your gear while you drive, fly, or just sit around at home originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 21, 2017 at 6:00 pm.

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Crank up the perfect weenie roast

My mouth is watering just thinking about a perfectly roasted hotdog in a soft bun with just the right amount of ketchup but no mustard because mustard is disgusting 😉 I can’t remember the last time I had a hotdog cooked on an outdoor grill, let alone over a campfire. If I had a fire pit, I would seriously consider buying a Crank-Eez from Firebuggz.

The Crank-Eez is a specially designed hotdog skewer that has a 36-inch long food grade stainless steel rod and a fun wooden handle that you can crank to turn the hotdog over the fire for just the right level of burnt goodness.

The fork at the end of the Crank-Eez secures the wiener so it won’t fall into the fire. And if you’re not a fan of hotdogs, you can roast two marshmallows at a time.

You can read more about the Crank-Eez at firebuggz.com and you can order one for $19.39 from Amazon.

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Crank up the perfect weenie roast originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 21, 2017 at 4:55 pm.

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