Burb Juice

The juice on great stuff to buy. Or sometimes just cool, fun, unusual -- even over the top silly -- stuff to look at, and then not to buy. Plus, the juice on all things going on across the big suburban landscape -- trends, happenings, changes, patterns. Got juice? Send yours along. Drink Burb Juice every day -- and stay energized.

submitted on 07/15/2011

  

Be Still My (Battery Operated) Heart!

StuffYou've tried yoga and meditation, but really, who has time to relax? While you're supposed to be visualizing your breath, you're mentally making a list of your weekend chores. So here's a short cut for you, the "My Beating Heart" pillow, which algorithically models the heartbeat of a deep meditative state....read more.

submitted on 07/12/2011

  

Bicycle Simulator ... Crash Into Oncoming Cars In The Safety Of Your Home

StuffMade by Honda and to be launched in 2010, this bicycle 'real life' road-test simulator is just like the rocket simulators used by astronauts ... only not as intense, exhilarating, challenging, interesting or entertaining. What this simulator is, though, is instructive, a new high tech device to enhance bicycle safety -- by giving old and new cyclers the chance to live out their stupid, reckless bicycling fantasies on a computer screen rather...read more.

submitted on 07/05/2011

  

Levitate This! ... Home Levitation For Fun And Comfort

StuffHave you ever found yourself wondering, wouldn't it be great if that lamp shade over there wasn't attached to the lamp base...it just kind of floated peacefully in the air somewhere above it? No? Well, you should have... where's you're imagination? Thanks to our friends at Gajitz, there's no need to continue (or start) imagining. Floating, hovering, levitating lamp shades are now reality, as are all kinds of other fun levitating...read more.

submitted on 06/27/2011

  

Mountain Climbing In Your Own Backyard

StuffYou've already got the jungle gym, swimming pool, tennis court, mini-golf course. What next for your outdoor home sport-entertainment amusement? How 'bout the Climb Station which lets you simulate serious mountain climbing in the privacy and comfort of your own backyard? Thanks to the folks at InventorSpot who turned us on to this new home-sporting option. It's not cheap--$42,000--but, if you don't feel like heading to K-9 this year and you've got the cash to burn...read more.

submitted on 06/20/2011

  

New (& Idiotic) For The Fashion Conscious: Pre-Dirtied Shoes

TrendFor the fashion plate who has everything -- pre-worn -- finally there's something equally silly for the feet: pre-worn, dirtied, scuffed shoes. Or, more precisely, sneakers. Pure white, but blackened and soiled just enough to make them look...gross. We say, if you want crappy looking sneakers, come over to our house, check out our basement or garage. We'll sell you ours cheap, plus...read more.