Enlarge Image Protect yourself from zombies with your choice of weapon. seamster What good is a gun when you’re knee-deep in animated corpses and out of ammo? You need a Swiss Army Machete, a zombie defense multitool. It gives you a blade for head-whacking action, an ax to remove grasping hands and an auger just …

Enlarge Image Tell time in steampunk style. ThinkGeek I once coveted a massive metal watch with a clock, compass and light just because I thought it would look cool, knowing full well the compass and light weren’t actually practical, usable items. That watch has now been completely discarded from my lust list and replaced with the Tesla Watch. The Tesla …

Enlarge ImageFrom coffee beans to 3D printing. 3Dom USA Do you like the color brown? Do you enjoy using your 3D printer? How about coffee? Do you like coffee? Of course you do. That means you’ll get a kick out of a new java-based 3D printing filament from filament manufacturer 3Dom USA in partnership with bio-composite company C2renew. Wound Up …

Enlarge ImagePet sounds without the fluff. Amanda Kooser/CNET You might feel the desire to cuddle up to a kitty, set your ear against it and enjoy the calming purr sounds, but that doesn’t mean your cat is willing to accommodate. Thank goodness for technology. A website has replaced the need to please your cat in exchange for a fleeting moment …

Enlarge ImageGo ahead and blink…if you dare. ThinkGeek Nothing says “party” like terrifying predatory aliens that want to pluck you out of your timeline and banish you into an alternate era while feeding off the potential energy from your lost lifetime. The Weeping Angels are one of the most frightening “Doctor Who” villains ever created, much scarier than the green …

Enlarge ImageThis is worth a lot of money. Alexander Amosu Most of us would agonize over the decision to drop $1,495 (£955, AU$2,040) on a regular Solowheel Hovertrax two-wheel self-balancing personal scooter. We would eye our budgets, run some figures and consider making some financial sacrifices. It would never even occur to us to make an already pricey gadget a …

Enlarge ImageI’m calm. Video screenshot/meme caption by Amanda C. Kooser/CNET I’m a time-hardened Internet user. I lived through the days of Dramatic Chipmunk (it’s not a chipmunk, dammit). I’ve generated my share of custom-captioned doge pictures. It’s hard to break through my tough, unimpressed, seen-it-all armor. I haven’t laughed at a meme since Grumpy Cat arrived in 2012. The Internet …

Enlarge ImageIt’s a flippin’ flip iPhone! Martin Hajek/@deplaatjesmaker Some of us remember flip phones more fondly than others do. You never accidentally bumped your screen into your keys. Your phone stayed charged for days. You felt like Captain Kirk every time you opened it. Nowadays we have big, flat phones with the screen front and center and naked. Designer Martin …

This is a Cecil the Lion tribute phone. Goldgenie UK company Goldgenie is dedicated to creating outrageous luxury items like gold-plated electric uniwheels, diamond-bedazzled iPhones and $164,000 Apple Watches. Now it’s going gold for a good cause by offering a special-edition HTC One M9 smartphone. It’s coated in 24-karat gold, of course, but it also has an engraved portrait of …

The view from American Pharoah includes this other horse. Video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET Most of us are simply physically too big to even think about becoming professional horse jockeys and riding a fleet-footed equine to Triple Crown glory. You don’t have to watch your weight or spend years in training to hitch a ride on American Pharoah, the latest …