The end is near: Frosty the Fire Breathing Snowman to mame and melt everything in sight.

The end is near: Frosty the Fire Breathing Snowman to mame and melt everything in sight.

If there were any doubt in your mind that global warming global cooling climate change wasn’t an immediate threat to humanity, I have one thing that should instantly re-instill fear into the depths of your soul — Frost the Fire Breathing Snowman. Gone forever are the childhood memories of dear sweet frosty, the glistening of freshly fallen snow, and the smell of Auntie’s hot-out-of-the-oven chocolate cookies. Instead, all of it will be replaced with the...

DROID Eris survives a weekend under 4″ of snow and repeated assaults by car — and it still works!

DROID Eris survives a weekend under 4″ of snow and repeated assaults by car — and it still works!

It’s always cool to see impossible feats of strength that our gadgets sometimes endure. For most of us, we worry about dropping our precious gadgets even a few inches onto any hard floor. For one “bb-gun” on DroidForums, his DROID Eris didn’t necessarily survive some nasty drop, but instead conquered not one, but two feast of strength. Going into the weekend, bb-gun dropped his beloved DROID Eris onto the driveway into some light snow and was...

Coming to a galaxy near you: The Snow Droid

Coming to a galaxy near you: The Snow Droid

No, this isn’t some new scheme from Verizon to milk you for more dollars with a new snow white Moto DROID color option. The Snow Droid is a tad more cheery. Quite simply, it’s a replica R2-D2 snowman droid. In the colder regions of the planet (read: most of the US…that means you Floridians too), snow has been falling in a bizarre showcase of unusual cold sweeping the US. So if you find yourself in one of these unusually cold climates or are a cold...

LED shortcoming: Traffic lights in Chicago not hot enough to melt snow build up. Accidents on the rise.

LED shortcoming: Traffic lights in Chicago not hot enough to melt snow build up.  Accidents on the rise.

Energy efficient traffic lights seem like one of the best ways to save local governments significant amounts of money of the course of 5, 10, or more years. The lights which often use LED technology are much less demanding on the power grid which in turn means more money for other things. But there’s one side effect many have overlooked. Heat output. Remember, the higher the heat output of a light, the more energy is being wasted. That’s all fie and dandy...

North Legion SMX Snow Bike: The coolest way to experience the slopes.

North Legion SMX Snow Bike: The coolest way to experience the slopes.

Skis are so 1970′s. Snowboards are out too. What in this day and age is cool for the slopes and won’t leave you looking like a lost and aging poser? The North Legion SMX Snow Bike. While those around you will still be slippin’ and slidin’ around on traditional old school snow travel methods, you can wow spectators and garner gawkers from all around with your snow bike. Essentially a custom bike frame attached to 3 skis, the Snow Bike makes...

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