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A Double-Edged Multitool: Leatherman Releases The Raptor

By on December 11, 2012 in Culture, Hardware, Other Gadgets
Leatherman Raptor

While I’ve been licensed as a basic EMT (unlike paramedics in my state, I can only dispense certain specific medications, can’t start IVs, intubate, or use an EKG or non-automated defibrillator) since 2004, I’ve never actually worked professionally as an EMT. I’ve volunteered on multiple occasions for the Boston Marathon, and I’ve taught continuing education […]

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The Invisible Bicycle Helmet Is Here

By on August 28, 2012 in Culture, Future Tech, Odds And Ends
Hovding inflated

Take a preliminary glimpse at the photos of the new invisible bike helmet and you just might believe this new invention is a hoax, a too-cool piece of technological fiction meant to taunt the simultaneously safety- and fashion-conscious. Bike enthusiasts, cycling commuters, and helmet haters everywhere rejoice – it’s real. Hövding (the official name of […]

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