WATERWOLF ELECTRIC SURFBOARD

Price: $10,300

Everybody is claiming after CES 2013 that the biggest industry that is open for innovation is clothing and wearable technology. We love the current trend of smart watches and combining technology into one convenient small package but we want to make the claim of a different industry open for innovation: water sports. Boats haven’t really evolved a ton lately and are basically limited to adding bells and whistles but not really looking at the boat and saying, “how can we improve that?”. We all know that jet-ski’s and wave runners are a blast to ride but there really hasn’t been much change in them since the 90′s when they blew up. They might go faster and be a smoother ride but aside from that, not much has changed. We could talk about canoes but who really wants to work that hard to get across water when they should just get something with a motor? We prefer to avoid any physical labor when possible which is why we feel that there needs to be a revolution in water vehicles.

Cue the Waterwolf which is an awesome looking electronic surfboard. That means that those of us living in the midwest that are unable to get to the ocean on a regular basis and have to resolve to the Lake of the Ozarks for our water getaways will actually be able to enjoy a surfboard. The Waterwolf is an electronic surfboard that can go up to 18 to 22 mph and is solely run off electricity. It also can get roughly to 30 minutes of run time on a single charge and is powered by a propeller. You have the controller along with a sensor that will shut the board down when you try pulling a dumb stunt and fall off. The main downside to Waterwolf is that it appears to not be available in the US quite yet. The fact that it’s electric should be enough of an appeal to everybody that might have reservations about it coming to the US. Via Gadgets4Guys

ELECTRIC LUN LANTERN

Price: $61.00

There is something that we have all lost as electronics and regular human comforts have become the standard. We cannot go anywhere without a phone on our hip and avoid places that don’t have central air conditioning. If the bed we’re sleeping on isn’t a Serta that supports our “bad back” then we want nothing to do with it. If our water isn’t triple filtered or comes in a fancy bottle costing $8 a pop, then you can keep your sewer water. If the food we are eating doesn’t have a five star rating or have Wolfgang Puck cooking it then you can take your beef jerky somewhere else. If you refuse use a restroom that doesn’t have a privacy door, running water, and doesn’t require you to walk through the woods to get to it, then most of the modern men will turn it down. Gadgets 4 Guys demands that modern men tune into their great grand pappy and learn how to rough it once again. Live off the land and take showers in rivers will build a mans character and take away the prissiness that modern comforts have given us.

After you get done growing a beard and decide it is time for you to go camping (that’s what we were hinting at above by the way) you will need items to get you through the nights. After the right kind of tent is selected, you will need a lantern. You don’t need a beacon that will shine for miles but enough for you to see the trails at night which is why we propose the electric LUN Lantern. You get some serious time off of one charge and you don’t have to rely on flammable fuel to power it. If you decide that you still don’t want to channel your real man, we recommend still getting the LUN Lantern for the upcoming summer months. If you sit on a patio and don’t want a giant flood light streaming across the lawn (attracting every bug around) try the LUN Lantern. We got a hands on with the LUN Lantern and were impressed with the light it was able to put off and how it actually looks like a real flame. Most of the flame-less candles we have seen look as fake as the special effects in Sharknado but the LUN Lantern was pleasantly realistic. Via Gadgets4Guys

LUN PODS – ELECTRIC CANDLES

Price: $62.00

Gadgets 4 Guys is here to tell you how to complete a romantic night with your significant other. The first part of the night needs to start with dinner and we recommend making something nice which doesn’t include Ramen Noodles. The second part is creating an amazing ambiance through the right selection of music. Your first reaction will be to select either Five Finger Death Punch or Black Eyed Peas but both of those options are terrible. You don’t need to bring yourself to the level of playing Jack Johnson or Dave Matthews but we do recommend going a little lighter.

The other important part of creating the perfect date night is candlelight. If you get regular candles you run the risk of burning your house down. If your hairspray covered blonde locks touch that open flame, you will look like Michael Jackson as you run screaming from the bedroom. You could try to be careful but we recommend just getting the LUN Pods. LUN Pods are electric candles that have an amazing design to them. The glass around the electronic part of the candle is frosted which gives it a very modern and up to date look and feel. Gadgets 4 Guys was able to get a hold of the LUN Pods to try out and we were really impressed. You charge them up for a bit and they run for a solid 10 hours. You let the candles go until they’re completely out of juice and then simply plug them back in. The LUN Pods look realistic and not cheap at all which is refreshing when it comes to an electric candle. The LUN Pods should be the last aspect to a romantic evening or an amazing night out on the patio. We actually set them across our mantle at home and they gave off a soft enough glow that it didn’t reflect off of our TV but made our living room a bit more cozy. Via Gadgets4Guys

TOPO DESIGNS DUFFEL BAG

Price: $129.00

How does a man travel? This question has puzzled women for years and they don’t understand how we are able to approach travel with such a minimal amount of necessities. A man looks at the weather of the destination they’re going to and will select the exact amount of clothes out for the exact amount of days. Men don’t have backup outfits or certain clothes for certain situations because we don’t see the need in that. We also don’t like the idea of carrying extra clothes around because that will just weigh us down in the airport. We also carry minimal amounts of bathroom needs: toothbrush, toothpaste, possibly some hair gel, and maybe some back up toilet paper (if we’re going to a place that might not have any). The other important thing about men and travel is we actually hate to carry any kind of actual luggage. If our wives get us matching luggage we actually cry on the inside a little bit every time we have to pack for a trip. The manly way to travel is to throw your stuff in a duffel bag.

A good duffel bag will last for years and allow you to travel while maintaining your man card. As an adult, you need to ditch the duffel bag that you managed to get for free when buying that one bottle of cologne that probably smells like college. Topo Designs is based in Colorado and have created one of the best duffel bags we’ve seen. They were nice enough to send us a demo of their 24″ Duffel and instantly became a fan of Topo Designs. When you first pick up the duffel, the first thing you will notice is the high quality leather handle that you use to pick up the bag. The Duffel comes in three different designs which are black, orange, and duck camo so you can find a design that matches best with you. We recommend the orange because it pops and if you have to check the duffel bag, you will actually be able to see your bag from a mile away (and not have to pick up 20 of the same Samsonite bags trying to find yours). The duffel has the handles built in but also comes with the attachable shoulder strap if you prefer that (we did). Inside of the Duffel you have a couple of different zipper pockets to place the items you need to make sure stays separate from the rest of your clothes which was a nice option too.

Topo Designs has managed to create a duffel bag that is a really high quality bag. We could go into the details about the material but this Duffel was nice enough you could just tell it was high quality when you picked it up. They have a lot of other cool pieces that you should check out too. Via Gadgets4Guys

SNORE ACTIVATED NUDGING PILLOW

Price: $149.95

Divorce rates are at an all time high and there are a lot of reasons behind it. Money is always claimed as one of the top reasons for divorce and fighting over how that money is spent, etc. can tear a couple apart. There could be a lot of other reasons though like one spouse not understanding an obsession with sports or the other not seeing how their partner could actually watch Real Housewives. Divorces can occur from the man forgetting to put the toilet seat down (there have probably even been a few murders based solely on that reason). There has probably been a few relationships that have fallen apart because one person has just become bored in the relationship. All of those reasons are probably real and occur on a regular basis but there is one thing that can destroy your marriage quicker than anything and that is snoring. People require a certain amount of time to sleep and when your spouse snores, your nights consist of broken sleep and punching them in the side to have them stop. Going to sleep becomes a race and when you lose that race, you are actually tempted to place a pillow over the face of your snoring spouse.

If snoring is an issue then you should drop those silly nose strips and look at the Hammacher Schlemmer Snore Activated Nudging Pillow. The name describes exactly what this pillow does which “listens” for your snoring to begin and gently nudges you through the pillow to stop you from continuing to snore. The simple nudge will cause you to readjust your sleeping position into one that will hopefully not cause you to snore. It also helps because your spouse will not have their dreams haunted by your terrible snoring because this will not let the snoring carry on for very long. We don’t know how healthy this is to your sleep cycle but it might save your relationship. Via Gadgets4Guys