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• Over/Under On Summer Fun

  What's the over/under on the chances that you'll have a huge amount of fun this summer? Well, I've got both the over, and the under for you. Over:   Read More... Posted Jun 10 2008, 04:30 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Fun Stuff, toys, pool, summer!

• Slip n’ Slide 2.0

  Sure, the Slip n’ Slide is cool and all, but what if you want to take things to the next level? Read More... Posted May 30 2008, 12:00 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: toys, pool, summer!

• Floating Party Radio... For The Ladies

  Let’s face it: most floating radios are the size of ten to twenty Sexy Bikini Ladies™. If you’re looking to have a Sexy Fun Pool Party® with your Sexy Bikini Ladies™, that doesn’t leave a whole lot of room in you Swimming Pool©, now does it? Luckily, it’s Radioraft to the rescue. An inflatable, floatable party radio, the Radioraft has five speakers, waterproof storage, and plays any Mp3 Player. Until the RadioRaft is publicly released, here’s a few more pictures from the RadioRaft website, after the jump… Which is why you read this far down anyway, isn’t it? Read More... Posted May 20 2008, 04:30 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: gadgets, Music, sexy, pool

• Personalized Pool Float, or “How Do You Spell Rich A-Hole Again?”

  With all the problems in our modern world, very few afflict us on quite so emotional a level as the mis-use and appropriation of our pool floats. Whether it’s finding out that Mummy and Dads have sullied your favorite floater with their behinds, forcing you to head to the mall to purchase a replacement pool float from… shudder… Target. Or it’s friend from the mansion across the street having their limo driver come over to borrow a floatie because theirs is “in the shop,” we all know the pain of losing a prized pool float forever. A solution to this terrifying problem, after the jump...  Read More... Posted May 13 2008, 04:30 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: pool

• Inflatable Iceberg Keeps Things Cool

  So most of us don’t have a swimming pool. I mean, maybe some of you do, but I live in an apartment in NYC, so if I got a pool installed, I think my downstairs neighbors would kill me. However, if we did all have pools, I bet we’d also like to have this 14’ tall inflatable iceberg/climbing wall. You can climb up, slide down, and the whole thing is made from durable PVC. Which is really fun and cool (pun intended), until you find out how much it costs: Read More... Posted May 09 2008, 11:00 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: gadgets, toys, Sports, pool

• Get Your Voyeur On With An Outdoor Shower

  I’ll get this right out of the way: I have no idea of the scale of this thing, only that it looks crazy and cool. Designerzeit has created a series of outdoor showers that mimic the look of their pool compatriots. The one pictured above is called Wave, but there’s also Ocean, Pacific, Rain, and Palm, all with their own metal, futuristic looking design. More info, and pics, after the jump...  Read More... Posted Apr 22 2008, 02:00 PM by Alex Zalben with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: outdoors, shower, pool