The Stirling Engine was invented in 1816 by Reverend Dr. Robert Stirling who wanted to create a safer, more efficient alternative to steam engine boilers. His design is still taught in mechanical engineering courses at leading universities to demonstrate the “high efficiency, quiet operation, and heat utilization of closed cycle regenerative heat […]
No more will you find yourself half way through a round of golf only to realize that you don’t have something you need, like a simple pain reliever. This golf travel kit attaches easily onto any golf bag and holds all of those things which you often forget to pack, but just as […]
This globe desk clock is the perfect gift for the executive that has everything. The glass sphere shows the time on one side and reveals a globe on the other.
The spherical world globe clock is encased in a Measures 4-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ x 4-1/8″ rosewood box with gold accents that will look […]
Looking for a gift that’s a little more exciting than a tie? Finding unique gifts for men that they will actually appreciate can take a bit of doing. The key to a really cool and unique gift for a man is to make it either really useful, something he’ll rely on many times to make a task easier, or it has to be so darn cool that even if he only uses it on occasion he’ll do so with pride.
AG7 in and acronym for the for th “Anti-Gravity Apollo 7″ maiden voyage. The reason for this is because this pen saved the NASA space mission. Buzz Aldrin used the pen to activate the inner back-up switch which lit the Lunar Module’s engines allowing the mission to safely depart from the moon. That’s […]
We all have to transport so much stuff around with us just to get through the day. Remember how little space a pencil and notebook used to take up, and how little it weighed? Well now we all have to lug around our laptops on top of papers, books, and writing utensils. That’s […]
This piece is the perfect combination of elegance and function. This is more than just an attractive key chain. This piece is 512 mg flash drive as well as a personalized momento.
The key chain is sterling silver-plated and and can be engraved with the initials of the owner. This is an wonderful gift […]
A new year has begun, it’s time to get organized, and never before have you been able to do so quite so beautifully. Organize your life beautifully with National Geographic’s 2008 Nature’s Masterpieces calendar.
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This year you can take visual trips to a sandy beach on […]
Electromagnets help this 4″ globe to defy gravity.
The Anti-Gravity Globe available at Office Playground, has detailed graphics including place names. This globe is a must-have for your office. But keep it on your bookcase, not your desk, it has very strong magnets and should be kept away from computers and anything else […]
This Desk Top Decision Die is available at Abernook, and is the perfect gift for co-workers, bosses, or the office procrastinator (even if that’s you).
If you just can’t decide what to do at work, roll the die and let it tell you whether you should take a snooze, go golfing, have a coffee […]
This Executive Non-Illuminated Desk Globe is a beautiful cartographic masterpiece.
It features more than 3,500 place-names, a wear proof surface, and a walnut-finished 15”-tall hardwood stand. I would look elegant in any office or study.
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