A Robot for Your Smoker… It’s the SMOBOT

If you’ve got a Kamado-style cooker, you’ve probably heard the term, chasing temps. This is where people become almost obsessed with achieving and maintaining the perfect temperature in their Kamado. And it can suck some of the fun out of the whole experience. One start-up, IOT Controls, seems to have a solid solution: a WiFi … Read more

A Portable Truck Bed Liner

A few days later, a product aptly named the Portable Truck Bed Liner, crossed our workbench. I shared it with the contractor and he said he was going to order one immediately.????????

Three Different Levels of pH-Cleaning Power

If you’re serious about hand-washing your car, you actually measure the amount of soap you mix into your two- or three-bucket setup, even when the little voice in your head wants you to dump half the jug of soap into the bucket for an extra-sudsy mix. After all, most car wash formulas do provide specific … Read more

HANDS-ON: The World’s First Digital Bumper Sticker

UPDATE: Talelight.tech is no longer active. Almost a year ago, we wrote about a new digital bumper sticker we saw on Kickstarter, called the Talelight. Back then, we had a few concerns based only on what we were seeing online, but didn’t actually have the product in our hands because it was still being developed. Recently, … Read more

Touring Nick Offerman's Woodshop

My wife and I started to watch Parks and Rec on TV years ago and didn't get into it. About the middle of the series, I binge-watched it all on Netflix and caught up.

For Just $140k, You Too Can Have a Totally Badass *FLYING* SxS

Okay, this one’s a little outside of the norm in terms of garage stuff but, as many of you know by now, we love off-roading… and flying… and start-ups. So when a tip came in about a new flying side-by-side off-road vehicle, we just had to share. They call it the SkyRunner—a dual purpose, FAA approved … Read more

A Brief History of the Residential Garage

Digging around the Interwebz, we found this cool infographic from an insurance company on the history of the garage. Neato. If you made it this far, we’re always looking to share others’ cool garages on our Facebook page cover. If interested, contact us with a link to the image somewhere and we might use it … Read more

See-Through Engine Combustion in Ultra-Slow Motion

Many of our GarageSpot readers know their way around an engine, but many don’t. For those that do and just want to see the cool video, here you go. For those that want a bit of education, keep reading. How Internal Combustion Engines Work Combustion is the basic chemical process of releasing energy from a … Read more

The GarageSpot Gearhead & Garage Geek Gift Guide (2016 Edition)

It’s Christmas time and that means websites everywhere are publishing gift guides. Since GarageSpot is a website, we’ll play along. Plus, our personal wish lists are quite extensive. So if you’re in a giving mood, our addres… just kidding. Oh, and since it’s down to the wire, if the websites we’re linking to can’t deliver by Christmas, … Read more

Heated Jackets to Keep You Cozy This Winter – Review

It’s gettin’ cold outside (well, kinda cold, here in Florida) and even the toughest gearheads get chilly. For that, heated jackets are a great way to stay warm in the garage, on the job site, or while building a 12′ snowman with the little one. There are lots of options when it comes to heated jackets. … Read more