CorkPops Cork Popper is by far the coolest way to open a bottle of wine. The handheld device punctures the cork and uses the pressure from a C02 cartridge to effortless lift the cork out of place.
It’s also priced in line with most moderate wine openers, at around $27 shipped from myGearStore (via Amazon).
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The problem with wine is that if all you have are standard 750 mL bottles, you either have to be prepared to down a good four glasses or put a cork in it and let it sit for the night… or two, or three… or whenever you remember you have an opened bottle and feel [...]

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This article over at Wired.com about how to do bar tricks reminded me that every Geek needs a little alcohol every once and a while.
And what better alcohol than wine (especially considering one of the tricks in the article above mentions getting a wine cork out of a bottle). I love a good glass [...]

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