Archive for the 'Gizmo News' Category

Fantasyware of the Week…

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This groovy gizmo doesn’t yet exist, but it will. It will.

Microsoft Personal Flying Droid

Please ignore the fact that it’s a Microsoft propaganda film, and just go with it.

The Amazing Fish ‘n Flush

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So, really, how many fish have you ended up flushing down the toilet?

Here’s an idea: save yourself some trouble by keeping them in the toilet. AquaOne Technologies has made it possible with their amazing Fish ‘n Flush.

No, I am not kidding you.

Imagine how unnerved your PETA-associated friends will be upon seeing this in the [...]

Robotic Giraffe

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This interesting contraption is a remote controlled robot called the Giraffe, made by HeadThere Inc. of San Francisco. It connects via Wi-Fi or G3 to the net and you control it from anywhere in the world, sending it rolling through your office, home, whatever. Via camera and microphone you see everything it sees, [...]

Thought Control

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The funniest part of the recent movie Accepted is where this odd looking kid blows up the snobby Dean’s car with his mind. Soon you’ll be able to do that too.

In a video game, at least.

Emotive Systems is one of a number of companies today working on a mind-computer interface — the stuff of [...]

VentureOne = Wicked Road Fun!

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Just watching the video on the website for this little vehicle makes my heart race. Available in hybrid or all-electric, both zoom down the road like a little space fighter, mixing the fun and economy of a motorcycle with the comfort and safety of a car.

Well, relatively speaking.

The front pivots during a turn like [...]

New SeaBreacher Dolphin

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Okay, let me just let this sink in for a few seconds…

Your very own uber-cool private two-seater sports submarine…

…that jumps out of the water like a submersible jet ski.

Um… I think I need some smelling salts. I’m so dizzy. Am I dreaming? Is this thing real?

Go to InneSpace.com and see for yourself. [...]

Power Cost Display in Real Time

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Here’s a handy device from Blue Line Innovations called the PowerCost Monitor that monitors your electric costs as you’re using it, displaying in real time your ever escalating energy bill.

I see a bright side, and a dark side to this.

The bright side is you can see how much money you’re spending on energy as you [...]

Captain to away team: Set your Coke bottles to “Stun”

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Sad news for owners of this genuinely groovy gizmo, the Coca-Cola ElectroPlasma Lamp: it’s been recalled.

What could be more perfect than a gas plasma lamp inside a Coke bottle? One that doesn’t have a metal cap. It seems this is a major design flaw, especially considering that metal conducts electricity. Hmmm… isn’t [...]

Meet the WAM-V

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Being that I practically grew up on a boat, my heart skipped several beats when I saw this wonderfully bizarre craft: the Proteus, a “WAM-V” which stands for Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel. Looking like something right out of a science fiction movie, Marine Advanced Research, Inc. has developed what they tout as a completely [...]

Jet Powered Strap-on Wing

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Now this is a groovy gizmo, though not one you’ll likely keep in your garage. Daredevil Yves Rossi has created a jet-powered set of wings that he straps to his back and uses to outrace airplanes. It’s quite a ways along it the development, as it actually flies (see the video on his [...]