Gadgets

Designer Kosuke Tsumura may be skilled when it comes to developing unique clothing – but when it comes to functional body armor he’s a little of the mark. The plastic PET bottle armor was made at the request of the Coca Cola company as some sort of promotion for recycling. I doubt that the military would be interested in this, ...

I can barely finish my cup of tea in the morning. I don’t know if it’s laziness or what, but one thing is for sure. It’s a waste. Maybe something like this Undress Me Mug would stop my wasteful ways. As you sip your beverage, the figure of an attractive male or female is revealed as the liquid slips down ...

What time is it? How the hell should I know – my watch has only one hand! I don’t buy watches to tell the time! What are you…stupid or something? Actually the Botta’s unique one-handed design simplifies how we tell the time. From what I can gather, the watches pictured above read 10:30, meaning that each small notch represents 5 ...

Gateway has finally taken the wraps of their sleek new all-in-one PC dubbed “The Gateway One”, and the verdict is that it looks a lot like an iMac – but cool is cool, and I can’t really say that I mind all that much. More info after the jump.

Using biometrics on flash drives and PCs has become commonplace in recent years, and Panasonic aims to bring this technology to the next level with their BM-ET200 Eye Scanner. It can make an accurate identification in seconds and, with it’s integrated voice guidance feature, the BM-E200 can can bitch at you to “move closer” in one of five languages. This, ...

When it comes to computer case mods, it doesn’t get much better than this. Dashboard gauges modified to display info on RAM, CPU and HDD usage all packed in a sweet looking exterior. There isn’t any written instructions on how to do this yourself, but there are plenty of images detailing the steps. A few of those images can be ...

Here’s something cool for those keeping an eye out for the environment, but not so cool for those of you who are lazy. The Wind-Up Lamp design by Yuko Taguchi allows users to generate their own power by winding the built-in key. A timer tells you how much time you have left of light. If it runs out, just wind ...

Industrial design freaks cannot claim to be freaks if they have never heard of AU KDDI’s Design Project, it basically comprises the wackiest cellphone designs that you could never imagine and commercialize. When AU displayed the INFOBAR2 and some other jaw dropping concepts earlier this year, everybody doubted if they will actually become real phones. Well, AU is saying yes ...

If you are a cyclist who has grown accustomed to listening to your iPod on long rides, you will be happy to know that the new Cy-Fi Wireless iPod Speaker can be mounted to your bike’s frame. Features include: 100% lossless, CD quality Kleer wireless audio, a range of 30 feet, and group synching that will allow you to broadcast ...

I’m sure you will agree that this Chinese phone looks like some sort of twisted offspring of the iPod and iPhone. In fact, it seems very likely that the product was inspired by some early iPhone designs. It even has a 2MP camera and some built-in speakers – but that’s where the similarities to the actual iPhone end. Other features ...