Sideways Bike mixes up the old “facing forward” tradition of riding

Billions of people ride bicycles. Millions ride them daily. Yet, there has been relatively little change in its design for the 200 years it’s been commonly used. This design by Michaels Killian revamps the age old method of forward facing bike riding and creates the Sideways Bike. Other than the clear fact that it looks unique and extreme, riding the ...

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Sit down to a USB-chilled brew

Cool gadget aficionado’s Brando have given us such classics as the USB heated mouse and the USB Mini Fridge. Next up is the USB Can Cooler. This new design features a wrap around body, compared to the standalone plate the previous version used. The new design helps ensure your beverage is completely surrounded by your temperature of choice, either hot ...

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Add your own ringtone to your iPhone: Heh, that kinda rhymes

The inability for iPhone users to add their own custom ringtones is something that has been plaguing men since the dawn of time (dawn of time for the iPhone that is.) So now it’s time for us to hack our iPhones, well, at least those of us who own Intel Macs. Hack The iPhone has put together a cool tutorial ...

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Hands-free video recording: So, uhh, what to do with these hands?

This cool concept design would bring us one step closer to living in a Star Trek-esque world, if only it were a real device. The hands-free recorder fits around the back of your neck, recording every sight and sound that you might see or hear. A big worry might be how much memory a camera like this would have. The ...

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World’s fastest internet connection owned by 75-year-old woman

How unfair is this? Some 75-year-old woman is lucky enough to have a son who’s a big shot in the internet business, so she gets the fastest internet in the world. Jeez, she’s going to use it with her foot on the break anyway. Sigbritt L�thberg is now the lucky owner of 40 Gbit/second pipe, which is capable of downloading ...

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Your body, the speed demon: The Ferrari Unica Home Gym

Personally, I like to stick to anything endorsed by Chuck Norris, which is why I use the Total Gym (blink, showcases, asks for advertising money). Though people who live and die by the sleek style of Ferrari cars will go ga-ga for the Ferrari Unica gym, a home gym system styled after the Ferrari sports car. Every piece of the ...

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The Pop-Up Couch needs no spam blocker

People who are low on living space, which I believe is most of us, probably don’t have the room for cool couches and other types of furniture. The Flat-Pack Couch is a cool way to optimize your realm by only having a couch when it’s necessary. Or even times when it’s not necessary if you’re feeling like a naughty little ...

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Science creates the bionic man

In 1995, Peng Shulin was in a catastrophic accident. As a result of this accident, Peng’s body was cut in half by a truck, and yet, he miraculously survived. After being bed-ridden for over a decade, Peng has been given a second chance at walking with a new bionic suit made by the fine people at the China Rehabilitation Research ...

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