Munich, Germany really wants to be the chosen spot for the 2018 Olympics. This “Private Space Suit” was shown at one of their “Germany is #1” shows in which they try to convince the world that Germany is the place for them. Powered by solar panels, the Private Space Suit glows with 12 solar-powered LED lights for a nice eco-friendly ...

Space Invader Alarm Clock [SciFi] – A retro touch for nightmares of extraterrestrial abductions. Anal probe not included. Solar Powered Wheelchairs [Ecofriend] – For the much targeted “Eco-thinking amputee” demographic. The Bearded Cap [Core77] – A winter cap that makes you looks like you have a nice beard.*Insert Chuck Norris quip here.* Super Mario Galaxy Sells A Shitload [Kotaku] – ...

Most jackets these days are just here for style purposes and protecting from cold or wet weather. Australia’s CSIRO (the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) is working on a new jacket design that can charge your iPod or cellphone. While we’ve seen clothes that charge devices before, such as Solar Powered Bikini’s, never before have we seen one that ...

The jellyfish-like Medusa lamp is described as “a solar autonomous floating lamp for swimming pools.” If I had a pool and the product actually existed I’m sure it would look hot. Nice looking concept though. � Sean Fallon Link [via]

Despite the fact that an old man’s trick knee or a simple moistened finger in the air is probably more accurate than your average weatherman, our obsession with weather forecasting continues. That is why the new ViewStat Color Communicating Thermostat will probably be a huge hit. Unlike your average thermostat, the ViewStat also gives you a complete 5 day forecast ...

If there was ever a perfect blend of design, science, and technology to be found in a single device, Richard Mille’s Planetarium-Tellurium would be it. Ten years in the making, the Planetarium-Tellurium is, at its core, a small model that illustrates the movement of the planets (and other astronomic occurrences) in our solar system with a ridiculous degree of accuracy. ...

Let’s all give Japan a round of applause for coming up with such great and seamless eco-friendly designs. These solar street lights from Sharp are just another example of the growing Japanese effort at global environmental reform. The Sharp models LN-LW3A1 and LN-LS2A1 save up to 1800 lumens of pure sun power, and then use that power to give the ...

We really hate worrying about parking meters when we go to urban areas. 45 minutes has a way of speeding through time when you actually aren’t paying attention. Some parking meters being tested for use in Canada will actually call your phone when you need to add some more money to your meter. If you want, you can even send ...

The Cool Robot is a real icebreaker. And you might be picturing some suave cyborg who walks around picking up chicks and mouthing innuendos, but in actuality, this thing is built for cold polar weather. The Cool Robot’s job is to carry testing instruments across long spans of seas and oceans to make observations and measurements of snow levels relating ...

Those Japanese are known for their prolific inventing. Though, being prolific doesn’t always mean being effective. As you can see from a few of the 12 pics Ueba.net collected, Japanese ingenuity always has its heart in the right place, but occasionally lacks a brain. Rain water collector Since 70% of the world covered in water isn’t enough.