The Triops is a rugged digital camera that can actually be thrown by photography buffs interested in capturing some unique images. The device responds to sound or movement, so in a situation where it is thrown, suspended, or just left in an unusual location it can act autonomously. It also allows users to take sequential photographs and 360 panoramic images ...
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Etch A Sketch Art: Etch A Sketch is the new Lego
If only I could have used my old Etch A Sketch like this guy does when I was a kid, my parents wouldn’t have called me a failure constantly. Using toys much like the Lego Artist, Jeff Gagliardi uses the simple Etch A Sketch toy for a not so simple purpose…recreating masterpieces of art. For the last 35 years, Gagliardi ...
Read More »Zeno: Yet another spokesboy for NAMBLA
You might remember the very awkward CB2 Baby Humanoid bot we spoke so fondly of. Zeno, another child robot, is slightly less awkward looking than the good old CB2, but not much less. David Hanson designed this little fella’ and named it after his son. If your son actually looks like this, we have the greatest sympathy for you. The ...
Read More »The Blue Label Snail Expresso Machine Confuses Me
Believe it or not, the product pictured above is an expresso machine. To be honest, I’m not sure how it works (the German to English translation talks about “cafe gropes” – whatever the hell that is), but it from what I can gather it seems to be fairly easy to operate. All functionality issues aside, a product like this is ...
Read More »Share Your Tunes With Elecom’s Wireless, Powerless Portable Speaker
Why hoard all of your shitty music when you can torture everyone around you with it? This portable speaker system from Elecom will allow you to to just that without using any power source. All you need to do is plug one end of the included earbuds into your iPod and the other into the side of the speaker and ...
Read More »Nissan Mixim Concept Car Aimed At Gamers
Nissan is aiming the Mixim, their new fully electric concept vehicle squarely at the internet generation with its game controller inspired steering wheel and cockpit style interior. According to Shiro Nakamura, Sr. VP at Nissan: “It combines a sociable three plus one interior with controls and visual projections that are familiar to the computer generation. And it uses environmentally-friendly battery ...
Read More »mu lighTable: It’s Like A Nightclub In Your Living Room
The “mu” is a light table sculpture developed by Simon Giles of Billycan Design. It features LED fibre-optics in the top and a remote controlled color changing LED in the base. It is the perfect piece of furniture for anyone going for a “nightclub” or “strip joint” theme with their home decor. Now that’s classy. Videos of the “mu” table ...
Read More »Hydrogen Fuel Cell…Bicycle?
Don’t let the little fenders and that wussy basket fool you. This bicycle features state-of-the-art hydrogen fuel cell technology – and it has a $2600 price tag to prove it. When powered up, the bike will cruise along at a whopping 15 mph for a distance of about 60 miles. When on empty it can be pedaled around like a ...
Read More »How To: Salt Water Etch An iPod For Cool Steampunk Look
But won’t salt water etching fuck up my iPod? If that thought entered your mind as you read the title of this article, you probably don’t have the stomach to go ahead with this project. However, if you don’t mind taking a risk, or you are looking for an excuse to pick up one of the new iPods anyway – ...
Read More »Slinky Desk Lamp: The Coolest Slinky Product Ever
It still amazes me that a long metal spring has kept our attention for over 60 years. Even after all that time, people are still coming up with ways to get more mileage out of the Slinky – and this Desk Lamp is certainly one of the best examples. Each lamp features a 50W, 12V halogen lamp with a working ...
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