When we were kids we used to love when it snowed. We’d get a day off of school and get a full day of building forts and throwing ice balls at unsuspecting victims. But then we grew up, and realized we were not only expected to go to work on snowy days, but to also shovel the snow instead of playing in it.

The Pedal-Powered Snowplow is pretty much a shovel added on to a pedal-powered vehicle. Not only does it look a hell of a lot more fun and easy than shoveling, but saves the plow trucks from wasting more exhaust on your driveway.  — Andrew Dobrow

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Damn, Disney tricked us. We all thought that Mary Poppins was using a regular umbrella when she flew around, turns out they were doing green screens and replacing this SENZ umbrella with the normal one.

Well, maybe that didn’t happen, but the SENZ umbrella solves a problem we have had since umbrellas came around: the wind turing them inside-out. Not only does it look like the professional helmets used in the Tour de France, it probably is based on the same aerodynamics concepts.

The patented asymmetrical shape gives you a perfect sight, while giving you the best rain protection an umbrella can give. No longer will you embarrass yourself for running into telephone poles, cars or brick walls with an umbrella that completely blocks your view!

–Nik Gomez

SENZ Umbrella [via TechEBlog]

Everyone loves snow right? Well, everyone loves the concept of snow and the amazing photos is makes for, but barely anyone likes the freezing temperatures it requires to even be present. SnoWonder takes care of the temperature problem of snow, so it doesn’t turn into a puddle of dirty water when you want to be in a warm living room by your fire. All it is is a special powder that expands to 100 times its original size when water is added to become a mass of fake snow for you to play with. It’s unfortunate that this stuff can’t be blasted on mountainsides this winter and make up for the lack of snow right now. SnoWonder starts at around $7 which will make you 10 cups of the room temperature stuff.

SnoWonder is the most amazing man-made snow on the market! It is visually identical to real snow. If you pour a bowl of SnoWonder on real snow, you cannot tell the difference, yet it can be used indoors for months without melting! This is the replacement for styrofoam and cotton snow that home and professional decorators and designers have waited decades for.

– Nik Gomez

SnoWonder Instant Snow! [via The Red Ferret Journal]

Do you ever have one of those moments snowboarding that were just amazing, but when you get back to the lodge to brag to your friends about it, no one believes you? Well O’Neill allows you to get your bragging rights back with the H3 Series Video Backpack. This backpack for the action sport enthusiast is first off perfect for those who like to hit the slopes hard because this backpack can take a beating. Now the part that allowed it to be posted here is its video recording capabilities. This backpack is decked out for filming your gnarly jumps and hilarious wipe outs…on the bunny hill. Included with the pack is a micro lens which connects to you camcorder inside the backpack and can be attached to your goggles or headgear. This is great because now you don’t have to carry your bulky camcorder around; in fact, you don’t have to hold anything at all, which is perfect for those you just can seem to make it down the mountain without “eating some snow.â€? One more nice thing about using this in the mountains is that you never have to expose your hands to the intense cold because there are controls right on the strap. At $317, it’s a little expensive for a backpack, but hey, if you’re friends never believe you (why would they), then maybe it would be best for you to get this to prove them wrong (or right in your case). — Nick Rice

O’Neill H3 Series Video Back Pack [Tech Digest]