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] – ...
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Aussie’s Working On Device Charging Jacket
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 ...
Read More »Solar Powered Grill makes you look good at barbecues
Having your grill be solar powered might not be much help as the smoke from your charred burgers fills the air, but its one of the coolest damn grills we’ve ever seen. The Solar Powered Grill might not play MP3s, but it can sure heat up some steak. Using the same technology you used when you were 7 and burning ...
Read More »Solar Powered Nintendo DS Lite mod
From the same people who brought you the Solar Powered Wii kiosk, here is the Solar Powered Nintendo DS Lite. The crazy modders over at Tom’s Hardware managed to mod the Soldius 1 solar-powered cellphone charger to connect directly to the battery cable of the DS. Check out the site for a video documenting the process, which was considerably difficult ...
Read More »Solar Powered Bikini keeps your drink cold and the tunes flowing
The great outdoors become all the more great during the warm days of summer. Though for us, the outside poses the obstacle of finding a source of energy to power our electronics. While we might not go as far as to wear a Solar Powered Bikini, we would thankfully use our girlfriends to supply our beloved electronics with power. Made ...
Read More »Solar powered cellphone means no more lost calls or annoying low-battery indication beeps
Hi-Tech Wealth, a China-based company, is displaying this solar powered cellphone at CeBIT, called the Light-Energy Mobile Phone. The clamshell design offers a solar panel taking up one of the sides of the flip phone which is constantly sucking in power to be used for the phone. When the phone is on standby the charge stores itself “forever” claims the ...
Read More »Solar-powered illuminated house numbers help night stalkers track you down
Ever been invited to a friends house for the first time at night, but had to call them 20 times because of the inability to see any of the numbered addresses on the houses? We’ve all been there. By the time you get to the house, your friend is already so sick of talking to you that hanging out just ...
Read More »Top 12 Weird Japanese inventions that never quite took off
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.
Read More »Venturi Eclectic: The world’s first energy self-sufficient car
Venturi has announced its concept car, for now named Eclectic. A fully self-sufficient and autonomous energy vehicle that gets fuel from only natural occuring processes. The solar, wind, and electric powered Eclectic is being designed to make hybrid cars look like a truck with a broken exhaust pipe in comparison. With its 2.5 meters of photovoltaic cells, at least one ...
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