When I first watched the video of this tank/Skateboard (video after the break) I thought, what a great idea. But after watching I wondered why all of the engineering and design when you could just use a motocross motorcycle?! Not to mention you look like you are on a hopped…
Olive, an Indian telecom company, has released a cell phone that can run off of a single AAA battery if the main rechargeable battery is dead. I like the idea, but wish the entire phone would run off of rechargeable AAA batteries. Why? Because I would like to have a…
Hunter isn't the first company to the retractable blade ceiling fan game, but may have the cleanest design as of yet. The Hunter Fanaway uses centrifugal force to open the clear plastic fan blades. When you turn off the fan the blades retract and hide behind the light surface. Very…
Honda has just lifted the veil on their latest hybrid, the first in this class, the Honda Jazz. The Jazz Hybrid will borrow most of the propulsion bits from the Honda Insight. The main motor is a 87bhp 1.3-liter i-VTEC with a 14bhp electric motor. The battery pack is going…
Every night, there are millions of streetlights burning electricity to keep the urban jungles and roads safe. The technology for streetlamps hasn't changed much, when it gets dark they light up high intensity light bulbs that burn quite a bit of energy. Why aren't all streetlights off-grid? Why don't…
Master Lock reinvented the keyless lock with a gesture-based dial lock. Instead of the traditional combination lock with a bunch of numbers, this Master Lock uses a rocker for up/down/left/right directional unlocking. And they are cheap, less than $8 here. 2-Inch, 51-mm wide metal body can be opened one-handed without…
The Can Cooker is one cool gadget for camping. The Can Cooker (CanCooker) is an outdoor cooking system that uses steam to cook quickly while keeping your food's natural juices and flavors. The Can Cooker is large at 14"x11" allowing you to cook for 20 people in just one hour.
If you are ready to get past software solutions to filter spam and viruses and set up a firewall you may want to take a look at Barracuda networks. They have the most widely used spam filtering appliance and are generally well respected. With that said, read on to…
My parents are professional campers/RV'ers. They travel around the US with a V-10 Dodge truck towing a large fifth wheel RV. When they arrive at their campsite it is like a professional military drill. They are leveling the camper, connecting water, electricity, sewer, and setting up a satellite dish on…
The BlackTrail BT-01 e-bike is basically a bike with a battery, an electric motor, and a huge price tag. $80,000 to be exact. The bike is built by a German company called PG-Bikes. The BlackTrail BT-01 is made of carbon fiber, has a 1.2-kW electric motor, and can go over…