Gennady Kolesnikov, a self proclaimed inventor philosopher from a small mining town of Gukovo in the Russian Federation, a town previously unknown for its philosophical or inventing prowess, attempted to improve upon bicycle design by adding an extra wheel… While for some, the idea of inventing a “better” tricycle immediately…
Hot off the press, the true Uber Geeks are already gutting their Apple iPhone 3GS phones. The most obvious and the most wood popping discovery thus far is the Samsung S5PC100 processor that’s powering the latest iPhone. But the S5PC100 does not appear to be “going to eleven”, its only…
On Sunday, the fourth Testa Rossa evah built went for a frosty sum of 12.1 million dollars. That’s right, someone not shamed by the concept of Wealth Redistribution, has dished out 12.1 Million dollars for the 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. This uber ride is surely guaranteed to land copious…
Something caught my eye the other day when I was scouring the web for new ways to save the humanity utilizing nothing but the power of the Sun and the Wind. A certain MIT heavy, professor Donald Sadoway, was pitching the concept of a liquid metal battery. On the surface…
Ever wanted to see if you can be an even more self-indulgent, ecologically inclined attention whore? Well sky is the limit with the Tweet-a-watt! It’s a modified Kill A Watt product that updates your power usage wirelessly for all of your friends and minions to view on Twitter. The idea…
Here you go folks, your taxpayer dollars at work – DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) sponsors Hybrid Insect Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (HI-MEMS) project, which is currently in its THIRD(!) year. I wonder if the lads at DARPA were inspired by the cyber roach from Fifth Element… The HI-MEMS program’s goal…
I am a very jaded guy who has been waaaay over-exposed to all things Tech and it is damn rare when I come across a tech gizmo that makes me go “holy crap that’s cool”… Well – I just had one of those moments and have to share it with…
Casio's latest G-Shock MTG-1500 watch is another fine installment in their geek friendly, chunky watches. First and foremost it is Solar Powered! Additionally, the MTG-1500 auto synchs with the atomic clock radio signals, adding to ones alpha nerd street cred. Unlike my fake Rolex and most nerd watches, this watch…
I am never tired of humanity’s cheesy, pseudo eco-friendly, “artsy” attempts at futuristic house designs. Behold, the Paco House! Japan’s Jo (the Builder) Nagasaka and Schemata Architecture has come with this prefab hell-box for the living. It’s a friggin white crate with a lid –Jack In The Box called, he…
Not exactly a gadget… but a bunch of gadgets got wet and ruined. This is what passes for art in Europe… Bunch of “artists” pissed away a bunch of money building a replica of McDonalds, flooded it and filmed the results. The only thing more retarded than the project itself…