Shortage Of Campaign Crap Addressed
San Jose entrepreneur Heather Courtney, cranked out the idea for this presidential campaign gem. Just in time for elections, for a mere $29.95 plus shipping, the Barack-in-the-Box toy comes to us from China, the place world renown for safe, well built, child friendly toys. Barack-in-the-box plays "Hail to the Chief" and features caricatures of […]
Turn Salt Water In To Drinkable Water
Great for wealthy kids to learn about water evaporation and condensation… or poor developing countries where clean water is a real concern. The WaterCone is a simple and neat way to turn brackish or salty water into potable drinking water. Or you could always get the Watermill or the Lifesaver water purification gadgets. 1. Pour […]
Giant Remote Control Ant
Get yourself a giant RC ant with a crystal scull as the remote? I can’t imagine this one being a great seller… I mean were there even giant ants in the last Indian Jones movie (Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)? Either way this remote control gadget will set you back $35.
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic – Another iPhone Killer (Attempt)
I am not an Apple fan boy, but I do believe that anyone releasing a product that claims to challenge the 900lb gorilla that is the iPhone needs to bring a pair of brass balls and a cup to the fight. Looks like Nokia is doing just that. Launching in India, the latest “iPhone killer”, […]
Nintendo DSi-Gain Some Lose Some
Nintendo DSI, the latest addition to the Nintendo family, was just launched in Tokyo Japan. As always the US addicts will not get their fix now, we get to wait until the next year. As someone who owns 4 of these little crack dispensers of fun ( 3 kids… Okay? Backoff!) I am pretty excited […]
Vertical Bed – Straight Up
Here is a once in a lifetime opportunity to put yourself at the mercy of the strangers. Introduced as an "alternative use of urban space" this experimental gadget lets you sleep while standing practically anywhere. Huge amount of faith in your fellow human-beings is required.
Chinese Building The Emdrive – To "Boldly Go" And Stuff…
Chinese researches claim they have confirmed the theory behind the so-called “impossible” space drive called the Emdrive. They are building a prototype, evidently believing that Newton’s laws are for pussies… If they are right, this would be a huge boon for the space exploration and for the Chinese Space-Uberness. The Emdrive, developed by British scientist […]
Rings To Rule Them All
Today we are going to explore the amazing and dubious world of ring gadgetry. Since we aren’t going after XXX-Rated content, we will not be highlighting Prince Albert accoutrements. However there are plenty other rings to talk about. Read the looong Story after the break.
Z-Coil – "Comfy" Shoes That Make You Look Like A Tool
One of our health obsessed fans sent us this gem. Aside from inducing a massive Inspector Gadget flashback the Z-Coil shoes supposedly reduce foot-leg-back pain generated during walking, running and jumping. There is a hefty amount of legit sounding data and a number of lengthy science type sales pitches available online. There is also a […]
Eco-Fadding With Solarjo Power Purse
In yet another affirmation of our love for all things solar we introduce the Solarjo bag. This one was brought to our attention by one of our readers. Solar bags are not exactly new – we covered the bags and backpacks by Voltaic Systems and there are plenty of other contenders like the solar […]