K3 Wind And Solar Power Charger
Kinesis Industries has released the next version of their wind and solar charger the K3 (like the K2). The core of the unit is a large 4,000 mAh battery for storing power. You can fill up that massive battery via AC wall power (or USB), a solar panel, or wind power. That power can then […]
Open-Source Solar Desalination Oven
Designer Gabriele Diamanti has created a solar oven called the Eliodomestico that can make salt water drinkable. Furthermore, the invention can be made out of cheap and readily available materials enabling local craftsmen in the developing world to build the oven for themselves. The system works by using a black boiler on top which heats […]
Cheetah-Bot Runs Faster Than Any Human
The robot-obsessed team at Boston Dynamics has created a Cheetah Robot that can run 28mph. That is pretty damn fast for a robot… but keep in mind that the Olympian Usain Bolt got up to 27.78mph during his 20-meter sprint. Either way, this Cheetah Robot is going to haunt my dreams for quite some time. […]
Perpetual Motion Machines
Perpetual motion machines are fascinating… simply fascinating!
Largest QuadCopter Swarm Takes To The Sky
People in Linz, Austria were lucky enough to see an amazing swarm of 50 Quadcopters performing a synchronized lightshow. A smart group from the Ars Electronica Futurelab and Ascending Technologies GmbH launched 50 AscTec Hummingbird quadcopters at the same time. The AscTec Hummingbird Quadrocopters put on a pretty cool lightshow. Video after the break.
HDE Silicone Digital LED Watch
These days the watch has been replaced by the cell phone… but if you must wear a watch… make it a conversation starter. The HDE Silicon LED Watch (Smoke) has a large screen with bright blue LED’s that tell the time, date, and seconds. You wake the watch, from sleep mode, by pressing the only […]
Puffit Portable Vaporizer
I realize that you can vaporize just about anything from rosemary to lavender when using a vaporizer. With that said… we all know what most folks will be vaporizing… mint (wink… wink…). And being that you will mot likely be vaporizing mint… you may want to be sneaky about it. Makes sense right? This Puffit […]
Power Hunt WaveBox Portable 12 Volt 660 Watt Microwave
I didn’t even realize there was such a thing as a 12V portable microwave until spending some time with a prepper friend of mine. Power Hunt has come out with a fully functioning portable microwave that runs off of your cars 12-volt system or directly off of the battery. This 12 volt microwave, the WaveBox, […]
Mr Heater MH18B Portable Big Buddy Outdoor Indoor Propane Heater Review
Just about the perfect gift for the outdoorsman in your life. The Mr Heater (Big Buddy) Portable Propane heater is exactly what you think it is… but it is so much more. Most propane heaters are not to be used indoors because the spew too much CO2 and will eventually end up killing you if […]
WD-40 Bike
Ohhh WD-40… the best smelling machinery lubricant on the market. I remember seeing the trusty can of WD-40 sitting in my Dad’s garage. Something’s never change… I have a big can of WD-40 in my garage too. Well some folks believed you should never spray WD-40 on your bike, or bike chain, because it caused […]