Green Folks Paint New York Roofs White
In an attempt to lower energy use and cool the NY area, a group of green types are painting New York roofs white. The white paint (hope it isn't too toxic) has been applied to 105 roofs so far (1,000,000 sqft), 395,000,000 sqft to go. If all 500 million sqft of roof space in New […]
Futuristic Shell House
This futuristic house which looks like a giant white shell is located in Japan and designed by architect Kotaro Ide. The house has almost no straight walls, even the bathtub has crazy curves. More pictures after the break.
Athletic Propulsion Labs Concept 1 Shoes
As a kid I always believed that a new pair of sneakers gave me the ability to run faster and jump higher, apparently it was all in my head. Well this pair of shoes, the Concept 1's, from Athletic Propulsion Labs can actually improve your vertical jump by 3.5-inches. What man doesn't want an extra […]
BongoTies The Natural Way To Take Control Of Your Cables
Tim Petros, a professional photographer, invented BongoTies as a quick and easy cable tie for pro photographers, grips, and sound technicians. This simple solution to a common problem has become a real product of which the applications are endless. BongoTies are simple but very functional and do a great job at taming messy cables and […]
Palm Pre 2 Unveiled
Looks like the Palm Pre 2 is getting closer to a release. The new Palm Pre 2 looks just like the old one and supports multitasking, Flash, App stacks (allows opening of groups of apps), HTML5, etc, From a hardware spec standpoint the Palm Pre 2 is similar to many other Smartphones in the market. […]
Scholastic Electronic Text Messengers
If your kids are a bit too young for cellphones but you want to get them schooled on the ways of text messaging you may want to pick up a set of Scholastic Electronic Text Messengers ($16.99). These wireless texting gadgets have a 600 foot range and even work through walls. You can […]
Mark Boyle The Moneyless Man – Could You Live For One Year With No Money?
This story isn't fully gadget related, but Mark Boyle does rely on a few crafty gadgets to survive. For example, the handmade stove above which is made from large olive cans. He also used solar panels to charge his laptop. Long story short Mark Boyle decided to live without money for one year. Mark […]
Pre-Order Your Kinect Sensor With Kinect Adventures Game
Get in line for your Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect Sensor which will allow you to do some pretty freaking cool things with your Xbox 360. Pre-orders should ship by 11/4/2010 if you get your order in ASAP. Some of my favorite Kinect features are the ability to sign in to your gaming profile just by […]
Pinching Earth
Created by Uysal Mehmet Ali, this clothespin Pinching Earth is part of a contemporary art sculpture exhibit at the Parc de Chaudfontaine in Belgium. Very cool.
Violight UV Ultraviolet Cellphone Sanitizer
As you may know by now, I am a bit of a cootie-phobe, and I tend to like all things that kill cooties. With that said, one of the most germy things that we carry around, and really don't think about as germy, is our cellphone. We press our cell phones to our faces, stick […]