Nissan’t Latest Robot Car Avoids Crashes
Nissans latest jump into the accident-avoidance world is the BR23C robotic car. The BR23C uses a laser range finder (LRF), which works like a bumble bee’s eye, to detect obstacles up to two meters away. Supposedly this system then allows the “car” to “instinctively” react to obstacles and avoid them. This is still, obviously from […]
Personal Submarine – Battery Powered
The C-Quester 3 by U-Boat Works is one bad lil personal submarine that is actually available for sale, unlike the hard to find Seabreacher. Although, not cheap at around $575K the C-Quester is both a boat and a submarine. The unit can dive to depths of 100m and can stay under water for six hours.
Man Crosses English Channel With Jetpack
Yves “Fusion Man” Rossy crossed the English Channel last Friday, going from England to France with a jetpack strapped to his back. Believe it or not, he is the first person to do this. 49 year old Rossy is a pilot who normally flies large airliners for a living. The jetpack was powered by […]
Cursor Kite
As an adult… flying a kite is kinda dorky… make the kite into a cursor kite and the dorkiness is multiplied by 10. Not sure where the hot chick on the beach fits into this story… but oh well. [Source]
Party In A Box
Get your next party started right… with some cheap Chinese made disco bling. For only $29.95 you get a disco ball, a police style light, and a mirror ball. Might not be a bad deal for the kids.
30 Minute Charge = 30 Miles Of No Pedaling
I love it… I get 30 miles of pure non-pedaling laziness with only 30 minutes of charge time. Very nice. I can hear my BS story already… “I rode my bike to work 5 times this week… who’s the man!?” The 2009 Schwinn Tailwind eBike manages to hide the electronics pretty well so people will […]
4100 Lumen Flashlight – Starts Fires And Cooks Eggs
The folks at wicked lasers have a super cool, super bright flashlight dubbed “the torch”. The torch flashlight is 4100 lumens and some argue is just too bright. I would disagree with the “too bright” crowd if only the battery would last longer… 15 minutes of on time just isn’t enough. Oh… and the price […]
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 […]
Mobile Fireplaces Catching On?
We have seen the portable fireplace before… and it seems the trend is catching on. The fireplaces burn denatured alcohol/ethanol and do not need any venting or chimney. I imagine you will smell some of the fuel, but they claim to be eco-friendly. The main advantage I see, as I can’t imagine you will be […]
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.