22, Aug 2008
Fisker Karma – Funny Name – Cool Hybrid Car

Looks like Tesla and Aptera finally have some competition… although it seems to trump them both… sorta.  Fisker Automotive, plans on having this hybrid car available for sale in 2010.  The car goes from 0-60 mph in about 5.8 seconds, can run on electric only mode for 50 miles before…

22, Aug 2008
Spy Watch With Tiny Hidden Camera

Gotta love the gadgety goodness at Brando.  The “spy micro camera watch” comes with a built in micro camera and 2GB’s of memory.  The watch records at 352 x 288 pixels in the AVI format and the video can be downloaded via a mini USB cable.  The only negative, other…

21, Aug 2008
Mental Commitment Robot Seal, Love You Long Time

From Japan, the country that brought you Hello Kitty and Life Like Extreme Sex Robots, comes the Seal Type Mental Commit Robot for Psychological Enrichment. No, that’s not from Borat. That would be the mental marketing giants from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology crushing it with…

21, Aug 2008
Buddha Board – Zen Like Magical Painting Surface

While shopping in Santana Row yesterday I bumped into a pretty neat Zen-like item for the home or office – the Buddha Board. The Buddha Board is a painting surface that reacts with water to change from a whitish/gray to black when painted on (with water). After a bit of…

21, Aug 2008
Asahi BeerBot – Beer Pouring Robot

Let me start off by saying that they are sold-out…huge bummer! The Asahi BeerBot is a tiny R2D2 looking robot that will refrigerate, store, open, and pour your beer for you. I am not sure of the price, or if more will be coming back into stock anytime soon… but…

21, Aug 2008
Wacky "Good Idea" Gadgets? Vote For Your Favorite.

One of our readers sent us this wacky lineup of “good idea” gadgets. Where was this stuff when I was furnishing my college dorm?!   1. Behold, the Humpfest 3000™ , spring loaded Futon. Not for the queasy or weak of heart.2. Pour your shots twice as fast. Becomes increasingly…

20, Aug 2008
Cocktail Chemistry Set… Cool

Very cool cocktail set that looks like a mad scientists lab.  I could have used this when I was in college, back then I was using old Taco Bell cups and straws.  The kit is available for less than $39 and comes with everything you need (minus the booze) to…

20, Aug 2008
New iPhone Has Pictures Of Workers Who Made Them…

Looks like another iPhone came with pictures from the factory in China.  These look slightly more intentional.  At least the girl is cute… kinda like the girl who sang during the opening ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Olympics (ha).

20, Aug 2008
Palm Treo Pro – Is Palm Back?

Is Palm back?  I say, “not yet”.  Why?  Because Palm’s latest smartphone, the Treo Pro, is using, arguably, the worse phone platform – Windows Mobile.  The smartphone looks cool… it comes unlocked (Tri-band UMTS/Quad-band GSM), has a high-resolution color touch screen, built in Wi-Fi, GPS, removable battery, a microSDHC slot,…

19, Aug 2008
First Time I have Ever Yearned For An Ice Cube Maker

Coolest ice maker/container I have seen in my short life. The IceOrb uses an internal cup to push the ice into the vertical cube holders. I read the description for this thing about 5 times and was still lost. Watch the video and you should get the idea. Not bad…