This could be filed in the “is it a send up?” folder but you’ve got to give credit to New Scientist; they explain the concept clearly. Bonus points for mentioning super powers too. Video and projection technology deployed to let drivers see “through” walls and therefore be aware of any potential trouble around the corner.
Surely you need one? An underwater chainsaw
I simply can’t believe the toolbox you have stashed under your bed doesn’t already include this “must have” practical tool. It’s crystal clear to anyone that neither an electric nor gas-powered chainsaw will work underwater. Instead you need a compressed air-powered chainsaw. Thankfully Toolmonger puts the spotlight on just the thing. Ideal for “Left 4 […]
Buy a PS3 and trash everything else
A pretty funky ad from Venezuela for the PlayStation 3 here. It gets your attention by trashing a lot of expensive looking stuff. Lots of broken glass. There’s a giant slingshot – in fact I think the ad is called “slingshot”. Oh, and there’s a PS3 too!
Spinning mobile phone battery
I found this one over at the superb Yanko Design blog and it caught my attention straight away. The concept is simple; a mobile phone battery with a finger sized hole in it. This allows you to spin the darn thing around and around really quickly and really easily. That’s a chance to pump some […]
Thumbthing – a handy book reading, er, thing
Has it really taken this long for someone to invent the thumbthing? Surely this is a simple invention but one that many people will be really happy to have? The thumbthing lets you hold a book open, comfortably, with just one hand. Turn it flat and you’ve a bookmark too! Simples!
AD: Latest Flip video camera ads branded Cisco
This ad interests me simply because it’s the first (that I’ve seen) Cisco branded Flip camera ad. I still want to call the devices Flip phones but Cisco’s boss is now on record to say that Cisco won’t be doing the smartphone thing. As for the ad itself – I’m not cool enough to regonise […]
$75,000 for weird, singing android heads
These three heads are an art display which you can pick up for a mere $75,000. They’re on a 15 minute loop in which they’ll sing together (in the video we hear them chanting for freedom!) or look nervously around the room.
Pay Pie! – Tech for splitting the bill
Pay Pie is my term for this wonderful device. I think it fits. Have you ever had to battle with fair and effective ways to split the bill? I have. Sometimes its easier just to pay the bill yourself than go through the drama of coping with cash, cards and IOUs! Thanks to Geeky Gadgets […]
AD: New Sun ad pokes fun at the iPhone
This is the new ad from the UK tabloid The Sun. It’s a cheeky we ad that riffs the iPhone style while poking fun at handhelds in general; no contracts, no signal worries, no small screens and photo quality photos! If the player doesn’t render in your RSS reader, sorry, you may have to clickthrough […]
DnD 4e played on Microsoft’s Surface. The future today.
Folks – this is why there is a Geek Native. This is awesome. The Surfacescapes team at the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University could become gods among geeks if they’re able to push on and complete this project. What we have here is a proof of concept; a DnD 4e game (I could […]
