Hasta La Gadget!

You can already feel it in the air, out in this part of the world the trees are budding, the birds are nesting, and Summer will soon be on its way. Coats and mittens are long since put away. We all look forward to staying up late, going to the beach, and lots, and lots, of ice cream…

Well, as if to answer your dreams of a long and truly lazy summer, the folks over at Hog Wild would like to introduce to you, the Motorized Ice Cream Cone! For those days that you might find it simply too exhausting to actually just lick your own cone. This new gadget can free you from the nagging fear of a tragic repetitive stress injury to your tongue by requiring you only to extend it from your lips, whist the cone magically spins your frozen confection in front of you.

This um, unique? gizmo not only lessens your physical exertion during your dairy indulgence, but it can also prevent embarrassing drips and spills. You need only to load the removable dish with your favorite frozen dessert, and set it spinning with the touch of a button. Battery operated, and dishwasher-safe, the Motorized Ice Cream Cone may be just what your looking for… you know, if you’re looking to do absolutely nothing.

I remember when I was a child, I had to walk to the ice cream shop, (5 miles round trip) and lick my ice cream all by myself. My how times have changed. If you would like to bring America’s favorite Summer past time into the 21st century, or if you’re simply one of the most unmotivated folks on the planet (or you know someone who is) you may want a Motorized Ice Cream Cone. Get one at amazon.com for right around 20 bucks, if you can manage to muster the energy to reach into your wallet and grab your credit card.
[ The Motorized Ice Cream Cone – for the Truly Lazy Days of Summer copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

We all know how hard finding the perfect gift can be, I’m always on the lookout for the item that will wow the crowd, and of course the recipient. It gets more difficult as we get older, probably because we lose our lust for toys, and the mundane stuff we’re left with in terms of “grown-up” presents… well, they’re just not that much fun to give.

Until now, check out the Crib Dribbler, a super convenient, time saving baby feeder, designed to simply hang off the side of a crib in order to provide your child with proper nutrition any time of the day or night. With interchangeable tips, the unit is able to serve up formula, infant energy drinks, or even warm stew, leaving you free to do whatever you want! Giving your infant instant independence. At least that’s what the box says.

Okay, so it’s a box, and it’s brought to you by Prank Pack, these awesome (however empty) boxes are touting authentic looking, hilariously funny, but thankfully bogus products from fictitious companies hawking everything from “Bathe and Brew” a shower coffee maker and soap dispenser, to the delightfully evil “Extreme Chores” a wii type video game for your kids, that lets them do yard work, clean the cat box and wash dishes. Imagine the fun when on Christmas morning  your delightful child opens “Extreme Chores” (I’m just trying to decide when, and if, I should tell her it’s an iPad.) or the look on the ladies faces at your next obligatory baby shower when the mommy-to-be, opens the “Crib Dribbler”

Amazingly deceiving, and perfectly believable, these 11.25 x 9 x 3.25 boxes are sure to turn your next gift giving occasion into a heck of a good time. So if you want your next present to be the one that stands out from the crowd, (and is sure to be re-gifted) check out all the different Prank Packs available at amazon.com all for under 8 bucks! Someone should actually make the video game though… I’m just saying.
[ Crib Dribbler – for the Truly Perfect Present copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

We all remember Play-Doh, and the nifty little plastic Play-Doh fun factories that let you extrude spaghetti-like worms or star shaped snakes. I could sit for hours and play, reveling in the smell, the texture. My mom never allowed me to mix the colors though, (because I would ruin the dough) somehow this seriously stifled my creativity well into in adulthood, but thats another story, probably better told in another venue.

However, our friends over at ThinkGeek are stepping up the old fun factory experience and bringing us the 3D Play-Doh printer, forget about manually squeezing out a fake ice cream cone, you and your tablet or Smartphone can now dream up just about anything, and have it appear in full color (sorry mom) right before your eyes. Sounds cool, doesn’t it?

To use the Play-Doh 3D Printer you need only to insert three cans of your favorite color, load up the free app on your tablet of choice, and get your creative juices flowing. Once you are able to make the 3D model within the application, it seems pretty simple to create the solid 3D piece! Some may say a device like this would also stifle creativity, I say get your CAD skills in order and have at it!

Sure the printer is a toy, and your creations wont be nearly as sturdy as the stuff you make on a 3D printer that works with plastics, but hey… doesn’t this sound like a great idea? It really does, doesn’t it? Check out more info on the ThinkGeek website and tell me that you wouldn’t want one. Someday my friends…. someday.

[ 3D Play-Doh Printer – Modeling Magic? copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

It is not every day where we report on lawbreakers and their cool gadget. We certainly don’t want to promote illegal behavior. But at the same time we love showing people’s creativity. US Border agents have recently found more and more large quantities of marijuana bundled up and sitting out in the desert. Dumb luck? Not exactly. A few years back National Guard troops in Arizona found a catapult near a border fence. So it was apparent that illegal substances were being launched across the border.

Last week Mexicali police found and seized homemade cannons – apparently used to launch drugs across the border. These crafty smugglers modified a car engine to compress air and then load parcels into a plastic tube to fire them across the sky. Estimates say that packages over 28 pounds could travel 500 feet when launched from this homemade ganja gun. The story certainly makes me scratch my head. You have to give them an A for creativity. And technically no one was carrying drugs across the border. But what do you suppose is next, carrier pigeons?

Thanks: Time. Photo credit: Mexicali Public Safety Department/Associated Press
[ Creative Drug Smuggling? copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Do you think that with the advent of the Internet, greeting cards have become obsolete? I know that the telegram has gone the way of the dodo in most, if not all countries as a mode of communication, and the snail mail (postal service) sector is not doing too hot either. This could be because of the speed and accuracy of emails, but when it comes to greeting cards, I am not quite sure whether the electronic revolution has seen electronic greeting cards make huge strides and inroads to render its paper-based predecessor obsolete. American Greetings has come up with a one-of-a-kind greeting card collection, and they will accompany that with a free app for big birthday smiles.

Actually, one of the best things of a traditional greeting card would be the recipient’s facial expression when he or she receives it, especially when we are talking about a birthday card here. Pleasant words aside, just what are some of the more hilarious birthday cards that you have seen in the past? American Greetings thinks that the mustache madness might just continue in the world of greeting cards, hence rolling out Mustache Party, a new greeting card collection that should be set to be the top hit of any birthday bash. In a nutshell, Mustache Party provides consumers with the ultimate birthday treatment, where one has a delectable selection of paper cards and ecards with an exciting free app.

This frisky new card line will boast of iconic mustaches which would seem ready at all times to serenade the recipient with a truly unique song. Each mustache will be presented in a shiny frame, where it springs to life with the touch of a button. The amalgamation of a clever copy, catchy songs, and mustache-powered motion would mean the Mustache Party is a wacky and wonderful way to carve a smile on the birthday boy or girl’s face. Some of the fun designs in this collection include a pirate, a manly mustache, and even a magical mustache.

Press Release
[ American Greetings says hello to the Ultimate Mustache Party copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]