There are people who are really into cars. And then there are people who are really into Volkswagens. They just seem to be more passionate and obsessed by the iconic Nazi car than other car people. To that end all sorts of collectibles and other products have been created to commemorate the German vehicles — such as a toaster in the shape of a VW bus that brands the toast with the VW logo.
Bright Light Ventures has developed an extremely classy solution to the age old problem of unruly desktop cords and cables with the Pinza device.
You know when there’s a business idea that is just so simple, and
fantastic, and obvious you wonder how we’ve existed on this planet
without someone creating it before? Well, one of those ideas has
surfaced, it has to do with key-cutting, and it is so simple it is
genius.
Just when you got used to the idea of rolling robotic Roombas roaming your home on the range comes an even more unlikely vacuum: the Mocoro Microfiber Mop Ball Vacuum Cleaner from Japan’s CCP.
Though it may look like a gigantic
tablet, Hewlett-Packard’s Slate21 does not include a built-in
battery. The company seems to be trumpeting the device as a
power-efficient, if underpowered, home PC.
A team of engineers at the German
Aerospace Center have made a new robot designed to walk more like a man. The robot is called Torque Controlled
Humanoid Robot, or TORO for short, and he is an upgraded version of an older robot that you may have seen in the past, the DLR-Biped.
When it comes to starting fires for your camping trip or your summer outdoor entertaining it isn’t always so easy to get that traditional wood fire going. Once you get it going it can take some work poking and prodding to keep it going and then carefully adding new wood as the fire burns down. FIREase has created the IncinerGrate to make fire starting and maintaining as simple as toasting marshmallows.
There’s not much that’s lonelier than having a bowlful of tasty noodles and no one to share them with. The Anti-Loneliness Ramen Bowl allows you to slurp away while also staying in contact with your nearest and dearest.
Whether you are gearing up for a bit of yard work, a backpacking trip, or doomsday survival, a Pocket Chainsaw could come in really handy. This chainsaw is also greener than the usual kind because it doesn’t require any fuel other than you own muscles. The compact design means that you can take it with you just about anywhere and you always have the power source with you.
The UP from Jawbone helps to monitor your health via your smartphone, and a stylish writstband. Think of it as your personal fitness trainer, there 24 hours a day.
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