Hasta La Gadget!

Now, there have been some pretty weird pillows that we have seen in the past, and the Ostrich Pillow is definitely one of them that managed to make the jump from being an idea to a successful Kickstarter project. Now only that, Capcom too, recently introduced a special edition Blood Pillow that ought to freak out those who suffer from hemophobia. Apart from that, we have also seen a dictionary desk pillow that looks extremely comfortable to catch some forty winks on thanks to its size. Trust the Japanese to come up with the zany Hizamakura Lap Pillow, which is a foam pillow that comes in the shape of a life-sized woman’s lap and legs.

Right now, it is sold out at the Japan Trend Shop in the Tokyo and Narita International airports, and somehow I am not too surprised to hear that. The Hizamakura Lap Pillow happens to be an accessory which looks like the kneeling, mini skirt wearing lap of a woman, and it was the brainchild of the Trane Corporation in the mid 2000’s, where it was then advertised as a homesickness-healing accessory. If only it came with its own built-in warmer, now that would make it all the more realistic.

Hizamakura Lap Pillow Is Absolutely Weird original content from Ubergizmo.

Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX and Tesla, did unveil his plan for the Hyperloop transportation system earlier this month to mixed reaction. Of course, great ideas tend to share one thing in common – there will always be naysayers in the mix who claim that the plan cannot be implemented, while there will be another group who claim that such a plan is brilliant, although the latter tends to be a whole lot fewer in number than the former. Still, the Hyperloop transportation system deserves its fair share of attention, and a company known as WhiteClouds have come together to deliver a 3D printed model of Musk’s Hyperloop in just 24 hours, which depicts the efficiency of how 3D printing is able to assist us in actualizing theoretical ideas.

According to WhiteClouds CEO Jerry Ropelato who explained the reason behind this 3D model, he said that “as a company we’re really interested in technology, and I thought it would be fun and interesting to take what we do every day and make the Hyperloop concept into something real. This really demonstrates the possibilities 3D printing offers.” Do you personally think that the Hyperloop transport system is going to be a success, or will it not be economically viable? [WhiteClouds]

3D Model Hyperloop Transport System Revealed original content from Ubergizmo.

If you’re a parent and you were hoping that Google’s Chrome browser for the computer would offer up a bit more features in terms of parental control, your wish could be granted because according to the latest Chrome developer build, it has been spotted that there are aspects of the feature that have already made their way into the browser, although they are not fully working yet. Basically through this feature, Chrome users will be able to set up multiple accounts on a single computer, none of which needs to be connected to a Google profile.

Similar to a Chrome browser tied to a Google profile, each of the accounts will have their own bookmarks and histories depending on its user, with some accounts that can be set up to oversee other accounts and choose what sort of websites they are allowed to visit, which could be a way for parents to prevent their kids from stumbling across adult websites, or for school teachers to prevent students from browsing 9gag whilst in class. No word on when Google will be rolling this feature out to the masses yet, but it clearly is in development which means that it could be a while before we see them.

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Google Chrome Could Be Getting Parental Controls original content from Ubergizmo.

Does anyone know what exactly is Nokia working on these days? Of course, we are pretty sure that they are going to continue with their investment in the Windows Phone platform from Microsoft, but there is more than meets the eye, too, as a number of Russian Windows Phone sites, WP7Forum.ru included, have already received an invitation for an August 28th event. This particular invite should be gleaned over in order to discover whether there are any clues as to what will roll out, but all that was depicted was this particular piano keyboard alongside the words “World Premier” and date written across.

While there has been talk of a new Windows RT tablet by the Finnish smartphone manufacturers, it is also not too far off the beaten path that the August 28th event will signal the launch of Nokia Music, or how about a keyboarded device as well? WP7Forum did point out that it would be rather strange to introduce an accessory as part of a “world premier” event, but then again, stranger things have happened in the past, have they not? What do you think Nokia has in store for the masses this coming August 28th?

Nokia To Hold August 28th Event In Moscow, Russia original content from Ubergizmo.

They say that laughter is the best medicine, but humor in its numerous forms, can be pretty subjective depending on the context of the situation as well as the people involved. For folks who happen to reside in the Los Angeles area and are more often than not early adopters of new technology, then there is a chance that you would be part of the target audience for the prankster-artist who goes by the moniker “Plastic Jesus”. In fact, it was revealed that this Plastic Jesus entered several Best Buy store locations in LA, before placing his very own “gadget” on display beside actual products on sale, complete with a product description to boot.

The “device” in question? “Useless PlasticBox 1.2″ whose name is pretty much self explanatory, so if you were looking for something else out there, then trust me, you would be sorely disappointed. “Plastic Jesus” did include a label which resembled a genuine one from Best Buy, but if you were to take the time to read that label, you would realize that the Useless PlasticBox 1.2 was just “Another gadget that you don’t really need.” although it did sport a $99.99 price tag with no warranty. It seems that all of the fake gadgets have since been removed, but not before staying on Best Buy store shelves for five days or so.

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Prankster Places Useless PlasticBox 1.2 In Best Buy Stores original content from Ubergizmo.