The Glastonbury Solar Concept Tent definitely qualifies as Coolest Gadgets material, as it has more gadgets on it than MacGyver’s knife. The U.K. company Orange has called the Glastonbury as “the tent of the future”, but this is one that I want to take “out on the rough” right now.

The tent has photovoltaic fabric, specially coated solar threads woven into the fabric. It can capture the rays of the sun and use them for some juice later. Yes, you don’t worry about your GPS or mobile phone going dead on your next camping trip. Not only that, the tent has a wireless control hub that keeps track of the energy generated and consumed. This hub has an LCD screen and even has a wireless Internet signal.

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In today’s age of Twitter and Facebook, nothing is private anymore. We’ve already reported on devices like Tweet-a-Watt, that displays a user’s power consumption online for all the world to see. I can only imagine that this leads to tweets like “nice job saving the planet, waster” or “everyone should be as green as you are”.

A company known as BodyTrace Inc, has allowed another secret of yours to go online: your weight. This is apparently for those who are serious about shedding pounds. I suppose there can be no greater motivation to diet than being the star of your own version of The Biggest Loser.

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Paragolfer makes playing 18 a breeze for the disabled

Life is markedly challenging for the disabled. But what’s always impressed me is how they never let that challenge really define who they are or limit the life they live. And when technology helps in that regard, so many of life’s passions – namely golf – suddenly come into view. And with Paragolfer, it’s flat out the truth.

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As someone who used to bike a lot, I can tell you that it is dangerous to be out on the road. If you have ever been out there, then you know how out of place bikers feel when massive automobiles are passing on the left, and especially when they honk their horn.

The Lightlane is designed to create a bike lane where there isn’t any. It’s a pretty simple concept that uses two high visibility Diode Pumped Solid State green lasers to make a bike path on the street as the biker rides.

So now a driver can see the path projected, and, unless he or she looks too close, will treat it like at actual bike lane. Hopefully they will respond properly, and not honk their horn. Yes, I have a personal beef against drivers who honk their horn at bikers for no apparent reason. It scares the crap out of me!

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Isn’t it time you got out to your lawn and start pitching some balls to your kid to spend some quality parent-child time? Why not do so with the Baseball with Built-in Radar Gun – this is one high-tech ball that will help you strive to do your best always since it comes with an integrated radar gun that is able to tell just how fast your last throw was, maxing out at 120mph. Of course, if you happen to throw past that limit regularly, we’d strongly suggest you go for your state team’s tryouts as any team would definitely be able to make do with another starter. One word of caution though – don’t bother hitting this ball with a bat, otherwise all of the electronics inside would screw up.

Source: Craziest Gadgets

The Whiplash is great for thrillseekers looking to avoid making a splash.

Thrill seekers looking for something new to get that lake side rush may want to look at the O’Brien Whiplash Towable. The Whiplash is for those who love to take the ride, but prefer not to wipeout in the process.

It may be due to fear or not being able to swim too well, but riders can still enjoy the thrill as the Whiplash sits at least 2 feet off the water’s edge. It’s a circular pod with twin pontoons for extra floatation should it flip over.

Made of sturdy denior nylon, the O’Brien Whiplash Towable weighs about 30 pounds and is nearly 6 feet tall. It deflates in seconds thanks to the wide mouth Boston valve system.

Cost will set you back about $80, but that’s sure worth it considering the aquatic thrill to be had.

Hat Tip – New Launches http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/obrien_whiplash_towable_is_for_hydrophobes.php

MLB at bat will stream live ball games to your iPhone or iPod. Batter up.

Major League Baseball has given the green light for an iPhone application which will allow live streaming of baseball games. Called MLB at bat, the application takes full advantage of the new streaming capability of the iPhone 3.0 software, will cost around $10 and will work on both the iPhone or iPod Touch.

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Are you one who loves working out every single day, regardless of what the weather is like? If you happen to love a good workout, then the Concept2 SkiErg for Nordic Ski Training ought to be your cup of tea, as it doesn’t matter what season is it out there at the moment as you are able to gain a reasonably challenging workout routine right smack in the comfort of your living room. Just like the Concept2 Indoor Rower, the Concept2 SkiErg will help athletes build strength and endurance in a sport-specific motion, and as the name suggests, the Concept2 SkiErg will offer avid skiers a method to put to test their fitness levels in a way that is not impacted by terrain or snow conditions.

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