Alright, I have to get a pair of these, they are just too cool! The powerizers attach to your feet, and are like toy moon-shoes on steroids!

The powerizers are designed to harness all the power of the gravitational pull on your body and convert it into force you can use to jump incredibly high and run unbelievably fast! They use super-charged springs to absorb all the energy you press down with then release it on the recoil.

While wearing the powerizers, you could jump six feet in the air, take nine-foot strides, and run at over 20 miles per hour all with complete ease! The truly amazing thing is that you are actually doing it all yourself, because the extra energy is energy you created by the weight of your body. They are available from various outlets over on Amazon.com.
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Here’s a neat remote control gadget that’s fun and inexpensive. The Turbo Fury Mini RC Plane is designed for the less “hard-core” RC plane enthusiasts.

The plane is very light-weight weighing only 20 grams and is composed mostly of foam so crashes are very forgiving. This gadget is perfect for anyone considering picking up the RC plane hobby, but want to practice first, or it can just be for fun! The plane measures 23cm in length and has a wingspan of 22cm.
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This is a great toy from Gadget Box.

Called the Room Defender, you install it in your bedroom or any other place where you don’t want prying eyes. Aim it at the door, and it waits patiently, automatically detecting any movements. When it does detect an unwanted intruder, it launches a salvo of 16 foam disks.

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In my younger years my two favourite toys (by far) were Lego and Star Wars figures (the originals not that Jar Jar Binks fool). Why I didn’t think of making a carbonated Han Solo out of Lego I’ll never know, fortunately Nathan Sawaya did think of it and made that legendary wall hanging Han. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m not sure if this is cool or not. It’s a computer simulation of a remote control car with a realistic high end controller. The Controller connects via USB and is used to control the remote control car on screen.

It does look cool but I’m still left with the feeling that this type of simulation is overkill, I can understand racing games and flight sims as Mr Joe Public isn’t going to get a chance to race an F1 or fly a Tornado but a remote control car is within most peoples grasp and it’s not like there’s a risk of serious injury if you crash it.

Then again the more I look at this the more I want one, so ignore that previous rant .

Found via Everything USB

This pair of gadgets is something I would really like to try out. The Walkie Talkie Watches are two completely functional watches with all the power of a set of two-way walkie talkie radios.

To the average person they look just like an ordinary digital watch, however with the almost hidden retractable antenna, they double as two-way radios that can communicate with crystal clarity up to 3km. There are 8 channels and 38 sub channels to choose from, giving you over 300 possible secure lines of communication to ensure your privacy. There is also auto channel scanning and squelch control included.

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If you think snotty nosed kids are gross you’ll love this, hose nose sugary syrup.

The hose nose is a false nose that a kid can wear that will dribble lovely sugary syrup on to the tongue (or chin if not careful).

Who ever thought of this product wants sectioning.

Hose Nose found on Strange New Products.

The bipedal robot, for so long it was the holy grail of roboticists. Honda most famously produced some of the first walking robots with the “P” series, which has evolved into Asimo. Most of the bipedal robots today employ the zero moment point (ZMP) algorithm. This gives them kind of a stiff-in-the-knees walk and a permanent semi-crouch. Recently this has been applied to robots who, if you look closely, are really nothing more than a bunch of servos bolted together. Another entry into this category is “PLEN” from the Japanese company Akazawa. Read the rest of this entry »