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The Ylight for convenient tire changing
Anyone who has ever managed to get a flat tire on a dark road knows the joys of fumbling in the dark. Even if you happen to have a flashlight handy, it’s still difficult to position. Plus it’s hard to remember to change out batteries to something that stays out in your car. Instead you could go with this 3 point light that not only gives multi-directional lighting, but also makes it so there are no worries about dealing with silly batteries.
Cool Clocks
The LED Alarm Clock with Electronic Bird
This isn’t the first alarm clock I’ve seen with a bird sitting on top. It is however, the first one that could possibly be defined as chic and stylish. The pretty bright white makes it so that although the bird sitting on top is a little whimsical, it would still fit within a home that conforms to most adult standards. Not only that but you’d have the joy of waking up every morning to the sound of a chirping bird instead of that obnoxious beep.
Miscellaneous Gadgets
Sap Cap is your tool in self defense
Finding a way to make sure that you have a little something extra for self defense that is convenient for you can sometimes be a bit of a task. Carrying around a small keychain of pepper spray isn’t for everyone, partially because they’re so bulky to have hanging from your keys. Plus it’s not really a guy thing to do, so instead you could go for the more subtle approach. If you wear hats all the time anyway, no one will notice the difference about you wearing this around. All the while you’re wearing this around it has a hidden way of getting someone to back off pretty quick.
Gaming Gadgets
PXP-900: Looks like a PSP, plays like the old school
The PXP-900 is clearly designed to look like something else. See if you can figure it out. If you’re stuck, just look to the triangle, circle, square, and X keys on the right.
Yeah, this PXP-900 is no Sony Playstation PSP, but you would probably never know it until you tried to play it. For instead of the latest from PlayStation Portable, a user would get some old school game like Pole Position.
Yes, it appears this guy can only do Roms such as those from NES, Famicom, Super Famicom, Gameboy, Gameboy Color, and SEGA MegaDrive. Granted, I’m not certain of the morality of Roms, because I’ve heard that downloading them can be hazardous to your legal health.
Conceptual Gadgets, Electronic Gadgets
Slimo: Transport of the Future?
My source for this article titled his article “If Apple ruled the world, we’d all ride in these ‘Slimos’”. All I could think of when I saw that title was: “you mean Apple doesn’t rule the world?”
How else can you explain one billion app downloads for iPhones? Or the millions who owe millions to iTunes? Apple may never win that “I’m a Mac, I’m a PC” war, but most would give about one hundred percent of anything for just ten percent of Apple.
But back to the subject at hand: the Slimos. What are these things? The first time I saw it, I thought it was the mode of transportation for the next attraction at Disneyland.
Well, they are a mode of transportation, but so much more. Think of them as a mobile cubicle, complete with built-in computer. Once these guys get connected together like a train, you have a very interesting way to carpool! However, you can’t expect these things to go that fast, right?
Audio/Video Gadgets, Sport
Podio MP3 Player for Cyclists
Every once in a while, you will see a biker who likes to pedal with his iPod. As far as I know, there is no law for doing this, but I’m pretty certain that listening to music while biking is going to block out some ambient noise.
While it is completely illegal to drive with headphones, there is another danger of having an iPod on a bike. Those earbud wires could get caught in the spokes, and then cause an accident.
I suppose this is why the Podio has been invented. The Podio is a Taiwanese MP3 player made for the bicycle. As you can see, it clips directly to the bar of the bike itself, and your music will be heard. I’m sure that you can also see that there is a speaker on this, so it doesn’t look like it is really designed for solitary playing. I would imagine that the Podio probably comes with a headphone jack, but it probably shouldn’t be used for reasons that I mentioned before.
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Conceptual Gadgets, Vehicle Gadgets
Entecho’s Hoverpod
I remember watching an episode of Mythbusters where they were discussing the possibility of hovering technology. Apparently, Adam and Jamie had grown up seeing the same ads on the back covers of comic books that promised an “Air Car”, and I remember these ones too.
The Mythbusters then challenged each other to a race with hovering vehicles that they built on their own. They were able to get them to hover, but getting any forward motion on them proved problematic.
It would appear that Australian company Entecho has figured out an application for hover technology. This fan-forced flying saucer could start a serious transportation revolution as the huge blades spin to give it lift, and the skirt around it gives it directional manipulation.
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