Gadget Gallery (up to 01-26-2007)

After talking about a kid’s scooter yesterday, I decided to stick to the same topic today but at the same time add a little more power, and by that I mean talking about a Levitating Hover Scooter. We already mentioned a normal hover like 1 year ago, and even gave a link to the Hoover [...]

The Levitating Galileo Gravitator is not only a bit of a mouthful but it’s also a cool looking toy/ornament.
The Levitating Galileo Gravitator enables you magically float Galileo’s Spheres in midair, well not midair as they have to be inside the levitating chamber (for want of a better word).
The Galileo Gravitator come with 4 spheres [...]

If you thought an uncle making a penny appear from behind your ear was magic you’ll be amazed by the Magic Penny Magnet Kit.
The kit combines both science and magic to provide you with some fun experiments (gees you could even say it’s educational).

With regards to gadgets there’s only 2 things better than buying your own

Being given a gadget
Making your own gizmo

The book Gonzo Gizmos is all about the latter with projects like

A rotary steam engine from a candle, a soda can, a length of copper tubing
A hot dog roaster that only needs just a flexible plastic mirror, [...]

Looks like our cool clocks section will fill up quite quickly with the second entry this week being a levitating clock from Think Geek.
The levitating clock uses the force* to float an LCD clock inside a funny looking base. It also features an auto-rotate mechanism to spin objects clockwise, or counter-clockwise (as well as the [...]

Is it magic, gravity, or a new technology that allows this globe to levitate in mid-air? All of your friends and colleagues will be wondering the same when they see this levitating globe in your dorm room or on your desk at work.
If you remember watching the Pink Panther movie and Inspector Clouseau, you [...]