The craziest gadgets just keep on appearing these days. A new product has been seen called the “Samurai Umbrella,” which is just an ordinary umbrella thats sports a Samurai handle. Pretty cool, huh? The Samurai Umbrella was designed by the artists from materious as part of its Umbrellas for the Civil but Discontent Man series. The designers said that the product’s concept was inspired by Sigmund Freud’s writing about how men “must check their natural aggressive tendencies” if they wanted to live in civilized...
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David Beckham’s official website was attacked on Sunday by hackers hours after his wife Victoria Beckham gave birth to their first daughter. While Beckham was busy celebrating the birth of ‘Harper Seven,’ a mysterious hacker left a message on the famous footballer’s homepage. The hacker of davidbeckham.com posted a photo of a dog attempting to eat a poster of dog food to the website’s main header. Written at the bottom of the photo is the message: “ScooterDAshooter = FAIL.’ No clues lead to who...
When Jakub Szczesny, an architect from Poland, saw a mere 60-inch gap between two buildings in downtown Warsaw, he felt that it needed to be filled. Though expanding foams would have done the job, Szczesny instead came up with a design for a house that will become the narrowest property in the world. The house – complete with a lounge, a bedroom, a kitchen and bathroom – is just 60 inches wide and is so thin that he installed a ladder instead of the traditional staircase. The 4-storey house goes back 40 feet with a room on every floor,...
Admit it, at some point in your life you’ve dreamed of being a rock star or pretended to be one by banging the air drums or playing air guitar. Yeah, we may look stupid doing it in public, but sometimes we just can’t help it. The bad thing is, some of us have no musical talent and remembering how the song is played can sometimes be hard. If you like rocking the air guitar, but still want to hear music too, the Air Pick might be the perfect device for you. The Air Pick is a guitar pick-shaped electronic device that is many times...
If you are a workout bum who is looking for the perfect gadget to bring with you when you run, the VEA Sportive training watch is what you’ve been looking for. VEA’s Sportive does not only pack tracking, altitude, calorie and heart rate counters, it also has basic mobile phone functions like calling, photo capturing and MP3 playback. It is like the swiss army knife of watches, except its much more expensive. The Sportive watch, which was designed by French company VEO, sports a 1.5 inch touch screen that shows the time and...
G-Form has released the second version of its Extreme Sleeve for the iPad, with an added protection and expanded interior to accommodate the new iPad 2. As previously reported, the first version of the sleeve is covered in “Halo-esk angles” that helps spread the force upon impact when your iPad or MacBook drops from a height of 500 feet. The G-Form Extreme Sleeve 2 is a lightweight sleeve that has Reactive Protection Technology (RPT) layer under its zipper for more impact protection. The only big difference here is the RPT...
Now all the excitement around the iPhone 4 has died down and using it has become an everyday thing, people might just make the phone a little bit themselves. After all, no one knew that by this time everybody would have one. Now, the question is, how would your iPhone stand out from the others? We’ve seen people have ready-made cases for their iPhone 4s, but sometimes there aren’t enough choices that would fit one’s personality. That’s where the ReCover iPhone 4 Case comes in. The ReCover iPhone 4 Case is a great...
Remember when you were just starting to learn how to ride a bike? Aside from balancing problems, we’ve all gone through a hard time changing the gears. Luckily, a new concept bike is being developed to enable you to shift gears using your mind. Boston-based bike company Parlee Cycles is currently working on a bicycle that features shifting gears that is controlled by the human brain. Officially known as the PXP, this concept bicycle part of the Toyota Prius Projects. Sketches of the PXP concept bike were initially unveiled by Parlee...
Studies have shown that 64 percent of children in the UK go outside and play once a week, and 31 percent are now considered obese or overweight because of lack of activities that keep their bodies fit. Technology plays a big factor in this because children spend more time using computers to go online and play games and interact with other people. When we were kids, all we need are a few marbles and anything that can be found in the backyard to make playthings, so these results are very alarming. With the continued advancement of technology,...
In the old days, messages from royal courts were sent and delivered to other kingdoms or places through scrolls. Over time, communication technologies have evolved immensely, but principles behind some of modern designs still follow the old ones. Sudhanwa Chavan, a designer from India, created a “space saving roll-up” mobile phone concept called the i Roll. The i Roll is an innovative mobile phone design that will sure make waves in the world, today. The i Roll is a tad bigger than a pen. It is designed to make mobile phones...