 Video Glasses for Frequent Flyers - Mikimoto-Beans i-Theater::For the frequent flyer in your life, here’s a must-have gadget that he’d love to find in his Christmas stocking. Priced at $300, the Mikimoto-Beans i-Theater Video Glasses will transform any airline… [MORE] |
 Web-Controlled Christmas Lights - Canadian Invention Controls & Programs Decorations::A resident of Ottawa developed a unique software program that allows anyone on the Net to control and program a unique pattern for Christmas Lights running live and in real time on this street of Ottawa… [MORE] |
 Bicycle Plate - Bikefast by Philipp Drexler::Have a tendency to skip out on breakfast? You know that’s no good, but up until now, we’ve forgiven you. Now that we’ve discovered this bicycle-embedded plate, however, you’ll have to get a whole… [MORE] |
 Wooden Taxidermy - Vlaemsch Plywood Trophies::Do you have a red neck boyfriend who's set on hanging hunting trophies on your living room wall? It’s time you told him, "Honey, let’s make a compromise. We’re buying plywood game from Vlaemsch."… [MORE] |
 Pop-Up Outdoor Plasma Screen - Cal Flame U8000::If you don’t live in the southern part of the earth, you may have to wait ‘til the spring to enjoy this pop-up 42" plasma screen outdoor TV. By the looks of the Cal Flame U8000, it might just be worth… [MORE] |
 Birth Control For Insects - Controlling Creepy Crawlers::Many people will agree there is little more disturbing that a huge cluster of insect eggs. Thankfully, scientists are working on a form of birth control for creepy crawlers.
“Scientists found a molecular… [MORE] |
 Folding Bike Weighs Under 20lbs - Dahon MU SL::Most folding bikes look pretty lame once you get them unfolded, but not the Dahon MU SL Folding Bicycle. At only 8.7 kilos (19.4 lbs), the bike stakes claim to the title of the world’s lightest production… [MORE] |
 Turbine Jet Packs for the Masses? - Jet Pack International Makes it Possible::Who hasn't dreamed of having their own personal jet pack? That dream is about to become a reality as Jet Pack International is going to begin selling their Jet Packs $226,060 including training. These… [MORE] |
 Blimp-Mills For Constant Power Anywhere - Magenn Air Rotor System (MARS)::The problem with most earthbound wind turbines is that, even in ideal locations, the wind stops blowing occasionally. A thousand feet in the air however, it’s a different story. The wind is strong and… [MORE] |
 Bracelet Vibrates When Your Phone Rings - Bluetooth Vibracelet::If you tend to miss calls because your phone is buried in your bag somewhere, and you can’t hear or feel it when the vibration kicks in, it can still send a Bluetooth signal to this bracelet which will… [MORE] |
 Hip Journals Made of Discarded Books - Ex Libris Anonymous Incorporate Original Works::This one goes out to all of you bibliophiles out there. This weekend I had the amazing experience of going to the Bazaar Bizarre in Boston and came across Ex Libris Anonymous. Everyone can make a journal,… [MORE] |
 Prototype Car Taser - Microwaves Kill Getaway Vehicles::Functioning like a taser gun for your car, this high-power microwave will shut down your car's engine from a distance. The device was developed by Pasadena’s Eureka Aerospace.
What will those California… [MORE] |
 Recycled Seatbelts as Hammocks And Pillows - Rockabye Car Parts::Inghua Ting designs pillows and hammocks that are made from dead stock and recycled seat belts. These snooze-time must-haves are especially great outdoors as they are weather-resistant.
Ting produces… [MORE] |
 Active Pretox Drink - Do you need an Alibi?::If what the creators at Alibi Drinks say is true, their drink Alibi is the world's first 'Pretox' drink.
Pretox is described on their website as, "the opposite of a DETOX product. It's a drink that prepares… [MORE] |
 Dung Doors & Windows - Bindeshwar Pathak's Poop Depot::Next time somebody says their house is made of crap, they may be right. Bindeshwar Pathak, an Indian sanitation specialist, has found a way to make human waste into raw material that can be fashioned into… [MORE] |
 Mini Home Brewery - Beer Machine 2000::The beer-loving DIY guy will go crazy for this home brewery from etronics.com. At the brewtiful price of $94, he’ll end up saving a lot of money; once he starts sipping his own from the Beer Machine… [MORE] |
 Food Graphics on Dishes - Fun Plastic Snack Bowls::Tacky, but undeniably interesting are these big snack bowls lined with graphics of potato and tortilla chips, popcorn, salad and mixed fruit The snack bowls from Perpetual Kid are great gifts for the dormitory-bound… [MORE] |
 Self-Luminous Micro Particles - Litroenergy Uses Litrospheres for Clean Light::A flexible light source discovery emits light 24/7, the equivalent to a 20 watt bulb. Litroenergy will create a brighter future for us all; it uses Litrospheres, tiny, self-luminous particles that illuminate… [MORE] |
 Tower's Energy Could Power 20 Earths - Energy Tower May Reverse Global Warming::Global warming, energy problems, and water shortages could be solved by one gigantic invention: the Energy Tower.
Researchers claim that the tower, which stands 3,000 feet high and measures 1,200 feet… [MORE] |
 Intelligent Bra with Sensors - Vertical Breast Displacement Discovery::Scientists have developed an intelligent material to test where fabric is most strained on a woman to make a better bra.
After putting well-endowed women on a treadmill, the inventors at University of… [MORE] |
 Comics to Motivate Youth - Howtoons Teach Recycling::What do you get when you have two geniuses from MIT creating two superhero comic book characters designed to motivate young people? You have a new comic book series called “Howtoons.”
The superheroes… [MORE] |
 Eco-Speakers - Fashionation For Green Listening::“What?” Green speakers? You bet! The Eco-Speakers from Fashionation are little cubes made of 100 per cent recycled materials. Plugged into your MP3 player, they even run without batteries. A great… [MORE] |
 Eco-Friendly Bathing - LUSH Bath Bombs Now More Green::The perfect gift for the eco-friendly lush in your life at Christmas? A LUSH bath bomb tied around a beautiful bottle of champagne.
Go green while you get clean this year with LUSH bath products. The… [MORE] |
 Faux Critter Wall Mounts - Jessica Tamson is Imaginary Creature Taxidermist::Hanging a large elk head over your fireplace is so passé. Stuffed bears....why not a stuffed Liger? Creatures from the Imagination have decided to bring life to those mythical animals of your childhood.… [MORE] |
 GPS Driven BMW::Armed with a military grade GPS, this BMW learns the course driven by a human driver and then is able to recreate the lap exactly as it was driven before. This video from the UK television show Top Gear… [MORE] |
 Menthol Scented Kleenex with Custom Boxes - Puffs Plus with Vicks::After going back down the escalators of the Charmin exhibit (LINK), there are two booths of complimentary Puffs tissues. Before stepping out to brave the cold New York winter, patrons express surprise… [MORE] |
 Solar-Powered Pen is a Wireless Spy Cam::Act like a spy with the wireless mini spy camera concealed in a fully functional and normal-looking pen.
Be James Bond by twisting the cap of the pen to start the wireless transmission for recording.… [MORE] |
 Backpack Shelves - TidyPack Expandable Wardrobe System::A backpacker developed a bag that would make packing for multiple trips a whole lot simpler and easier for travelers. Called Tidypack, from the outside, the bag just looks like any other rucksack. however,… [MORE] |
 Your Name in Pinstripes - Saville Row Holland & Sherry Suit::This $25,000 pin striped suit is personalized with your name written in the stripes! If anybody does happen to notice then fine details, would they say anything? And if they do acknowledge it, aren't they… [MORE] |
 Ultra Real Racing Simulator - VRX Mach 4 has 4 XBOX 360s::Daddy wants… real bad. The VRX (Virtual Racer X) Mach 4 racing environment simulator is a beauty. Three gigantic screens, fans to blow your hair back, sound to blow your ear drums out, feedback steering… [MORE] |
 Pen Pays Homage to Swiss Watchmakers - Caran d'Ache Pens Resemble Clocks::Caran d'Ache created this pen to pay homage to Swiss watchmakers. The 1010 limited edition was named because at 10:10 the hands on a watch are perfectly balanced. The pen resembles watch gears and is made… [MORE] |
 Solar Power Wheelchair::The latest and greatest solar power invention is this wheelchair from Taiwan, allowing even the disabled to go green. The wheel chair, invented by a Southern Taiwan University of Technology research team,… [MORE] |
 Glow-In-The-Dark Medical Gadgets - Transluminal Catheter::Dr. Farhad Imam, a neonatal intensivist at the Children's Hospital Boston, has learned from his medical experiences and improved upon a fairly simple procedure : the catheter. Hi-Tech meets tubing in this… [MORE] |
 Light Show & Water Conservation - Sandwich Chromotherapy Shower::Get this! Showerheads have gone totally hi-tech. This Sandwich Chromotherapy head is only 4mm thick, but it has 96 LED elements around the shower head under electronic control to give a spectrum of therapeutic… [MORE] |
 Baby Buggy Converts to Scooter - Roller Buggy::If you want to add a little more fun to the walks you take your baby on, or you simply want to add a little speed to your stroll, then take a look at this design by Valentin Vodev.
"The transformation… [MORE] |
 Solar Powered LED Ski Suit - Improve your Visibility Willy Bogner Style::Doing some twilight skiing, afraid of getting hit by a car while crossing the street or just want to make a statement, this ski suit by Willy Bogner is for you.
"LEDs are becoming pretty commonplace… [MORE] |
 The World's Toughest Cellphone - Sonim XP1::The Sonim XP1 is designed to military specifications to withstand harsh environments and the worst that you can throw at it and it comes with a three year unconditional guarantee to back it up.
"Yeah,… [MORE] |
 Cheap Laptops for Education - One Laptop Per Birmingham Child::Birmingham will be the first city in the US to buy the OLPC (one laptop per child) laptops at $200 that were originally meant for third world countries and cost about $100. The city's $3 million deal will… [MORE] |
 Striking Radiator Design - Tubes Warm from Head to Toe::Exquisite minimalist design is the hallmark of this contemporary radiator by Tubes, an Italian design house. The towel bar is also heated. The rectangular radiators come in a number of colors with a durable… [MORE] |
 Hybrid Motorbike Cab - Eco-Friendly City Swing::Now this is a fun way to zip around to explore a new city... weather permitting, that is. The City Swing is a hybrid motorbike cab painted a vibrant green to reinforce the fact that it's evidently a more… [MORE] |
 Drug-Delivering Implants - MIT & MicroChips Testing MEMS For Meds::The day when taking your meds is as simple as inserting a chip under your skin is getting closer. MIT, along with MicroChips, is testing a medical implant using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) to… [MORE] |
 Enviro-Poop Container - ScooperBox for Dogs::Poop scoopin’ is just one of those mandatory obligation that comes with the joys of owning a dog, but that doesn’t mean the experience has to be all bad. The Skooperbox is not only eco-friendly, but… [MORE] |
 Airline Check-In Via PDA or Cell Phone - Houston Intercontinental Test Launched::The world travelers among us (BB) will want this to happen tomorrow: airline check in via mobile phone or PDA.
A three month test program already kicked off at Houston's Intercontinental airport. If… [MORE] |
 From Shopping Bag to Branded Kite - Shopping Kite for Marketing::Do you really want to make your brand take off? If you're into innovative approaches that help you soar above the competition, check out the Shopping Kite. After fulfilling their function is a package… [MORE] |
 Electric Eel Powered Christmas Lights - Eel Shocks E-Tree to Life::The "e" in E-tree stands for two things: eco and electric eel!
In order to raise public awareness for the power-producing capabilities of electric eels, a Japanese aquarium Aqua Toto Gifu, built the… [MORE] |
 Light Show Architecture - The Dexia Tower's Giant Light Show::The Dexia Tower in Brussel, Belgium has 4,200 windows that each have a remote controlled RGB LED bar that basically turns the entire building into a huge glowing chameleon-like Vegas light show.
Creative… [MORE] |
 Anti-Inside Out Umbrella - GustBuster::Chances are, you've been caught in a wind storm that just happened to be accompanied by heavy rains, and, unless you had a GustBuster, the probability that your umbrella flipped inside out is pretty high.… [MORE] |
 Light Bulb Powered Wireless Video Camera::This wireless video camera, by Japan's NEC, has a collar that slips on a standard fluorescent bulb for power. This allows easy deployment anywhere these bulbs are installed, which is just about everywhere.… [MORE] |
 Portable Inflatable Multimedia Massage Chair - Astone Sit N Joy::Hey, who says that being in a pool or on beach is as good as it's going to get? The ultimate way to relax is lounging poolside in a blow-up, reclined message chair!
"It comes loaded with a 8 massage… [MORE] |
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