Michael Henrik Schmelter, enters his mini submarine ‘2Dive’ before diving through the water of Kiel Bay near Kiel, northern Germany, on Sunday, Aug.12, 2007.
Two people can dive in this ‘homemade’ submarine down to 100 meters (328feet). More pictures after the jump.
Last year, Orange teamed up with GotWind to produce the Dance Charge: an armband which contains the technology necessary to harness kinetic energy and use it to power gadgets. This basically means the owner can wear the armband whilst dancing all day at a festival, get back to the tent and plug a mobile phone into the now-charged unit. Hey Presto! Even more reason to stay active. Orange are yet to release the Dance Charge nationwide and as of yet only a few exist, but we’re guessing they’ll be a common sight before long. Read the rest of this entry »
Sometimes modern design and minimalism go a little too far and it’s hard to figure out exactly what the products are.
We’ve tracked down 19 products that look quite cool but leave you wondering wtf?
The Cell Tankless Toilet
Even in the most modern bathroom design, a toilet is a toilet right? Apparently not, which is fine with us because why should your bathroom have to revolve around the throne? Downplay it with the egg shaped design of the Cell Tankless Toilet. [Via Yanko] Read the rest of this entry »
The 20th century has been all about one thing: innovation. Every year we have new technologies and new advancements that further progress our society. 2008 was no different and offered its own assortment of technological innovations and hot gadgets.
Below is a listing of some of the most beneficial, and some of the most popular gadgets and gear to come out of 2008. They serve to improve your home, the economy, or life in general. Read the rest of this entry »
There are handy gadgets on the market these days that serve as a benefit in one way or another, and then there are the gadgets that satisfy some aesthetic but serve no other purpose at all.
There are dozens, if not hundreds or even thousands, of gadgets out there that provide no benefit other than being cool, or funny, or even oddly disturbing.
Below we’ve got a list of gadgets that are superfluous in function, yet fun and entertaining. We present to you 19 weird and wacky gadgets that you will probably never need. Read the rest of this entry »
President-Elect Barack Obama has told his advisers that he’s going to use his BlackBerry to stay in touch with the real world, even after his inauguration – we look at why the smartphone is indispensable.
Madonna sleeps with one under her pillow, Barack Obama can’t play golf without his (as this YouTube clip shows at 1:45 ) and a whole generation of businessmen and women have become addicted to their Blackberry smartphones.
Now the President-Elect has confirmed that even he won’t break the so-called CrackBerry habit. Read the rest of this entry »
There are a lot of things that many of us take for granted today, which are an integral part of our tech-infused lives.
I am sure you can probably remember a time when it was really rare for anyone to have a cell phone and cell phones were as big, if not bigger, than the land line phones we use today.
In this post, we are taking a look at the huge leaps that gadgets have made in such a considerably short time span. From the 1990’s to today. Read the rest of this entry »
Seeking to revive its sharply fallen fortunes and produce a successor to its aging Treo device, Palm unveiled a sleek new smartphone, the Pre, on Thursday and an exclusive partnership with Sprint to distribute it.
Palm executives say the touch-screen device and the new operating system inside it, WebOS, break new ground in the fiercely competitive smartphone market. The phone’s selling points include an emphasis on fast Web browsing and efficient multitasking.
Jonathan J. Rubinstein, executive chairman of Palm, resisted comparisons of the Pre with the iPhone from Apple. Read the rest of this entry »
If you are a techie, you like having all the coolest gadgets you can get your hands on in your home.
I have included hings that make your life at home easier like the WashDryIron, and things that make your home a little more fun like the Pong clock. If you are looking for a little added security, check out the rotating Airsoft gun turret with an attached camera.
Here are 15 awesome things to have in a high tech home. Read the rest of this entry »
Tengu, named after the Japanese god of mischief (aha! I knew there was a god that was doing that!), is also a little device that plugs into your USB port and makes faces at any ambient noise in what I can only presume is an attempt to get me to look over.
You know those fish, you try to walk by their tank and ignore them and they make that O-O-O face and poof their cheeks out and back in, as if to say “What are YOU?” when it’s clear IT’S the weird-looking thing?
This is Tengu. He even lip syncs to whatever music you play. No one said geek gifts had to be useful. Read the rest of this entry »
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