The Motor Shoes have been named the “smallest motor vehicle”. They are basically a set of wheels that you stand on and you then just control where you want to go. The demonstration shows a guy rolling around the supermarket and its quite cool to watch. I do not have any other details yet, but I will post details as they arrive.
Archives for August 2007
Motor Shoes
August 17, 2007 by 1 Comment
Lego Thriller – Shot for Shot
August 17, 2007 by Leave a Comment
If you are a fan of Michael Jacksons Thriller then you should have a good laugh at the Lego version which was created shot for shot using Lego men, plastic trees and various other Lego bricks. I have no clue how long it took to make, but considering the thriller “movie” is over 10 minutes long it must have taken weeks of work to get the shot for shot version out of Lego made.
Fuwapica Chair
August 17, 2007 by Leave a Comment
This chair is built by a Japanese firm and is called the Fuwapica Chair. What makes it stand out against most other chairs is that it has the ability to change colour depending on how much weight it is carrying. When a heavy person sits on the chair it turns a darker red. I am not sure who would ever want to sit on a chair like this as it would reveal your weight and could be very embarrassing.
I cant see this one catching on too quick.
Via: ShoppingBlog
Wall Projection Clock
August 16, 2007 by Leave a Comment
If you never want to have your clock in the same place, or you do not want to damage your wall with a nail then grab a projection clock. The projection clock projects an elegant clock on to any surface such as a wall or ceiling. The image is bright and clear. The clock is powered by quartz and accurate. The clock face has roman numerals and the standard hour, minute and second hand. The second hand sweeps around also.
The clock will set you back $129.95 from Discovery and does look like quite a cool clock.
USB Storage Stone
August 16, 2007 by 5 Comments
NetGurus came across a cool little 4GB USB mass storage device that looks like a stone. Apparently it will share similar properties to an actual stone (meaning it will hurt if you chuck it at someone). Hopefully all that hard protection will push it in to the rugged category of USB devices.
The drive is made from synthetic resin and it will measure 53 x 40 x 25mm. Looks great to me 🙂
Via: NetGurus
Foot Mouse
August 16, 2007 by 2 Comments
This mouse and key set can be controlled by your feet. It allows hands free operation of the mouse cursor and can speed up production time in the office. Included in the set is a foot slipper type device in which you put your foot, and on the other side you have several programmable keys which can perform various tasks.
I am unsure at the moment where this mouse is available from as the source did not mention it. However, it was still worth mentioning on gadgetvenue.
PicoBotz – The Home Made Robot
August 16, 2007 by Leave a Comment
This little robot is available in kit form and costs just $77. Out of the box it comes with 3 pre programmed settings to avoid objects, follow a line and listen to noise. If you are a geek then you can connect it up to a Windows based PC and use the serial cable to send your own programs down to it. The software has 180 different instructions you can play around with.
Via: UberGizmo
Cool Looking Laser Clock
August 16, 2007 by Leave a Comment
When laser pens started becoming popular several years ago they were the thing to have. I remember getting one for 3 quid in Paris and it could project different shapes on to the wall depending what tiny lens was screwed on to the end of it. Now they have just introduced the Laser Clock which projects the actual time on to any surface. I have to admit that I do not know if its actually a laser clock, or just a bright red LED… either way its kind of cool.
You can pick one of the Laser Clocks up from Dynamism for $29.99.
Product Page Via: GearCrave
Mini Bender
August 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Bender is a charachter from Futurama and now he has been created as a 3 inch tall metal (nickel plated at that) toy which can turn his head around 360 degrees. Unfortunately no insults are included when you buy this mini bender. But, it will still make any office desk a tad cooler. Mini Bender is available from ThinkGeek and costs $9.99.
Paper Batteries
August 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The paper battery is constructed of carbon nanotubes which measure just a millionth of an inch thick. These are then embedded in to paper and soaked in liquid electrolytes. These types of battery could be made useful. If you stick a few hundred together then you will get that many times of voltage output. These types of batteries can be used in side the body more safely and power devices which are needed in a pace maker for example.
More details on paper batteries can be found over at Dyscern.
Cool USB Flash Drives
August 14, 2007 by Leave a Comment
These USB flash drives are not what you normally see. They are custom built from old cars and I must admit that they do look rather cool. Each costs $17 and has a capacity of 256MB. Another picture is available after the jump.
RC Helicopter Picks Prize with Duct Tape
August 13, 2007 by Leave a Comment
A store in Mansfield Ohio in the US decided to use an RC helicopter to draw the prize to win a free RC truck. I must admit that this is a fairly creative way of accomplishing this.
