The Parking Pilot is a device that assists people to park their cars more easily. It uses the traditional ultrasonic sensors that you see on the back of a number of cars, but inside it uses a few more graphics to help you judge the distances more easily.

The gadget is on sale over at Chinavasion and therefore it can be expected to be a bit different to a traditional gadget and in this case the Parking Pilot also has a breathalyser built in so you know if you are over the limit. [Read more…]

If you are like me and hate opening those blister or clamshell packages that usually contain stuff like memory upgrades and what not then the Zipit is looking like a handy gadget to have in the home. The Zipit is designed to open these sorts of packages and was designed because of a condition they jokingly call Wrap Rage!

The Zipit is battery powered and requires 2 AA batteries to function and should have you ripping open the blister packaging in no time at all. [Read more…]

Ever wanted to build your own Death Star or perhaps a Light Sabre or Darth Vader mask? This book is for you. The Star Wars Blue Prints book provides all the details you need on how to build all of the above items. Of course you’ll need quite a large factory (about the size of a small moon) if you want to build a full operational Death Star as well as means to get it up in to space, but forgetting the small obstacles you’ll have all you need to get going.

It actually looks like quite an interesting book for times when there isn’t much going on and well worth paying the $14 or so dollars for someone’s Christmas present (although if you are still shopping now then you’ll have to pay for next day shipping to get it on time). [Read more…]

Our friends over at Coolest Gadgets have a fantastic competition running at the moment for those of us in the UK. They are giving away a 42 inch LCD TV from LG to one lucky winner. The competition is running till 12PM on Christmas Eve (that’s tomorrow) where the lucky winner will be announced.

There are a few easy rules that you need to obey to join the competition which simply have you become a fan on the CG facebook page and a follow on twitter as well as answering a simple question. Full details and the competition rules can be found here. Make sure you enter soon though as it does close tomorrow. Good luck!

This flying object is built by an Australian company called Cyber Technology and is capable of vertical take off and landing. The Cyber Quad as it’s called has four ducted fans to provide lift to fly it around as an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. As well as being able to fly around it does have a real use in that a HD camera is attached that can beam back live video from locations it is scouting out.

One recent example was when it was used on an oil platform where the Cyber Quad was flown in to capture video of what was happening and any damage that had been caused. It is capable of flying for about 40 minutes on a single charge, but as it’s easy to manoeuvre it can easily be perched on a pad so that the camera can be moved around while the Quad isn’t flying to save battery life. [Read more…]

If you want to get something different to hang on your Christmas tree this year then take a look at Walyou’s guide to Geeky Christmas Tree ornaments. In total there are 194 listed showing various themes like Star Wars, Video Games as well as a bunch of weird trees. [Read more…]

We have received a few samples of printed objects in the past from Objet Geometries and each time we get samples we are more impressed with what they achieve. Out of the 3 or so samples we have received each one is slightly more advanced than the previous 3D print allowing for various types of plastics to be used on a single pass.

At Core77, Objet Geometries were demonstrating some printed objects which were just fantastic it has to be said. Objects ranged from a set of wheels with soft rubber tires that had working suspension and a rigid frame work. What makes it more impressive is that everything was printed with a single pass. Basically you feed the machine with a type of CAD file that contains the 3D data and plastic data and it prints the object out for you. [Read more…]

Alicia here… It’s the time of the Christmas season where you realise it’s time to do your last round of online shopping to make sure it gets to you on time. All items listed below have been searched for to find the best toys and gadgets for your children starting at ages 0-2. Tomorrow we will bring you the next instalment for a new age group. Many of the items will also arrive before December 24 when choosing the free shipping option, so don’t wait around and go grab yourself some Christmas presents today. [Read more…]

The Bravo Golf Simulator allows you to play Golf indoors. It is built from high quality material and comes with a 5000 ANSI Lumen projector that can provide a HD resolution on the 16:9 aspect ratio screen.

One of the more interesting features is an eight-faced moving plate that represents the turf around the ball on the screen making it more realistic when swinging the golf club. [Read more…]

FineDigital have launched the Finedrive Style 3D sat nav system that takes it’s mapping technology from Atlan 3D. From what we see on the screen here, the navigation system is quite detailed in the 3D side of things and represents building and details more finely than other GPS units.

The system also has a system they call Turbo GPS that aims to track you quicker as well as help in low signal areas such as in busy cities where line of sight to the sky isn’t as broad as normal. [Read more…]

If you are looking for a cool Christmas present stocking filler for someone this month then check out Spuda Fett. Spuda Fett is designed after the famous Star Wars Boba Fett character.

The Spuda Fett Potato Head character ads to a a few other Star Wars potato head characters such as Artoo Potatoo, Darth Tater, Princess Tater and several more. [Read more…]

These LEGO Wallets are designed to give you something different to store your money in this Christmas. Each wallet is handmade and comes supplied with a extra LEGO bricks allowing you to change the colour and design of the wallet.

The wallets are made by a company called ColorByNumbers and a number of different designs are available which are built from various LEGO bricks and base plates. [Read more…]