Jul
04
2008
Archive for the “Super Gadgets” Category
Meet the manikins (not to be confused with mankinis), medical dummies (spelled “manikin”, apparently) used to train future doctors on how to do the bare minimum to keep you alive that the HMO will pay for. There are all types, from the sexy Overweight CPR manikin to the Deluxe Child Crisis manikin. My favorite is the Multi Man CPR manikin, because it reminds me of last weekend. Vote on your favorite, then report back here and we’ll compare notes. Next week we’ll feature Manikin II: On The Move. [Medical Mainikins on Oobject] Popularity: 6% [?]
Jul
02
2008
Blockbuster Drops Bid for Circuit City, Making Future For Both Unsure [BlockbustPosted by: admin in Super Gadgets
We were excited for the merger talks between Blockbuster Video and Circuit City, as that union could create a probable entertainment behemoth, and we don’t mean like Paula Abdul. Sadly word is coming down that Blockbuster is pulling its offer for Circuit off the table. Apparently it was ultimately decided that the match wasn’t a good fit for Blockbuster’s shareholders, so the plans have been scrapped. What could have been an awesome two-front retailer now means Blockbuster has to find new ways to catch up with Netflix, and Circuit City has to keep its head above water without any help. Bets on what happens next? [Forbes] Popularity: 8% [?]
Popularity: 8% [?]
Jun
30
2008
Tyrant Alarm Clock Says “Good Morning” by Hijacking Your Phone to Make Random CaPosted by: admin in Super Gadgets
Again, this device is just a concept, but I think that Alice is on to something here. The only thing that it needs to be truly effective is message playback. Something like automated drunk dialing—only more devastating. For example, record: “Hey sexy, it’s me. Listen, I had to call because I had another dream about you last night. I can’t get you out of my mind.” The horrifying thought of that message being delivered to your dad at 6:00 in the morning is enough to get anyone out of bed. [Alice Wang via Josh Spear] Popularity: 8% [?]
Jun
30
2008
Konepan Bread Maker Turns Your Loaves into Bunnies [Kids]Posted by: admin in Super Gadgets
Popularity: 10% [?]
Jun
30
2008
Party-A-Cargo Brings the Bro-Down to Wherever Your Truck Can Park [Drunk DrivingPosted by: admin in Super Gadgets
The case, which hooks up to the back of your SUV, also has a built in CD stereo and Sirius Satellite Radio, a battery charger and a 12-volt power adapter. A locking door ensures that those dickwads at Alpha Gamma Phi won’t try to make a grab for your beer while you’re gone. Party-A-Cargo offers three different versions of its frat-friendly fun box, ranging in price from $2,895 to $3,795. [Born Rich]
Jun
29
2008
Hydroelectric Bucket Will Gladly Help You Miss the Point of Camping [HydroelectrPosted by: admin in Super GadgetsHydroelectric Bucket Will Gladly Help You Miss the Point of Camping [Hydroelectricity]
A altered old car alternator carries out the power generation duties, and the rest of the assembly is made of readily available materials. A small pipe diverts water to a storage tank, from which it is gravity-fed into the bucket. The design also has a minimal environmental and human impact, as it doesn’t require damming and feeds the water back into the same stream just a few feet away. [AIDG via Make]
Popularity: 9% [?]
Jun
29
2008
Topia One-Seat Electric HUVO Prototype Might As Well Be Shaped Like a Coffin [DePosted by: admin in Super Gadgets
Popularity: 9% [?]
Check our Twitter during the day for updates as to whereabouts. Benny will be hitting the rides at Astroland around 3pm or so. Popularity: 9% [?] |
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Nikon Rumors offers this photo and more as official pics of the 
The “Tyrant” concept by designer Alice Wang is the latest in a growing line of alarm clocks designed to torture their owners into facing the day. Instead of 
Going one better than the Jesus model (the original, not Giz’s resident LEGO freak and sexy boy Diaz) is the Konepan, a bread maker from japanese toy manufacturer Megahouse. The kitchen gizmo, aimed at kids and recently-retired Giz writers, can turn your dough into 14 different shapes, most of them crazy, all of them fabulous. Teddy bears, elephants, 
Hey dudebro, looking to take a bro-dtrip but afraid you’ll make the ultimate braux-pas: not bringing enough beer and having a totally whack 
Sam Redfield of the Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group has designed a bucket-based hydroelectric generator that can be made with easily obtainable, affordable parts. The “pico generator” is intended to provide a modest power supply suitable for home lighting and small appliances to remote destinations. They’ve already tested the bucket at La Florida in Guatemala, where it demonstrated the capability to power five retro Motorola handsets from hustle’n flow of a small stream.
With the arrival of Topia’s one-seater prototype, I think it’s finally safe to state the SMART car has something it can take in a fight. Called the HUVO, this diminutive electric automobile forgoes features like “well-being” and “sanity” for “lightweight” (330 lbs.) and “Jesus Christ watch out for that MINI Cooper!” To save weight and development costs, the HUVO is made out of materials that would make any contemporary golf cart proud; mainly plastic, ceramic, more plastic, and a bit of high-tensile steel plate. Although, as the headline implies, if HUVO goes into production Topia should probably just make the thing out of a nice, sturdy wood, and save your immediate family a step at the funeral parlor.
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