I feel like we're living in the golden age of the umbrella, what with them being virtually unchanged for decades before now suddenly becoming the hottest "boring" product to get redesigned behind the alarm clock. While there are plenty of pretty stupid umbrella concepts out there, this one looks to be actually useful.

Shaped like some sort of sweet spaceship, the Senz Stormproof Umbrella is designed to deal with heavy winds and rain that turn normal umbrellas into shredded plastic. You can see how it works in theory in the picture above, but for the full experience you really need to see the hilarious Dutch news report after the jump. Sure, you probably can't understand a word they're saying, but you really don't need to. The Senz is available online now for $65 for a normal-sized version and $52 for a smaller one. — Adam Frucci

Senz Umbrella, via CrunchGear