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A fellow by the name of Joe Carver did what probably should have been done in the first place — he turned the Pip-Boy 3000 clock that came with the Amazon Survival Edition of Fallout 3 into a something closer...
POSTED Monday, April 6, 2009
Now your digs can look exactly like the bridge of the Starship Enterprise from the original series (TOS) with this realistic wall mural, available for pre-order and shipping next month. Trying to be helpful, we even found the best deal...
POSTED Monday, April 6, 2009
Leave it to a company that makes watches to create a wrist cellphone you might actually want to buy. Neutrano will start selling two Nutec-branded WristFones come June: the 97020, which has a black phone with a physical dialpad, and...
POSTED Thursday, April 2, 2009
Garmin just gussied up its Forerunner 305, turning it into the updated, waterproof Garmin 310XT. The new multi-sport GPS watch is now waterproof down to 50 meters, so you can wear this bad boy swimming, or even diving. While still...
POSTED Thursday, April 2, 2009
On one hand — or should that be foot? — these Bamboo Rake sneakers from New Balance are fantastic, because they glow in the dark. Think of the fun you can have with people when they scope you in them....
POSTED Thursday, April 2, 2009
Here's a question for you: who's watching the Watchmen? Well, DVICE is. Last week was Baselworld, the CES of horology (I'm Cancerian, if you must know) where all the top-end watch manufacturers get together and show off their new designs...
POSTED Thursday, April 2, 2009
As per usual, ThinkGeek has a ton of hilarious and fake products listed for April Fool's Day. Right off the bat we fell in love with the USB Pet Rock and the idea of bacon you can squeeze out of...
POSTED Wednesday, April 1, 2009
I was really hoping that this watch actually had a display showing your heartbeat, but alas it turns out that it's just another watch with a cool way to display the time. The display couldn't be simpler, the upper...
POSTED Saturday, March 28, 2009
We've seen watches with just about everything but the kitchen sink on them, but timepieces with video cameras are still a novelty. Made by OTAS, and costing $100, you get 8GB of flash memory and the ability to record 80...
POSTED Friday, March 27, 2009
Shanghai-based computer peripheral maker Evergreen has released a new potential addition to your mobile arsenal called the Fingertip Mini Mini USB Trackball. Despite its diminutive square shape the unit supports all normal mouse functions including click, scroll and cursor mode,...
POSTED Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Someday we'll all gain access to our homes through eye scans and vein analysis, but in the meantime you might want to wave your geek flag via your keychain with the USB Robot Flash Drive. Able to hold up to...
POSTED Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Ordinary folks can engrave a bracelet or ring with a personal message. For a more cryptic approach, The Sound Advice Project will record your voice and transform the waveform into jewelry. I stare at waveforms all day long, and these...
POSTED Friday, March 20, 2009
Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata is testing out some new threads provided by the Japan Women's University in Tokyo. Koji Yanagawa, a director at JAXA, told Discovery News that Koichi can "can wear his trunks (underwear) more than a week," as...
POSTED Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Osaka University inventor Kazuhiro Taniguchi has just unveiled a new way of controlling your earphones called the "Mimi Switch." The unit's infrared sensors detect the movements your face makes when smiling, winking or changing your facial expression and translates those...
POSTED Wednesday, March 18, 2009
From Polish product designer Maja Ganszyniec comes a boon for late workers: "Pillows for working late." The three-piece set includes a tie, sleeve and and collar, so matter how you fall asleep at your desk you're covered. On top of...
POSTED Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Matches meet cubism in this fiery design by Fitzsu, a result of carving 100 matches out of a solid block of wood. Why? For your aesthetic enjoyment, of course. Just break one off when it's time to light that candle,...
POSTED Monday, March 16, 2009
Tokyoflash, the Japanese destination for cool and borderline incomprehensible watches, recently asked designers to come up with renderings of Bluetooth necklaces. Ranging from dog tag-inspired chains to chocolate-shaped squares, the results are pretty interesting. But what is a Bluetooth necklace,...
POSTED Monday, March 16, 2009
For marathon World of Warcraft players, and code crunchers in general, staring at a brightly lit LED screen for days on end can take a toll on one's vision. When you've finally decided to power down for a bit and...
POSTED Tuesday, March 10, 2009
It's been many decades since there was any kind of correlation between the price of a wristwatch and its timekeeping abilities. Today, expensive watches are all about style and making a statement. The problem is an increasing number of...
POSTED Saturday, March 7, 2009
It's finally happened: Someone has created a working shoe phone. You'll never lose your mobile again, but on the downside, answering this undercover phone means taking off your shoes. Surely that'll blow your cover, no? The creator, IT boffin Paul...
POSTED Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Let's say you've finally perfected your iPhone-flute version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" using the Ocarina software, but you're a little tired of shorting out your speaker with saliva. Brando's new Mini Capsule Microphone is exactly what you've been waiting for. Not...
POSTED Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Now the geeks can get rid of that pocket protector, because this one pen takes care of multi-functions. It shines a red laser pointer and ultraviolet light out of one end, pops a stylus and ballpoint pen out the other,...
POSTED Monday, March 2, 2009
Looking for a watch that's stylish, functional, and expensive? Retrowerk's series of steampunk watches deliver the holy trinity of timepieces. They feature compasses, portholes, steel pistons, crown covers, and revolving jump hour discs, making them more fully-featured than most cellphones....
POSTED Monday, March 2, 2009
Let's say you've just watched your fifth gated-community neighbor succumb to foreclosure and you need the perfect chariot of opulence from which to count your rapidly dwindling fortunes, Chanel has just the vehicle for you. Designed by fashion legend Karl...
POSTED Wednesday, February 25, 2009
At last, technology has evolved enough to accommodate our dream costume. Evan Booth built this Gaping Hole sweatshirt in late 2006, using a portable DVD player's LCD in front, connected to the camera in back by shoulder straps. Brilliant! Now...
POSTED Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Bet you didn't know that bras need their own dryers, did you? This BraDryer is pitched as a device that can "dry bras fast, maintain their shape and protect wiring and padding, and not take your own time (as when...
POSTED Friday, February 20, 2009
If you have a baby, the chances are good that it's not pulling its weight around the house. You feed it, you provide a roof over its head and you change its diapers. The least it could do would be...
POSTED Wednesday, February 18, 2009
If you are among the paranoid tech enthusiasts who are love with gadgets, but fearful of the mysterious electronic waves being sent into your skull, the new Adtec Bluetooth wrist speakerphone might be exactly what you've been looking for. Offered...
POSTED Wednesday, February 18, 2009
In a meeting and your phone starts vibrating? Discreetly check this vibrating Bluetooth Bracelet on your wrist, and you'll know who's calling. This one takes that old idea of a vibrating Bluetooth bracelet and goes a crucial step further: It...
POSTED Tuesday, February 17, 2009
This guy took the idea of a Game Boy to a whole new level by transforming himself into one. In the video you can hear him describe a bit of how he did it — with a lot of cardboard...
POSTED Friday, February 13, 2009
If you're fond of the plug-separating PowerSquid power strip, or its pricier big brother, PowerSquid Calamari, you'll really like these anthropomorphic alternatives from Urban Outfitters. Electric Man separates the sockets for easy plug-in of even the bulkiest wall wart, and...
POSTED Friday, February 13, 2009
Ah, E Ink. You're so glamorous, seductive and successful on the shiny new Kindle 2, so spiffy adorning the Sony Reader. You're so full of promise, oh star of press releases and prototypes. But your failures are so spectacular, and...
POSTED Thursday, February 12, 2009
Most geeky lifestyles don't involve going to a lot of formal events, but there always going to be the occasional wedding or other fancy occasion when we need to put away the hip mounted cell phone and get dressed...
POSTED Saturday, February 7, 2009
Designing duo James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau have a radical concept for you ponder. I'll just let them have the floor:The Isophone is essentially a telecommunications device providing a service that can be described simply as a meeting of the...
POSTED Friday, February 6, 2009
What does Star Trek smell like? You'll find out this spring when three new fragrances waft across the marketing-soaked world. Take your pick of "Tiberius," "Pon Farr" or "Red Shirt," and boldly go into strange new worlds of olfactory peculiarity....
POSTED Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Normally, robots don't have to put up with all of our human flaws, what with their perfect metal bodies and all. Not so for SAM (or Sweating Agile Mannequin), which has been covered with 125 "sweat" nozzles by its Swiss...
POSTED Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Regular bike helmets protect your head when you fall, but do they intimidate and terrify everyone around you? No, they don't. That's not so with the Gladiator Helmet, which looks like it does a questionable job of protecting your melon...
POSTED Monday, January 26, 2009
Look, you didn't grow up to become a cop or a detective. And for that, I am sorry. But really, having a holster that holds your cellphone and your keys will make you look like a dork, not like a...
POSTED Friday, January 23, 2009
Part of the fun of watching the new Battlestar Galactica is seeing how the show tweaks contemporary things just a bit to give them an alternate universe/sci-fi edge (i.e. beveled paper edges, etc.). Similarly, the new Sigma APO hexagonal Bluetooth...
POSTED Friday, January 23, 2009
During our never-ending rounds of Texas Hold 'Em on the iPhone 3G, we're always covering up that single puny speaker, rendering those crispy jackpot sound effects and jazzy music muted and useless. Sure, we could just pop in a...
POSTED Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Casio's G-Shock wristwatches are famous for their durability. If you search "G-Shock" and "test" on YouTube, you'll find tons of videos with people testing just how badass their G-Shock watches are, including exposing them to extreme pressure and electricity....
POSTED Tuesday, January 20, 2009
With Obama taking office today, the craze for presidential swag is shooting through the roof. A shirt, a button, or bumper sticker — that's the kind of stuff you expect, right? Well, how about a Barack Obama themed belt buckle,...
POSTED Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Fine, expensive watches can be divisive objects, as proven by one of our previous posts which ignited a firestorm of comments for some reason. But this Quantum Concord C Lab QuantumGravity watch goes beyond mere class war, claiming to...
POSTED Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Some of the craziest watches come out of Japan ranking high on odd design but low on function. Such is the case with the new EIN Cyber Heartbeat LED, but at least the artificial heart monitor display can be used...
POSTED Friday, January 16, 2009
So when's it time? If you own a watch with a built-in lighter, probably every time you look down. The LCO Watch-lighter is a relic from the '80s that's a good indication of where the tech world's priorities were when...
POSTED Thursday, January 15, 2009
To combat the continued thinning out of elderly Japanese countryside farmers the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology has unveiled a new robotic power suit. Although it appears a bit ungainly, the suit weighs in at a mere 55 pounds...
POSTED Wednesday, January 14, 2009
There are tons of spy cameras out there, though it's hard to find one built into something that won't give away your clandestine shooting. This Secret Agent Camcorder Watch is a good attempt to put a recording device into...
POSTED Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Having a cellphone necessarily brings with it the tough decision of where to carry the damn thing. That typically means bulging up a pocket, though at least women can often opt for tossing it in a handbag (but even...
POSTED Monday, January 12, 2009
I'm normally pretty skeptical of "gaming gadgetry" as usually it's just repackaged, cheaper tech sold to a niche market. Calgary-based Psyko Audio Labs, however, has a bona-fide draw: the speakers aren't in the earphones, but along the headband. That's because...
POSTED Sunday, January 11, 2009
Vuzix is planning a second generation of its head-mounted displays that look like "something people would actually want to wear," according to a representative of the company. Stylin' or not, the Wrap 920AV improves upon the iWear VR920 by...
POSTED Friday, January 9, 2009
We all know that going green is good for Mother Earth, but the truth is that green tech will only truly take off when it gets as easy and cool as your iPhone. The UK company Solar Technology takes us...
POSTED Tuesday, January 6, 2009
James Bond always has the coolest toys, and I can just picture a scenario where he defuses some deadly situation by downloading secret codes from the hidden flash drive in this watch. The 4 GB USB memory card slips...
POSTED Sunday, January 4, 2009
Hi, I'm Kevin Hall and I'm bad at math. (Boy, does it feel great to finally get that off my chest.) That's why this nifty little solar-powered Credit Card Calculator actually has quite a bit of appeal for me...
POSTED Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Japan's anthropomorphizing of gadgetry continues with a new set of characters designed to promote a series of digital watches. These still-nameless Casio G-Shock characters popped up a few months ago in Japan promoting the model's 25th anniversary at retail point-of-purchase...
POSTED Wednesday, December 31, 2008
If you don't have the premium gadget cash to shell out for one of those pricey tablet PCs, the Airpen Mini might be the product for you. The tiny clip-on device uses an infrared beam to detect and convert your...
POSTED Tuesday, December 30, 2008
How much of an Apple fanboy are you? Now you can advertise for the Cupertino Fruit Company in glowing electroluminescent folderol, its built-in spectrum analyzer animating those lights like a colorful fountain in response to music or ambient sounds....
POSTED Monday, December 29, 2008
Unless you happen to be an impressive 500 times the size of your average human being, you'll probably use these oversized earbuds as regular speakers. Vaguely called the 500XL Desktop Speakers, there's nothing much here besides a gimmicky design...
POSTED Friday, December 26, 2008
We revere Santa Claus as our mysterious giver of gifts, but the rest of the world may reserve that spot for Josh Silver. Professor Joshua Silver, to be specific — a retired physics teacher at Oxford University who has...
POSTED Wednesday, December 24, 2008
As nerd culture has ascended to the mainstream dozens of manufacturers have rushed out t-shirts and gadgets designed to make the non-geek look decidedly techy. But while proving geek cred via subtle accessories has become tougher, you can still one-up...
POSTED Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Life is full of dull moments. You know, train rides, waiting rooms, visits with your girlfriend's parents. You crave some form of stimulation, but with none your eyes just glaze over and you zone out. What a waste of your...
POSTED Friday, December 19, 2008
Looking for a watch that's about a million times more distinctive than your crappy Casio? Check out the Cabestan Winch Tourbillion Vertical Watch, a timepiece so stunning that you'll forget that it actually tells the time. It has 1,352 components...
POSTED Friday, December 19, 2008
Although Japan had its Great Recession in the 90s devices like the blingtastic, shiny new USB U-22 Jewelry drives from Magnetic Laboratories prove that the country refuses to acknowledge the current economic tumult. The good news is that the "bling"...
POSTED Friday, December 19, 2008
The idea of being able to carry around a portable, renewable energy source is an attractive one — especially if you're lugging around a laptop, iPod and a cell phone. You've already seen solar-panel-laden backpacks — and I've spotted...
POSTED Thursday, December 18, 2008
I took a stab at explaining why Bluetooth headphones haven't taken off a couple of months ago. One of the big things that people have a problem is the setup process. It's typically not hard, but it's an extra...
POSTED Wednesday, December 17, 2008
The Tima Watch, by French designer Julien Bergignat, is just another example of why more things should be made utilizing e-paper. It's a simple, sleek watch that tells you what you need to know about the date and time...
POSTED Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Following up on their James Bond-style spy camera watch, Thanko has introduced the even cooler MP4 Watch, just in the time for the holidays. The watch offers a full color screen that tells the time and date but also doubles...
POSTED Tuesday, December 16, 2008
You know, it's never too early to get your kid hooked up to Web 2.0 social networking services. That's why I like the Kickbee, an apparatus that allows the kicks of in utero babies to be turned into Twitter posts....
POSTED Friday, December 12, 2008
Have you ever needed to swing across a gaping chasm but were woefully unequipped with the proper tools for the job? I know, it's the worst! Well, if you were wearing a Survival Bracelet, you'd be all set for any...
POSTED Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Cameras have gotten small enough to stick in just about anything at this point, as demonstrated by Thanko's new video camera wristwatch. The classy-looking analog watch has a hidden camera embedded on its face, allowing you to surreptitiously take video...
POSTED Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Clamp Fitbit onto yourself (okay, onto your clothes if you insist), and it'll keep tabs on your fitness, even when you're asleep. Its motion sensor records how many steps you've taken and miles you've walked/run, calories burned, and even...
POSTED Friday, December 5, 2008
SnorePro? Are there actually people who are professional snorers? If there are, this wrist-mounted snore detector-punisher is a must-have in the pro snoring toolkit. Not only does the SnorePro SP600 know when you're buzzing away — it sends a...
POSTED Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Carrying a boom box around on your shoulder hasn't been a cool thing to do for about 20 years, but I think it's about time for that practice to become cool again. I mean, I still wouldn't want to lug...
POSTED Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Now you can wire yourself up in a personal area network (PAN) that's hidden inside a comfy cotton T-shirt. Sure, ScottEVest makes plenty of coats, hoodies, polo shirts, vests and jackets with tons of pockets that let you carry...
POSTED Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Talk about a party hat! You'll never have to go looking for a bottle opener again (well, unless you're the sort who looks for house keys for an hour only to find that they're in your pocket). The Guinness...
POSTED Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Two tiny trains orbit a clock perched atop a mountain in this timepiece that teeters on the edge of hokeyness. But not quite. It's borderline cool. Made by Mr. Christmas, the mini-trains do their revolving thing around that clock...
POSTED Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Gone is the dark and sultry seduction of the catwalk, and in its place are bright pastels, clouds, and clothes fashioned after LEGO playsets. Fashion designer Jean Charles de Castelbajac tossed hats made from LEGO bricks onto models who...
POSTED Friday, November 21, 2008
Apparently, there's a whole field of alternative medicine called magnotherapy, which claims that exposing the body to permanent magnets will help you heal. While you take a moment to recover from falling off your chair while cracking up, allow...
POSTED Friday, November 21, 2008
Here's an unusual accessory for the guy who has everything: an alligator belt with a mechanical buckle. Look closely at that buckle and you notice just a few of its 108 movable parts, a precision-built group of levers, plates...
POSTED Thursday, November 20, 2008
Because watching cool models perform robot dances in giant Japanese vending machines while giving away free underwear never gets old, we revisit the Uniqlo promotion we told you about last week. This time we have actual images of the fashion...
POSTED Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Most of us have a pretty boring daily routine, so designer Andy Kurovets decided to make fun of that fact with a watch that leads us through the six stages of an average person's day. Starting with Wake Up!,...
POSTED Saturday, November 15, 2008
This XPod active speaker is so small, you could carry it around in your pocket and hardly know it's there. Just a third of an inch thick, the three-inch wide enclosure contains a couple of speakers and a minuscule...
POSTED Friday, November 14, 2008
Those who don't have the patience to wait for Softbank's iPhone battery/TV tuner can pick the far more practical Pocket Power phone charger from Panasonic. The device features two Evolta rechargeable batteries that only take a few hours to retain...
POSTED Thursday, November 13, 2008
Japanese fashion company Uniqlo has decided to go big with its new Heat Tech campaign. The company is holding a global contest in which consumers are asked to upload videos showing how Uniqlo's Heat Tech warms them up. The grand...
POSTED Tuesday, November 11, 2008
LA-based artisan Giancarlo De Astis turns all kinds of aircraft parts from retired planes into industrial, retro-chic furniture. He gets the aeronautical leftovers from junkyards and plane graveyards in Arizona, and fashions tables, chairs, lamps and other furnishings out...
POSTED Monday, November 10, 2008
You've got to love the sheer simplicity of this LED watch, designed by Hiranao Tsuboi. It looks like a watch band all the way around with no face to speak of, but in fact the watch is built right into...
POSTED Monday, November 10, 2008
When you're out on the slopes, you don't want to have to root around in your jacket to find your phone to take a call. Your hand will freeze outside of its glove and it's just plain inconvenient. That's why...
POSTED Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Sudoku is a popular numbers-based puzzle game for people with time to kill. Think of it like crosswords for the numbers-leaning set. It's gotten super-popular in the last few years, which has led to a number of gimmicky Sudoku-themed items...
POSTED Monday, November 3, 2008
Capping off our day of Halloween costume roundups is everyone's favorite droid, R2-D2. Artoo joins the iPhone, the folks at BioWare, and fellow robots on this haunted day at DVICE. Click through for 10 Halloween outings featuring the beeping...
POSTED Friday, October 31, 2008
Hot diggity. It looks like every costume at BioWare's office this year was a hit. The crew nailed the scout, demo man, spy, pyro and engineer from Team Fortress 2's pantheon, a game by fellow developer Valve. The good...
POSTED Friday, October 31, 2008
Cold weather walkers and runners, rejoice! Behind-the-head ear muff headphones have been improved, made more colorful, and modernized in the form of Stereo Toasters, keeping those ears warm while blasting your tunes from your music player. We're into coldy-walks,...
POSTED Friday, October 31, 2008
With all the serious news that's surrounded the iPhone over the past year, it's good to remind ourselves that it's actually a damn fun gadget. Halloween represents an opportunity to celebrate the iPhone in a unique way: in costume...
POSTED Friday, October 31, 2008
How can a T-shirt link to a website? Simple: you put a logo on the shirt that a cellphone camera can recognize. Then, when someone snaps a picture of the logo, the phone automatically calls up the site that...
POSTED Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Looking for a watch that's a bit more unique than your old digital Casio? Well, the Harvest Moonphase certainly fits the bill: it's unlike any watch we've ever seen. It's got a really fancy design, with a webbed face hiding...
POSTED Monday, October 27, 2008
The Lancer (modeled above by Epic Games' Gears of War 2 design lead Cliff "Don't Call Me Cliffy B" Bleszinski) is a Cog soldier's most trusted weapon when fighting off swarms of the brutal Locust troopers. Now it can...
POSTED Friday, October 24, 2008
The Oracle Watch is a very fancy, expensive-looking digital watch with a gimmick: it mixes telling time with the Chinese philosophy of I Ching. I'm not quite sure how it does this, but it involves inserting a hexagram generator into...
POSTED Thursday, October 23, 2008
You change your clothes every day to suit your mood, so why not your glasses? Sure, glasses are pretty expensive, so you're not going to own a bunch of different pairs, but that's not what I'm advocating. Why not have...
POSTED Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Okay folks, this is about as extravagant as it gets. Behold 1010, a limited edition 18k gold pen from Swiss baublemaker Caran d'Ache that's built to "celebrate the special genius of watchmakers." Called 1010 because of the balanced look...
POSTED Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Just in time for Halloween, Japan's Solid Alliance has unveiled the USB Key Skull Ring. Available in black, silver, pink, gold, purple and blue, the tiny storage device is perfect for the geek who also fancies himself as a dark...
POSTED Tuesday, October 21, 2008
If you forked over $50,000 for a fancy Swiss watch, it would be pretty annoying to see your neighbor Vinny flashing around a knock off version that he bought at the flea market for $50. Here in New York...
POSTED Saturday, October 18, 2008
It wouldn't be a convention without people in costumes, most of which are some variation of cleavage and bare midriffs. Here's a video of some of the contestants for the BlizzCon 2008 Costume Contest, and below is the winner,...
POSTED Wednesday, October 15, 2008
The military wants to develop better headgear that will help us better understand head wounds and traumatic brain injury (or TBI), a condition that's effecting more and more of America's troops deployed overseas. It should come as no surprise that...
POSTED Tuesday, October 14, 2008
This might look like a regular old fleece sweater, but it's got a bit more technology on board than your average warmth-providing garment. It actually has two LED screens, one on each sleeve, and built in thermometers to tell the...
POSTED Friday, October 10, 2008
Now you can pop your collar and survive all the bullets you're likely to take for being so ridiculous fashionable. Straight out of London's famous Harrod's department store is Colombian Miguel Caballero's polo shirt made from bulletproof fabric, and its...
POSTED Thursday, October 9, 2008
Attention zillionaires who still have huge wads of cash left: Rolex is having its 100th birthday, and to celebrate, the storied Swiss watch company rolls out an update to its flagship timepiece, calling this exquisite bauble the Rolex Oyster...
POSTED Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Sometimes, it seems like high fashion is all about putting something silly on your head — take designer Giles Deacon's Spring/Summer 2009 collection, for instance. He's got his models wearing Pacman-inspired headgear. There's the iconic yellow Mr. Pacman helmet,...
POSTED Friday, October 3, 2008
You know that excitement that wells up inside of you when you get an unopened parcel? Well, Bandai wonders: What's the best part? Opening it, or getting what's inside? If you get a little tingle out of ripping the...
POSTED Friday, October 3, 2008
Even though summer's over, you still need to beware of those UV rays when you head out on that Caribbean cruise this fall. That's where this pricy ($99) Solestrom SmartSwim UV Intensity Bikini might just save your life (or...
POSTED Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Here's a question for you: is it a bigger problem to wake up from a deep sleep in the middle of the night or to sweat a lot during a deep sleep? If you chose the latter, this strange sweat...
POSTED Tuesday, September 30, 2008
As the country with one of the fastest rising elderly populations on the planet (a whopping 22 percent of the population is over 65) Japan's innovators have begun planning for life in a mostly grey society. The latest invention geared...
POSTED Friday, September 26, 2008
The man to the right may look like he's just leisurely waiting around (with an umbrella attached to his back), but he's actually taking advantage of artist Jamie O'Shea's Vertical Bed to have himself a power nap in the middle...
POSTED Thursday, September 25, 2008
Having a few Smart Coasters to jazz up your tabletop is sure to get the conversation going when you have folks over. That's because the coaster can sense whether the drink on top of it is hot or cold,...
POSTED Thursday, September 25, 2008
Readers of DVICE are no stranger to Wakamaru, the robotic receptionist made by Mitsubishi and installed at Uniqlo's Manhattan location. The 'bot acts as a greeter, replying in English on all kinds of topics from the weather to what...
POSTED Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Harmonix web director Jeff Chausse posted some of the community features in store for RockBand.com. The web site will be getting a complete overhaul. Among the new features is an online photo creator that lets you do photo shoots...
POSTED Wednesday, September 24, 2008
For metropolitan train otaku and those not currently in Japan and just a bit nostalgic for the sights and sounds of the world's most crowded train system, the Yamanote Line Watch is the perfect accessory. Created by Japan's odd watch...
POSTED Tuesday, September 23, 2008
I'm no expert, but as I understand it most jewelry such as necklaces are designed to be pretty, sparkling things, usually made from fancy, expensive materials like gold and diamonds. That's why they're so expensive. But I guess that's not...
POSTED Monday, September 22, 2008
Some industrial designers create products that people must adapt to, but we think they have it all wrong. These two entries in the 100% Design show in London, billed as the UK's leading contemporary interiors event, are onto something....
POSTED Friday, September 19, 2008
You might wonder why we don't see more fashion-meets-tech devices considering the advances we've made in recent years. The new Sound Lives Magnetic Earphones from Thanko might provide some explanation. Offered in a variety of styles including soccer ball, skull...
POSTED Friday, September 19, 2008
We can't say we've ever wanted to carry digital pics on a keychain, but no one ever said a gadget had to have a demand before it was made. This Pocket Album keychain from Digital Foci has a 1.5-inch...
POSTED Thursday, September 18, 2008
Do you know someone who is constantly worrying about what other people are doing? Someone whose main purpose in life seems to be trying to be as normal and mainstream as possible? The Average Day Watch was made for...
POSTED Wednesday, September 17, 2008
The "Growing Jewelry" collection by Icelandic designer Hafsteinn Júlíusson features beds of real Icelandic moss fixed to rings. There's also a pair of knuckle dusters in case you want to add some lettuce to your knuckle sandwich. Be forewarned,...
POSTED Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Living on the frozen tundra isn't easy in the wintertime, especially when you're a gadget freak. Like the chipmunks and squirrels scurrying around on these late summer days, we're already preparing for winter with these special Dots Gloves, making...
POSTED Monday, September 15, 2008
So you want to use your phone without using your hands. No problem! There are all sorts of Bluetooth headsets available to allow you to do just that. Oh, you want to use your actual phone with no hands? Uh,...
POSTED Monday, September 15, 2008
Since we have plenty of solid, watch-wearing Republicans trolling DVICE, we figured we'd make them scratch their heads, nonplussed by this phantasmagoric Crystal Clear watch created by obviously left-wing designer Philippe Starck. Since everyone's for change, this watch should...
POSTED Friday, September 12, 2008
Anime otaku alert: the coolest Evangelion gadget ever has just been released in the form of Kaga Create's USB storage device. Modeled after the Evangelion movie Entry Plugs, the USB unit holds up to 2 gigabytes of data and is...
POSTED Friday, September 12, 2008
If you don’t have the cash to pony up for one of those sexy new 50-inch flat screen LCD televisions, Thanko now offers a significantly cheaper alternative with the new Video Glass Media Player. The glasses are designed to give...
POSTED Thursday, September 11, 2008
A concept like the Touch-Hear is something we're probably a while off from realizing, but it represents a very attractive technology: putting a world of knowledge at your fingertips. The advent of the Internet, especially in its current form,...
POSTED Monday, September 8, 2008
Here's a watch to go along with your $2.2 million Bugatti Veyron Faubourg Par Hermes car: the $233,900 Parmigiani Bugatti Faubourg watch. The odd angle of its dial makes it so you can keep your eyes on the road...
POSTED Friday, September 5, 2008
Find someone isn't agreeing with you? Or saying yes when they should say no? Grab a Yes No Wrench and adjust the offending head accordingly. Gently, now — DVICE doesn't take any responsibility for twisted necks. The Yes No...
POSTED Thursday, September 4, 2008
What you're cringing looking at is a piece of jewelry for your eyeball. Aptly titled "The Eye Jewellery Project," artist Eric Klarenbeek threaded some medical wire through some crystals and attached it to a contact lens. I don't know...
POSTED Thursday, September 4, 2008
Who says wallets have to be made of dead animals? The $70 Dosh Wallet brings the transport of money and condoms into the 21st century with its weird semi-flexible plastic that holds all your most valuable stuff in a...
POSTED Tuesday, September 2, 2008
The Experience Recorder is a high tech glove that will actively and passively archive everything about your day. On its automatic setting, it'll record sounds around you, touch sensations and even take pictures of things that may interest you...
POSTED Friday, August 29, 2008
A watch, made out of skateboards? You’re looking at it: this special edition of the Nixon Rotolog RePly has a band crafted of slivers of old skateboards, just looney enough to earn its maker’s Nixonian name. We’d be obstructing...
POSTED Friday, August 29, 2008
When you buy a Falter 2D Pen, don't expect to start writing with it immediately. That flat sheet of iron you see pictured above is what you'll start with. The pen under it is the goal. You'll have to...
POSTED Tuesday, August 26, 2008
If you're racing down the street on a bike equipped with a speedometer, you're well aware of how fast you're going. But who cares about that? What about the people you're passing? Don't you want to rub in their faces...
POSTED Friday, August 22, 2008
Designer John Paul Rishea has a gallery of wild and outlandish clothing, if you've got the balls to wear them. He's created futuristic-looking collars, sets of wings and robotic gauntlets that would make robo-rockers Daft Punk drool, all sold...
POSTED Thursday, August 21, 2008
Now that you've grown up and no longer live with your parents, the chances are good that you no longer have someone around telling you to stand up straight and not slouch. That might seem like a good thing at...
POSTED Monday, August 18, 2008
Researchers at Australia’s Monash University have come up with a nanoparticle coating that could make self-cleaning clothes a reality. The particles, made of anatase titanium dioxide, will coat fibers in wool and silk. Once the fabric is coated, you need...
POSTED Monday, August 18, 2008
Over the years we've seen plenty of solar powered accessories that can give your various gadgets a much needed energy boost. The problem is that most of them make you look like a starving student or hippie. Now a...
POSTED Sunday, August 17, 2008
Japanese clothier Aoki is apparently fed up with the fragrance of sweaty salarymen, and attacks the problem with tech. The company is touting Farago Aircool, a line of suits, shirts and socks that quashes that odiferous cloud with an...
POSTED Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Just when you thought you had grown the perfect goatee, along comes the GoateeSaver. Chomp on this bit and then you can shave around it for perfect results every time. Those three rollers up front let you adjust its...
POSTED Thursday, August 7, 2008
In times of economic distress, oftentimes the super-rich seem to fare even better than usual, and now must be no exception because here’s the just-released $550,000 Hysek Colosso watch for them to snap up without thinking twice. It looks...
POSTED Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Being a superhero is a tiring job, and it's no fault of Bruce Wayne's that he sometimes gets his booze-chugging, billionaire socialite persona crossed with Batman's as brooding, moral-bound vigilante. It's hard to hide, though, as the famous utility...
POSTED Monday, August 4, 2008
Because sometimes even fanny packs and pocket protectors aren't enough to announce your nerd-status to the world, we bring you the Solar Mini Clip Fan. The problem with this girlfriend repellent device is that it's actually incredibly practical and useful...
POSTED Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Sometimes, you just need a breath of fresh air. You'll always have one with you if you're wearing the O2 bag. It's essentially a backpack containing a battery-powered oxygen generator, making sure you've always got fresh oxygen in tow. It's...
POSTED Thursday, July 24, 2008
Called "Sharewear" by creator Di Mainstone, this pair of dresses light the area around them in different ways depending on how they're linked up. Both costumes feature a floating, halo-on-a-stick-style lamp above the wearer's head, as well as a...
POSTED Thursday, July 24, 2008
Nothing calms the anxious mind like curling up with someone, or at least something that simulates a fellow human, and the Beating Heart Stress Relief Pillow will do just that. It's a heart-shaped pillow that not only generates a...
POSTED Wednesday, July 23, 2008
What's with the fancy watches today? I mean, I agree that the trust old watch might be a little past its prime, but I'm not sure that reimagining it with a bunch of gimmicks is really what's needed. But hey,...
POSTED Thursday, July 17, 2008
Besides being in tip-top shape and having a detective's intuition that rivals Sherlock Holmes, billionaire Bruce Wayne has an arsenal of high-tech toys and vehicles that would make even James Bond's Q drool. It's part of the Caped Crusader's...
POSTED Thursday, July 17, 2008
Watches may be going out of style a bit due to the fact that most people carry around cellphones that can tell time just as well, but that doesn't mean Timex is going to stop trying to come up with...
POSTED Thursday, July 17, 2008
Nat-2 is a fashion label from Germany, and the group is doing some funky things with footwear. The 2in1 Sneaker can be worn as a sandal or a sneaker, depending on how you zip it up. By adding more...
POSTED Friday, July 11, 2008
With a big movie like Hellboy II: The Golden Army hitting theaters today, you're bound to get hit by toys and games and other related merchandise promoting the film — most of it a bunch of crap. Sideshow Collectibles...
POSTED Friday, July 11, 2008
The welder is probably my favorite member of a construction team. Not only do they get sweet helmets and send a lot of sparks flying, but I've often marveled at welders I've seen hanging upside-down like ninjas as they...
POSTED Thursday, July 10, 2008
If you're looking to really creep out, well, anyone that you happen to run into, you could do a lot worse than by wearing this steampunk gas mask that seems to borrow more than a little bit from bondage and...
POSTED Tuesday, July 8, 2008
While I'm all for clever clothing that stands out from the crowd, sometimes some things might be a little too clever for their own good. Take this Venetian blind t-shirt, for example. It has a real string coming out of...
POSTED Monday, July 7, 2008
We can sometimes be pretty hard on ill-conceived mergers between fashion and technology. That's why we're so happy this LED dress bucks the trend, standing out as a wearable success in a closet full of tech-fashion disasters. The soft...
POSTED Monday, July 7, 2008
Few things are worse than suddenly getting caught out in the rain without an umbrella. You get soaked and there's just not much you can do about it. If you have on of these Eco Brollys on hand, however, you...
POSTED Wednesday, July 2, 2008
You might have perfect 20/20 vision but do you see the world in high definition? You don't, apparently, unless you have these HD Vision glasses, which promise to deliver "clarity you have never experienced." Just look, Shooter McGavin is shilling...
POSTED Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Kyle Cherry's "Superior" timepiece adds a touch of Wonder Woman style to the wristwatch. Made from solid tungsten carbide, the band is extremely durable, but it makes one wonder how you get the sucker on your wrist. Cherry actually...
POSTED Friday, June 27, 2008
The Sensear SP1 Electronic Ear Plugs work a lot like your ordinary noise-canceling headphones, merged with a hearing aid. The 'phones are designed for professionals who work in dangerous environments — on a carrier's flight deck or at a...
POSTED Wednesday, June 25, 2008
This may come as a shock, but apparently breasts tend to bounce around while the person they're attached to is exercising. All juvenile kidding aside, could it be possible to harness this movement to store energy, turning those bouncing bosoms...
POSTED Tuesday, June 24, 2008
What if there was a camera out there that was always with you, and cataloged your life experiences in picture form based on how you were feeling at the time? That's what the Camoria does, an over-the-ear digital camera...
POSTED Monday, June 23, 2008
If you ever need proof that the rich just keep getting richer, the Chapter One watch from a new company called Maîtres du Temps should do the trick. Created as a collaboration between three of today's leading watch designers,...
POSTED Thursday, June 19, 2008
Like most connected people, I usually leave the house with far too many devices jammed into various pockets. Between the iPod, cell phone, crackberry, wallet, and keys, those pockets can start to get pretty jammed. While a special device...
POSTED Thursday, June 19, 2008
Combining the two essential accessories of beach time — sandals and beer — these special flip-flops have a bottle opener built right into the sole. With the Reef Fanning sandal, you can be the champion of the beach party...
POSTED Tuesday, June 17, 2008
When technology and fashion merge, the results are often eye-catching, occasionally provoking and sometimes totally mental. Such high-tech fashion is a regular occurrence at Eyebeam Art & Technology Center in New York City, which recently invited designers to create some upgraded wearables we've never seen before.
POSTED Thursday, June 12, 2008
Okay, okay, maybe your father isn't lazy. Maybe you're pretty mad at me right now. But, hey, he's a hard worker, right? And a hard worker shouldn't have to work hard to stir a cup of coffee, or cocoa, or...
POSTED Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Paying for your WiFi when you're out and about sucks. I mean, why should you pay for it when you can get it for free when you know where to look? The problem is, you don't want to have to...
POSTED Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Our interest was piqued last fall when we first saw the “world’s smallest” Klipsch Image X10 headphones at a trade show in Denver, but we were decidedly less enthusiastic when we saw their $350 price. Now Klipsch announces the...
POSTED Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Forget wearing a watch as jewelry. Since you’ll probably be using your cell phone as your primary timepiece, just wear a puzzle like this on your wrist and make those who ask you for the time figure it out....
POSTED Monday, June 2, 2008
We carry around so much crap with us these days, having stuffed pockets is a common problem. What's one to do when they need to carry around an MP3 player, a phone, their keys, their chapstick, their wallets, and any...
POSTED Thursday, May 29, 2008
The stainless steel Astrodea Celestial Watch is the perfect gift for anyone with an interest in astronomy or for the captain of a starship. Designed by Hideo Uehara for watchmakers (among other things) Citizen Japan, the Celestial Watch's blue...
POSTED Thursday, May 29, 2008
Those iPod wires never seem to be the right length, getting in the way and cramping your style. Until we can do away with wires altogether, this Wire Button is a design concept that would be a welcome mediator...
POSTED Monday, May 26, 2008
How would you tell time if you were blind? I mean, aside from implanting cybernetic eyes so you could look at a clock. Right, exactly — you'd get yourself a Braille watch. Conceived by David Chavez, the Haptica Braille...
POSTED Friday, May 23, 2008
For its 75th anniversary, sporting goods purveyor Lacoste decided to peek another 75 years into the future, imagining what the face of tennis would look like in 2083. And, what'd'ya know? It's covered by a sweet visor. The envisioned...
POSTED Wednesday, May 21, 2008
The headcrab. Even its very name may make your lip curl in disgust. Yet one look at this little guy, transformed into a hat and sold by Valve, the studio behind Half Life 2 and the alien headcrab, will...
POSTED Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Let’s take a quick look around the world of crazy watches, with one a real product and two design concepts that might turn a head or two in a few years. First, above we have the Orbit Watch, a...
POSTED Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Someone at famed design firm Frog Design must have been having a bad day when this Digital Escape design was conceived. Don’t like your world? Strap on this “lifestyle product of the future” and transport yourself to a different...
POSTED Monday, May 19, 2008
Sex sells, right? Well maybe it'll sell some razors, too. And not just any razors: Rolling Razors. If you're bald and shave your head often, you may be familiar with the design — it's similar to what a lot...
POSTED Friday, May 16, 2008
Ever considered broadcasting your life live on the internet? Yeah, me either. But if you did, you'd need a pretty fancy setup to have a camera rolling and transmitting at all times. Well, that's just what the Porta2030 is. The...
POSTED Friday, May 16, 2008
The Grilling Tool Light sells itself as an aid for late night grilling. It's a light, powered by three LEDs, mounted on a powerful magnet that you can easily snap to your metal tools, so you can take those...
POSTED Thursday, May 15, 2008
We see our share of crazy ideas 'round these parts. How about a toilet made of meat? Or a lamp fashioned from a duck? This helmet may not be made from poultry, but what it does is still rather...
POSTED Thursday, May 15, 2008
As goofy concepts from Japan go, this solar-powered bra is a pretty good contender for most ridiculous we've seen. Since it means well, though — promoting eco-friendly initiatives — we won't point out how weird it is, as it'll...
POSTED Wednesday, May 14, 2008
As we well know, Tokyoflash watches are known for their high style and higher complexity. Each model has a unique way of displaying the time, usually only decipherable to its owner. The S-Mode Oberon SS is the company's latest,...
POSTED Tuesday, May 13, 2008
While this almost-clever handbag resembling a pair of riveted blue jeans might look ordinary, inside it’s stuffed with helpful tech. Much better than some of the silly, pseudo-tech handbags we've seen lately, its interior is lit up by LEDs...
POSTED Friday, May 9, 2008
We already showed you how to stay fashionable in urban combat situations. Along the same lines, Peter Gronquist has jazzed up retired rifles, chainsaws, machine guns and artillery shells and slapped big names on them: Louis Vuitton, Coach, Gucci...
POSTED Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Today we got to take an advanced look at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's new exhibit: "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy." The show has three types of costumes on display. First, there are original superhero costumes that were worn by...
POSTED Monday, May 5, 2008
Apparently, being cool helps your physical performance. As someone who spends altogether too much time sitting in a chair staring at a computer screen, I don't have what you would call an active lifestyle. But for you superstar athletes out...
POSTED Monday, May 5, 2008
Carrying pictures of your family around in your wallet is so 20th century, and while you could always load some pics into your cellphone or PDA, they still won't be as handy as on the face of your watch....
POSTED Friday, May 2, 2008
If you prefer eating with chopsticks to eating with western utensils, you probably have to just suck it up and use a fork and knife at most restaurants in America. But hey, if you really want to eat with chopsticks...
POSTED Thursday, May 1, 2008
What better way to decorate your arty abode during wartime than hanging up this Cuckoo Bunker Wall Clock by Joseph Barakat for Diamantini Domeniconi? That little bird out front is one brave soldier, wearing only the flimsiest of helmets...
POSTED Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Driving a car in a toasty place like Texas during the summer would be no fun if your air conditioning were on the fritz, that is unless you had a Cool Shirt. The catch is that at around $300,...
POSTED Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Over the past few weeks, we've been testing out a pair of Camileon Heels — high-heeled shoes that easily transform from wobbly 3.25-inch stilettos to practical pumps with 1.5-inch heels. We've seen high-tech shoes before, but rarely have they...
POSTED Tuesday, April 29, 2008
If you’re looking to navigate the great outdoors, there’s nothing better to have on your wrist than a GPS watch. But what if you don’t have a spare $300 in your wallet? The Tracker Digital Compass Watch from Oregon...
POSTED Monday, April 28, 2008
Looking stylish would probably be the least of your worries during a terrorist attack, but then again you're not Paris Hilton. Trendsetters like her might eschew duct tape and Cipro for the Urban Security Suit. Designed by Tim Smit,...
POSTED Monday, April 28, 2008
Lunar Design wants to turn you into a walking billboard. The Blu Jacket is a design concept that uses flexible organic e-paper to show passersby your mood, subway maps as you see here, or can even play video advertisements...
POSTED Friday, April 25, 2008
They say opposites attract, but that certainly not the case in any marriage where both parties are willing to wear wedding bands made using male and female 8P8C Ethernet connectors. Fashioned from sterling silver by designer Jana Brevick, I...
POSTED Sunday, April 20, 2008
I hate to drop a word like electroencephalogram on you on a Friday, but you're looking at one. Designed by researchers at the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre in Belgium, the headset provides biofeedback by measuring the electric impulses your brain...
POSTED Friday, April 18, 2008
Remember the glory days of the scientific calculator wristwatch? Dave Jones does: "Back in 1987 or so I got a Casio CFX-400 scientific calculator watch, and I wore that watch to death for 10 years until the band support...
POSTED Friday, April 18, 2008
As anyone who sits at a desk all day knows, keeping good posture can be a challenge. Short of getting your mom to stand by your desk and yell at you to "Sit up!" all day, you could instead put...
POSTED Wednesday, April 16, 2008
While there are some devices out there that can get juiced up by the sun using solar panels, that's really not all that convenient. What about when you're inside? When it's cloudy? There's got to be an even more convenient...
POSTED Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Man, watches don't get much cooler or crazier looking than the DeWitt Concept No. 1, a one-of-a-kind timepiece that'll set you back a whopping $633,000 if you decide to splurge on it. That might sound crazy to you, but someone...
POSTED Tuesday, April 15, 2008
When we first saw this tattoo, we thought that either the artist or the subject must have been really drunk during the inking. Why aren't those red and blue lines lined up better? It turns out we just weren't...
POSTED Tuesday, April 15, 2008
The expression "that soda will go right to your rear end" has taken a literal twist with the new Ecosmart range of school uniforms from British supplier School Colours. Using yarn that's created from clear soda bottles, the cloth...
POSTED Saturday, April 12, 2008
NBA star Kobe Bryant is a spectacular jumper, but his insurance company would never let him do a stunt like this. In this Nike ad, Bryant looks like he’s executing a perfectly timed leap over a speeding Aston Martin...
POSTED Friday, April 11, 2008
At first glance, this is a digital watch. But wait just a second. The Di Grisogono Meccanica DG is all mechanical, mocking the digital zeitgeist with its segmented numerals, which are all gussied up in neon-green paint and fooling...
POSTED Thursday, April 10, 2008
The Walther NightHawk is an air pistol that has so many features and accessories that you'll be ready for anything. It has a side-mounted flashlight that's activated by a switch on the grip, a red dot sight with 11...
POSTED Thursday, April 10, 2008
Normally, I'd say that a watch with a cellphone built in is a universally bad idea. I mean, I've never seen one that wasn't totally ugly and clunky. That is, until now. The Van Der Led WM2 is a watch-cellphone...
POSTED Wednesday, April 9, 2008
In Mad Max, Lord Humongous and his men rolled around wearing whatever they could find, from paintball masks to leather jackets and next to nothing. We won't have to worry about scavenging when the mushroom clouds start blooming —...
POSTED Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Those kooky scientists at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have gone overboard with this programmable tattoo concept. It uses hair-sized nanotubes embedded in the skin to display an image of your choice, which persists even after you turn off the...
POSTED Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Think your dog is happy when he comes up to you and wags his tail? Think again. He could be beseeching you for love, or asking for some nosh or to get out of the house. You'd know what...
POSTED Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Somethings never change, even when robotic guard dogs roam the streets, cars are stand-up flying pods and your boss is a being of light with translucent blue skin: you need to keep those underarms dry. At least, that's deodorant...
POSTED Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Now the celebrity-obsessed can determine which of those gods they worship would see them eye-to-eye. Even the height-challenged might feel better if they knew they were taller than the Marquis de Sade. Let's just hope you're taller than Hitler....
POSTED Monday, April 7, 2008
Ladies and babies alike should be able to appreciate a fine set of wheels with strollers like these. Each Roddler is styled with old-school lead-sled flourish, with sleek over-the-wheel fenders and customization options including various shapes, colors, classic trims,...
POSTED Monday, April 7, 2008
We've seen some pretty wierd places to print things before, but this one is new to me. A team headed by Dr Ray LaPierre at McMaster University in Hamilton Ontario, used a focus ion beam microscope to etch the...
POSTED Saturday, April 5, 2008
The merry denizens of gadget store Think Geek were just kidding when they posted a pic of this Personal Soundtrack T-Shirt on April 1st. Accompanied by a few fitting paragraphs of April Fool’s blather, it was all in good...
POSTED Friday, April 4, 2008
What do you get the man who's a soccer superstar, an international model and married to a Spice Girl? Why, an iPod Touch - but not just any old iPod. To honor David Beckham's 100-cap in official matches, his...
POSTED Friday, April 4, 2008
Some of us don’t mind looking preoccupied with our cell phones, wearing a Bluetooth earpiece as if always expecting a call. That’s why we might be willing to spend $150 on this Plantronics Discovery 925 beauty, just rolled out...
POSTED Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Okay, I’ll be up front with you. I just can’t stand April Fool’s Day. We’re supposed to be telling you the truth, gaining credibility every day and becoming a site upon which you can rely. Then along comes this...
POSTED Tuesday, April 1, 2008
This interesting concept is the INFO Live bracelet, one of the more promising entries in the Next-Gen PC Design competition. As the designer explains: INFO Live is an data organizer for connected internet world. It is able to transfer data...
POSTED Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Today Daily Candy brought a new business model to our attention. FamousFlakes is a new store in Soho that sells a "pure" powdered distillation of, well, celebrity skin. Gross? Definitely. But really, who doesn't want a piece of Britney...
POSTED Tuesday, April 1, 2008
If I was a rich man, I'd hire a full time masseuse to follow me around everywhere constantly rubbing my back and shoulders so I was always relaxed. Unfortunately, I am not a rich man, so I can't afford such...
POSTED Monday, March 31, 2008
Rejoice all ye me-obsessed! Here’s a new way to celebrate the center of the universe: you. For $552, you send in a picture of yourself, and Eleven Forty Design will craft a pair of Portrait Cufflinks of your visage,...
POSTED Friday, March 28, 2008
This Luna Watch design concept by John Pszeniczny is as luminous as it is beautiful. As the story goes, such a bauble would be somehow made of Spessartite Garnet with stainless steel and crystal in there somewhere. Embedded within...
POSTED Friday, March 28, 2008
Notify the world of your latest wisdom or tomfoolery with T-Sketch, the T-shirt with an illuminated whiteboard on the front. What you write on it is entirely up to you, but to us, this looks like a specials menu...
POSTED Thursday, March 27, 2008
The average watch wearer looks to his wrist for the current time only, but a new watch from MJM is taking time-keeping to a new, blunt and extremely accurate level. The Accurate is a watch that contains a mirrored...
POSTED Thursday, March 27, 2008
Now why hasn’t someone thought of this 360-Degree Mirror before? In the center you have an illuminated mirror, and out its sides pop six panels. Stretch them around your head, and you can see what’s going on back there,...
POSTED Thursday, March 27, 2008
If you're going to spring for a fancy watch, you might as well really, really go all out. For those with a good amount of cash burning a hole in the pockets of their fancy pants, allow me to present...
POSTED Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Now that the Wii owns the gaming market computer users are getting used to controlling the world with the flick of a magician's wand. Thus this may be the perfect time for Tokyo Ergo Corp.'s PC Remote to debut. According...
POSTED Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Watchmakers Maurice Lacroix unveiled three new watches in its Starside series, and each one is almost as nice as just staring up into the stars themselves. The analog watches are all designed around a celestial motif, cleverly displaying . They...
POSTED Tuesday, March 25, 2008
This is what the future looked like in 1973. Funny thing is, this LIP Mach 2000 Dark Master watch is still eye-catching today, with its primary-colored controls and intricately detailed face. The design stays nearly true to the original,...
POSTED Monday, March 24, 2008
If you're consistently worried about getting attacked with a knife, I see a couple of options for you. One, you could change your lifestyle so you weren't constantly getting attacked with knives, which would be my choice. Two, you could...
POSTED Monday, March 24, 2008
We wrote about a DIY umbrella for two last year at Valentines Day, but now there are a couple of more professional umbrellas for sharing out there: shields that are somehow smaller than a golf umbrella but will still...
POSTED Friday, March 21, 2008
We’re big fans of Nixie clocks, using old Nixie ("Numerical Indicator eXperimental") tubes from the pre-LED/LCD era and turning them into unique timepieces. Now we’ve found another Nixie wristwatch (here's the first one we saw), created as a gag...
POSTED Wednesday, March 19, 2008
The BT2 monitor is a device worn on the wrist by individuals that keeps tabs on all kinds of internal vital functions at any given time. It is made by Exmocare and the intended purpose is to give employers...
POSTED Monday, March 17, 2008
Tokyo Flash, the company who has never made it easy to tell the time, is now selling Citizen Independent watches on their website, which hopefully means the company is slowly inching towards watch designs that can be read without...
POSTED Monday, March 17, 2008
This dramatic Instrument BR 01 - 94 Phantom Wrist Watch by Bell & Ross looks like the altimeter on a dangerous fighter jet, and in keeping with that design theme, it appears to be rugged enough to survive the...
POSTED Thursday, March 13, 2008
The Star Trek Classic Communicator is finally out and, while it's undeniably awesome, we can't help but feel it falls a little short of the mark. Here's what it does do: it's got 20 sound effects from the TV show...
POSTED Wednesday, March 12, 2008
We’ve seen some kooky tape dispensers before, but this one goes overboard with the assistance of gears and wheels. If you’re the laziest guy in the office, you might not mind this $36 tape-dispensing bot on your desk, even...
POSTED Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Finally, here’s an alarm clock smart enough to sense your reaction to its plaintive and intrusive morning cry. Designer Joel Escalona put together Seven, a concept deemed clever enough to win a Volvo for Life Design Award. It wakes...
POSTED Monday, March 10, 2008
Got four far-flung friends? Keep track of what time it is where they are with this Diesel DZ9025 multi-display watch, a $595 stainless steel timepiece. The fifth display? Why, that’s for you, or will you just check the time...
POSTED Friday, March 7, 2008
The problem with seeing stuff in the dark is the lack of contrast. That’s what these bad boys from fancy watchmaker Tag Heuer aim to tame, jacking up the contrast to give you better night vision using tech developed...
POSTED Friday, March 7, 2008
No, that's not a new fangled home pregnancy test kit hitting the market or a new Apple iGizmo, it's just the latest in a slew of increasingly design-centric personal utility devices. The Eneloop Kairo is a portable pocket heater meant...
POSTED Friday, March 7, 2008
Sneakers have become a new hot item to collect, but I don't really get it. I mean, they're shoes, and they're shoes that you take such good care of you never wear them? What's the point? There's only one way...
POSTED Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Those Russkies have a great sense of humor, making this bar of Gmail soap. Whether it’s for sale or not, it’s an accurate symbol of the free Google email service, scrubbing your electronic missives of spam, offering a clean...
POSTED Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Sometimes, when it comes down to brass tacks, you just need to be able to stab a guy real good in the gut. But what if you don't have an easily-concealable knife on your person? You won't be able to...
POSTED Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Manfrotto is no stranger to tripods and other unique types of digital camera accessories. The latest product to grace the Manfrotto line is the carbon fiber line of tripods. Sure, on paper a tripod sounds pretty ordinary, but take...
POSTED Tuesday, March 4, 2008
You know those crazy flashing necklaces that people sometimes wear at raves or on the fourth of July? We're betting that you miss those necklaces, and that you've been waiting for a classier and more culturally acceptable version to...
POSTED Friday, February 29, 2008
You’ll be murmuring erstwhile hipster phrases such as “oh, wow” when you fire up your RelaxStyle Room Palette Effect lamp, projecting images of undulating waves onto your ceiling for your relaxation and entertainment. Harried stockbrokers might like the feeling...
POSTED Friday, February 29, 2008
If you're into running as a hobby, you may make use of a pedometer to count your steps or a stop watch to time your laps. Your probably also have a swanky pair of sneakers to keep your feet safe...
POSTED Friday, February 29, 2008
It’s pretty hard to find anything new under the sun when it comes to innovative mouse devices, but the Donya DN-SlimG4 has managed to pull off a new trick—miniaturization. The device, which could easily be mistaken for a Razor-esque...
POSTED Thursday, February 28, 2008
Michael Young is known for his simple and elegant watch designs, though now he's taking a look at what makes the fairer sex tick. The Sabar is a sleek personal massager for her that's meant to be as exciting as...
POSTED Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Pop quiz, hotshot: Board meeting. Presentation is all you. You're about to go on when realize you're short one cufflink. Nearest accessories store is five blocks away. What do you do, punk? Huh? What do you DO?! Presumably, this...
POSTED Monday, February 25, 2008
If you're looking to make a good impression at your upcoming job interview or business meeting, you should find a suit that fits you well and stands out. You could just go to Macy's and get a plain dark suit...
POSTED Friday, February 22, 2008
What makes a watch worth $500,000? In some cases, it's just because its loaded up with diamonds or other valuable materials. But if there's no bling on the watch, what can possibly make it worth half a million dollars? Anything?...
POSTED Friday, February 22, 2008
Ross McBride calls his line of watches and clocks "normal," but we call them minimalist. We mean that in only the best way, because look at this thing! It's just so clean and simple, and it's tricky at the...
POSTED Thursday, February 21, 2008
Some people see watches as purely utilitarian devices, objects designed to tell us what time it is and not stand out too much while doing so. Others see watches as pieces of wearable art, important accessories in any successful wardrobe....
POSTED Tuesday, February 19, 2008
I've seen some pretty cool things in my days as a tech blogger, but few have even approached the downright awesomeness of this homemade Flame Glove. Is it insanely dangerous? Yes, yes it is. But what awesome things aren't?...
POSTED Friday, February 15, 2008
The Wireless Impact Guardian, or WIG, is a project by Brycen Spencer from UMass Amherst and it aims at taking the traditional motorcycle helmet one technological step further. Integrated into the helmet is a GPS receiver, accelerometer and communication...
POSTED Friday, February 15, 2008
Swimmers will stop at nothing to shave a few milliseconds off their times, and if that means shaving their head bald, or taking a dip in a vat of Vaseline, so be it. At this summer’s Olympics in Beijing,...
POSTED Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Does your picket line need something? Something high-tech? Something eye-catching? Something unbelievably dorky? Instead of carrying some lame cardboard sign you can wear the Video Vest screen to get attention. I won’t promise that you'll get your message across, but...
POSTED Wednesday, February 13, 2008
The Use-Thing is designed to make the presence of a crowd a little more easier to bear for the horribly anti-social, and we're betting it'll do just that one way or another. Its designer, Guido Mamczur of Germany, intended it...
POSTED Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Myth: Women hate gadget gifts. Truth: We know (from experience, believe it or not) that isn't true. While the old adage about never giving a woman a gift that plugs in is generally good advice, it's more rooted in...
POSTED Tuesday, February 12, 2008
You can never have enough superfluous additions to your computer rig in your quest to become the ultimate geek. So, for the nerd who simply can't stop adding to his set-up we present the Genius TRAVELER 350 USB trackball...
POSTED Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Vie is a conceptual design by Du Tran Nguyen at Monash University. It is a glove designed with the runner or athlete in mind. It turns your hand into a GPS receiver and displays the current location on an...
POSTED Monday, February 11, 2008
As Japan waits for the long predicted mega-earthquake known as "the Big One" to hit, technology empowered manufacturers continue to come up with ingenious ways to cash in on the fear factor. Flatter than the MacBook Air and liable to...
POSTED Saturday, February 9, 2008
Tokyoflash has done it again. Here's Shinshoku, another watch that's not easy to read but probably won't stump that theoretical physicist we challenged with crazy watches once before. Take a look at the animated pic here, and you can probably...
POSTED Friday, February 8, 2008
You know those type of alarm clocks that displays the digital clock on a transparent and somehow conductive piece of glass? This concept takes that idea to the next level by taking it out of the bedroom and onto...
POSTED Friday, February 8, 2008
The Wine Rack manages to combine a classy beverage, trailer park sensibilities and one hell of a pun all in one great package. It's a sports bra with a polyurethane bladder on the inside able to hold 25 ounces,...
POSTED Thursday, February 7, 2008
It looks like young padawans have it easier than ever, what with everything they need to construct their very own lightsaber in a single box — with parts to spare. With the Force FX Lightsaber Construction Kit, you get...
POSTED Thursday, February 7, 2008
Zippo lighters have etched (or burned) its way into the history of America. These lighters played an important role in World War II when Zippo stopped production for consumers and focused all production for military. Now these lighters are...
POSTED Wednesday, February 6, 2008
If you want to show off both your love of Halo 3 as well as your lousy taste in footwear, you can't do much better than Adidas' new Halo shoes. Sporting Halo logos and accents and a seriously ugly design,...
POSTED Tuesday, February 5, 2008
If you're willing to bite the bullet and drop a big load of cash on a fancy, thin Macbook Air, you'll want the world to know about it. After all, what's the point of spending so much on a flashy...
POSTED Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Wait, what happened to wireless gadget charging, period? I'm not sure, but design firm, Frog Design, is already working on a clothing concept that is capable of sustainable charging without the need for batteries or plugging into a wall...
POSTED Friday, January 25, 2008
The Day-for-Night solar dress is made up of 448 white circuit boards that can be swapped out for all kinds of goodies — kinda like Batman's utility belt, but a hell of a lot sexier. The tiles can be solar...
POSTED Thursday, January 24, 2008
There's nothing worse than being honked out of bed early in the morning by an obnoxious alarm clock. The Dawn Alarm solves that problem with an array of exceedingly bright LEDs on top that start out as soft as...
POSTED Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Despite the total impracticality of this LED concept watch, I'm kind of in love with it. Sure, sliding the band open to reveal the time would get annoying after a while, and the thing looks like it'd break without much...
POSTED Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Those who spin turntables for a living will dig this FludWatch that looks just like a Technics 1200 turntable, a fave of DJs the world over. While we wish the turntable itself would spin on the watch face, alas,...
POSTED Monday, January 21, 2008
Your whole life you've felt like you don't really belong. You've escaped your troubles in video games, always wishing you could somehow transport yourself inside of them. Mario and the Princess, they wouldn't make fun of you! You'd have friends,...
POSTED Friday, January 18, 2008
Nothing gets our hearts pumping quite like crazy watches, as you may know, so it's no surprise that we're smitten with the new line of Nooka watches that just dropped. Theses unique, asymmetrical watches tell time with a series of...
POSTED Thursday, January 17, 2008
For the uber-nerd who has everything, the LED Lenser may be just what the fashion police ordered keep you safe from ever becoming one of the beautiful people. Essentially, this head-mounted contraption allows you to beam a shaft of...
POSTED Wednesday, January 16, 2008
The Manfrotto 797 Modo Pocket camera mount is so compact it'll fit in your pocket, up your sleeve, on a keychain or in you bag, allowing you to lay down some steady photography wherever you like. The Modo Pocket...
POSTED Friday, January 11, 2008
The Noisy Instrument by Jun Murakoshi won't play any beautiful music, but instead uses its distinct shape to produce a unique sound. Taking a page from seashells on the beach, those perpetual-noise machines, all you have to do is...
POSTED Friday, January 11, 2008
Voltaic Systems has been in the solar bag business for quite some time, but one of the only prior downsides is the inability to charge a laptop with a backpack's solar panels. The Generator is the latest in Voltaics...
POSTED Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Turn on local Japanese television lately and you're far more likely to catch some guy prancing around in a dress and a wig rather than some sexy Harajuku girl--yes, Japan has cross-dressing fever. Therefore, it should come as no...
POSTED Wednesday, January 9, 2008
What Air Jordan did for speakers, Dr. Dre may do for headphones when Monster's Beats hit the streets in June for $399. Dr. Dre was joined on stage for the intro of the stylish headphones with Monster founder Noel...
POSTED Monday, January 7, 2008
Philips has been making overpriced but Swarovski-encrusted accessories for women for a while now. Today, the company introduced some new colors for its locket/necklace USB-drive and its in-ear headphones: pink and black! Because every woman wants to look like...
POSTED Sunday, January 6, 2008
Although the product's official name is the Urban Tool sportHolster, I can't help but draw inspiration from a particular "Seinfeld" episode and nickname this the iPod Bra. But don't let my whimsical nickname turn you off from the tech...
POSTED Friday, January 4, 2008
Pants and shirts using the Warrior Wear Integrated Tourniquet System by Blackhawk Products Group, a supplier of military and law enforcement gear, enable the wearer to automatically cut of blood flow to any wound with one hand. Warrior Wear...
POSTED Wednesday, January 2, 2008
What's the deal with the sport of discus anyway? A glorified Frisbee throwing contest? Are you kidding me? I can throw a Frisbee a solid 100 yard and even a dog can catch it in his mouth. This watch...
POSTED Monday, December 31, 2007
Being stylish and always having to carry around a USB flash drive aren't two traits usually associated with each other. This Olinari Silver Dog Tag wants to think otherwise. This dog tag is loaded with style including the 24-inch...
POSTED Sunday, December 30, 2007
Philipe Starck has been at it for Fossil for some time now, with odd and unique watch designs. His latest, the Palindrom, is no different. The Palindrome watch has a small rectangle that acts as the hour hand with...
POSTED Friday, December 28, 2007
Normally entering your username and password is a tedious affair, but that's only because you're not, er, doing it, with the Password Panties. Although they probably won't keep determined thieves from penetrating this firewall, they do make pressing the...
POSTED Thursday, December 27, 2007
It may not be the most stylish watch around, but it can definitely get the job done for the heavily medicated. This watch has two crucial features — the maximum of six daily alarms that can be set, and...
POSTED Thursday, December 27, 2007
The life of a Japanese salaryman is so tough that only the bravest/most foolish Western businessmen dare step up to work at a large Japan-based corporation. The latest example of exactly how hardcore Japanese salarymen are comes in the...
POSTED Thursday, December 27, 2007
Double Happiness Jeans has an intriguing business plan involving a giant printer, a dress made of meat (images), a sweatshop in Second Life and printable cloth. Actually the meat dress (called the Meat Mini) is just a way to...
POSTED Monday, December 24, 2007
Even though this watch is actually a steampunk-inspired creation — made apparent by the name, Vulcania — I can't help but think it has a futuristic steampunk feel due to the clean metals and design. Designer Fabrice Gonet dreamed...
POSTED Saturday, December 22, 2007
Coffee time at the office may be one of the most aggressive and dangerous times of the day. Back in my corporate-life days I once drove my car through the building because someone had neglected to refill the coffee...
POSTED Friday, December 21, 2007
Here's a design for people who refuse to accept the tyranny of the shoe. Sure, footwear is often considered one of the great milestones of civilization, but the Disposable Sole boils it down to the basics. It's a sole-shaped...
POSTED Thursday, December 20, 2007
Bandages for the Heart are Band-Aids made from jewelry-grade materials. You probably won't want to use one to staunch just any wound (unless you make a habit of throwing away 18 karat gold) — instead, Bandages for the Heart...
POSTED Wednesday, December 19, 2007
No offense to those wearing calculator watches — not only are they so 1994, but they are also obsolete now that watches are capable of making calls, helping you sleep and now detecting Wi-Fi networks. This watch includes the...
POSTED Wednesday, December 19, 2007
The Digital Veil is an art piece by Soomi Park that combines black and white flash animations with a wearable LCD screen. The wearer's face is visible through the white parts of the animations and obscured by the black...
POSTED Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Outdoor types who are into extreme sports: listen up. You don't have to rely on some wired-up coat that controls your MP3 player when there's a helmet that can do it for you. Hammacher Schlemmer has a winter sports...
POSTED Friday, December 14, 2007
The list of fun and fascinating Japanese keitai (cell phone) trinkets is long, but one curio is raising eyebrows more than usual. With the Yutan Alien Detector you simply have your sci-fi associate place his finger on the device's...
POSTED Friday, December 14, 2007
You know how you will see movies like Minority Report and always wonder when and if the technology used will be really available? Yeah, O'Neill has kind of done that, but backwards with the recently announced Navjacket. This jacket...
POSTED Thursday, December 13, 2007
There's nothing like celebrating and embracing a tragedy that cost 1,500 lives on one single day. This Titanic-DNA watch is a limited-edition watch that is constructed and forged from materials and metals from the actual Titanic found at the...
POSTED Wednesday, December 12, 2007
The PHOSPHOR Ana-Digi Watch combines analog hands and an e-ink digital display. Like pretty much every e-ink product out there, the Ana-Digi Watch has a black-and-white two-tone presentation, and allows you to swap between a full screen of radial...
POSTED Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Tired of looking like a wuss on your Segway? Then put down your bike helmet and put on the Skull Helmet from Santiago Chopper. Owning anything from a place called Santiago Chopper is guaranteed to add +1 to your...
POSTED Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Here's a good way to make people uncomfortable when you run into them in public: wear a pair of these supremely-creepy barefoot shoes. Looking much too realistic for my level of comfort, they'll give you all the protection that...
POSTED Wednesday, December 5, 2007
No, this spikey ball isn't a dog toy, nor quirky cubicle flair, but rather a very useful and functional cable organizing device. To use, you insert the earbuds into Tetran's mouth and wrap the excess cables in, out and...
POSTED Monday, December 3, 2007
The unnecessary cellphone accessory market is still booming, which has been made apparent with the Black Hole Phone Bag. This bag does essentially that, it sends your cellphone into a black hole, figuratively, not literally. The bag is manufactured...
POSTED Thursday, November 29, 2007
Perhaps sensing that gadget geeks were tiring of being eyeballed thanks to their dead-giveaway solar-powered, device-charging backpacks, Noon Solar has chimed in with a line of stylish and environmentally friendly bags that just might redefine the sustainable-energy accessory category....
POSTED Wednesday, November 28, 2007
The Wishlist Necklace is the creation of the jewelry artist Irina Blok. She works in Shrinky Dink, the plastic sheets from your childhood that you could draw on and then harden in the oven. It's not a glamorous form,...
POSTED Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Japanese inventors never tire of coming up with new ways to feed our gadget lust, but sometimes they go too far. On that note we present to you the Ghetto Japanese Cellphone Holster. Despite the device's vaguely steampunk aesthetic...
POSTED Wednesday, November 28, 2007
At long last, a View-Master we adults can all sink our eyes into. YelloMosquito, the division of 22Moo that brought us the EVG230, is about to unleash the QingBar EG300, billed as the world's first wireless video eyewear. To...
POSTED Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Casio has been around a long 25 years, and in honor of those years it is bringing back one of the original Casio watches that all of us (yes, you, don't shake your head at me) wore back in...
POSTED Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Bluetrek has been putting its own flair on Bluetooth headsets for quite some time and its latest release is no different. The Sense Bluetooth headset is following the trends of everyone else, by eliminating the need for buttons and...
POSTED Saturday, November 24, 2007
As watches become the new platform for all kinds of devices, they're getting a whole lot smarter. Case in point: the Exmocare watch, clever enough to assess how you feel and then send that info to someone who cares...
POSTED Friday, November 23, 2007
TokyoFlash has released yet another hard to read wristwatch, but what it lacks in time telling clarity it makes up for in pure cool. The Oberon not only has a name that evokes images of an evil, sentient supercomputer,...
POSTED Thursday, November 22, 2007
Is it a prop from the set of Dr. Who? Perhaps a wrist version of H.G. Wells' Time Machine? No, it's a real working steampunk style watch created by none other than Japan's Haruo Suekichi. The watch shown has...
POSTED Tuesday, November 20, 2007
If your optician no longer offers that two-for-one price on glasses, here's the next best thing. For those who crave variety and uniqueness in their eyewear, Switch Glasses let you spin around their lenses 180 degrees. Rotate the temples...
POSTED Monday, November 19, 2007
Life is full of boredom. From being stuck on a train to waiting for the dentist to visiting your in-laws, there are plenty of times where you just wish you had something to distract you. That's why this new...
POSTED Friday, November 16, 2007
If you have a kid that loves Star Wars and doesn't mind getting beat up every now and then, I think I've found the perfect Christmas present for you: the Chewbacca backpack. Yep, this furry little guy will provide...
POSTED Thursday, November 15, 2007
Cellphones straps are a unique breed of accessory. People either love or despise these straps that previously has the sole purpose of giving an additional way to hold, carry and decorate a cellphone. This USB Leather Hand Strap from...
POSTED Thursday, November 15, 2007
File this one under ingenious devices you've always needed but no one was crazy enough to invent--until now. For all those with chronic sweaty feet resulting in dank shoes accompanied by a less-than-pleasant odor, L.I.D. (Life In Detail) now...
POSTED Wednesday, November 14, 2007
While this mirror helps you try on clothes outside of the dressing room, a new high tech mirror is about to enter stores as your in-fitting room companion. The Magicmirror can identify which item of clothing you're trying on...
POSTED Tuesday, November 13, 2007
We have a few decades before the most eager transhumans get to merge with the robots, but in the meantime there's no harm in pretending. The God Ability LED wristbands allow you to accessorize any outfit with moving LED...
POSTED Saturday, November 10, 2007
Going deaf and blind? That is unfortunate, but there is a solution to both of those problems with the Varibel "hearing glasses" that are being developed by scholars at the Delft University of Technology and Philips. The arms of the...
POSTED Thursday, November 8, 2007
Your watch is an important accessory. It makes a bold statement about you, as much as what you're wearing does. And if you haven't yet ditched your watch entirely, relying on your phone's clock to tell you the time,...
POSTED Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Designer Jaehyung Hong reckons his headphone system will eliminate all of your wire-tangling woes. The headphone wires, spaced from the get-go, feed out of a small plastic lanyard that has all of your controls built-in. A cutout at the...
POSTED Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Oakley is still at it. Despite only having one customer for their Thump line of MP3 sunglasses — the not-so-favorable Dog the Bounty Hunter — the latest in the line of Thump MP3 sunglasses, the Split Thump is now...
POSTED Tuesday, November 6, 2007
If you're still stuck on Velcro and hate the embarrassing skreeep that sounds a lot like "I don't know how to tie my shoes," Golaces might be the perfect solution. Golaces are a set of elastic bands you string...
POSTED Tuesday, November 6, 2007
The latest piece of time-telling wrist candy from TokyoFlash is the spectacle known as the Active Reactor. Unfortunately, if frequently keeping up with the exact time is important to you, the Active Reactor watch presents something of a challenge....
POSTED Saturday, November 3, 2007
The problem with mace is that, if you need it in a hurry, it's oftentimes buried at the bottom of a purse or deep in a pocket. When you're in the heat of the moment and you need to...
POSTED Friday, November 2, 2007
We've all heard about shopping for the friend who has everything. I imagine that person has one of these Wenger Giant Swiss Army Knives because, well... just look at it. What you see is one absurdly stuffed Swiss Army...
POSTED Thursday, November 1, 2007
Designed by Veronica Vail, this digital wallet has all of your crucial banking information on it, but it's fingerprint protected. Tomorrow's headlines: rash of muggings leave victims a finger less. The handheld will give you access to your accounts...
POSTED Thursday, November 1, 2007
The "Amazing Chrome Calculator Belt Buckle" is something I imagine the cowboys in Silicon Valley wear as they round up free range robots. It's supposed to help you figure out complex equations on the go. You can flip it...
POSTED Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Personal safety is a serious concern, as technologies like the Sanyo Eneloop bell alarm show. Its design is based off of the Sanyo Eneloop battery which is a rechargeable battery ready to use out of the box. Just pop...
POSTED Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Last year's hot object for Christmas was earmuff headphones. They were quickly followed by Nike's Hatphones, a hat built for running that was so unattractive that it bordered on embarrassing. This year Nike brings some style to the hatphone...
POSTED Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Getting stuck in an avalanche seems like a real bummer. You know, which the whole being crushed and suffocated by thousands of pounds of snow. Seems like a really weak way to go out. That's why the unfortunately-named Life...
POSTED Wednesday, October 31, 2007
It only took thousands of years for the blanket to finally receive a much needed upgrade. Cavemen used drape themselves with the skins of the animals they hunted for warmth, but now the blanket has taken one step forward...
POSTED Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Few things can be as terrifying for a parent as losing track of your child. Fortunately, technology has a solution that will let you know your kid's location by computer, cell phone, or BlackBerry. We've wondered about privacy implications of...
POSTED Friday, October 26, 2007
While iShoes certainly will push you along at a leisurely 15 miles per hour, you might look a little silly wearing them. iShoes are an invention designed by brothers Ilya and Boris Kaganovich from Minnesota, and work a lot...
POSTED Friday, October 26, 2007
If you're feeling sleepy all day, your tired state might have more to do with when your alarm woke you up than how much sleep you got. That's where Sleeptracker can help, figuring out exactly when you are in...
POSTED Thursday, October 25, 2007
Mace, schmace. Burning of the eyes is nothing compared to a 125 dB alarm going off in your ear and the AlarmWear line of apparel and accessories can accomplish just that. AlarmWear manufactures backpacks, jackets, fanny packs (don't giggle) and...
POSTED Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Wrist-worn stopwatches and heart-rate monitors for athletes have been around for a while, but they force you to hold up your wrist, potentially breaking your rhythm at a crucial moment. Now a German company called Rodenstock has developed a...
POSTED Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Heelys, the company that brought you sneakers with wheels, is now stunning the world by releasing sneakers whose soles look like Xbox 360 controllers. Don't everyone run to the store at once now. Although these soles do look a...
POSTED Tuesday, October 23, 2007
We're no stranger to Bluetooth watches around these parts. We've seen their designs progress from the original Tron-style, to a reminiscent of the 1990s calculator watch. Now Sony Ericsson, with the almost nameless help of Fossil, has a Bluetooth...
POSTED Monday, October 22, 2007
Photos by Torin Boyd/Polaris for The New York Times Japanese artist Aya Tsukioka has come up with some unique solutions for Japanese women who wish that they could escape notice by transforming into wallflowers. Her invention is a skirt that...
POSTED Monday, October 22, 2007
We sure see a lot of fancy hats here at SCI FI Tech. That said, this LED Hat is certainly a top candidate for the just announced, entirely unofficial Craziest Geek Hat Yet 2007 Award. It's said to have...
POSTED Friday, October 19, 2007
Don't kid yourself, you've Googled your own name to see what is out there or to check for how many hits you get. Now instead of just telling people that your name get X number of results, you can...
POSTED Sunday, October 14, 2007
Sometimes the trials and tribulations of a pampered life can be tough. These super cool sandals will at least make living that pampered life a little easier. Not much information is known, but it appears that the massaging is...
POSTED Friday, October 12, 2007
The seriously fancy URWERK 201 watch is designed to appeal to the sports car enthusiast in you, looking like something that wouldn't be out of place on the dash of a six-figure roadster. It's even more limited than most...
POSTED Thursday, October 11, 2007
Take the X-Ray Bag out in public, and you'll get stares. Take the X-Ray Bag through airport security, and you'll be lucky to be released without a strip search. Still, if you're of the civil-disobedience ilk, that just might...
POSTED Thursday, October 11, 2007
Zippo knows that global warming is just an old wives' tale and is doing something to prepare for those frosty winter days that are ahead with a high quality, pint sized hand warmer. It uses good old lighter fuel...
POSTED Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Looking for a way to get your girlfriend interested in video games? Halo 3 isn't going to do it, my friend. No, you need something that'll get her immediately interested, and sweet explosions and graphics aren't gonna do it....
POSTED Monday, October 8, 2007
These "stylish" sunglasses have a secret: they're actually a "wearable monitor," able to be hooked up to your iPod or laptop to simulate a 45-inch screen right on your face. You can wear them as normal sunglasses, sure, but...
POSTED Monday, October 8, 2007
Still haven't convinced those around you that you are truly a geek? It's tough to project that image of geekiness, but this Wi-Fi detecting shirt from ThinkGeek is just the kind of apparel that will finally set yourself apart...
POSTED Saturday, October 6, 2007
Sony Ericsson made a cool tech play by announcing some stylish Bluetooth watches a couple of months ago, but ended up fumbling on their release (we're still waiting). In the meantime, a company called nTren appears to have picked...
POSTED Thursday, October 4, 2007
We've got another treat for the old schoolers (that's Luddites for you futurists) from the tech Mecca of Akihabara called the Any Phone. Simply put, the Any Phone is an analog telephone receiver and microphone attachment you can plug...
POSTED Thursday, October 4, 2007
As electronic devices capable of projecting images get smaller, projectors will be showing up in unusual places—maybe even your wrist. This concept for the Ex-Time projector watch by Designer Rong Yong has numerals on one side of its exceedingly...
POSTED Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Trolling through the streets of Tokyo's tech Mecca Akihabara this weekend I found a fascinating piece of analog-meets-digital technology called the Zihotch Watch. Produced by the famed weird gadget makers of Japan known as Maywa Denki, the watch won't...
POSTED Tuesday, October 2, 2007
We've shown you some hard to read watches in the past, but this Eleeno Lite Radar Watch might require a license to operate. Not to worry, SCI FI Tech has the sharpest readers in the world, so it should...
POSTED Friday, September 28, 2007
One problem with working in a cubicle farm is that single person who will never turn their cell phone to silent. An anonymous gift like a Kam Kam Mobile Alert may finally be able to give that person a...
POSTED Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Like it or not, models just look better in clothes than the rest of us. If you've never been able to realize your own personal modeling fantasies, a booth at Shinjuku's Takashimaya department store in Tokyo, Japan might do...
POSTED Friday, September 21, 2007
Is your urge to be Neo from "The Matrix" films strong enough that the super deluxe Neo Halloween costume just isn't enough? Perhaps you'll soon be able to live out your geeky dreams while lounging around the house in...
POSTED Friday, September 21, 2007
If you've never seen one of the groovy watches Tokyoflash puts out, then chances are you're scratching your head right now. Don't worry about it — we do the same thing. Pictured above is the "Geomesh," and, boy oh...
POSTED Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Remote car starters are so not in anymore. Sure, they were impressive a few years ago when the notion of being able to warm up your car before you got in it was novel, but it's old hat now....
POSTED Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Frequent breast exams help prevent death from breast cancer, while bras (preferably external) help prevent excess sagging and bouncing. Researchers in the U.K. decided to combine the two (breast screenings and bras, that is) to introduce a "smart bra" for...
POSTED Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Tyler Freeman, also known as odbol, is a musician/artist and has designed a pair of drum machine pants. The pants are loaded up with patches and connected to a small, external MIDI controller that produces a different drum noise...
POSTED Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Odd clothes are… fun? Well, if you're a terrible dancer like myself, you've got to find a way to stand out in a crowd. It's been a little while since I put on a dress, but I might just...
POSTED Monday, September 10, 2007
This fancy-pants Card Managing Wallet keeps all of your credit cards safe, protected, and easy to access in a case of metal. Rather than keeping your cards crammed together in the leather folds of your wallet, often with more...
POSTED Friday, September 7, 2007
It is every kid's wildest dream to be able to see things as if they were in The Matrix or Predator. That dream is one step closer to reality (many years after the movies came out, unfortunately) thanks to...
POSTED Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Have you ever been to the mall and seen a kid magically rolling around on their shoes? The Energy Harvesting Derive takes that concept, throws in a little green, some tech knowhow and a desire to emulate the effects...
POSTED Friday, August 31, 2007
Don't confuse this ring for your average cheap knockoff; it includes a pepper spray cartridge capable of doing some significant damage. The pepper spray is 400 times stronger than the average jalapeno. The Stunning ring also includes a safety lock...
POSTED Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Strangely, the Morse Code Watch from Tokyoflash may be the site's easiest watch for deciphering the time. As the name suggests, the watch will beep out the current time in Morse Code through an external speaker. This may be easy...
POSTED Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Your wrist is your TV screen: That's the promise of Epoq's multimedia wristwatch. We haven't personally tried it out, but if you're watching video on such a tiny screen, chances are it's not going to be great. Good thing...
POSTED Friday, August 24, 2007
Let's say it's getting late and little Billy isn't home from school yet. Don't bother calling around to track him down, just have a satellite tell you where he is. Wait, what? Yep, clothing company Trutex is thinking about...
POSTED Thursday, August 23, 2007
Last week the heat index in Japan hit a record high of 106°F and over 60 people in country died as a result of the unprecedented heat wave. In response to the problem Kiribai Chemical Co. has a created an...
POSTED Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Bob Basset is a Ukrainian leather craftsman who's obsessed with dragons. Think that this laser-cleaner backpack would make you look macho? It can't stand up against Basset's leather dragon backpack. Though it would be intimidating on the right guy, you'd...
POSTED Monday, August 13, 2007
Sec, the human-Dalek hybrid from Doctor Who (which, uh, happens to run Fridays at 8 on SCI FI) seems a pretty niche choice for a mask considering the slimy guy appeared in only a couple of episodes. Nonetheless, next to...
POSTED Friday, August 10, 2007
If you missed buying a piece of the Concorde supersonic jetliner when it was auctioned off a few months ago and still want to get your hands on a piece of history, here's your chance to pick up a...
POSTED Thursday, August 9, 2007
This new Timex Ironman does basic watch stuff like tell time, light up, and act as a stopwatch, but it also has another feature that makes it stand out from all other watches: it'll control your iPod. By plugging a...
POSTED Saturday, August 4, 2007
These days most of us leave the house each morning with at least a couple of essential electronic gadgets in tow. The problem is that even with advances in battery technology, many devices don't quite have the stamina to...
POSTED Friday, August 3, 2007
According to Ambient Devices, you'll never get caught in the rain if you have the Ambient Umbrella. The Ambient Umbrella alerts you to upcoming rain by illuminating the umbrella's handle with different lighting patterns that predict the weather. If...
POSTED Friday, July 27, 2007
Sure, glowing watches might not be the latest technological advancement, but I'll bet you're pretty psyched they're around. After all, if you want to know what time it is, it doesn't matter how dark it is, you just want to...
POSTED Thursday, July 26, 2007
Losing the remote control is a lot harder if it's strapped to your wrist. That's the idea behind the "Touch Screen TV/DVD Remote Controller Wristwatch," which is, as you might imagine, a watch that can control your TV and...
POSTED Tuesday, July 24, 2007
What could be better than protecting yourself from unwanted particulates while you exercise, and being able to take out your enemies with blaster fire to boot? In an attempt to help cyclists breathe more easily in an increasingly polluted world,...
POSTED Friday, July 13, 2007
Next time you have a hankerin' to catch some surf, Nixon's Lowdown watch can tell you exactly where to go. Tide information for 200 beaches all over the world is onboard, predicting the best times to tackle those waves....
POSTED Saturday, July 7, 2007
Sometimes, you just need a chair. After you've been walking or standing for a long time, your dogs get tired, and they just need a rest. Unfortunately, a chair isn't something that's all that easy to tote around with...
POSTED Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Today Fossil, in conjunction with Sony Ericsson, announced three new Bluetooth watches. The product line is called the MBW-150, with three watches that let you control your phone via Bluetooth. The three "Editions" are the Music, the Executive and...
POSTED Thursday, June 14, 2007
Think Swatches are minimalist? Check out the M60M wristwatch, designed by Roger Kellenberger. A watch can't get much more austere than not having a face at all. With no hands, the M60M tells time via a colored marker within...
POSTED Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Back in the day, to get past the notorious velvet rope at the front door of the legendary Studio 54, you had to be either a trendy celebrity or someone with an astonishing wow factor to add to the scene...
POSTED Sunday, May 27, 2007
If this jacket doesn't make its wearer want to stop smoking, we'd be hard-pressed to find something that would. Fiona Carswell's interactive art project is a white jacket with a "container" that smokers can breathe into instead of exhaling...
POSTED Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Cell-phone radiation has long been suspected of being a health risk, though it's never been proven. Nonetheless, for anyone terrified that keeping a mobile phone in your pocket might make you sterile, a Swiss clothing maker has created some...
POSTED Monday, May 21, 2007
Long ago, banks figured out that if they keep making it easier for us to access our money, the more likely we are to spend, spend, spend. The Mobil Speedpass has brought us to the point where you don't even...
POSTED Monday, May 21, 2007
We've gotten so accustomed to that ripping sound that Velcro makes, it might take us a while to get used to Leonard Duffy's invention, an improved fastener that not only eliminates that annoying noise when unfastened, it can hold...
POSTED Friday, May 18, 2007
Put this EleeNo WebTime Elite watch on your wrist, and no one will ever be able to tell what time it is. Except you, of course, because you know the secret: All you need to do is determine where...
POSTED Thursday, May 17, 2007
Need to get across the office fast? I mean really fast. Faster than you could go while running. Well, you don't need wheels to do that. Just grab some Carpet Skates, slap them on over your shoes, and zip across...
POSTED Wednesday, May 16, 2007
You're a unique and beautiful snowflake — don't let anyone tell you otherwise. That's why you shouldn't be running around with the same accessories on as every other Dick and Jane. No, you need something as unique (and as...
POSTED Tuesday, May 15, 2007
If you're a jogger and want to keep track of your pulse rate, you now have an option other than a bulky pulse-monitoring watch. Say hello to the Pulse Ring. It's an absolutely tiny pulse monitor, fitting over your...
POSTED Wednesday, May 9, 2007
You are aware that in the future everyone will be watching TV on their wrists, aren't you? Apparently the future begins here, because this 12-mm-thick Epoq Video Wristwatch can play MPEG-4 and WMA video on its 1.5 inch 128...
POSTED Tuesday, May 8, 2007
At first we thought these were mere design concepts that might never actually be for sale, but these Pixel Watches from ODM are available today. You can get one in white, brown or pink, and its electro-luminescent (EL) band...
POSTED Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Subtitles are great for foreign films or if you're hard of hearing, but if you don't need them they can be a major distraction when you're trying to enjoy a movie. Your eyes always end up gravitating to the...
POSTED Thursday, April 19, 2007
If you want to take your timepiece to the next level, Seiko has unveiled an E Ink watch for women. This bracelet watch gives you two options for telling time: the efficiency mode is for those who want to...
POSTED Thursday, April 19, 2007
More art project than product, these mechanical spectacles caught our, um, gaze with their sweet retro look. Apparently they're totally wearable, and have a couple of design touches to make them more convenient: The nose bridge has a spring...
POSTED Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Surely if you've already gone far enough to pick up a keyboard handbag and keyboard shoes, you're cool enough to go all out and get yourself a pair of keyboard boxers. After all, they're only $16 (plus shipping), so...
POSTED Monday, April 16, 2007
The problem with waterskiing is that it's way too difficult to carry on a conversation while you're doing it, what with the water, the engine, and the distance from the boat. If you were wearing the Two-way Radio Life...
POSTED Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Geek fashionistas take note — a new accessory you slip over your wrist promises to make a great partner to your pocket protector. Based upon experiences from one of their interns (sounds reliable), Venture Designworks has unveiled the FreeHand as...
POSTED Thursday, April 5, 2007
Sometimes you don't have your hands free but you need light in the worst possible way. Sure, there are cumbersome headlights you can wear on a helmet like a coal miner, flashlights mounted to an elastic band around your...
POSTED Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Those super-dorky Transitions lenses that your dad wears might be on their way out thanks to a new tech developed by researchers at the University of Washington. The problem with Transitions is that they don't always fully change from...
POSTED Tuesday, April 3, 2007
We've had MP3 watches for a while now, though they've never really taken off. Just a guess, but it might have something to do with those earphone wires dangling from your ears to your wrist. For his concept MP3...
POSTED Friday, March 30, 2007
One good rule of thumb for those of us out there who can't dance to save our lives: don't draw attention to yourself. Sure, you might look like you're choking on something when you try to cut the rug,...
POSTED Thursday, March 29, 2007
What's the point of snowboarding if you don't have stats to back up how extreme you are once you get off the mountain? Well, besides the chance to be outside, get exercise, and have a lot of fun. No,...
POSTED Tuesday, March 27, 2007
When you first glance at this animated graphic of the Relativity Watch, you might think its hands stay still while the face rotates. However, things aren't always as they seem. Although its Japanese quartz movement is accurate to an extraordinary...
POSTED Friday, March 23, 2007
Nothing says summer like open-toed sandals, sunstroke, and functional alcoholism, at least in my family. Combining at least two of these things are Reef's new Dram sandals, each of which holds up to 3 ounces of your favorite beverage...
POSTED Thursday, March 22, 2007
That old adage "there's a sucker born every minute" hasn't lost any of its truth in the many years since it was first uttered, at least judging by this latest example of gadget hooey. It's called the Feel Bright...
POSTED Tuesday, March 20, 2007
We recently found a phone headset embedded in a pillow, which we thought was pretty bizarre, but these Lederhosen make that pillow seem as normal as a RAZR. The pants don't just have some Bluetooth functionality built in, but...
POSTED Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Here's a clever and marginally useful take on watch design: the Sand+Time watch combines modern technology with the hourglasses of old, displaying the passage of time with digital grains of sand as they "fall" down the LED screen. How...
POSTED Monday, March 19, 2007
I love it when products combine the old and the new in a great, clever way. Unfortunately, this is not one of those products. I mean, yes, it combines old and new stuff, but great and clever? Not so much....
POSTED Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Whenever I go out on the town wearing stretchpants (read: all the time), I hate having to carry my phone around in my jacket pocket. After all, my stretchpants don't have pockets. If only there was an easy way...
POSTED Monday, March 12, 2007
Fire alarms are, by necessity, loud and obnoxious. They're impossible to ignore, with their extremely loud shrieking, but that's because people want to make sure that everyone hears it and gets out of a burning building. Makes sense to...
POSTED Thursday, March 8, 2007
If I'm going to be on the subway for just a couple of stops, sometimes I won't even bother to bring my iPod. Of course, those are always the rides when the train gets stuck between stations, with the...
POSTED Monday, March 5, 2007
If you plan to climb something a little higher than the stairs to your bedroom, you might want to invest in a jacket designed explicitly for high-altitude pursuits. Grado Zero Espace from Italy has created the Quota Zero jacket...
POSTED Saturday, March 3, 2007
Witness the power of the Control Glove from U.K.-based Engineered Fiber Structures. This spinoff from the University of Manchester looks to have designed a topnotch wireless-gaming gadget which is much cooler looking than a homebrewed Wii gaming glove. The Control...
POSTED Monday, February 26, 2007
Though it may seem a little too much like a one of those calculator watches for some, SMS Technology Australia's upcoming M300 watch promises to be a mobile phone on your wrist. I4U News reports it'll see the light of...
POSTED Saturday, February 17, 2007
Footwear is a surprisingly lively growth area in the high-tech arena, where you can get GPS shoes, shoes with a CD player inside, and even vacuum shoes that will do all your house cleaning while you just walk around....
POSTED Friday, February 16, 2007
Want a piece of music history to wear around on your finger? I'm not talking about a ring made out of one of ZZ Top's guitar strings, no sir. I'm talking about real music history. A company called Life...
POSTED Wednesday, February 14, 2007
If you are all about going to clubs, wearing too much hair gel, dressing like a d-bag, and being from either New Jersey or Long Island, have I got the sunglasses for you. Actually, perhaps sunglasses isn't the right description,...
POSTED Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Just look at these sunglasses. Is this a joke? Uber Shades are said to be created by Not-So Bright Sunwear of Germany, and the design concept crams just about everything but the kitchen sink inside their overlarge temples. Even though...
POSTED Monday, February 12, 2007
Winter isn't over yet, folks, so you need to keep thinking about staying warm out there. That doesn't have to mean you don't get to have convenient portable music. Nike has just announced their unfortunately named Hatphones, which are, you...
POSTED Saturday, February 3, 2007
Okay, the music-playing watch. Before you dismiss the idea as this decade's version of the calculator watch, have a look at this prototype version from iriver. The design has a number of things going for it: first, the MP3...
POSTED Tuesday, January 30, 2007
This is perhaps the most annoying backpack ever. That might not sound like much, as there aren't many backpacks out there that anyone would classify as annoying, but just take my word for it. The Skullcandy LINK has built-in speakers,...
POSTED Tuesday, January 30, 2007
If you really want to get beat up for your sneakers, these will pretty much guarantee that will happen. Yes, these "Hi-tech" shoes feature such 21st century innovations as a CD player. Yeah, that won't skip or anything as...
POSTED Monday, January 29, 2007
You never know when it might come in handy to have a conversation on video. I mean, how can you predict when your boss will sexually harass you when you're at the water cooler (I'm looking at you, Peter)? It's...
POSTED Wednesday, January 24, 2007
As much as I appreciate wanting to stay bundled up in the winter months, any warming accessories need to balance their benefit with the potential dork factor. Scarves? Fine. Hats and tuques? As long as they leave out any...
POSTED Monday, January 22, 2007
Traveling light is the name of the game when you're going for a hike, as the more stuff you have to haul around with you up that mountain the faster you'll get tired and run whining back to your...
POSTED Friday, January 19, 2007
Watches are generally designed to tell us what time it is in some fashion or another, allowing us to plan our day and figure out when we have to be at appointments and meetings. The Elio watch puts a...
POSTED Thursday, January 18, 2007
Do your pants fit well? I don't mean are the long enough and do they give you enough room in the crotch, I mean do they really fit well? I'm going to go ahead and guess that they don't. There...
POSTED Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Eleksen, maker of the technology in Kenpo's iPod jackets and that flexible keyboard, is opening new doors for its fabric-interface technology. Or rather, new Windows. The company's Wearable Display Module, which can be sewn into a sack or handbag,...
POSTED Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Personal tracking gadgets are really gaining footing in the competitive field of devices for creeps and overbearing parents. While some of the earliest devices were shameless in their privacy-invading purposes, newer models give people more socially acceptable and selfless reasons...
POSTED Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Anyone living north of the Mason-Dixon line has had the familiar experience of trekking through the snow, only to get a call on your cell phone that you need to take. So you reluctantly remove your gloves just so...
POSTED Thursday, December 21, 2006
Would you wear an article of clothing designed explicitly to track your movements and whereabouts? Of course not, you're probably saying. That's crazytalk. Well, what if you were going into the wilderness? On a hike or a ski trip,...
POSTED Wednesday, December 20, 2006
The wristwatch offerings from TokyoFlash can occasionally be pretty out there, but this one actually has some sleekness to it, even if the watch face looks like something the guy who made the opening graphic for 24 did while...
POSTED Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Eat your heart out, Dyson — Electrolux has done one better than your "properly" working vacuum cleaner with these floor-cleaning shoes. Just slip 'em on when it's time to clean the house and they'll suck up dirt from the...
POSTED Monday, December 18, 2006
It's cold out! Well, not really… it's like 55 degrees in NYC. But hey, I'm sure it's cold somewhere. The effects of global warming haven't turned the entire planet into a beach party just yet, so there's still time...
POSTED Friday, December 15, 2006
Backcountry skiing — that is, taking your planks on to slopes not under the tutelage of a fancy ski area — provides some of the best and most pure skiing you can ever hope to experience. Rather than being...
POSTED Tuesday, December 12, 2006
We really like the Nike + iPod sport kit, but the fact that they expect you to buy a special pair of shoes just to use it is pretty weak on Nike's part. We already have shoes that we like...
POSTED Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Green thumbs out there know that gardening gloves are a necessary evil when it comes to doing serious work out in the garden. While you need them to keep your hands from getting all cut up and filthy, the...
POSTED Monday, December 11, 2006
So let's see here… you've got your USB gloves and heated pants, so you're taken care of there. What about your feet? You need something nonsensically tied to USB to keep your feet warm or you'll never make it...
POSTED Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Think you're cool, Mr. DJ? Spinning discs, jacking in your iPod, mixing them all up — that makes you the man, right? Well, think again, Captain Awesome, because celebrity DJ Donna D'Cruz (right) is way cooler than you, and...
POSTED Tuesday, December 5, 2006
What do you get when you combine Nike and Sony, two of the most recognizable brands in the world? You get, surprisingly enough, some overpriced, limited edition, probably underwhelming products that were more than likely made by some poor...
POSTED Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Does this watch remind you of anything? It's called the O-ring Digi. Now does it remind you of anything? I'm not sure if Philipe Starck, the guy who designed this watch for Fossil, was trying to make some sort of...
POSTED Monday, November 27, 2006
Face it, pal — your belt is boring. Constantly shown up by your jewelry and headgear, it's not attracting the attention is should be. You can give your midsection the bling factor it craves with the Pocket Plasma, a...
POSTED Friday, November 24, 2006
Picture this, ladies: you're walking down the street and some sleazy guy put his arm around you. Rather than having to politely tell him you aren't interested in his unsettling advances, you just push a button and he gets...
POSTED Friday, November 17, 2006
Are you paranoid to an unhealthy degree? Do you worry more about dangers that you have a minute chance of being affected by more than real life dangers, like becoming a creepy shut-in? Well, gather those rolls of nickels from...
POSTED Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Air guitar, that embarrassing pastime of party dudes everywhere, may be getting about 100 times more annoying in the near future. A company called CSIRO has developed a shirt that plays music when you play air guitar, making your...
POSTED Monday, November 13, 2006
If you're really serious about staying warm this winter you can't go wrong with some electronically heated pants. That's doubly true if said pants have dual-zone controls that allow you to keep your butt and your legs at two...
POSTED Sunday, October 29, 2006
Protecting your noggin — along with other parts of the body — during physical activity is essential if you don't want to end up in the emergency room. The problem is that big bulky pads and helmets can be...
POSTED Saturday, October 28, 2006
It's nearly November, so I'm going to go ahead and assume surfing isn't near the top of your priority list. What, drowning when your muscles lock up from being in frigid water too long doesn't sound appealing to you?...
POSTED Thursday, October 26, 2006
There's all sorts of technology coming out recently to get you out running to the best of your ability. First there was the Nike + iPod kit to get your music synced up with your running, and now comes a...
POSTED Friday, October 20, 2006
Apparently, kids grow quickly. Because of that, buying new clothes and shoes for them every 6 months gets to be an expensive proposition. I can't help you with the clothes, but these INCHworm shoes might help you out in...
POSTED Friday, October 13, 2006
Someone brushes against you as you walk across the hotel lobby. You reflexively feel for your wallet. It's there. But when you get back from dinner, the contents of your suitcase are all over the floor of your room...
POSTED Tuesday, October 10, 2006
In what was surprisingly not a promotion for the upcoming live-action Transformers movie, fashion designer Hussein Chalayan last week in Paris showed off clothes that can change form. Before the eyes of the astonished people in the audience, one...
POSTED Monday, October 9, 2006
Cold feet really takes the fun out of being outside in the winter, be it for skiing or shoveling the walk. Nothing makes you want to get inside faster than having frozen toes. These electronic insoles should keep you...
POSTED Friday, October 6, 2006
This Fossil FX6001 watch combines classic watch styling with Bluetooth technology, allowing you to see who's calling you without getting your phone out of your pocket. When you get a call the watch will vibrate and show you the name...
POSTED Wednesday, October 4, 2006
There's just no end to the number of dangerous things people are willing to strap to their feet in the name of fun. These jumping stilts might not be as blatantly dangerous as those Russian rocket boots, but there's...
POSTED Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Like we need to tell you, it's probably a good idea to keep your iPod out of sight while you're on the subway. Problem: you'll probably have to pull it out to when you want to turn it up...
POSTED Monday, September 25, 2006
You gotta love technology designed to remove as much human interaction as possible from our days, moving us closer and closer to the dream of everyone existing in private spheres, completely cut off from any legitimate human contact. Designed...
POSTED Monday, September 25, 2006
Winter is coming, and those white earbuds you sport so proudly are gonna freeze to your skin if you don't keep your noggin warm. Motorola and Burton have teamed up to combine the two things they do best to present...
POSTED Saturday, September 23, 2006
Did you forget your anniversary again? Missed your significant other's birthday? Those Post-It notes and alarms on your PDA clearly aren't working — how about some physical pain? Wrapped around your finger, the Remember Ring (get it?) will make...
POSTED Friday, September 22, 2006
Philips Research has taken their foray into digitally enhanced clothing to a new level, creating garments that react to the emotions of the wearer. This "blushing dress" consists of two layers: an inner layer that detects the wearers emotional state,...
POSTED Tuesday, September 19, 2006
As long as you don't mind wearing a fairly bulky digital wristwatch, you'll never lose your TV remote control again when you've got the Brando Workshop TV001 Touch Screen TV Remote Watch. In addition to doing all the normal...
POSTED Sunday, August 27, 2006
Everyone knows that the coolest clothes have built-in electronics. All of the hottest fashions from Paris and Milan are starting to come equipped with flashing lights and music players stitched right into their couture duds. Wait a minute… no, I...
POSTED Friday, August 25, 2006
Snoring is one of afflictions that's lose-lose for everyone. Nobody likes it when a spouse/roommate unleashes those nocturnal rumblings, and no snorer is a fan of getting poked/hit upside the head with a sneaker. Technology to the rescue: the...
POSTED Friday, August 25, 2006
Umbrellas: great invention, right? Simple, light, and they're remarkably effective at doing what they're designed to do — shield you from monsoon season. But for the vast majority of its life, an umbrella sits in a closet or coat rack,...
POSTED Thursday, August 17, 2006
We love Bluetooth headsets for their wireless nature and their ability to let you answer calls without even touching your phone — at least until we have to take them off and they become just another thing that weighs...
POSTED Wednesday, August 16, 2006
While wearing EgoKast's video belt buckle, you'll have a new way to "show the world what's on your mind" — that is, if your mind is located just slightly above your crotch and comes preloaded with fragmented, stoned-out video...
POSTED Tuesday, August 15, 2006
At first glance, I had a hard time discerning what this watch was trying to tell me. A Zen Koan perhaps? Following the modernist design maxim of "less is more," the Nooka Zen Watch illustrates time in a series...
POSTED Monday, August 14, 2006
Talk about fashion forward: Korean company EarMecca has worked out a way to cross the DNA of an earring with that of an earphone, creating a new breed of ear bling. These freaky "earringphones" almost defy gadget taxonomy, but...
POSTED Wednesday, August 9, 2006
If you want to be able to tell how drunk you are with a more accurate method than counting how many times you tell your friends you love them, this breathalyzer watch should do the trick. Able to tell...
POSTED Wednesday, August 9, 2006
The Sleeptracker watch makes a lot of lofty promises. It claims that by wearing it, you'll wake up refreshed and ready to take on the day every single morning. By tracking your sleeping patterns, it purports to be able...
POSTED Tuesday, August 8, 2006
As a skier, I only used my iPod while going down the slopes once. It was cool to listen to music while skiing, but I also felt like being unable to hear the people around me was somewhat dangerous...
POSTED Wednesday, August 2, 2006
It's a mobile phone. It's a watch. It's a desk clock. It's really a bit too bulky to be any of those (well, except maybe the desk clock) from the looks of it, but we have to give the...
POSTED Monday, July 17, 2006
Listening to your iPod while cycling would be fine if it weren't for all those predatory motorists who drive like they're playing Grand Theft Auto. If you have your earbuds in while you're on your bike, there's a good...
POSTED Thursday, July 13, 2006
Good news for all you sneaky perverts out there: James Bond-esque spy glasses are now available for your unscrupulous needs. Featuring a tiny camera between the eyes, the camera runs its video down wires into the small viewing device...
POSTED Wednesday, July 12, 2006
I guess I'm pretty lucky, but I hardly ever get headaches, so it's never really occurred to me to look beyond pill-form relief. But I suppose if migraines targeted me daily, I might seek out these headache-preventing sunglasses from...
POSTED Monday, July 10, 2006
Finally there's a way to make removing unsightly nose and ear hair a more shameful and embarrassing experience. Yes, this is just what it looks like: a nose and ear hair trimmer shaped like a finger. Your 6-year-old nephew...
POSTED Thursday, July 6, 2006
If you're a regular reader of SCI FI Tech, you know that we loves us some geeky watches. There's just something about carrying some fancy tech around on your wrist that we can't get enough of, which is why...
POSTED Friday, June 23, 2006
There's been a lot of speculation about exactly what Stonehenge was — a religious altar, an alien monument, a boring pile of rocks. But consensus seems to be it's just a big calendar, so we find it entirely appropriate...
POSTED Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Jazzed about your new keyboard sneakers, but bummed that they just don't go with anything? Stop kicking yourself (you'll lose your NumLock key, anyway), and rejoice that designer João Sabino has bestowed upon you total keyboard accessorizing with the...
POSTED Tuesday, June 13, 2006
The mosquito: ruiner of barbecues, destroyer of pleasant evenings, scourge of the summer skies. Must we turn to foul-smelling chemicals to stop these vile, bloodsucking invaders? Why, who is that yonder on the horizon? Could it be Hong Kong-based...
POSTED Monday, June 12, 2006
After that dorkwad Bluetooth watch from last week, we felt the need to cleanse ourselves with a more stylin' timepiece, so we're glad that reader Robert pointed us to the 2006 Abacus Smart Watch, designed by Fossil. The Abacus...
POSTED Monday, June 12, 2006
Ever since we saw Seiko's Bluetooth watch prototype, we've been dying for someone to make a watch that would let us play Dick Tracy and take calls our wrists. Well, it looks like this "i:VRT Bluetooth" watch from Citizen...
POSTED Friday, June 9, 2006
Remember the last time you were in the igloo playing Xbox online (through the Xbox Live network) and that kid from Hawaii beat you in Project Gotham Racing? You're better than that punk — you only lost because your...
POSTED Thursday, June 1, 2006
Who knew the Equalizer watch would be such a big hit? I mean, it must've been for that wacky watch designer, Tokyoflash, to come up with an updated version with a snazzier looks, the Equalizer 2. Like its predecessor,...
POSTED Tuesday, May 30, 2006
As any cyclist knows, biking at night can be an extreme sport. Bright-colored clothing can help, but to really make sure drivers will notice of you before you're roadkill, a CycLite jacket will do the trick. With flexible strobe lights...
POSTED Monday, May 22, 2006
This summer, remember that it's important to keep cool while out in the heat. "Cool," of course has multiple definitions, two of which are keeping a comfortable temperature and being fashionable or "with it." If only one of those meanings...
POSTED Thursday, May 18, 2006
There's a reason flip-flops are so popular in the summer, but wearing them isn't always cool… um, socially acceptable, so we're forced to put on shoes and confine our feet to sweaty prisons. Geox, an Italian shoe brand popular in...
POSTED Wednesday, May 17, 2006
You can toss out that magnifying glass next time you want to watch some TV downloads on your iPod. Icuiti (pronounced eye CUE it tee) DV920 Video Eyewear turns your iPod's itty bitty 2.5-inch video screen into approximately 42...
POSTED Monday, May 15, 2006
With all the Web sites and networks and datastreams at the ready to tell us the weather, let's not forget the simplest gadget for finding out how cold it is outside: the thermometer. Of course, it's typically easier to...
POSTED Friday, May 12, 2006
There's no way to change the weather, but the next time it rains, your My Day umbrella will let you look up and see sunshine. Confused? My Day's fabric is made from ePaper, so the umbrella can display any...
POSTED Wednesday, May 10, 2006
When you hear "color-changing fabric," you probably think of those cheesy T-shirts from the '80s that turned a shade darker when worn by a warm body. Well, now we have the real deal: Dr. Greg Sotzing from the University...
POSTED Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Not a mock-up, not a Photoshop project, not a character from the upcoming live-action Transformers movie — this bag really is a fully functional telephone. It kind of sucks that it's not actually a cell phone; it's a regular...
POSTED Friday, May 5, 2006
The Earth in 2157 sounds like a grim place. According to Tokyoflash, the same company that brought us the Equalizer watch, the world will be taken over by "alien robots" by then, and the only way to avoid the...
POSTED Monday, May 1, 2006
Not that we expect an iron with some high-tech perks to get us excited about pressing our shirts, but the Oliso may at least make us dread the chore a little less. It definitely has some features to make...
POSTED Monday, May 1, 2006
Keeping track of your workout can be a pain. Who can remember how many reps and sets you're supposed to do at every station of your routine, especially when it changes week to week? And those little notepads make you...
POSTED Monday, April 24, 2006
Bifocals aren't really socially acceptable unless you're over the age of 60, and even then that old goat Earl Wheeler down at the shuffleboard court might still make fun of you for wearing them. Luckily, technology has once again come...
POSTED Monday, April 17, 2006
Two legendary watchmakers have joined forces to create one of the coolest-looking — and most expensive — watches we've seen. Jean-François Ruchonnet and Vianney Halter made the Cabestan to look unlike any other watch on Earth. Its innards are...
POSTED Friday, April 7, 2006
Who says bigger is better? With everyone running out to buy 55-inch flat-panel high-definition TVs these days, sometimes one can forget about the intimate pleasure of a smaller screen that's closer to you. Take this wristwatch TV, for example. Sporting...
POSTED Friday, April 7, 2006
It's a little early for Halloween, but if you're planning a PC costume, these keyboard shoes will add some essential techno-flare. Not really sure how practical they are, but we assume hitting the Caps Lock key makes you look...
POSTED Friday, April 7, 2006
Many parents who take trips on the road will call home and talk to their kids every day. That's great, but it deals with only one of our five senses, sound. Now a group of scientists in Singapore are developing...
POSTED Tuesday, April 4, 2006
The first thing I think of when I hear "Porsche" is speed. The second: expensive. But what about a Porsche watch? Obviously, a Porsche timepiece doesn't tick any faster than a normal watch, but at $150,000, the car giant's...
POSTED Friday, March 31, 2006
You can pack to look your best on vacation, but some splattered spaghetti sauce here, a tipped-over wine glass there, and suddenly you're contemplating whether a pitted-out T-shirt is better dinner attire than a button-up with a giant crusty red...
POSTED Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Another week, another clever timepiece. This time it's the Equalizer Watch, which has a display that emulates a stereo's graphic equalizer. Besides having a cool futuristic-yet-retro look, this piece of high-tech bling actually tells the time, believe it or...
POSTED Tuesday, March 28, 2006
As you can tell from the Timeflex, Binary, and Talus watches, we have a thing for clever timepieces. Add to the roster the Neolog, a wristwatch that eschews both traditional digital and analog timekeeping. Instead, it shows the time by...
POSTED Tuesday, March 21, 2006
I'm not comfortable with the idea of heating up my socks in the same place as my Hot Pockets, but I guess a pair of Polar Fleece Microwavable Slippies ($26) might be nice. Unless you followed Napoleon Dynamite's lead and...
POSTED Friday, March 17, 2006
Why should the road demand turn signals but not the sidewalk? When it comes to navigating a crowded path, Pedestrian Turn Signals may instigate a sea change — or a pavement change, I suppose. Fitting around your ears and controlled...
POSTED Friday, March 17, 2006
My Mom always told me to dress in layers when the weather got cold, but I certainly don't remember her mentioning to make sure my batteries were fully charged. All that may change now that WarmX has introduced its...
POSTED Friday, March 17, 2006
Is it more harrowing than skydiving, base-jumping, or cheese rolling? Don't know. Would a six-pack of Smirnoff Ice and a promised date with Keira Knightley convince me to do it? Probably not. The Buggy Rollin' suit, still in the...
POSTED Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Whether it's soaking in the hot tub, riding down a half-pipe on your snowboard, or sinking your arms elbow-deep into suds while washing the car, there are plenty of situations when wearing a regular watch just isn't too practical....
POSTED Friday, March 10, 2006
Ski season is winding down, but it's never too late for an alpine wardrobe upgrade. The Mobile Mitt, created by Orange, gives bundled-up winter athletes easy access to their mobile phones. The waterproof pile-fleece mittens have a pocket on the...
POSTED Thursday, March 9, 2006
For those who crave algebra's number circus, the Binary Watch ($95) displays time in binary format. It doesn't actually display zeroes and ones, instead turning specific LEDs on or off. The LEDs are organized in two rows: the top...
POSTED Tuesday, March 7, 2006
When it debuted last year, the Adidas_1 was the first shoe to include a built-in computer. The hardware communicates with a motorized cable system, adapting to provide the right level of cushioning for your speed, weight, and running surface. The...
POSTED Wednesday, March 1, 2006
For anyone who has a handbag for every day of the week, there may soon be a high-tech way to cut down on your purse habit. Duck Images' Chameleon Carry Bag promises to never go out of style since it...
POSTED Thursday, February 23, 2006
Remember that scene in The Lawnmower Man where Pierce Brosnan is wearing a high-tech headset that makes him feel like he's floating? This Sound Therapy Eye Mask is kind of the same deal, only you'll have to use your imagination...
POSTED Wednesday, February 22, 2006
It looks like a T-shirt and feels like a T-shirt — and after you wear if for a week, it'll probably smell like a dirty T-shirt. But there's more to these funky tees than meets the skin: edoc apparel,...
POSTED Friday, February 17, 2006
With the northeast hit by a mammoth snowstorm over the weekend, it's time to break out the serious winter gear. But even the thickest gloves can only do so much to warm chilly fingers. Gloves with powered heaters can help,...
POSTED Monday, February 13, 2006
Regular contact lenses correct your vision; MaxSight lenses augment it. The high-tech contacts, made by Bausch & Lomb in conjunction with Nike, have special optics to sharpen certain kinds of objects, making them a natural for athletes. MaxSight comes in...
POSTED Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Two Japanese companies are trying to redefine hot pants. Triumph International has planned five garments, ranging from camisoles to tank tops, composed of rayon and — we couldn't make this up — three types of mineral powders collected from volcanoes...
POSTED Friday, February 3, 2006
As any skier knows, on the coldest days even the rush of doing a double-daffy can't overcome the pain of numb fingertips. Austrian company Zanier is hoping to put your digits at ease with their Heat-GX gloves. The Gore-Tex gloves,...
POSTED Monday, January 30, 2006
If you're the kind of person who thinks "quarter to five" is anywhere from 4:25 to 4:55, then Talus has a watch for you. Instead of displaying the exact time, the face of the AboutTime model shows messages like, "Going...
POSTED Monday, January 30, 2006
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