Armor Holdings Inc. plans to start selling their “liquid armor” next year. From the Business Week article: “it’s a mix of polyethylene glycol, a polymer found in laxatives and other consumer products, and nanobits of silica, or purified sand. Together they produce a “sheer-thickening liquid” that stiffens instantly into a shield when hit hard by an object. It reverts to its liquid state just as fast when the energy from the projectile dissipates.”
When the experts were talking about convergence over the past couple of years, I have a feeling they were not thinking about mating a mousepad with a speakerphone, alarm clock, calculator and called ID. I could be wrong though.
Anyway, this little gizmo should help you maximize your desk area. If you are truly a geek you probably use a softphone, a PIM, and know the quickest way to pull up a calculator on your computer and therefore do not need these physical devices… but if you’re a geeklet you could use this gizmo as a stepping stone to greater geekdom.
Leave it up to the Chief Gizmateer to find some toilet technology! While wandering around a few of my favrorite online tech stores I came across ICarta’s Stereo Dock for the iPod which is built into the bath tissue holder. This would replace your bath tissue holder in your toilet area.
Why would a company put out such a product? Well, personally I think it’s “BRILLIANT”! Why? Well, woman (and some lesser species of men) fear that someone might hear the noises that could escape while in the lavatory. Also, being able to bring your tunes into the water closet could help eleviate stress. Still others find the acoustics in the loo unmatched and want to sing along with their favorite song because everyone sounds better in the bathroom.
According to some statistics, over 76 million cases of food poisoning are reported in the U.S. each year. Also, 98% of the $137 billion in produce consumed is contaminated with germs and pesticides. Safeguard yourself and your family with the lotus Sanitizing System. The lotus system ozonates regular tap water and is reported to be 99.9% effective at killing bacteria such as E. coli on seafood, meat and poultry. It also neutralizes pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables. You may be able to use the Lotus system instead of buying expensive organic versions. Using the system is easy too – fill the bowl or spray bottle with water, place into the main unit, and hit a button. Two minutes later you have ozonated water.
The Venetian Hotel and Casino will being field tests of mobile gaming devices this year. Yep, that’s right – now you can be gambling even when you’re in the middle of that 1 hour buffet line, or poolside or perhaps in the middle of your boring convention meeting. The gadgets will be converted PDAs with 3″x2″ color screens.
I was on vacation in sunny, hot Florida not too long ago and thought I could really use the Waterproof Floating Remote Control, but it turns out that what I really needed was this Remote Controlled Skimmer! I got really tired of cleaning the pool using the manual hand-held skimmer. This is a cool-looking catamaran style boat with the skimmer net strung between the pontoons. Remote control works from 100 feet away.
This summer has just been hot. One way to cool down is with ice cream, but Geeks don’t like to use the old fashioned ice cream makers… we prefer something more interesting. We came across something called the “Ice Cream Ball”. Basically, you put the ingredients for ice cream (cream, sugar and vanilla at it’s simplest) in one side and rock salt and ice in the other end and start playing with the ball. Only human electricity is needed to produce homemade ice cream.
At first I thought this gizmo was part of the DIY atomic bomb in Manhattan Project!
One of the most popular Gizmos we ever featured was the USB Cup Warmer. Well, it only makes sense to feature its counterpart – the USB Beverage Chiller. This cold plate on this gadget cools down to 45°F on just USB power. Nice. It works on any USB 1.1 or 2.0 connector including ones in “XBoxen“, Playstations and more.
Adorn your garden pathway with an old-fashioned lantern that flickers without fire. The Renaissance Lantern w/Flickering Light is a solar-powered light that simulates an actual candle by flickering all night long. Made of glass and metal, the solar light’s stylish design is attractive day and night, and thanks to its photocell, it turns on automatically at dusk and off at dawn. Set this solar light up in a variety of ways. Stand the light up on a table, plant it in the ground, or hang it on the included pole. The included stake is sectional to allow various heights up to 33 inches.
Perhaps we may beat our oil addiction yet. A start-up based in Silicon Valley, Tesla Motors, is about to start selling its new car on a small scale soon. Oh yes, the car. It’s all electric, goes from 0 to 60 in 4 seconds, and runs for 200 miles between recharges. Only 1 little problem – the price tag: $100k. In fairness, their first vehicle is a roadster and they have plans for cheaper sedans in the not too distant future.
