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 [...]

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. [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]