Sunflower Trend Catches On In Solar Power Industry
Since smart folks over at MIT and Aachen Uni get to do all the cool research no one else has the time for these days, new findings have revealed that sunflowers could make a huge difference in the nascent solar power business. It’s fundamentally about design, especially how sunflowers are themselves patterned by mother nature [...]
Wishbhone Earphone Cord Manager (video)
Wishbhone is a new cord management device that has been designed by Jarkko Tiainen, Tappi Honkavaara, Markus L. To help you organise your earphone cables and stop them creating a birds nest every time you put them in your pocket or bag. The Wishbhone is a small one piece plastic moulding that clips on to [...]
Sparxgear Fire Piston, Makes Lighting Fires Easy (video)
If you enjoy adventuring in to the wilderness, and need to tame the element of fire whilst on camping trips. A new device called the Sparxgear Fire Piston has been designed to provide an easy way to light a fire without the need for a lighter or matches. The Sparxgear Fire Piston uses and improves [...]
ePawn Arena, Combines Traditional Board Games With Digital Interaction (videos)
A new devices has been unveiled which has been created to combine both traditional board games with digital elements to make traditional gaming more interactive. The device pictured below is not a tablet or touchscreen, but uses gaming figures. Which is recognises and interacts with. The ePawn Arena has been designed for Dungeons and Dragons [...]
Sony Unveils New Vaio Tablet With Slide-out Keyboard
At CES this week Sony has unveiled a new Vaio tablet which is equipped with a integrated slide-out keyboard. Transforming it from tablet to Ultrabook and back. Apart from a few teaser devices to look at, no detailed specifications have been made available by Sony for the new tablet/ultrabook. But it has the look of the [...]
Hydromechanical HYT T1 Watch Combines Mechanical And Liquid Engineering For The First Time (video)
A new concept watch has been built which is the first ever to combine both mechanical and liquid engineering. The new concept watch has been created by master watch maker Vincent Perriard & Co and is called the HYT H1 and comes with the hefty price tag of $45,000, with a titanium case. The unique [...]
eXcanvas Camera Concept Makes It Easy To Snap Self Portraits
Anyone who enjoys snapping self portraits while out and about with their camera or smartphone, might be interested in this new concept which has been developed by designer Junyoung Jang called the eXcanvas. The eXcanvas camera can be separated into a tripod and sub camera and features a timer function and scan even be attached [...]
Lumus DK-32 Wearable Display Prototype Demonstrated At CES (video)
Lumus has been showcasing their new Lumus DK-32 transparent display glasses at CES this week. Providing us with a glimpse in to the future of wearable displays. The Lumus DK-32 display glasses use an optical engine to project the light on to the lens which is then reflected on to the eye of the wearer [...]
Mounty Mount iPhone Holder Concept For Bikes, Buggies And Shopping Carts
A new iPhone holder called the Mounty Mount will shortly be appearing on the Kickstarter website, trying to make the jump from concept to production, which has been designed by mechanical engineers Kevin and Eleanor. The Mounty Mount was originally designed for bicycle handlebars, but the designers soon realised that the mount would be useful [...]
Aris Conical Skateboard Wheels Hope To Bring Carving To The Streets (video)
One thing that has always been tricky to do on a skateboard which is a fundamental part of snowboarding or surfing, is carving. Now Aris Sport is hoping to change this with their new radically different conical wheels designed for skateboards. The new conical wheels unveiled by Aris Sport, have been fitted to their Blade [...]
Skype Controlled Lego Mindstorms NXT Vehicle (video)
Lego MindStorm NXT has been used to create a wide variety of wonderful Lego creations over the past, many of which we have featured here on Geeky Gadgets. Now the Lego MindStorm NXT has been used to build a Skype controlled vehicle. Enabling you to call it up and start controlling it from any where in [...]
eUrinal Concept Takes Taking A Leak To The 22nd Century
It can’t teleport you places but it does analyze your urine. Exactly how is a bit tricky, but the available promo material suggest every conceivable type of medical scan–just whiz in it and there. In fact, seen below is a row of eUrinals, one of which is currently being, uh, used. On the crest of [...]
